Sentences with phrase «as shadow equalities minister»

What is racist however is to say that «we have a problem with Pakistani men raping white girls», as Labour's Sarah Champion did before resigning as shadow equalities minister.

As shadow equalities minister, you'd have thought Sarah Champion would have known that.

Not exact matches

Labour shadow minister Gloria de Piero said: «No one should use deeply offensive language like this,» while Helen Grant, the government's sports and equalities minister, described the remarks as «completely unacceptable and very disappointing.»

She had served as work and pensions secretary during the final years of the New Labour government; after that she has been shadow minister for women and equalities, shadow foreign secretary and shadow home secretary.

In opposition she has been shadow foreign secretary and shadow home secretary, as well as shadow minister for work and pensions and for women and equalities.

De Piero, who was shadow minister for women and equalities in Ed Miliband's shadow cabinet but quit as a shadow junior minister before the leadership challenge to Corbyn last summer, has a new role as shadow justice minister.

Yvette Cooper, the shadow home secretary and minister for women and equality, intervened as the archbishop of Wales complained that the government had put his church in an «enormously difficult position», which threatened to «severely curtail» its freedom to act according to its conscience.

[17] In a March 2016 speech, Corbyn advocated the decriminalisation of the sex industry «without any discussion or consultation with his shadow cabinet, with me as his shadow minister for women and equalities, with women in the PLP or, to the best of my knowledge, with anyone in the wider Labour Party».

And shrewdly, Cooper, who is also shadow equalities minister, sharply shot the fox of those with fingers poised over the «hypocrite» button, by admitting early on in her speech our politicians» need to put their own house in diverse order as well as advising the private sector, and rest of the public sector.

The shadow minister for women and equalities, who first made her name as a political correspondent with GMTV, has been tasked by Ed Miliband with reaching out to new supporters after the success of her «why do people hate me» roadshow.

Rayner, MP for Ashton - under - Lyne, has previously held post as a shadow work and pensions minister, and more recently moved to work with the women and equalities portfolio.

De Piero, a former broadcast journalist, has previously served as shadow minister for women and equalities, and shadow minister for young people and voter registration.