Sentences with phrase «other cabinet ministers on»

Mr Cameron will be accompanied by George Osborne and three other cabinet ministers on his trip to Beijing and is scheduled to meet Hu Jintao, the Chinese president.

Not exact matches

The Players: Plenty of cabinet ministers and other MPs (the restaurant straddles all political lines), along with hard - charging lobbyists on expense accounts, diplomatic agents and pollsters.

The cabinet will reconsider the issue on 30 January, but has been extremely reluctant to approve the grant with the prime minister, Tony Abbott, declaring in December he was loth to consider requests for subsidies because «we don't believe in corporate welfare» and cabinet ministers arguing privately it would set a precedent for other companies looking for handouts.

The Cabinet Manual states that «[t] he point at which the restrictions on financial and other commitments should come to an end depends on circumstances, but may often be either when a new Prime Minister is appointed by the Sovereign or where a government's ability to command the confidence of the Commons has been tested in the House of Commons» (§ 2.30).

In contrast, Cameron is surrounded by cabinet ministers and other senior Tories who have said they will make up their minds depending on the outcome of his renegotiation.

David Cameron became Prime Minister on 11 May after Gordon Brown's resignation and the Liberal Democrats formed a coalition government with the Conservative Party, with Nick Clegg as Deputy Prime Minister and other Liberal Democrats in the cabinet.

Mr Blair outlined the report and his reaction during a 20 minute debate in the cabinet on Thursday morning but he also insisted that ministers would not be allowed to campaign for one side or the other during a referendum campaign.

Friends of Boris Johnson, including other Cabinet ministers, have called on Theresa May to take action to end the criticism being aimed at the Foreign Secretary.

Just days after the deputy prime minister's speech cabinet ministers can expect to receive detailed plans from government departments on reducing flexible and parental leave and other family - friendly policies.

However, a Cabinet Office spokesman said: «Paragraph 1.3 of the ministerial code sets out very clearly that it's not the role of the secretary of the cabinet or other officials to enforce or to investigate ministers, although they might provide ministers with private advice on matters which the code covers.Cabinet Office spokesman said: «Paragraph 1.3 of the ministerial code sets out very clearly that it's not the role of the secretary of the cabinet or other officials to enforce or to investigate ministers, although they might provide ministers with private advice on matters which the code covers.cabinet or other officials to enforce or to investigate ministers, although they might provide ministers with private advice on matters which the code covers.»

On the other, the mayor of London, cabinet ministers, Ukip's only MP, experienced strategists and one man branded a «loopy ideologue» by the former deputy prime minister.

And an In - supporting Cabinet minister warns: «All the romance, the idealism and decisiveness is on the other side.»

Meanwhile, pressure was being reported from Tory MPs for a Cabinet reshuffle to replace Caroline Spelman, the environment secretary who was forced to conduct the U-turn on forestry policy, along with a host of other ministers who are thought to be struggling.

Oliver Letwin, the Cabinet minister given the job of drawing up the manifesto, has agreed to commit to a free vote on 2004's Hunting Act, which outlawed the hunting of foxes and a number of other wild animals with hounds.

An even more innovative arrangement is the appointment of «ministers outside cabinet» who are bound to the government line only in the area of their portfolio, but can speak their mind on other policy issues.

Other cabinet ministers, including James Purnell - who is pushing for a swift review of party funding to clean up another area of concern to voters - Harriet Harman and Hilary Benn are also backing a debate on constitutional and electoral reforms.

Ed Balls's insistence on Radio 4's Any Questions on Friday night that he and his cabinet minister wife Yvette Cooper had paid # 80,000 in capital gains tax when they sold their London second home - «because that was the right thing to do: there was no reason to avoid the tax for us» - will be seen as similarly unhelpful to other ministers criticised for not paying tax on sales of their second homes.

IDS» offensive has emerged as other Conservative Cabinet ministers prepare to place more pressure on Brussels.

On the other hand, the type of person who is likely to make a good MP or cabinet minister is probably not that motivated by money anyhow.

The Cabinet consists of a Prime Minister and other Ministers who arc appointed by the Governor - General on the advice of the Prime Minister, the person commanding the support of the majority party in the Housc of Representatives.

My understanding is that when a fiduciary is mandated to manage another person's affairs, during a period when the would - be beneficiary is indisposed, ill - disposed, unable to tend to his own affairs because of other obligations, e.g., cabinet ministers, or absent on a long cruise, it is the fiduciary who has the obligation to provide a full, accurate and honest accounting to the beneficiary upon his return.