minister

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A Nigerian oil minister went on "extravagant and excessive" spending sprees at high-end London stores with money from bribes by industry insiders, a London court has heard.

From BBC

A government source said many ministers now believed the bill would not pass through the Lords and hoped a compromise could be brokered.

From BBC

One Labour source called Morgan's Wednesday morning Radio 4 interview a "car crash", complaining that the first minister did not sound as if she was speaking her mind.

From BBC

Foreign Office minister Stephen Doughty told MPs on Monday that UK officials "remain engaged with the United States on a daily basis".

From BBC

He then switched to Danish, telling the prime minister that France would "be side-by-side" with the "Kingdom of Denmark".

From Barron's