Sentences with phrase «reshuffle his cabinet members»

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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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

The Welsh Conservatives have replaced two members of their shadow cabinet in a surprise reshuffle today.

Any rebellious Cabinet member would have quit during the last reshuffle rather than now.

Mr Benn and other moderate members of the shadow Cabinet who backed British action in Syria are tipped to be moved aside in the reshuffle as Mr Corbyn exerts his grip on the party.

Harold Macmillan's 1962 reshuffle was famously dubbed the «night of the long knifes» after the then Conservative prime minister dismissed seven members of his cabinet.

Further, Cameron's personal aversion to reshuffles and belief that ministers were most effective when given time at a department led to him viewing many cabinet members, including the holders of the Great Offices of State, as immovable.

The reshuffle, which was criticised by the opposition for resulting in a cabinet with only four female members out of twenty - two, [3] ultimately shifted Cameron's government significantly to the right on business, justice, and the environment, and rid the government of perceived weaknesses, while maintaining stability at the top.

The prospect of a reshuffle has triggered alarm among some of the more centrist members of the shadow cabinet.

The reshuffle risks deepening rifts in the party and some Labour MPs have been keen to point out that Corbyn began his leadership promising to allow members of his shadow cabinet to express differing views.

Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies has thanked members of his Cabinet dismissed following a reshuffle.

His supporters say much of the frenzied speculation around the reshuffle was whipped up by their opponents, rather than Mr Corbyn himself, but I understand he did want to make the changes and after members of the shadow cabinet made it plain that they would resist him extremely strongly, it seems he will not.