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Dr Charles Tannock, MEP for London and Conservative Foreign Affairs Spokesman in the European Parliament, urges Conservtives to treat the role of MEPs more seriously.

Labour's first placed candidate is their incumbent MEP Richard Howitt who is Labour's foreign affairs spokesman in the European Parliament and has been an MEP since 1994.

He became the party's home affairs spokesman in 1999, using that position to articulate the same liberal views he has consistently held on such issues as penal and asylum policy.

Howitt, who is Labour's foreign affairs spokesman in Europe, also called on the British government to stop selling weapons to Riyadh.

Not exact matches

Meanwhile both federal parties launched their campaigns, Foreign Affairs spokesmen were in furious agreement and our expats started voting.

In an emailed statement, James Fitz - Morris, a spokesman for Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada, said Canada is committed to righting historical wrongs committed against Indigenous people and that the federal government is working to resolve the matter out of court, as it did with the Sixties Scoop survivors» class action.

Before the Air Show's announcement, Master Sgt. Christopher Boitz, a spokesman for the Thunderbirds» public affairs office in Nevada, said on Wednesday that the scrubbed shows allowed the Thunderbirds to mourn Del Bagno and to seek his replacement.

Its response Wednesday, in a statement from Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland's spokesman Adam Austen was: «As we stated at the conclusion of the first round of talks, we are committed to upgrading NAFTA and establishing 21st century standards supporting middle class jobs to the benefit of Canada, the United States, and Mexico.»

«EPA's Office of International and Tribal Affairs organized and led the effort around Administrator Pruitt's trip to Australia,» EPA spokesman Jahan Wilcox said in a statement.

«This action seriously interfered with China's internal affairs,» said Ma Zhaoxu, a spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, in a statement, adding that officials have lodged formal complaints with their U.S. counterparts in Beijing and Washington.

Protestantism made impossible a single ecclesiastical structure for Western Europe, but even had the outward unity of the Church in Western Europe been preserved, it is hard to believe that the Popes, as the spokesmen for that comprehensive body, would have had more voice in international affairs than they actually possessed or that a more effective unity of culture would have been preserved.

Lib Dem foreign affairs spokesman Ed Davey was expelled from the Commons after declaring the ruling was «outrageous» and his fellow Liberal Democrats walked out in protest.

«Something surreal is afoot when the government advertises its own failings in order to make the case for new Labour's grandiose ID card scheme,» noted Lib Dem home affairs spokesman Nick Clegg.

The Liberal Democrats voted against renewing control orders, labelled «imperfect and in need of extensive revision» by home affairs spokesman Nick Clegg.

Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman Chris Huhne said violent, and in particular gun crime, is «still far higher» than ten years ago.

Foreign affairs spokesman Edward Davey said there was a «strong» case for a short postponement to give the main political parties the chance to reflect and urged Britain to support a delay if Pakistanis think it is in the best interests of democracy.

Lib Dem economic spokesman Vince Cable said: «It is outrageous that the taxpayer should now be carrying all the risk involved in keeping this bank afloat while having no direct control over its affairs.

A spokesman for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) refused to confirm what would be in the Queen's speech - which sets out legislation for the coming year - but said ministers were looking at «all the options» on climate change.

Chris Huhne, the Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman, expresses his astonishment after comedian Ruby Wax provided senior civil servants at the Home Office with lessons in leadership and communication.

Lord Paddick, as it turned out, was not even the worst of them when, in a manner reminiscent of the innuendo of Victorian prejudice, he stuck the knife in by resigning as the party's home affairs spokesman, citing concerns about Farron's «views on various issues that were highlighted» during the general election.

Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman Nick Clegg also questioned whether there had been any attempt to contact other Russians who have been granted asylum in the UK and who had anti-Kremlin views similar to Mr Litvinenko.

Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman Nick Clegg also condemned the new revelations, saying: «There is now utter confusion in John Reid's ministerial team.»

Mr Huhne acted as home affairs spokesman when the Lib Dems were in opposition, but was given the energy and climate change brief after playing a prominent role in the coalition negotiations.

The Lib Dem home affairs spokesman questioned the Conservatives» commitment to progressive values and civil liberties, in a wide ranging speech designed to convince voters «the Tories don't have to win».

Lib Dem foreign affairs spokesman Michael Moore said: «It is disappointing that Russia has resorted to tit - for - tat diplomatic expulsions, but to withdraw anti-terror cooperation is self - defeating in the extreme.

asked Ed Davey, Liberal Democrat foreign affairs spokesman, in a strongly worded response.

Labour's shadow home affairs spokesman Yvette Cooper said it showed the government was in chaos.

During four years of opposition, he was first a spokesman on broadcasting and then on foreign affairs from 1971 until he lost in February 1974 and his constituency was abolished.

Lord Wallace of Saltaire - Whip / Lord in Waiting (was Lib Dem Lords Deputy Leader and Foreign Affairs spokesman)

William Powell AM, Welsh Liberal Democrat spokesman on Farming and Rural Affairs, has today confirmed that his party will not support the Agricultural Wages Emergency Bill in its current form due to a number of significant flaws in the proposed legislation.

In an article from Newsday, a DCCC spokesman accused Zeldin of missing two - thirds of the Veterans Affairs Committee's hearings.

But, in heated exchanges, he went on to accuse home affairs spokesman Mr Clegg of «flip - flopping» over his policies.

Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman Chris Huhne welcomed the move but pointed to government double standards in its language requirements.

Liberal Democrat constitutional affairs spokesman Simon Hughes welcomed the plans, saying they were a «serious effort» to complete Lords reform that actually began in 1911, although he said his party would be voting for a wholly or substantially elected chamber.

Liberal Democrats constitutional affairs spokesman Simon Hughes also praised the proposals, saying: «Often lessons learnt from one tragedy can prevent another... These plans are a way of doing more to make sure loss and suffering are not in vain.»

«Once again, the Home Office is fighting an undignified rearguard action designed to give as little as possible in response to the ruling of the European Court of Human Rights,» said Lib Dem home affairs spokesman Chris Huhne.

The long - heralded bill, which was originally conceived when Nick Clegg was home affairs spokesman for the Liberal Democrats, is the third significant step towards unravelling Labour's various criminal justice laws during its 13 years in office following the scrapping of ID cards and the review of counter-terrorism laws.

Liberal Democrat foreign affairs spokesman, Edward Davey said: «Given the gravity and number of allegations of UK complicity in torture, separate limited police investigations alone are inadequate.

«The disaster in Iraq has squandered British influence abroad,» said foreign affairs spokesman Michael Moore.

«Crime maps should include local detection rates - the key factor in deterring crime - so we can give praise or criticism where it is due,» said the party's home affairs spokesman Chris Huhne.

Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman Nick Clegg added: «Tagging has a very important role to play in ensuring that low level offenders and those at the end of their sentence are kept under adequate surveillance.

Menzies Campbell, the party's Foreign Affairs Spokesman and an international athlete in his youth, joked that he fancied his chances in a 100 metres race with his colleagues.

Sir Menzies, the Lib Dem foreign affairs spokesman and acting leader, is writing to Mr Blair asking him to urge the US either to put the prisoners in Guantanamo Bay on trial or release them.

James P. Rubin, a former State Department spokesman, was hired at the agency in 2011 as counselor on competitiveness and international affairs, with a salary of $ 150,000 a year.

· Nick Clegg MP is the Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman and a candidate in the party leadership contest

Amid controversy about Conservative spending commitments and their claims about Labour's tax policy, the Liberal Democrat economic affairs spokesman today branded the Tories cynical in his speech to the Liberal Democrat conference in Bournemouth.

In 1999, he was given additional responsibilities as Spokesman for Constitutional Affairs.

Mark OatenThe Lib Dem home affairs spokesman stood for party leader in 2006 and was widely rumoured to be Charles Kennedy's favoured successor.

Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman Chris Huhne said: «Britain is setting a shameful new record in anti-Semitic incidents this year, which are running at double the annual rate of the previous record.

Liberal Democrat constitutional affairs spokesman Simon Hughes added: «If Britain is to continue its reputation for proper access to high quality justice then we need to invest in our justice system as befits a key part of the welfare state.