Sentences with phrase «resign over a cabinet»

Sterling jumps to $ 1.35 after reports suggest British Foreign secretary could resign over a cabinet split on Brexit

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The Catholic position had become so clear, indeed, that there had been calls from anti-Catholic quarters for Ms. Kelly to resign, on the basis of rumours that she had been trying to weaken or delay the regulations: as Toby Helm, the Telegraph's chief political correspondent had reported the previous October, under the headline «Kelly «must resign over delay to gay rights law»», «A fierce Cabinet battle has broken out over gay rights after Ruth Kelly, the Communities Secretary, delayed plans that would penalise organisations — such as hotels — for denying their services tohomosexuals.

Shapps resigned from the cabinet last November over the claims, saying «the buck should stop with me».

Rumours abound this evening that another cabinet minister is set to resign over Gordon Brown's leadership.

Been asked to resign as Vice Chairman, refused, so sacked over HS2 and my views on a recent Cabinet Minister.

The only man who had the decency to resign from cabinet over the war when it actually made a difference (even Clare Short was slow off the mark).

He was arguably right to resign from Gladstone's cabinet over the bombardment of Alexandria in 1882.

Gordon Brown said it would be a «great loss» if Mr Hain had to resign from his Cabinet positions over the latest funding row to beset the Labour party.

As Damian McBride's memoir reminds us, Miliband «effectively threatened to resign from the cabinet» over the planned third runway at Heathrow, a move that successfully torpedoed the policy.

McBride confirms that Miliband «effectively threatened to resign from the cabinet» over the planned third runway at Heathrow, a move that successfully torpedoed the policy.

Had other significant members of the cabinet also resigned, his premiership would have been over by midnight.

Mr Osborne also played down reports of disagreements within the cabinet over the degree of cuts to non-protected departments - including a reported threat to resign by Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith - insisting deals had been reached «amicably».

Tom Watson, who was involved in the selection of Labour's election candidates, resigned his shadow cabinet position over the Falkirk row in July.

The members of a cabinet are serving at will and can resign or are dismissed by the president, and then the whole process starts all over again.