ex-minister

• “So far I've not heard a single moan about him, though there is no Blair-like adoration either," admits one Labour ex-minister.”

  The Guardian: Political briefing: Solid start for Ed Miliband, but he has a long way to go

• “Labour ex-minister Gareth Thomas, who has campaigned for the Rock to be remutualised, said he had doubts about whether George Osborne was interested.”

  The Guardian: MPs step up pressure to remutualise Northern Rock

• “During a television appearance this week, Ferry accused the unnamed ex-minister of having sexual relations with boys in Morocco.”

  Voice of America: Sex Scandals Lead to Examination of French Culture

• “Now the Tron scandal has been overtaken by another - pedophilia allegations leveled against a former French minister by another ex-minister, Luc Ferry.”

  Voice of America: Sex Scandals Lead to Examination of French Culture

• “Few would disagree that Spain's budget deficit will likely be at least 6.5% of GDP this year, said Jordi Sevilla, senior counselor of PricewaterhouseCoopers, and an ex-minister of public administration in Mr. Zapatero's government.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Spain Deficit Raises EU Risks

• “The ex-minister and six of his lieutenants, who are charged with the killings and corruption, watched from the court's steel cage on Sunday as dozens of lawyers for the plaintiffs jostled toward the judge's bench to list their demands.”

  The Huffington Post: Lawyers press demands in Mubarak security head trial

• “Why is The Spectator paying so much attention to every singl; e Labour minister, ex-minister, spokesperson, or spoke-in-the-wheels-person who pops up and makes a half-baked press release?”

  Tony Blair: The Next Labour Prime Minister?

• “Yesterday, after a couple of disappointing days, she took possession of her sought-after piece of luggage and professed herself one happy ex-minister.”

  The Guardian: Diary

• “Ed Balls received £28,419 from Ken Follett, the novelist husband of ex-minister Barbara Follett, and John Spellar, MP for Warley”

  The Guardian: Ed Miliband backs Kenneth Clarke over shorter jail terms

• “PMQs has become what one ex-minister calls "a mixture of the grotesque and the absurd".”

  The Guardian: How the Twitter police are keeping Westminster sober

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