Sentences with phrase «of culture secretary»

Thompson has recently sold a few paintings to the same German bank that buys work by the Serota tendency, albeit to fund his campaign as the newly - formed Stuckist party's candidate to contest the Islington constituency of the culture secretary, Chris Smith, in the general election.

Confirmation of publication date comes amid row over stories about private life of culture secretary John Whittingdale

During Hunt's tenure, competition and policy issues relating to media and telecommunications became the responsibility of the Culture Secretary; they were removed from the purview of the Business Secretary, Vince Cable, after Cable was recorded stating that he had «declared war» on Rupert Murdoch.

He turned down an offer of Culture Secretary following the election and is understood to want a more senior post.

Boris Johnson discusses treatment of Culture Secretary Maria Miller after she over claimed on her expenses.

Coming days after the resignation of the culture secretary, Maria Miller, in a row about overclaimed expenses, the Tories» standing in the long - running ICM series has been worse only once since last summer.

Every single Tory intervention was supportive of the Culture Secretary - even Peter Bone's.

Overclaimed expenses are bad enough, but throw in alleged flipping to minimise her tax bill, as well as a special adviser's apparent use of the culture secretary's role in press regulation to menace a journalist, and the scandal becomes utterly poisonous.

David Mills, the estranged husband of culture secretary Tessa Jowell, is to face trial for allegedly perverting the course of justice, a judge ruled yesterday.

The Daily Telegraph has published a timeline of the sequence of events over its investigation and subsequent reporting of the Culture Secretary's expense claims «to set the record straight.»

You asked earlier what's required of a culture secretary.

Critical evidence sessions set to decide the political fate of culture secretary Jeremy Hunt may not take place if parliament interferes with Lord Justice Leveson's «process», the judge has warned.

Trinity Mirror has been forced to keep the two parts of the business formally separate for now, after the Competition and Markets Authority and media regulator Ofcom decided to investigate the merger at the behest of culture secretary Matt Hancock.

Not exact matches

Secretary of State for Culture Karen Bradley, who is responsible for media issues, said Tuesday she had written to media watchdog Ofcom for more information on its views on Fox's bid for London - listed Sky Plc, the biggest pay - tv operator in the U.K.

Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt said Friday the huge volume of responses to a public consultation on the takeover, said to exceed 100,000 submissions, would delay the approval process.

The General Secretary of the World Hindu Council has said it is part of Christian culture to «exploit... More

Not at that moment, but, a few days after his return to Rome, Tarcisio Cardinal Bertone, the Vatican's secretary of state, issued a statement, explicitly approved by the pope, reaffirming a directive of 2005 that nobody is to be admitted to priestly formation who suffers from deep - seated homosexual tendencies, engages in homosexual acts, or supports the «gay culture.»

Sensing, perhaps, that his arguments align him too closely with neoconservatives like Secretary of Education Bennett (and Allan Bloom, for that matter), for whom attacks on the schools and calls for a return to a commonly held culture are recurring themes, he retreats a bit.

However, Culture Secretary Maria made clear that under the proposals it would remain illegal for churches belonging to the Church of England to marry gay couples — an exclusion the established church itself requested.

According to this account, «three senior Cabinet ministers Des Browne, the Defence Secretary, Ruth Kelly, the Transport Secretary, and Paul Murphy, the Welsh Secretary threaten [ed] to resist the order because of their religious beliefs,» though «Andy Burnham, the Culture Secretary and another Catholic, is understood to have raised no objections.»

Culture, Media and Sport Subject: Regulation of the press Witness (es): Rt hon Maria Miller MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Department for Culture, Media and Sport and Rt hon Oliver Letwin MP; Rt hon Harriet Harman MP Location: The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mr. Fola Adeyemi said this on Saturday during the unveiling of the magazine — «Cinema in Lagos» by the State Government at the ongoing Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France.

Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has said he is «minded to accept» assurances on the spinoff of Sky News to facilitate a merger between News Corporation and BSkyB.

Culture secretary Maria Miller will join Oliver Letwin and Harriet Harman in front of the culture committee thiCulture secretary Maria Miller will join Oliver Letwin and Harriet Harman in front of the culture committee thiculture committee this week.

Adam Smith, chief of staff to shadow secretary of state for culture, media and sport Jeremy Hunt, agrees that the political selling point is going to hit problems with privacy and security.

Ivan Lewis MP, Labour's shadow culture, media and sport secretary, responded: «Jeremy Hunt's handling of this issue continues to raise concerns about the transparency of the process and his impartiality.

Lord Smith of Finsbury was Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, 1997 - 2001, and MP for Islington South and Finsbury, 1983 - 2005

Former culture secretary Maria Miller has taken up the cause of creating a specific new offence and said she won a sympathetic hearing from justice secretary Chris Grayling.

It would be a help — but is not essential — that a secretary of state for culture has some cultural dimension, but, you see, my old constituent Lord Hailsham would say that every politician worth his salt has to have a cultural dimension, because that's what politicians always had — some knowledge of the great literature, you know, Disraeli...

Supporters of the amendment expressed irritation when culture secretary Maria Miller said it could function as a «wrecking amendment» to the gay marriage bill — an accusation she last used yesterday, albeit with more justification, on demands for civil ceremonies for heterosexual couples.

The judge cited points of order raised in the Commons chamber yesterday afternoon by shadow culture secretary Harriet Harman.

David Cameron could lose one of his prized four female Cabinet ministers if MPs condemn culture secretary Maria Miller over her expenses claims

It's a real privilege to be here to address you as Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport.

«The process of awarding the supercasino licence has been rocked by continuing allegations and controversy,» shadow culture secretary Hugo Swire.

The Culture Secretary says philanthropy is essential for the future of the arts, but the Chancellor in his Budget slaps on a philanthropy tax and the Culture Secretary was the last to know.

So what better place to make my first major speech on music as Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport?

The House of Lords last night voted against the government order on casinos, leaving culture secretary Tessa Jowell struggling to claim plans are «very much alive».

She points out business secretary Vince Cable had been stripped of his responsibility, before pointing out the culture secretary had already made up HIS mind in favour of the bid.

I can reveal that when his old university friend became prime minister last year, Green was expecting to become secretary of state for culture, media and sport.

The entire delivery of the 2012 project is being monitored by the Olympic Board which comprises Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt, Mayor of London Boris Johnson, British Olympic Association chairman Colin Moynihan and London 2012 Organising Committee chair Sebastian Coe.

«July 7th last year was a day of infamy and heroism,» said culture secretary Tessa Jowell, but she added: «It is clear that more could have been done to support all those who were caught up in the attacks - on the day and in the weeks and months that followed.»

Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has said he is «minded to accept» assurances on the spinoff of Sky News to facilitate a merger between News Corportation and BSkyB.

The English Labour group met in Manchester town hall, near the Labour conference centre, and included Ben Bradshaw, the former culture secretary, John Denham, the former universities secretary, and Steve Reed, MP for Croydon and one of the architects of Labour's plans for devolving power.

As if deputy PM Nick Clegg hadn't been sidelined enough in the last parliamentary term, his version of PMQs - Deputy Prime Minister's Questions - was labelled «useless» in this morning's first culture questions put to new culture secretary Maria Miller and culture minister Hugh Robertson.

Therese Coffey said calls for the Culture Secretary to resign are not representative of how most in the Conservative Party feel.

During Brown's administration he held the posts of chief secretary to the treasury, secretary of state for culture, media and sport, and latterly, health.

John Whittingdale, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, isn't seen as friendly to the arts.

Mrs Miller resigned from her position as Culture Secretary yesterday after sustained pressure over the disclosure she had wrongly claimed thousands of pounds in mortgage interest payments.

She subsequently served as Shadow Deputy Prime Minister, combining the position with that of Shadow Secretary of State for International Development (2010 — 2011) and then Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (2011 — 2015).

The peccadilloes of the ruling classes have long been of fascination and as shadow secretary for media culture and sport, Chris Bryant, has written, sex scandals of all sorts — including adultery, homosexuality (when illegal) and murder — have gone hand - in - hand with political power for centuries.