Sentences with phrase «which labour ministers»

They said: «At PMQs, the Prime Minister tried to shift the blame onto the last Labour government but was undermined by her own spokesperson minutes later, who then stated it was an operational decision, which Labour ministers would not have been aware of.

Mr Duncan said: «We know which Labour ministers and MPs are against post office closures - we will see on Wednesday the true extent of their conviction.»

Not exact matches

Environment Secretary Michael Gove urged the Prime Minister and Chancellor to listen to independent bodies that review public sector pay, after a week in which Labour attacked a government «shambles» for initially raising, then playing down hopes that the cap could be lifted.

So, in the current labour dispute between Canada Post and CUPW, it is Canada Post that has issued a lockout notice, that will likely come into effect on Monday at 12:01 a.m.. Both Canada Post and Labour Minister MaryAnn Mihychuck are hoping that CUPW agrees to binding arbitration (in which an outside arbitrator would review the dispute and arrive at decision that both parties would be bound to accept) before the proposed lockout dealabour dispute between Canada Post and CUPW, it is Canada Post that has issued a lockout notice, that will likely come into effect on Monday at 12:01 a.m.. Both Canada Post and Labour Minister MaryAnn Mihychuck are hoping that CUPW agrees to binding arbitration (in which an outside arbitrator would review the dispute and arrive at decision that both parties would be bound to accept) before the proposed lockout deaLabour Minister MaryAnn Mihychuck are hoping that CUPW agrees to binding arbitration (in which an outside arbitrator would review the dispute and arrive at decision that both parties would be bound to accept) before the proposed lockout deadline.

Pressure is mounting on the Prime Minister and Chancellor to relax austerity, with several Tory MPs calling for an end to the pay cap after the party disastrously lost its majority in the General Election to anti-austerity Labour, which has pledged to scrap the 1 per cent ceiling.

The Labour party appointed Seema Malhotra as the first - ever shadow minister to tackle violence against women and girls, and the Archbishop of Canterbury vocalised his backing for Christian charity Restored, which is equipping the Church to tackle gender - based violence.

Key to this «better and fairer society» was what the first minister called Scotland's «social contract», «which has delivered universal benefits such as free university education and personal care for our elderly»; a contract he claimed was «now threatened by both Labour and the Tories».

The reform has been labelled a «bedroom tax» by Labour, which has encouraged its backbenchers to bombard David Cameron over the issue in prime minister's questions.

For instance, current issues with MP expenses are reflected in Labour PM MacDonald's inability to afford furniture, staff, linen, cutlery and crockery, all of which must be provided by the prime minister for No 10.

The policies littered a well - delivered speech in which the prime minister tried to move onto Labour's political territory.

The reintroduction of national pay bargaining, appointing a Minister for Labour and fines for companies who pay high wages all point to a document which draws its inspiration from the past.

Ex-deputy prime minister Lord Prescott, Labour MP Chris Bryant, ex-Scotland Yard deputy assistant commissioner Brian Paddick and others brought forward the judicial review, which today concluded the failure to notify victims was unlawful.

Worryingly for Labour, which spent considerable energy highlighting Mr Cameron's alleged problem with women, the majority of female voters now prefer the prime minister, by 40 % to 38 %.

But former Labour minister Phil Woolas» fall from grace, the result of some rather dodgy electioneering, was what caused the Oldham East and Saddleworth by - election which took place in early January.

Labour, which usually attacks from the right when it comes to immigration, also criticised the vans, with shadow immigration minister Chris Bryant branding them «ill - judged».

The Health Minister designate also pledged to engage labour union within the health sector to amicably address their concerns and where need be propose at least six months within which time issues that may arise will be dealt with.

«The deputy prime minister, prime minister and others have tried to suggest that the bonus framework was set by the last Labour government which is simply untrue.

In 1931 there was a governmental split caused by the great depression, in which the Labour prime minister lost the support of his own party.

Coalition ministers are expected to propose the move in the lobbying bill, which will be published today, but Labour is promising to table amendments pushing the changes through if they do not appear in the government package.

In a powerful speech in January 2011 the Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, pledged that the new Government would «restore the hard - won liberties that we in Britain hold so dear» and which under Labour had been «undermined, eroded, lost».

Yet, the ease with which Prime Minister Theresa May was able to trigger the early election in light of her 21 point opinion poll lead over Labour over the Easter weekend appeared to cast doubt on its ability to deliver these aims.

Labour want to know whether Ms May, a Home Office minister or Home Office officials signed off the operational instruction which relaxed checks on EU biometric controls.

The four Nigerians were brought into the negotiation which included the Minister of Employment and Labour Relations, Ignatius Baffour Awuah, the Chairman of the Employers Association, and the workers were assured they were going to get what is due them.

Baroness Smith, a minister in Gordon Brown's government and now Labour's leader in the Lords, made a little heralded speech last week in which she said: «For what it's worth, I don't subscribe to the one more heave theory.»

While Labour offers full support, we continue to call for ministers to provide certainty over the full route to the north by bringing forward a single hybrid bill, which could be done without delaying delivery of HS2 by one day.

Labour wants to see all Windrush documents dating back to 2010, which includes the time the current Prime Minister was then home secretary.

Among the speakers due to address the rally is Labour MP and shadow city minister Richard Burgon, who will explain his opposition to the bombing before the protesters march to both Labour and Conservative headquarters, which are nearby.

The extent of insults aimed at Miliband, emanating from No 10 on a matter as sensitive as response to the use of chemical weapons, suggests the prime minister has personally authorised a concerted counter-attack on the Labour leader as he seeks to divert blame before the new parliamentary term, which begins on Monday, and before a meeting of G20 leaders, including President Barack Obama, in Russia on Thursday.

During the recent by - election at Nantwich and Crewe which the Conservatives gained by overturning a huge Labour majority, various comments were heard from teenage voters and early twenty - somethings such as: «If Tories win does it mean a change of Prime Minister?»

Firstly, they were a crude tool used to create press coverage which emphasised the Tories pro-business agenda; this is important to a prime minister shaping his election strategy around Labour's «recklessness» and «anti-business» agenda.

Labour has failed in a bid to halt plans the Opposition claimed would hand sweeping powers to ministers to close hospitals.The Government saw off an amendment which would have cut Trust Special Administration from the Care Bill, winning a Commons vote 297 to 239, majority 58.

Harriet Harman, women's minister and Labour's deputy leader, re-opened the prostitution debate yesterday by backing a total ban on prostitution, which she argued would reduce the demand for trafficked women.

Mr Hunt was given the full support of the prime minister, a response which saw Labour MPs laugh and gesture waves goodbye.

Conservative and Lib Dem ministers have struggled to win over Labour to their proposals, which had concentrated on former justice secretary Jack Straw's work in a white paper published towards the end of the New Labour government.

The prime minister was reportedly unaware of the revelation last night, rounding off a day which saw Gordon Brown attempt to launch his political fightback as the Labour party tries to put last autumn's funding scandal behind it.

And if the commitment isn't made, then we're stuck at the end of your second paragraph: Brown resigns as Prime Minister, and probably as leader of the Labour Party, too, and there's no Prime Minister or PM - designate at all — which is the outcome all of this constitutional stuff is supposed to avoid.

Labour's lead needs a game - changer, such as a head - to - head TV debate in which he gets the better of the prime minister.

Speaking at a Flying Start centre in Pembrokeshire First Minister, Carwyn Jones, said the number of children benefitting from Flying Start provision under Labour in Wales had increased from 18,000 to 33,000 contrasting with cuts by the Tories to Sure Start in England which has seen 720 centres close and the loss of 40,000 childcare places.

In a long speech at the start of the immigration debate, which saw her accused of time - wasting (ministers want to avoid further Tory rebellions) she insisted that all she was doing was doing was restoring the position that applied before Labour changed the law in 2006.

The prime minister came under fire from the anti-gay marriage MP Tim Loughton after his amendment, which would have legalised civil partnerships for heterosexual couples, failed after the deal between Labour and the Tories.

Labour's shadow foreign secretary Douglas Alexander today accused the Prime Minister of a «fairly knee - jerk reaction which... may well have been driven more by politics than by a considered judgment of the needs of the constitution».

Chris Williamson, the MP for Derby North who has been one of the Labour leader's most vocal champions, is made a shadow fire services minister, having won back his seat, which was snatched by the Conservatives in 2015.

The other standard trackers all paint an equally bleak picture for the government, on the forced choice question (which I always tend to think of our best indicator of which way tactical voting is likely to go next time round, given that there are no regular tracker questions that ask directly about it) the Conservatives now enjoy a 12 point lead over Labour, they have an 8 point lead as the party most likely to run the economy well, David Cameron has an 8 point lead as Best Prime Minister.

London's slimmest marginal Croydon Central will see Labour challenge Tory housing minister Gavin Barwell's majority of just 165 - which he admitted beefing up with tours round parliament.

At a separate rally, organised by Labour First, Angela Eagle, the former leadership candidate and minister, accused Corbyn's supporters of allowing a culture of abuse of MPs and Labour party staff which could lead to a form of «populist authoritarian rule».

Labour accused Nick Clegg, the Deputy Prime Minister, of «sociologically cleansing» poorer citizens out of London through the policy, which was announced last week as part of the spending review.

[44][45][46] To this day, most people in the United Kingdom see the 1948 creation of Britain's National Health Service (NHS) under health minister Aneurin Bevan, which gave publicly funded medical treatment for all, as Labour's proudest achievement.

Promising to deliver a «truly fair settlement for the whole of the UK», the Prime Minister urged the Labour leader to help address the «fundamentally unjust» situation which means Scottish MPs can vote on laws which do not apply to their constituents.

She was recognised for her hard work in securing a # 223m budget deal from the Welsh Government, which includes extra support for the poorest school pupils in Wales, as well as tirelessly holding First Minister Carwyn Jones and the Welsh Labour Government to account.

The Labour leader has faced a tumultuous week in which he comprehensively lost a vote of no confidence, saw more than 50 shadow ministers walk out, and rejected calls for him to resign from leading figures.