"as a Treasury spokesman in the House of Lords after making an outspoken attack on the agreement. He dismissed it as ""pitiful"", saying officials at the Treasury ""couldn't negotiate their way out of a paper bag. [...] If this is robust action on bank bonuses then my name's Bob Diamond [the boss of Barclays Bank] and I’m going to claim my £9m bonus next week."". Danny Alexander, the Lib Dem Chief Secretary to the Treasury later said that Oakeshott had resigned ""by mutual agreement"". Project Merlin Project Merlin is an agreement between the British Government of David Cameron and four"
"MP for Glasgow Central between 2010 and 2015. Shabana Mahmood is the current Labour Chief Secretary to the Treasury. Some commentators have argued that the Conservative Party has become increasingly popular with some British Pakistanis, as they become more affluent. However, analysis of a representative sample of ethnic Pakistani voters in the 2010 general election from the Ethnic Minority British Election Study shows that 13 per cent of them voted Conservative, compared to 60 per cent Labour and 25 per cent Liberal Democrat. Michael Wade, Chairman of the Conservative Friends of Pakistan, has argued that while polls have showed that"
"blob of vested interests within your department."" Her speech also contained jokes at the expense of other ministers, notably Michael Gove. She was reportedly berated for this by the Prime Minister Theresa May, although Truss and Gove both maintained that they were good friends. Elizabeth Truss Mary Elizabeth Truss (born 26 July 1975), also known as Liz Truss, is a British Conservative Party politician and Chief Secretary to the Treasury who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for South West Norfolk since 2010. After graduating from the University of Oxford in 1996, Truss worked in sales, as an economist,"
"Liam Byrne Liam Dominic Byrne (born 2 October 1970) is a British Labour Party politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham Hodge Hill since 2004. He served as Chief Secretary to the Treasury in Gordon Brown's Government, and is known for having, upon his departure, left a note for his Liberal Democrat successor David Laws saying ""I'm afraid there is no money."" Byrne was born in Warrington, and was educated at Burnt Mill School in Harlow. He completed his A levels at The Hertfordshire and Essex High School in Bishop's Stortford. He then went on to study"
"Stephen Timms Stephen Creswell Timms (born 29 July 1955) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for East Ham since 1997. He has sat in Parliament since retaining the earlier Newham North East seat for his party at a 1994 byelection. Timms served in the government for several periods as the Financial Secretary to the Treasury, from 1999 to 2001, 2004 to 2005, and 2008 to 2010. He was also in the Cabinet from 2006 to 2007 as the Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 2006 to 2007. With a majority of 27,826"
"Elizabeth Truss Mary Elizabeth Truss (born 26 July 1975), also known as Liz Truss, is a British Conservative Party politician and Chief Secretary to the Treasury who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for South West Norfolk since 2010. After graduating from the University of Oxford in 1996, Truss worked in sales, as an economist, and was deputy director at the think-tank Reform, before becoming a member of parliament at the 2010 general election. As a backbencher, she called for reform in a number of policy areas, including childcare, maths education, and the economy. She founded the Free Enterprise"
"she was assessed as one of the 100 most powerful women in the United Kingdom by ""Woman's Hour"" on BBC Radio 4. Yvette Cooper Yvette Cooper (born 20 March 1969) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford since 2010, having served as the MP for Pontefract and Castleford since 1997. She served in the Cabinet between 2008 and 2010 under Prime Minister Gordon Brown as Chief Secretary to the Treasury and then as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. After Labour lost the 2010 general election, Cooper"
"negotiations. Simon is married to Elizabeth and has six children. He supports Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club and is an honorary vice-president of Whitehawk Football Club in his former constituency. News articles Simon Kirby Simon Gerard Kirby (born 22 December 1964), also known as Simon Radford-Kirby, is a British Conservative Party politician. He was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Brighton Kemptown in 2010. In July 2016, he was appointed Economic Secretary to the Treasury and City Minister. He lost his seat in the 2017 general election. Kirby was born in Hastings, Sussex in 1964. He attended"
"post holder is also required to have direct responsibility for a cabinet secretary post. The current Deputy First Minister, John Swinney, is also Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills. The Additional Member System used to elect Members of the Scottish Parliament makes it difficult for a single party to have an absolute majority. Between 1999 and 2007, the Scottish Executive was formed by a Labour and Liberal Democrat coalition, with the leader of Scottish Labour serving as First Minister and the leader of the Scottish Lib Dems serving as Deputy First Minister. Although the Scottish National Party (SNP) formed a"
"Alistair Carmichael Alexander Morrison ""Alistair"" Carmichael (born 15 July 1965) is a Liberal Democrat politician and has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Orkney and Shetland since the 2001 general election. He was the only Scottish MP representing the Liberal Democrats in the House of Commons during the 57th Parliament (2015-2017). He is the Deputy Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats and, from 7 October 2013 to 8 May 2015, was the Secretary of State for Scotland in the Conservative-Lib Dem coalition government. Prior to the 2015 general election, Carmichael approved the leak of a false memo to"
"Scotland to be governed by a Tory government that we hadn't elected"". Nicola Sturgeon Nicola Ferguson Sturgeon (born 19 July 1970) is a Scottish politician serving as the fifth and current First Minister of Scotland and leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) since November 2014. She is the first woman to hold either position. Sturgeon has been a member of the Scottish Parliament since 1999, first as an additional member for the Glasgow electoral region from 1999 to 2007 and as the member for Glasgow Southside since 2007 (known as Glasgow Govan from 2007 to 2011). A law graduate"
"Williams stated that ""The Carnival route does not go near Grenfell and I'm failing to find the link between the Grenfell Tower fire and Carnival"". The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, dismissed Hands' proposal. He resigned his ministerial post on 21 June 2018, owing to his opposition to government plans to expand Heathrow Airport. Greg Hands Gregory William Hands (born 14 November 1965) is a British Conservative Party politician who served as Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 2015 until 2016, and has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Chelsea and Fulham since 2010. Following the 2016 referendum vote"
"Greg Hands Gregory William Hands (born 14 November 1965) is a British Conservative Party politician who served as Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 2015 until 2016, and has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Chelsea and Fulham since 2010. Following the 2016 referendum vote to leave the European Union and Cameron's consequent resignation, Hands was demoted by newly appointed Prime Minister Theresa May to a junior Ministerial position. Following the 2017 general election, he retained his position as Minister of State for Trade and Investment but also undertook the Minister for London role, replacing Gavin Barwell who lost"
"of Scotland. Alistair Carmichael Alexander Morrison ""Alistair"" Carmichael (born 15 July 1965) is a Liberal Democrat politician and has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Orkney and Shetland since the 2001 general election. He was the only Scottish MP representing the Liberal Democrats in the House of Commons during the 57th Parliament (2015-2017). He is the Deputy Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats and, from 7 October 2013 to 8 May 2015, was the Secretary of State for Scotland in the Conservative-Lib Dem coalition government. Prior to the 2015 general election, Carmichael approved the leak of a false"
"was nothing to be ashamed of. The Jenricks bought the Grade I listed Eye Manor in Eye, Herefordshire, near to his home town of Ludlow, for £1.1 million in 2009. Jenrick is married to Michal Berkner, a leading lawyer and together they have three daughters. Robert Jenrick Robert Edward Jenrick (born 9 January 1982) is an English Conservative Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Newark since 2014. He was made Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury on 9 January 2018, before which he served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Home Secretary, Amber Rudd and"
"humankind insult name of Islam"". Yousaf is a columnist for the ""Evening Times"". List of British Pakistanis Humza Yousaf Humza Haroon Yousaf (born 7 April 1985) is a Scottish National Party politician who has been Cabinet Secretary for Justice since 26 June 2018 and the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Glasgow Pollok since 2016. Yousaf was previously an MSP for the Glasgow region from 2011 to 2016. He served as Minister for External Affairs and International Development from 2012 until 2014 and as Minister for Europe and International Development from 2014 until 2016. He was Minister for Transport"
"prior to his appointment as Chief Secretary to the Treasury, succeeding David Laws. Michael Crockart (a Liberal Democrat MP) resigned his post as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State on 9 December 2010 over the United Kingdom Government's plan for an increase in tuition fees. The governmental department is based at Dover House, Whitehall and engages around 40 permanent staff. Dover House also serves as a base for staff of the Scottish Government in London. There is also an office of the department located in Melville Crescent, Edinburgh. The Advocate General, who is a Crown Law Officer, shares"
"Anne McLaughlin of the SNP by 242 votes. McLaughlin had taken the seat from Labour in the 2015 general election and she had been elected with a 39% swing, which was the largest swing in a general election. The seat and its predecessors had previously been held by Labour MPs since George Hardie in 1935. On 3 July 2017, he was appointed by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn as the Shadow Under-Secretary of State for Scotland. He made his maiden speech to the House of Commons on 13 July 2017, during which he expressed his opposition to Tory austerity policies that"
"Andrew Tyrie Andrew Guy Tyrie, Baron Tyrie, PC (born 15 January 1957) is a British Conservative Party politician. He was first elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Chichester in 1997. He had previously been a Special Adviser at HM Treasury and is the former Chairman of the Treasury Select Committee, having taken up the role on 10 June 2010. He was described by Donald Macintyre of ""The Independent"" in 2013 as ""the most powerful backbencher in the House of Commons"", and by ""The Economist"" as a liberal conservative. Tyrie stood down at the 2017 general election. Tyrie was"
"Nicky Morgan Nicola Ann Morgan (""née"" Griffith; born 1 October 1972) is a British Conservative Party politician and former lawyer who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Loughborough since 2010 and was the Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities from July 2014 to July 2016. She was removed from these positions on 14 July 2016 by David Cameron's successor, Theresa May. She previously served as Economic Secretary to the Treasury from October 2013 to April 2014 and as Financial Secretary to the Treasury from April to July 2014. In July 2017, Morgan was"
"Derek Mackay Derek Mackay (born 30 July 1977) is a Scottish National Party politician serving as Finance Secretary of Scotland since 2016, and has served as Member of the Scottish Parliament for Renfrewshire North and West since 2011. Mackay served as Minister for Transport and Islands in the Sturgeon Government, and Minister for Local Government and Planning and Salmond Government. Mackay was elected to Renfrewshire Council in 1999 at the age of 21. From 2007 to 2011 he was Leader of the Council as part of an SNP-Liberal Democrat coalition administration and from 2009 to 2011 led the SNP group"
"Nicola Sturgeon Nicola Ferguson Sturgeon (born 19 July 1970) is a Scottish politician serving as the fifth and current First Minister of Scotland and leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) since November 2014. She is the first woman to hold either position. Sturgeon has been a member of the Scottish Parliament since 1999, first as an additional member for the Glasgow electoral region from 1999 to 2007 and as the member for Glasgow Southside since 2007 (known as Glasgow Govan from 2007 to 2011). A law graduate of the University of Glasgow, Sturgeon worked as a solicitor in Glasgow."
"Damian Hinds Damian Patrick George Hinds (born 27 November 1969) is a British Conservative Party politician who is the Education Secretary and Member of Parliament (MP) for East Hampshire. He was Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury from May 2015 until he was made Employment Minister at the Department for Work and Pensions by the Prime Minister in July 2016. He was promoted to Secretary of State for Education on 8 January 2018. Hinds was educated at St. Ambrose College, a Voluntary Aided Roman Catholic Grammar school in Hale Barns, Greater Manchester, followed by Trinity College at the University of Oxford,"
"Dowd was one of 48 Labour MPs to vote against the second reading of the government's Welfare Reform and Work Bill, which included £12bn in welfare cuts, on 20 July 2015. In doing so they defied the party's leadership, which had ordered MPs to abstain. In February 2017, he was appointed to the position of Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury. Peter Dowd Peter Christopher Dowd (born 20 June 1957) is a British Labour Party politician. A Labour Party member for over 30 years, he was first elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bootle in May 2015. Dowd"
"on 20 July 1974; the couple had two sons, and they divorced in 1995. Mellor lives with his partner of 20 years, Penelope Lyttelton, Viscountess Cobham. David Mellor David John Mellor (born 12 March 1949) is a British broadcaster, journalist and businessman, and former politician. As a member of the Conservative Party, he served in the Cabinet of Prime Minister John Major as Chief Secretary to the Treasury (1990–92) and Secretary of State for National Heritage (April–September 1992), before resigning in 1992. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Putney from 1979 to 1997. Since leaving Parliament, Mellor has"
"the SNP's Party Conference, the National Council and the National Executive Committee; overseeing the party's management, administration and operations, as well as the coordination of election campaigns; working with the Chief Executive of Headquarters in setting priorities. Mackay stepped down from the role in October 2018. Mackay lives in Renfrew. He came out as gay in 2013 and separated from his wife. They have two sons together. Derek Mackay Derek Mackay (born 30 July 1977) is a Scottish National Party politician serving as Finance Secretary of Scotland since 2016, and has served as Member of the Scottish Parliament for Renfrewshire"
"Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury The Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury is a junior ministerial position in the British Government. However, the office is now attached to the Treasury in name only. The holder is usually the Government Chief Whip in the House of Commons. The office can be seen as a sinecure, allowing the Chief Whip to draw a government salary, attend Cabinet, and use a Downing Street residence. The incumbent as of November 2017 is Julian Smith MP. The position of Secretary to the Treasury was created in 1660. Until 1711 there was only one Secretary to the"
"Simon Kirby Simon Gerard Kirby (born 22 December 1964), also known as Simon Radford-Kirby, is a British Conservative Party politician. He was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Brighton Kemptown in 2010. In July 2016, he was appointed Economic Secretary to the Treasury and City Minister. He lost his seat in the 2017 general election. Kirby was born in Hastings, Sussex in 1964. He attended Chantry Infants School, Sandown Primary School and Hastings Grammar School. He has a BSc(Hons) degree in mathematical modelling from the Open University and studied operational research at the London School of Economics. During"
"standing in the 2017 general election. He was married to Valerie Miles, a former Lord Mayor of Oxford, county councillor on Oxfordshire County Council and city councillor on Oxford City Council from 26 March 1976 until her death in 2015. They had a son, Luke. Smith lives in the southeast Oxford council estate of Blackbird Leys. Andrew Smith (British politician) Andrew David Smith (born 1 February 1951) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Oxford East from 1987 until 2017. He served in the Cabinet as Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 1999"
"was knighted in the 2016 Birthday Honours for political and parliamentary service. <br> Desmond Swayne Sir Desmond Angus Swayne (born 20 August 1956) is a Conservative Party politician and former banker. He is the Member of Parliament for the constituency of New Forest West in Hampshire. He was formerly also Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister, David Cameron, having been his PPS during his time as Leader of the Opposition, 2005–10, prior to his appointment in September 2012 to the office of Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury. In June 2016, it was announced Swayne would receive a knighthood in"
"In the European Parliament, Dodds sat on the European Parliament's Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. As of May 2017, she is a Senior Lecturer in Public Policy at Aston University, Birmingham. Dodds was elected as the Member of Parliament for Oxford East at the 2017 snap general election. On 3 July 2017, Dodds was appointed as a Shadow Treasury Minister by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. Anneliese Dodds Anneliese Jane Dodds (born 16 March 1978) is a British Labour and Co-operative Party politician who was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Oxford East in 2017. She was formerly"
"post was taken by Conservative MP David Gauke. In May 2015, Conservative MP Damian Hinds assumed the office. From 15 June 2017 to January 2018, Andrew Jones served as the Exchequer Secretary to HM Treasury. On 9 January 2018, Robert Jenrick was appointed to the post. ""HM Treasury"" Responsibility for procurement policy and the former Office of Government Commerce was transferred to the Cabinet Office in 2011. Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury The Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury is a junior ministerial post in the British Treasury, ranked below the First Lord of the Treasury, the Chancellor of the Exchequer,"
"Mark Lancaster Colonel John Mark Lancaster, (born 12 May 1970) is a British Conservative Party politician, who has served as Member of Parliament for Milton Keynes North since the seat's creation at the 2010 general election, having been Member of Parliament for the North East Milton Keynes constituency between 2005 and 2010. Since 13 June 2017, he has been Minister of State for the Armed Forces in the Second May ministry. Initially appointed as the PPS to the Secretary of State for International Development, Lancaster was appointed Lord Commissioner of Her Majesty's Treasury in September 2012. He was appointed Parliamentary"