Sentences with phrase «from cabinet colleague»

Gordon Brown downgraded the job of Chief Secretary and removed from his Cabinet colleagues their right to be involved in the overall spending decisions of government.

Our MPs must distance themselves from their Cabinet Colleagues and start promoting policies such as the finance proposals coming from the SLF.

Philip Hammond will be one of the most powerful members of a Cameron government: «Gordon Brown downgraded the job of Chief Secretary and removed from his Cabinet colleagues their right to be involved in the overall spending decisions of government.

Over the past two years, it has been met with reservations from cabinet colleagues in the Cameron government and serious problems finding a robust definition of extremism that would survive legal challenge from a banned group or individual.

Not exact matches

«My concern steadily grew over what I was hearing from colleagues, such as Heidi, Thangam and Lilian, and what I was seeing at shadow cabinet meetings, where Jeremy tended to read from a prepared script, didn't respond to our questions, and didn't convey any sense of strategic direction or leadership.»

In his speech following the debate, he attacked his Tory Cabinet colleagues, and received a huge ovation from his disciples.

Settling disputes in cabinets encourages coordination of policy, which can be achieved better horizontally among colleagues than vertically by one - person from above.

He rejected calls for a withdrawal from some of his Cabinet colleagues, however, adding: «It's potentially very damaging to suggest rethinking in a fundamental way our relationship with the European Union.»

Increasingly, the pressure comes from his colleagues in the cabinet who want the Cameron — and the party as whole — to take a firm stance on Britain's membership of the EU.

But throughout it you could hear the steady drumbeat of pressure from his paid advisers, most of his shadow cabinet colleagues and many of his close circle.

And with our zero - based review — a review of every pound spent by government from the bottom up — Rachel Reeves and my Shadow Cabinet colleagues have begun the work of identifying savings so that we can switch resources to Labour's priorities.

Paddy Ashdown has hit out at the chancellor and his Tory Cabinet colleagues» arguments against the alternative vote, as more evidence of Vince Cable's resistance from within the government emerges.

Jones resigned from Jeremy Corbyn's Shadow Cabinet, along with dozens of her colleagues, in June 2016 and, in calling Corbyn «unelectable», also urged him to resign as Labour leader.

So when Ed Balls used his conference speech to signal Labour's departure from an unquestioning commitment to HS2, all eyes turned to Adonis, who as a shadow minister for infrastructure is also a shadow cabinet colleague of Mr Balls.

He was dismissed from the cabinet over the claims in 1970, along with colleague Neil Blaney, but was later cleared of all charges in a court of law.

Mr Corbyn's position as party leader is under severe threat today as he faces mass Shadow Cabinet resignations from colleagues furious at his display during the referendum.

Foot was also an experienced cabinet minister who enjoyed far more support and respect from colleagues than Corbyn does today.

Jo Stevens, Rachael Maskell and Dawn Butler have all stood down from the Shadow Cabinet over the issue, but the fate of their shadow ministerial colleagues has yet to be decided.

But the prime minister's orders to his Cabinet colleagues to join him in Lancashire may allay the fears of Tory activists that their candidate is not getting proper support from the party high command.

Friends of Jacqui Smith say she was attacked by some colleagues over her own expenses when they were published by the Sunday Express, with one cabinet colleague publicly declaring in a cabinet meeting that he had only claimed a «pittance» - only to be disproved by the Telegraph's allegations, which have left Smith looking far from alone.

And from his Right, Tory Cabinet colleagues are also saying that the next round of spending cuts will only be acceptable if the whole of Whitehall shares in the pain.

That raised eyebrows from former shadow Cabinet colleague Philip Hammond, now defence secretary, who said it could be difficult for Evans to remain in the job.

«When you have an Attorney General who is a cabinet member and is the most powerful person in terms of fighting corruption, how is that possible in our part of the world that you sit there with your colleague and you are the one who will look at your colleague and say you are a thief, you have stolen money from the state and you have done something against us?

Read the «Dear Colleague» letter from four cabinet secretaries — Education, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, and Justice.

In a moment, you'll hear from Lisa Jackson, my friend and colleague in the cabinet, and the EPA's outstanding administrator.