Allegations Quote by Alexander Downer

There are some issues where ministers should come and talk to the prime minister, if the prime minister hasn't already talked to them. Any…

— Tony Abbott

In my brief, home affairs, we have witnessed ministers issue countless dodgy dossiers, fiddle figures and fudge facts.

— Dominic Grieve

While talking about corruption, one should necessarily be concerned about the political and bureaucratic high levels. The bribe received by a traffic constable and…

— K S Venkataraman

When a Cabinet Minister who is sacked for telling lies is re-appointed, in the face of every constitutional convention, only for the same man…

— William Hague

Cabinet government rests on the principle of collective responsibility: Ministers debate and argue in private but then hammer out a common policy which they…

— David Lidington

There's merit in ministers being just open with the public about the inherent complexity and uncertainty of many of the decisions that they are…

— David Lidington

Ministers may not be responsible for administrative errors, but they are responsible for major policy blunders.

— John McDonnell

My view is, the most important thing as prime minister is trying to make the right judgments. In order to make good judgments, you…

— David Cameron

The responsibility of a minister is to step aside when there is a criminal investigation of the department. That protects the propriety of Parliament…

— Jack Layton

What I have made very clear to my ministers is that I expect them to provide briefings on legislation and any issues pertaining to…

— Annastacia Palaszczuk

For nearly five years the present Ministers have harassed every trade, worried every profession, and assailed or menaced every class, institution, and species of…

— Benjamin Disraeli

Some information has to remain in the privy of the office of the Prime Minister and the ministers for the proper administration of government.

— Jean Chretien