Sentences with phrase «over culture secretary»

As the row over Culture Secretary Maria Miller's parliamentary expenses continues, a former aide has added his criticisms.

The Work and Pensions Secretary, Iain Duncan Smith, has said he would support changes to the way MPs» expenses are overseen, following the row over Culture Secretary Maria Miller's claims.

A row over Culture Secretary Maria Miller's expenses has overshadowed a speech by the prime minister to the Conservative Party's Spring Forum.

Auditor general John Bourn was appointed as an independent advisor to government ministers on the code of conduct following the row over culture secretary Tessa Jowell in March.

As Labour pointed out, the contrast with his refusal to do so over culture secretary Jeremy Hunt was somewhat strange.

Meanwhile, a Number 10 source told the Press Association that some MPs had raised concerns over the Culture Secretary but added: «There are plenty of MPs who have got in touch to say they strongly back Maria as well.»

Not exact matches

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

Lib Dem MPs abstained in the vote over whether or not the culture secretary should face scrutiny from the independent adviser on ministerial behaviour.

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.

Asked by ITV News Deputy Political Editor Chris Ship what consequences a housing benefit claimant who over claimed for the same of amount of expenses Culture Secretary Maria Miller claimed for should face, he said:

Maria Miller is being urged to reject a # 17,000 payoff she can claim after quitting as Culture Secretary over her expenses.

Conservative MP Zac Goldsmith has told ITV News he is «surprised» that Culture Secretary Maria Miller has not resigned over her expenses claims.

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.»

David Cameron has reiterated his support for Culture Secretary Maria Miller after she was forced to apologise to MPs over a report into her expenses claims.

David Cameron has given his backing to Culture Secretary Maria Miller amid questions over her expenses.

Boris Johnson repeatedly sidestepped questions over whether Maria Miller should remain in post but said he believed the Culture Secretary was being «hounded».

Boris Johnson made light of the furore over Maria Miller's expenses, telling ITV News that «if things go wrong» for the Culture Secretary she should be able to find a job in London's burgeoning life sciences sector.

A large majority of voters think Maria Miller should be sacked as Culture Secretary, according to a poll conducted in the wake of her apology to Parliament over expenses.

Culture Secretary Maria Miller is facing a potentially decisive day in her battle to keep her job amid a row over her expenses.

Labour leader Ed Miliband has criticised the Prime Minister over his response to Culture Secretary Maria Miller's expenses claims.

Leader of the Commons Andrew Lansley has backed beleaguered Maria Miller, saying that he hoped she would not resign over the row on her expenses and added that «she is a good culture secretary».

Former Conservative chairman Lord Tebbit has become the most senior Conservative to call for Maria Miller to resign as Culture Secretary, amid controversy over her response to an investigation into her expenses claims.

The Prime Minister's «irrational» backing of beleaguered Culture Secretary Maria Miller over her expenses is damaging the party's election hopes, activists warned, as a poll suggested two in three Tory voters thought she should be sacked.

Questions remain to be answered about Mr Hunt's conduct after the Independent on Sunday newspaper reported the culture secretary had misled parliament over the BSkyB bid.

Culture Secretary Matt Hancock's warning to the House of Lords came as he made concessions over press regulation, including regular reports on the effectiveness of low - cost arbitration and how personal data is processed for journalism purposes.

Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has written to Ofcom and the Office of Fair Trading to ask for further advice on whether there should be an inquiry into News Corp's bid to take over BSkyB.

Maria Miller discusses her decision to resign as culture secretary, saying the controversy over her expenses has distracted from the «vital work» of the government

Culture secretary made a series of crucial mistakes in the handling of the row over her expenses claims, leading to her resignation

Culture secretary and representative for West Suffolk, Matt Hancock, said he would be «delighted» if Vladimir Putin had to hand over football's biggest prize to the England players.

The former Labour cabinet minister has been widely expected to take over from Boaden and his political background has led Tories including John Whittingdale, the former culture secretary, and Damian Collins, a member of the culture select committee, to argue that his appointment could jeopardise the BBC's impartiality.

Maria Miller resigned as culture secretary on Wednesday morning, saying that the row over her expenses had become «a distraction» to government.

Culture Secretary Maria Miller has been defended by the leader of the House of Commons over her apology to MPs, following an inquiry into her expenses.

The move comes as culture secretary John Whittingdale prepares to increase the BBC licence fee in line with inflation in return for the BBC taking on the costs of licence fees for the over 75's.

Eagle is shifted to shadow culture secretary, taking over from the ousted Michael Dugher.

Mr Hunt's special adviser, Adam Smith, already lost his job over the emails, but Mr Cameron said the culture secretary should have a chance to offer testimony to the Leveson inquiry before any other action is taken.

TP's well - placed mole reports that the departing culture secretary appeared happy to oblige with Cumberbatch's request - by handing over a ten pound note to a volunteer with a bucket on his way out.

Ivan Lewis will take over as Shadow Culture Secretary from Ben Bradshaw, who failed to get enough votes in the Shadow Cabinet election to take up a place.

They include Chi Onwurah, the former minister for culture and the digital economy, who wrote that it was «statistically interesting to say the least» that Labour's leader had made life difficult for two of the very few minority ethnic female MPs; and Pat Glass, who resigned as shadow education secretary in June two days after being appointed, in protest over Corbyn's leadership.

Maria Miller should not have resigned over «unfounded» allegations, said Tory councillor Elaine Still in Basingstoke, where the former culture secretary is the MP.

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

The top Labour MP was moved in a midnight reshuffle to be shadow Culture, Media and Sport Secretary after clashing with the Labour leader over nuclear weapons.

Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt is due before the Leveson inquiry later this week over his links to News Corp and the BskyB bid.

Culture secretary Maria Miller came under increasing pressure over her expenses from within the Conservatives after a government minister suggested she could have done a better job of saying sorry and a parliamentary aide signalled she should be concerned for her position.

The alliance of newspaper owners and BT have sent a letter to politicians of all parties challenging the ideas underpinning a remedy accepted by Jeremy Hunt, the culture secretary, to answer regulators» concerns over the concentration of news provision represented by the proposed 700p - a-share bid.

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

The former Shadow Culture Secretary, who voted for RAF strikes in Syria, warned Mr Corbyn over Christmas that a «revenge reshuffle» would not be «very new politics».

It didn't matter that the spam contest was the idea of the Scottish Tourist Board and nothing whatsoever to do with John Major — the next report said he was in a «crisis meeting» over the planning, and the Culture Secretary Peter Brooke was facing the sack.

Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt sought «private advice» from News Corporation over phone hacking, an email given to the Leveson Inquiry has suggested.

When he launched the School Games earlier this year, following an outcry over government cuts to the overall school sport budget, the culture secretary, Jeremy Hunt, said he wanted them to bring «the magic of the Olympics» into every school in the country.

The announcement, by culture secretary Maria Miller, that South Korean car company Hyundai will be taking over sponsorship of Tate's Turbine Hall commissions, for the next 11 years, suggests that cultural diplomacy is at play, the BBC reports.