Sentences with phrase «business secretary chuka»

Away from the Commons, shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna has said Labour will oppose Conservative plans to make it harder for workers to strike.

Shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna said if the Prime Minister «changes his position and comes back to Parliament seeking Parliament's sanction for military action, then as a responsible opposition then of course we would have to consider that but the same criteria would apply».

The shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna has tweeted: «Stephen Hester leaves RBS in a better state than he found it.

Shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna has rejected suggestions a cut in union funding would mean financial meltdown for Labour.

Labour's shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna told the BBC's Newsnight that claims the policy could see the lights go out was «patently absurd» and «nonsense».

Labour's shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna said the Government was selling off the Royal Mail to make amends for George Osborne's «failed plan»:

The Labour Shadow Business Secretary Chuka Umunna has suggested that the Prime Minister was too «partisan» in his statement to the House of Commons earlier.

Labour's shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna has said the «threat» of Britain leaving the European Union is «already actively damaging and diminishing Britain's clout in the world».

Shadow Business Secretary Chuka Umunna told the BBC: «What we heard at the hearing today reinforces the grave concerns we have about this deal and confirms many of the worst fears of people in the business and science community in the UK.

Shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna made the comments on a social network aimed at «the world's tastemakers» in 2006.

Shadow Business Secretary Chuka Ummuna said Ford's UK job cuts reinforce Labour's stance that today's GDP figures leave no «room for complacency» on the economy:

Shadow Business Secretary Chuka Umunna has told ITV News it is «extraordinary» that the Government is making things «easier» for businesses to dismiss staff.

The shadow Business Secretary Chuka Umunna has described the decision by Ford to cut as many as 1,400 jobs in the UK as a «devastating blow».

Shadow Business Secretary Chuka Umunna condemned blacklisting as a «secret, insidious, shameful practice» as he opened Labour's Opposition Day debate.

Shadow Business Secretary Chuka Umunna has said he doesn't think Boris Johnson's comments about returning British extremists are «sophisticated, sensible or responsible».

The first big test of Mr Corbyn's new authority is whether he can persuade big beasts, such as former Cabinet minister Yvette Cooper and former shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna, to serve under him in the shadow cabinet.

Local Constituency Labour Parties - including that of Shadow Business Secretary Chuka Umunna in Streatham - have passed protest motions and are up in arms.

His comments came after shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna told the Independent on Sunday that a «virus of racism» runs through UKIP.

But the shadow Business Secretary Chuka Umunna said: «As the Public Accounts Committee has highlighted recently, there are real concerns over the way HMRC has reached settlements with some large firms, as well as the accountability and transparency of its decision - making.

Shadow Business Secretary Chuka Ummuna said the cuts underline the fact that there is «no room for complacency» on the economy.

Shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna and shadow care minister Liz Kendall have already said they will stand.

Shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna has not ruled out one day running to lead the Labour Party - but says he hopes a vacancy does not arise.

Shadow Business Secretary Chuka Umuna said the letter was proof the Government had «no proper growth strategy».

Shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna led tributes to Mr Darling, who led the successful Better Together campaign to keep Scotland as part of the United Kingdom.

Labour leadership candidate Liz Kendall has won the backing of shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna.

«David Cameron has serious questions to answer about why his government sold off Royal Mail on the cheap,» shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna said.

The elections have been branded a total waste of money by shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna

The shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna has told ITV's The Agenda programme that politicians should follow Nelson Mandela's example «and try and do politics differently in this country.»

British workers have a productivity problem, argued the shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna on the Today programme recently.

In November 2013, Labour MP and former Shadow Business Secretary Chuka Umunna visited the West bank on a Caabu and Labour Friends of Palestine and the Middle East (LFPME) delegation.

Shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna, comedian Dom Joly, journalist Jane Moore and presenter Julia Bradbury are guests on tonight's Agenda.

In November 2013, Labour MP and former Shadow Business Secretary Chuka Umunna visited the West bank on a Caabu and Labour...

Shadow Business Secretary Chuka Umunna has told ITV's The Agenda that he thinks next year's General Election is going to be «very, very close».

Shadow Business Secretary Chuka Umunna and Shadow Care Minister Liz Kendall have already declared an interest in the party leadership.

There was some significant cross-party wooing last night, as shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna surprised conference delegates by advocating cooperation with the coalition over the proposed BAE Systems / EADS merger.

Labour shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna has suggested his party's failure to speak to «aspirational middle - class» voters during the campaign period may have contributed to their election loss.

His announcement leaves shadow health minister Liz Kendall the only declared candidate, although shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna and shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt have dropped hints that they would join the race.

Shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna has said it is «too early» to say if he will be running for leadership of the Labour Party after Ed Miliband's resignation.

Many MPs, including former home secretary Jacqui Smith and current business secretary Chuka Umunna, have admitted smoking cannabis.

«Watering down people's rights at work by doubling the service requirement to claim for unfair dismissal from one to two years is not a substitute for a credible plan for growth,» shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna said.

Shadow Business Secretary Chuka Umunna told Good Morning Britain Labour had won «over 25 % of the vote», a growth of 9 % on the last round of European elections.

Shadow Business secretary Chuka Umunna last week claimed that a «virus of racism» runs through UKIP.

Former shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna said: «After eight years of Tory misrule, most people thoroughly tired of austerity, a disastrous Brexit negotiation, the Windrush outrage and four cabinet resignations in six months, we should be well ahead and we are not.

Labour's shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna has described the government's trade union reform plans as» the latest in a long line of attempts to stifle reasonable democratic scrutiny, protest and challenge».

His comments were criticised by shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna, who said he lives in a «parallel universe».

Shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna voiced doubts about the Ipsos Mori poll for the CBI, saying dented confidence was «deeply concerning».

Her local MP, Labour shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna, got over his original reticence and became involved, writing letters to Theresa May about the case.

After Vince Cable wrote to companies Shadow Business Secretary Chuka Umunna said the government had «caved in» by failing to introduce promised shareholder votes on executive remuneration.

Shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna is ranked by the bookies as second favourite.

Shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna commented: «It is staggering ministers should have allowed themselves to get into such a quandary over the Hester bonus given they knew it was in the offing for many months and would be a matter of immense public interest.