Sentences with phrase «known as special advisers»

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Your reviewer has known the author for twenty years as a Parliamentary colleague and observed his formidable reputation when both were special advisers in the Thatcher government.

Gilbert, a former special adviser to Jo Johnson in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, is known as a cool - headed Tory operator with a sharp business brain.

Lord Patten said the role of special adviser had become counterproductive as they no longer simply provided support to ministers and instead they «see it as their job to promote internecine warfare between departments on too many occasions.»

According to the special adviser,» When I got the report that the students were rioting, although, the incident was regrettable, as you know government wouldnt send trucks to go and kill the students.

Dennys was previously a special adviser to Iain Duncan Smith, but is perhaps best known in the Westminster village as the person accused of blabbing about an impending reshuffle on the 16:43 from Chichester to London Victoria and sparking speculation that IDS was to make way for Esther McVey.