Sentences with phrase «minister during the election campaign»

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Yet during the October 2008 election campaign, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty flatly asserted, «We will not run a deficit.»

Viktor Yushchenko, then a Ukrainian opposition leader, was poisoned during the campaign for the 2004 presidential election in which he stood on a pro-western ticket against the current Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich.

During the election campaign, Prime Minister Stephen Harper promised that Transport Canada will monitor congestion in the same manner as the TTI does in the United States.

Karnataka elections 2018: Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during Karnataka election campaign rally on Tuesday.

«During the election campaign I extended an invitation to everyone in this country to join the government of Britain,» the prime minister said.

The Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture, who the indigenes used tribal card against during the election campaign, had been accepted by many, especially the women until the emergence of the MP elect.

During the incident, which reaches an ailing Robinson from several sources on the campaign bus, the prime minister called a BBC story about something he allegedly told his deputy Nick Clegg «rubbish» before going on to say «I'm going to close them down after the election!»

Anas Sarwar: «During the election campaign, the Deputy Prime Minister said: «We will resist, vote against, campaign against, any lifting of that cap» on tuition fees.

In 2001 when a shadow Treasury minister he had to go into hiding during that year's election campaign after claiming the Tories wanted to cut public spending by # 20 billion rather than the # 8 billion they had publicly stated.

He had categorically refused to do so during previous by - election, citing the tradition whereby prime minister do not campaign in by - elections.

During the campaign season ahead of the 2016 elections former Road and Transport Minister Dzifa Attivor called on Voltarians to vote for the NDC because she will be jailed if the NPP wins the election.

The Scottish first minister meanwhile outlined six principles which underlie the party's promises during the election campaign.

«I think it is appalling that, during election week, senior members of the Labour party chose to walk out of government, criticise the prime minister and generally undermine our campaign,» said Mr Martin.

The erstwhile Minister of Aviation in the letter is being asked to present himself at the commission's Abuja office by10.00 am on Monday, May 9, 2016, to explain his role in the presidential campaign funds of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the 2015 presidential elections.

During the Asempa interview, she rebutted forcefully: «I have the right to do whatever I want to do in the area of my mother,» explaining: «A week to the elections, my sister, then - Deputy Minister of Transport Joyce Bawa - Mogtari and spokesperson for the John Mahama campaign, evicted me from my mother's house in Bole.

But Nwoye said the minister was not in a position to make comments on the campaign funds as he was not a member of the party during the elections.

During the 1970 election campaign, Harold Wilson, then Prime Minister, was hit in the face by an egg thrown by a Young Conservative demonstrator.

After the 2015 election, this culminated in the suspension of collective cabinet responsibility during the referendum campaign, so that Eurosceptic ministers need not resign their posts, despite publicly contradicting everything that the PM and Chancellor were saying.

Strangely, however, the Senior Minister's two sons, who were not in the state employment, were placed at top executive positions, whilst insisting that Akufo - Addo government does not have the capacity to employ more public servants, despite job promises to the electorates during the 2016 election campaign.

During their election campaign, the nationalists had robustly insisted they would not enter a coalition under a Conservative first minister.

After a budget which exposed strains in the coalition agenda senior Liberal Democrat ministers defend a rise in VAT despite campaigning against the move during the election.

The prime minister said he believed there should be «a wide ranging series of television and radio debates with party leaders» during the next general election campaign.

Patel was promoted last year to employment minister with the right to sit in cabinet after impressing the Tory leadership with her media performances during the election campaign.

The company's website reportedly stated that it supported Prime Minister Najib Razak's Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition during generation election campaigning in Kedah state in 2013 «with a targeted messaging campaign highlighting their school improvements».

Nick Harvey, the Lib Dem defence spokesman during the election campaign, who is now armed forces minister, said in April: «Omitting the single largest procurement project from the strategic defence review makes a complete mockery of the whole exercise.»

Hammond had been under intense pressure to respond to the concerns expressed by voters during the general election campaign about cuts to public services and the rising cost of living, with several vocal MPs, including former minister Nick Boles, calling for an end to austerity.

China and Vietnam instantly congratulated Prime Minister Sen on his re-election, as did the United States, although this acceptance was accompanied by the usual concern regarding the numerous irregularities which surfaced during the campaign and election.

Naturally, the discussion returned during the election campaign this year, with Labor promising $ 400 million for teaching scholarships aimed at encouraging recent STEM graduates to enter the education field.4 At the same time, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull floated the idea of making maths and science a requirement for finishing high school, stating it was a «big priority» for the Government.

During the election campaign, Prime Minister David Cameron said these start - up schools were «raising standards and restoring discipline».

The application comes at a critical time for both teacher recruitment and apprenticeship creation, with education ministers under pressure to boost the number of trainees entering the profession and meet a pledge made by the prime minister during the general election campaign to generate three million apprenticeship starts over the course of this parliament.

During the 2008 federal election campaign, then - prime minister Stephen Harper took particular delight in lampooning Liberal leader Stephane Dion's green shift plan as a tax on everything.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged during his election campaign to regulate and legalize recreational marijuana, though his ruling Liberals have not addressed their plans for medical marijuana at length.

Cambridge Analytica received data from the hacked emails of Nigeria's now - President Muhammadu Buhari and now - Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis Timothy Harris, during separate election campaigns in the countries, The Guardian reported, citing several ex-employees of the company.

The company's website reportedly stated that it supported Prime Minister Najib Razak's Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition during generation election campaigning in Kedah state in 2013 «with a targeted messaging campaign highlighting their school improvements».

On Sky, new AMA president Dr Michael Gannon said he thought Health Minister Sussan Ley had some good ideas and was disappointed the electorate did not hear more from her during the election campaign.

During the 2013 election campaign, Prime Minister Abbott pledged to be the nation's first «Prime Minister for Aboriginal Affairs».

While talk of rent control measures came up during election campaign, the government, including Municipal Affairs Minister Deron Bilous, say that in the current market, where rent levels have been plateauing, it makes more sense to put resources into making more affordable units available.