Sentences with phrase «junior government role»

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A close ally of former Labour leader Ed Miliband, Mr Khan served in junior ministerial roles in Gordon Brown's government.

«The juniors, the ministers of state do play a very important role,» says Akash Paun of the Institute for Government, who has written an excellent report on the challenges facing any prime minister about to reshuffle.

However, Lord Lambton famously explained his use of drugs and prostitutes as something to stop the boredom of his «undemanding» junior role in government.

Once the junior ministerial designations are set, many more Lib Dem MPs are expected to have a role in the government.

Since the formation of the coalition, the government have been handing out non-jobs like sweeties in order to maximise the so - called «Payroll vote» (despite many of these roles — such as junior whips and Higher Education Tsar being unpaid).

It takes a lot of involvement to keep government services running smoothly and junior government workers play important roles in carrying out tasks.