Sentences with phrase «time ministers faced»

It's about time ministers faced up to the chaos and crisis they have created, admit they got it wrong and start to value, support and invest in the teaching workforce.

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In my time as Finance Minister, I am proud of the work I have done to help manage the deepest economic challenge to face Canada since the depression of the 1930s and ensure Canada emerged stronger and as a recognized economic leader on the international stage.

Voters like you and I couldn't get that much face time with our representatives, let alone the Prime Minister's top adviser and confidant.

Canadians are three times more likely to say NAFTA has benefitted their country than hurt it February 13, 2017 — When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets U.S. President Donald Trump face - to - face for the first time on Monday, the pair are

February 13, 2017 — When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets U.S. President Donald Trump face - to - face for the first time on Monday, the pair are almost certain to discuss the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

«We're now facing new religious liberty concerns related to our churches» ability to minister to immigrants,» wrote Alabama pastor Alan Cross and NHCLC executive committee member Gus Reyes in an op - ed for Time.

He also stated: «We have a new Prime Minister and Cabinet facing the most complex challenges of modern times: Brexit negotiations, the Trump administration, the threat from Scottish nationalists, and many other issues.

It leaves the government's confidence in the existing evidence somewhat exposed - and is not the first time ministers have looked blindly at the facts staring them in the face.

«People will not be able to understand why, at a time when they are facing the biggest squeeze on their incomes in a generation, the prime minister has failed to act despite his promises to do so.

Trump will return to New York for the first time as commander - in - chief next week, for a speech and a face - to - face meeting aboard the Intrepid with the Australian prime minister.

As the eurozone crisis becomes increasingly desperate, it's time for the prime minister to face reality.

I find it amusing to hear today colleagues who were junior ministers under Thatcher extolling a tough line on public services but who at the time flinched when faced with opposition.

«We've seen a chancellor and a prime minister playing politics with the Budget at a time when we have one of the most serious financial crises this country's ever faced.»

As Mullin observed, while a member of that committee, he had more face time with Blair than when he was a junior minister.

Hoon insisted the move, timed on the day that the prime minister faced his first question time of general election year, was designed to «clear the air» and to end divisions within the party ahead of the general election.

«The use of intercept in evidence characterises a central dilemma we face as a free society - that of preserving our liberties and the rule of law, while at the same time keeping our nation safe and secure,» the prime minister said in a statement to the House of Commons.

We're sympathetic to the dilemmas faced by ministers, but ultimately their job is to make the right decisions; we're a squillion times more sympathetic to those who feel they've got a raw deal.

Harriet Harman faced up to David Cameron for the last time at Prime Minister's Questions today, as she prepares to leave the Labour front bench.

One of its former cabinet ministers is facing jail at the end of a re-run trial of his ex-wife in which family disputes are to be aired this week for a second time.

How frank will he be in explaining the dilemmas that Britain's weakest prime minister in recent times faced?

In the face of Liberal Democrat opposition to his proposed shake - up of the NHS, the Prime Minister ordered a time - out so the views of doctors and nurses could be heard.

If that were to happen, ministers would then face a race against time for the Bill to be law before October, when the Prime Minister hopes to agree her final Brexit deal with Brussels.

John Prescott, the former deputy prime minister, tweeted: «When we faced hard times every Cabinet minister would go on TV to defend policy.

Angela Eagle, the former Labour shadow cabinet minister and leadership contender, described the offer as a «Hobson's choice», meaning MPs could face a choice in two years» time between hard Brexit and no deal at all.

The Prime Minister refused to back down over the controversial rise in National Insurance contributions for the self - employed, but announced a series of concessions to buy time before the policy faces a Commons vote.

Director Joe Wright's film is about the tense time the former British Prime Minister faces trying to negotiate a peace treaty with Nazi Germany.

The rest of the picture can be filled in as follows: Keira Knightley and Chiwetel Ejiofor, who play newlywed couple Juliet and Peter, contend with the latent feelings of Peter's old friend Mark (Andrew Lincoln); Martin Freeman and Joanna Page, body doubles in movies who find attraction to one another while staging sex scenes; Alan Rickman and Emma Thompson, a longtime married couple now face a crisis in the wake of Karen (Thompson)'s discovery of an affair her husband is potentially having with a coworker; Hugh Grant's Prime Minister, the most self - deprecating individual ever to find himself in a position of such power, can't help but feel attracted to one of his secretaries even after her indiscretion with the sleazy U.S. President (an absolute waste of Billy Bob Thornton's time).

Bhutto (Unrated) The definitive documentary chronicling the life and times of Benazir Bhutto (1953 - 2007), the polarizing political figure and two - time Prime Minister of Pakistan who was poised to return to power in the face of terrorist threats when she was felled by an assassin's bullet.

Hence, the international community watched the most recent contest on March 4th with great concern, as Odinga was again running as the chief opposition candidate, although this time he was facing off against Kibaki's former deputy prime minister, Uhuru Kenyatta, scion to one of Kenya's largest political dynasties.

As deputy minister of education, he faces the task of rebuilding an education system wracked by 45 years of Communist rule, at a time when...

Schools minister Nick Gibb reportedly advised MPs that young people should face more frequent tests in secondary school, to better prepare them for the exam stress they experience by the time they take their GCSEs.

and the portraits Merkel puts long - time confidant in charge of energy transition and New German environment minister faces steep uphill battle on climate.

AFP / ec: Environment ministers from around the world face mounting time pressure on Thursday (Dec 11) to shape a blueprint for a global pact on climate change with ground - breaking carbon curbs at its core.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said the country was facing «the worst floods of all time».

He has clients in places like Uzbekistan and Nigeria, where he represented Nasir El - Rufai, a former cabinet minister facing jail time, and Mallam Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, another politician who claims he was the victim of electoral fraud.

The Prime Minister also shared that he often gave this advice to new members of parliament who had families and faced work / life challenges: «It is possible in your busy life, in public life, to spend time with your family and friends... the first rule is you ring your wife or husband twice a day, and when you are at home, you spend your time with your kids, you don't spend all your time on the phone or your head buried in papers.»

The Prime Minister, the self - proclaimed «Indigenous Prime Minister», has been making significant changes to the face of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander affairs in the short time he has been in office.