He said he'd heard she was offered the job of shadow defence secretary and turned it down - which could explain the long delays. (mirror.co.uk)
That was just two days after he was appointed to Jeremy Corbyn's top team as shadow defence secretary. (itv.com)
The Tory MP Stewart Jackson used the protection of Parliamentary privilege to berate the new shadow defence minister Emily Thornberry for taking a donation from «the immoral, thieving and ambulance chasing lawyers» Leigh Day which, along with Public Interest Lawyers, were «hounding our brave service personnel in Iraq on spurious claims». (newlawjournal.co.uk)