Sentences with phrase «from cabinet ministers»

Following pressure from Cabinet ministers led by Alistair Darling and Lord Mandelson, Mr Brown also seems to have accepted that Labour would have to cut public spending from next year in order to meet its pledge to halve the deficit in four years.

As for Kendall, she is said to have strong support from cabinet ministers who served under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.

Special advisers are being lured away from their cabinet ministers and back into CCHQ as Crosby builds his machine.

And others rallied around the prime minister with supportive messages from cabinet ministers, some of whom got directly in touch with May to insist she had their backing.

His remark in the Commons continues weeks of contradictory statements from Cabinet ministers over whether Muammar Gaddafi should be targeted by Nato airstrikes.

The Budget has been preceded by a well - coordinated series of public statements from Cabinet ministers laying the political groundwork for cuts.

Miliband is comprehensively losing the latter, as today's press conference from Cabinet ministers about Labour's uncosted spending commitments will demonstrate all too well.

Former cabinet minister Gary Mar entered the PC leadership contest with a slick campaign speech, his own Twitter hashtag — #GOGARY, and an endorsement from cabinet minister Iris Evans.

«When the time comes for the person to deal with corrupt officials, he will have the independent power and mind to handle all cases without interference from any Cabinet minister and also not fall under the presidency to control the actions of the Special Prosecutor,» he indicated.

Fans who download the app are met with a cheery video message from the cabinet minister saying: «Hi I'm Matt Hancock and welcome to my app.»

«While there is merit in refocusing the former DCFS on its original role as the Department for Education, losing Family from any Cabinet minister's primary responsibility is a strange act, given the Conservative manifesto pledge to make Britain the most family - friendly country in Europe.

Not exact matches

In an era of petty politics and cabinet ministers who put their principles second to their allegiances, Flaherty drew strength — even joy — from doing what he felt was right.

Environment Minister Donna Faragher has resigned from cabinet ahead of the birth of her first baby, increasing speculation about the imminent return of disgraced former Treasurer Troy Buswell to the front bench.

Nationals senator and Minister for Resources and Northern Australia Matt Canavan has resigned from cabinet after discovering he was an Italian citizen, but he is refusing to quit Parliament.

In contrast to the new U.S. administration, Canada's Liberal government has remained positive on free trade, with prime minister Justin Trudeau and various members of his cabinet touting the economic growth it creates and suggesting the country could benefit from its continued openness to global commerce.

The ministers were not prevented from inquiring about the threat of tunnels on their own, independent of the cabinet meetings.

In October, Hammond was forced to deny that he would resign as chancellor, after tensions within the cabinet arose from his repeated warnings about the «economic realities» of Brexit, which many pro-Leave ministers saw as overly pessimistic.

Hammond, who has faced calls from fellow cabinet ministers to scrap the 1 % freeze on public sector pay increases, said that the government must continue the «right balance» between what is fair for workers and taxpayers.

Arguably the biggest promotion in today's federal cabinet shuffle goes to François - Philippe Champagne, who vaults from parliamentary secretary to Finance Minister Bill Morneau, a supporting role just outside cabinet, to succeeding Chrystia Freeland in the high - profile post of minister of internationaMinister Bill Morneau, a supporting role just outside cabinet, to succeeding Chrystia Freeland in the high - profile post of minister of internationaminister of international trade.

Last week, embattled Prime Minister Najib Razak announced a cabinet shuffle, including sacking Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin after he called on Najib to explain the controversy surrounding a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report earlier this month that nearly $ 700 million from quasi-sovereign wealth fund One Malaysia Development Bhd. (1MDB) was deposited into the prime minister's personal bank aMinister Najib Razak announced a cabinet shuffle, including sacking Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin after he called on Najib to explain the controversy surrounding a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report earlier this month that nearly $ 700 million from quasi-sovereign wealth fund One Malaysia Development Bhd. (1MDB) was deposited into the prime minister's personal bank aMinister Muhyiddin Yassin after he called on Najib to explain the controversy surrounding a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report earlier this month that nearly $ 700 million from quasi-sovereign wealth fund One Malaysia Development Bhd. (1MDB) was deposited into the prime minister's personal bank aminister's personal bank accounts.

Long suggested his own frustration is a symptom of a much wider problem — an unhealthy gap between Liberal backbenchers» political instincts and the sort of policy thinking that emanates from the well - staffed offices of the Prime Minister and top cabinet ministers.

He was the Prime Minister's Security Adviser at No10 from 2007 - 10, with a particular focus on Islamist terrorism, and was responsible in the Cabinet Office for the coordination and funding of the UK agencies, MI5, GCHQ and SIS.

Yesterday, I informed the Prime Minister that I am resigning from Cabinet.

He should have taken a lesson from London, Ont., mayor, Joe Fontana, who did declare a conflict of interest when his council voted to ask him to leave office in light of fraud charges stemming from his time as a federal cabinet minister.

Reports early Monday from The Telegraph newspaper said that U.K. leader Theresa May will appoint a «cabinet minister for no deal Brexit» this week.

Add to these bureaucratic inefficiencies the curious case of Judy Sgro, the former immigration minister who resigned from cabinet in January following a pair of scandals involving the alleged preferential treatment of immigrants who were associated with her campaign office.

Announced on Tuesday, the Cabinet reshuffle involved the sacking of Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin after he called on Najib to explain the controversy surrounding a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report earlier this month that revealed nearly $ 700 million from quasi-sovereign wealth fund One Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) was deposited into the Prime Minister's personal bank accounts.

In this Message to Members, The Vancouver Board of Trade's President and CEO, Iain Black, discusses what Greater Vancouver's business community can expect from some of Canada's newly appointed cabinet ministers.

John, I «m going to start with you because there «s late word from the U.K. that the prime minister there may call an emergency cabinet meeting and that she has moved some submarines into position in case there is an airstrike.

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak after his mediocre showing in the May 5 general elections on May 15 announced a new 57 - member cabinet packed with traditionalists, which is also strikingly short of representatives from the Chinese minority.

Peter MacKay The former cabinet minister from Nova Scotia now working as a lawyer in Toronto is considering a run, and with Kenney's departure is believed to be an easy front - runner if he does.

He brings experience from his time as a Saskatchewan cabinet minister and a Calgary school trustee, but his religious connections and the accusations about allegedly politically - driven school announcements make him a lightening rod for opposition criticism.

Frank Oberle: Promoted from Associate Minister of Services for Persons with Disabilities to a full - cabinet position as Minister of Aboriginal Affairs.

One of Canada's most offensive hyper - Conservatives, Mr. Anders is facing a stiff nomination challenge in the new Calgary - Signal Hill from former Calgary MLA and provincial cabinet minister Ron Liepert.

As I wrote last week, appointing cabinet ministers from outside the Legislature is not entirely unheard of in Canadian politics but it does come with some risks.

Four cabinet minister each from Calgary and Edmonton and the remaining twelve spread across the province.

While he may choose to include new talent from outside the PC Caucus, Mr. Prentice will still need to choose the bulk of his cabinet ministers from inside the current PC caucus.

It is expected that any cabinet ministers appointed from outside the Assembly would be required to run in by - elections alongside Mr. Prentice, who currently does not hold a seat in the Alberta Legislature.

She slowly expanded the cabinet with talent identified from the MLA backbenches of the new government caucus and since then many cabinet ministers have grown into their roles quite comfortably.

It will speed them up by giving them CEO - style leadership that will demand accountability from ministers and public servants, while bringing in a broader strategic view that only the head of the Cabinet can provide.

In that interview, he acknowledged there was «pushback» in cabinet, including from the prime minister.

The new cabinet is largely comprised of ministers from urban ridings, which means the government will have to make a concerted effort to ensure the importance of rural communities to the Canadian economy is properly reflected in their policies.

While we are pleased to see three cabinet ministers from B.C., the balance of power in the new cabinet has generally shifted to Central Canada.

Three of the newly appointed cabinet ministers are from right here in B.C., with all three representing ridings in the Greater Vancouver area.

Meanwhile, all 95 samples of potentially flammable cladding from tower blocks in England have failed fire safety tests, cabinet was informed, as the Prime Minister has said a major national investigation must take place into use of the material.

The Prime Minister has also announced a number of high profile changes to his cabinet including the departure of William Hague from the Foreign Office.

Livnat is the nephew of Limor Livnat, an Israeli cabinet minister from the right - wing ruling Likud party.

«Nigerians are aware that the Presidency has continued to shield fraudulent cabinet ministers including those known for extorting funds from agencies under them in addition to those indicted for corrupt enrichment.

«We are hopeful that this report will get favorable response from the Federal Government especially given the fact that the Honourable Minister of Works, Power and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN) was a passionate advocate of this issue during his tenure as the Governor of Lagos State and is also now a representative of Lagos State in the Federal Cabinet.»

Senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, has called on the Minister of Women Affairs, Aisha Alhassan to resign from President Muhammadu Buhari's cabinet.