Sentences with phrase «of cabinet reshuffles»

Unfortunately for the denizens of the Beehive, most Kiwi singles just don't swoon for campaign slogans and sigh at the thought of cabinet reshuffles.

Danny Finkelstein, The Times columnist, outlined the meaning / justification of the Cabinet reshuffle in a similar vein by suggesting you might want a division of labour between «introducing» and «implementing» reforms.

Last Friday, Alan Sugar was appointed as enterprise tsar by the prime minister as part of his cabinet reshuffle and government overhaul.

Not exact matches

The dollar rallied as much as 2.5 % against South Africa's rand to 13.613, its highest since early February, after President Jacob Zuma fired finance minister Pravin Gordhan in a cabinet reshuffle following days of speculation that has rocked the country's markets and currency.

The change of guard is part of a broader cabinet reshuffle during the two - week parliamentary session.

This comes as May is set to give a broader reshuffle of her cabinet this week.

But the dollar has also been buffeted by other headlines, including threats of a trade war with China and a tumultuous reshuffling of Cabinet members, with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson the latest to leave, and others rumored to be fired soon by President Donald Trump.

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.

Tuesday's reshuffle also saw cabinet posts given to four senior members of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC)- the group overseeing the 1MDB parliamentary investigation.

On Tuesday night government insiders insisted the prime minister had no intention of standing down, saying he would probably attempt to clear the political terrain with a cabinet reshuffle on Thursday.

The new education secretary named in Prime Minister David Cameron's cabinet reshuffle is a Christian and a trustee of the Conservative Christian Fellowship.

Nationals backbencher David Littleproud and deputy leader Bridget McKenzie are among five new faces being promoted to the Federal Cabinet as part of the Prime Minister's reshuffle.

So there has been a Cabinet reshuffle, and Gove has been demoted — you could hear the cheers of parents and teachers up and down the country at that one!

Women's right groups savaged the reshuffle for drastically reducing the number of women in Cabinet, despite a pre-election promise to make a third of government ministers female.

The move means Warsi has a chance at being moved to the head of a government department in the expected Cabinet reshuffle this summer.

In a post-referendum reshuffle, he could easily be out of the cabinet altogether.

Rumours of a shadow Cabinet reshuffle are continuing to overshadow Labour's party conference in Liverpool.

Many people read the runes of Mrs May's repositioning interview at the weekend as a warning to her Cabinet of an impending reshuffle.

The loss of the Britain's first female Muslim Cabinet member will be a major blow for Cameron, coming soon after a reshuffle in which he attempted have a more diverse set of faces in government.

His botched handling of his shadow cabinet reshuffle and the series of resignations that have followed this morning, will completely overshadow any positive coverage he might otherwise have received for his performance today.

Find out what the Federation of Small Businesses have to say about David Cameron's first cabinet reshuffle, George Osborne's plans for a small business bank, changes to the planning laws, and other news from this week.

(Another passage in the memo, suggesting a shadow cabinet reshuffle, was removed by Miliband's chief of staff, Tim Livsey, who was furious at the suggestion.)

The younger brother of David Miliband, who was promoted to environment secretary in the reshuffle, Ed Miliband will report to Hilary Armstrong, the newly appointed cabinet - level minister for social exclusion.

Last month's cabinet reshuffle was described by sections of the press as a «bloodbath».

The Prime Minister is appointing new cabinet members in a reshuffle of her cabinet following an election that saw the Conservatives lose their majority.

David Lidington has been appointed Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary in a reshuffle of the cabinet.

Adonis later returned to active politics in 2012 as part of Ed Miliband's Shadow Cabinet reshuffle.

Liam Fox has been reappointed as Secretary of State for International Trade in Theresa May's cabinet reshuffle.

A spokesperson for Iain Duncan Smith today said that Byrnes's figures were «nonsense» and accused him of a «last - ditch attempt to keep his job in the shadow cabinet» following rumours that he is to be lose his job in a forthcoming reshuffle.

Observers expect a major Cabinet reshuffle towards the end of the summer, with many demanding Osborne lose one of his jobs.

It should be remembered that Cameron last reshuffled his cabinet in July 2014, following the announcement of William Hague's retirement plans.

[66][67][114] Conservative MP Nadhim Zahawi suggested that the closeness of his relationship with Cameron meant the two effectively shared power in the 2010 — 16 government, whilst commentators pointed to Osborne's hand in Cabinet reshuffles.

[147] In his Shadow Cabinet reshuffle of May 2004, Howard appointed Johnson to the position of shadow arts minister.

He is currently understood to be working out the reshuffle of his shadow Cabinet, in which older figures are expected to be jettisoned in favour of fresher faces.

There are reports that with the inauguration of the new ministers, Osinbajo may effect minor cabinet reshuffle to accommodate them.

While listing their demands, Akande and others told him that they needed to see more representation of those that helped him to power during the next cabinet reshuffle.

Stephen Crabb MP has been confirmed as the new Welsh Secretary, as part of the Prime Minister's Cabinet reshuffle.

«What matters to us is how he manages the situation, especially by way of the necessary Cabinet reshuffle and other agencies of government.

In what turned out to be a «minor» cabinet reshuffle, Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello has redeployed some of his Commissioners, Special Advisers and Senior...

Theresa May will carry out a reshuffle of her cabinet and junior ministers this week, Downing Street has confirmed.

To moans from some corners of the Commons, Mr Cameron used his reply to land a blow on the Labour leader over the reshuffle to his Shadow Cabinet.

Theresa May is preparing a new year reshuffle that could see a number of cabinet figures losing their positions in an attempt to refresh the Conservative front bench.

As the chart below illustrates, the ethnic composition of the cabinet rarely sees much change - in fact, the latest reshuffle had no affect on the percentage of white cabinet members.

Just as the formation of the Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition tipped the balance towards the privately educated, Oxbridge - educated ministers are in the majority in the cabinet - although the number has dipped very, very slightly with this latest reshuffle.

With David Cameron's addition of two women to the cabinet in the latest reshuffle and some of the more senior members departing, the new lineup has a very different composition.

We have looked at all Cameron's cabinets introduced following reshuffles, to see how the makeup of it has changed since he came to power and how this compares to those of Labour governments in the past.

Since the Conservatives took power, the majority of the cabinet has been comprised of privately educated ministers, although the proportion has fallen with every reshuffle.

41 % of Cameron's new cabinet come from privately educated backgrounds (compared to 48 % before the reshuffle) but it's still unlikely ever to get as low as the 32 % during Gordon Brown's last cabinet.

However timing is of the essence for a man that still has big ambitions, especially as Tories Michael Fallon and Matthew Hancock have already been throwing their weight around, having been placed by the prime minister in BIS during the recent cabinet reshuffle.

Helen Lewis of the New Statesman has told us she's been watching the government's women: David ratio, noting that before this reshuffle, there were five women attending cabinet, and four men called David doing the same.