Sentences with phrase «ministerial red box»

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The Home Office sits at the heart of some of the most complex and challenging decisions in government - and, if his predecessors» experiences are any guide, Sajid Javid should probably give up now on the hope of having much of a life beyond his red ministerial boxes.

The Home Office sits at the heart of some of the most complex and challenging decisions in government - and, if his predecessors» experiences are any guide, Mr Javid should probably give up now on the hope of having much of a life beyond his red ministerial boxes.

Mr Browne will counter that the polls prove his point: that by offering his party as the permanent junior partner, dependent on others for the ministerial cars and red boxes, Mr Clegg has erased its distinct identity, and the voters have punished him for it.

With the Lib Dems likely to lose around half their seats, they won't want to be blamed for creating a dangerous liaison of losers in order to hang onto a handful of ministerial cars and red boxes.

Quitting the Coalition in that context would suggest to the British people that the Lib Dems are a party that can't handle power and they would surely never be afforded access to a red box or ministerial car ever again.