Sentences with phrase «resign over claims»

Mr Haughey first became taoiseach in 1979 for three years, before returning in 1982 for nine months and then in 1987 until 1992, when he was forced to resign over claims he had been involved in wire - tapping political journalists - claims he had survived in 1983.

For that observation we are indebted to the erstwhile Annabel's habitué with four houses, whose best friend was the Duchess of Devonshire, but whose response to being forced to resign over claims he had fast - tracked a visa for his lover's nanny was to tell friends: «The American millionairess has managed to knock out the working - class lad.»

He tweeted that Montana Sen. Jon Tester, a Democrat, should resign over claims that may or may not hold water regarding the bizarro comportment of Trump's choice to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs, the dearly departed Dr. Ronny Jackson.

But Cuomo's critics are eager to pounce: Former GOP nominee Rob Astorino in New York City later today will hold a press conference calling on both Cuomo and Christie to resign over the claim.

Not exact matches

The Sun newspaper has this morning claimed the Scottish boss has resigned following a row over proposed talks with managerless Aston Villa.

Over the past week, things have gone downhill quickly for both Lopez, who announced he won't be seeking re-election as Brooklyn Democratic chairman, but has refused to heed calls to resign his Assembly seat; and Silver, who was revealed to have negotiated a secret settlement of $ 103,000 worth of taxpayer cash with two women whose harassment claims against Lopez pre-dated those sent to the ethics committee.

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

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.

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

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.

She then called on President Trump to resign over similar claims and got even more attention when he attacked her on Twitter as a «lightweight» who «would do anything» for campaign donations.

As the prime minister weighs up an undoubted personal loss after forcing a close friend to resign over pornography claims, MPs said she should take comfort in winning over a section of her party who want to see decisive leadership.

Miss Cynthia Ugbah, winner of Queen of Trust International 2015, has resigned her position over an alleged claims of sexual harassment...

In a range of interviews, Lord Mandelson, now a close ally of Brown's, suggested that Blears was resigning because she was fed up with the media pressure she has faced over her expense claims.

The efforts are aimed at adding accountability, increasing openness and protecting those who come forward with accusations at a time when lawmakers across the country have been forced to resign over sexual misconduct claims.

Mr Brown played down claims of a scandal, which come days after Peter Hain resigned over his failure to declare # 103,000 in donations.

Australian politics has been dominated recently by Bronwyn Bishop, an ally of Abbott's who was forced to resign as Speaker over her expenses claims.

When Laws resigned over # 40,000 of expense claims, it was «very much his decision».

It was two weeks after the general election and I had already been forced to resign over an expenses claim.

CNN: San Diego Democrats call on mayor to resign over sexual misconduct claims Local Democratic leaders called on San Diego Mayor Bob Filner to resign over allegations that he made unwanted sexual advances toward several women.

After 2005, the Weinsteins left to form The Weinstein Company, where they've stayed until yesterday when Harvey resigned over the sexual harassment claims outlined by the Times.

Former superintendent John Deasy, who resigned on Oct. 16 amid controversy over billion - dollar technology blunders, had declared a ban on the law this past August, claiming the law didn't apply to Los Angeles Unified because the district had received a federal waiver exempting it from No Child Left Behind improvement goals in the temporary absence of statewide tests.

As an aside, this was the chapter that I believe Chris Landsea was working on before he resigned in a dust up with Kevin Trenbreth over the politicization (claimed by Landsea against Trenbreth) of the issue of tropical storm activity and global warming.

Let's face it, if any scientist claimed they had to resign over a public matter because of fear for their safety, why wouldn't everyone have an interest?

When the respondent demanded that she spread her working hours over a five - day period she resigned claiming constructive dismissal.

Rep. Blake Farenthold (R - Texas) announced Friday that he is resigning from Congress immediately after facing a backlash over using $ 84,000 in taxpayer funds to settle a sexual harassment claim.