Sentences with phrase «as shadow foreign secretary»

Corbyn sacked Hilary Benn as shadow foreign secretary early on Sunday after reports that he had encouraged colleagues to resign if the Labour leader ignored a no confidence vote.

Labour's shadow cabinet agreed on Monday that MPs would be given a free vote, despite Corbyn's public opposition to strikes, to avert a threatened rebellion by pro-bombing members such as shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn.

Hilary Benn, who was sacked from his role as shadow foreign secretary after he told Mr Corbyn he no longer had confidence in him, weighed in, tweeting:

[188] Their net loss of seats were mainly a result of their resounding defeat in Scotland, where the Scottish National Party took 40 of their 41 seats, unseating key Labour politicians such as shadow Foreign Secretary Douglas Alexander and Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy.

Benn, who was sacked as shadow foreign secretary by Jeremy Corbyn in June, will head a committee of 21 members.

He praised Hilary Benn for his «brilliant» work attacking the government over its dealings with Saudi Arabia and claimed he did not know who briefed journalists that Benn would be removed from his job as shadow foreign secretary.

There is also speculation that Hilary Benn could be moved from his role as shadow foreign secretary after his barnstorming speech in favour of airstrikes against ISIS in Syria, which left anti-war Mr Corbyn squirming on the Commons frontbench.

Meanwhile, a number of Corbyn supporters on Twitter also insisted that Labour's low standing under the current leader is a result of what they call the «chicken coup» — a reference to the flurry of resignations that was triggered by Hilary Benn standing down as shadow foreign secretary on 26 June.

This was the fate that befell Patrick Gordon Walker as shadow foreign secretary in the 1964 election.

Charnwood MP Ed Argar is also known to the Tory leadership as a loyal and effective party operative who spent four years as press secretary to Michael Ancram during his time as shadow foreign secretary and stood unsuccessfully as the Tory candidate for Oxford East in 2010.

Hilary Benn was sacked as shadow foreign secretary shortly before 1 am on Sunday amid reports that he was leading a coup against Corbyn.

Benn was then sacked from his role as shadow foreign secretary amid claims that he was encouraging colleagues to resign as part of an attempt to replace Corbyn as leader.

In a rare intervention since being sacked by Corbyn as shadow foreign secretary, Benn urged Labour First supporters not to rise to abuse on social media from their opponents.

Elsewhere, Emma Lewell - Buck gets a promotion to shadow devolution minister and Hilary Benn stays in place as shadow foreign secretary.

However, calls for a referendum on the treaty were reiterated today by the Conservatives, as shadow foreign secretary William Hague said the prime minister «can not walk away» from calling a poll on the treaty.

Rumours about him coming back as shadow foreign secretary are unfounded — as are whispers that he would lead the policy review if Byrne loses control (another name in that hat is Chuka Umunna, although it would be a lot of work alongside his shadow business role.

The weeks of speculation over Hilary Benn's sacking / non - sacking / neutering as shadow foreign secretary obscures the fact that Jeremy Corbyn clearly wants to make foreign policy a priority under his leadership.

Murnaghan said he had been asking the questions because of her position as shadow foreign secretary and the shadow minister overseeing Brexit.

Unsourced briefings to several newspapers over Christmas, attributed to people in Corbyn's camp, claimed that members of the shadow cabinet — including Dugher, as well as the shadow foreign secretary, Hilary Benn, and the shadow defence secretary, Maria Eagle — could be removed as revenge for siding with the government over the question of whether to extend airstrikes against Isis to Syria.

Helic seems to operate quite far behind the scenes, but her influence has nevertheless been noted by observers of William Hague, whose comments as shadow foreign secretary are often said to contain hallmarks of her opinion.

Michael Ancram is also staying as shadow foreign secretary and deputy leader, with Lord Strathclyde remaining Tory leader in the Lords.

With Andy Burnham as shadow home secretary and Hilary Benn as shadow foreign secretary, the five most senior positions in Corbyn's shadow cabinet will be filled by men.

It's now clear what happens when a shadow Cabinet minister publicly expresses their difference of opinion with the Labour leader: They either get sacked or they get told to shut up, as shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn has been.

Behind Corbyn is sitting HIlary Benn, who still hasn't been publicly confirmed as to whether he'll keep his job as shadow foreign secretary.

Others whose constituencies are an average size could still see their seats carved up, such as the shadow foreign secretary, Hilary Benn, whose Leeds Central seat was recommended for abolition in the last analysis by the Boundary Commission for England.

But it was Hilary Benn's sacking as shadow Foreign Secretary that triggered what Corbyn's supporters call a «coup».

As shadow foreign secretary, I have been as clear in my support for the government when it does something we agree with as I am in highlighting that which we oppose.

Insiders say that Hilary Benn and Maria Eagle remain prime candidates for the chop, with Diane Abbott said to be in the running to take over from Benn as shadow foreign secretary.

Diane Abbott used her speech to the Labour party conference to oppose airstrikes in Syria - as shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn failed to say in his own speech whether Labour would back the action.

Emily Thornberry, who was sacked as shadow attorney general by former Labour leader Ed Milband, could replace Mr Benn as shadow foreign secretary.

The following year, as shadow foreign secretary, William Hague even came to the launch of my autobiography, «Little Daughter», in the House of Commons.

The advisory group had been due to hold its first meeting with her, McDonnell and the party leader, Jeremy Corbyn, but that never took place because she stepped down on Sunday after Corbyn sacked Hilary Benn as shadow foreign secretary.

The reshuffle will now be held up because Mr Benn, as shadow foreign secretary, must hold the Tory PM to account on his EU renegotiation.