Sentences with phrase «conservative shadow foreign secretary»

Conservative shadow foreign secretary William Hague is in Washington to build bridges with the White House.

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The shadow foreign secretary, William Hague, has conceded that the Conservative party faces a new test after disappointing by - election results last week.

She quoted Douglas Alexander, the shadow foreign secretary, accusing the Conservatives of «a tendency to empty - chair those meetings that seem to be on the periphery of our interest».

In his interview with Dermot Murnaghan on Sky, Hilary Benn, the shadow foreign secretary, also said that he would not be sharing a platform with any Conservatives during the referendum campaign.

Hilary Benn, Labour's shadow foreign secretary, said it was a «shameful and cowardly poster», while Nicky Morgan, the Conservative education secretary, said: «Using the tragic deaths of innocent people to make a political point is simply shameful.»

She then debated her film in the Daily Politics studio with former Conservative leader Lord Howard and shadow foreign secretary Douglas Alexander.

Labour's narrow lead in the Heywood and Middleton byelection was the result of a «collapse» of the Conservative and Lib Dem vote into support for Ukip, the shadow foreign secretary said.

Peter Griffiths stood as the Conservative candidate against the shadow foreign secretary Patrick Gordon - Walker.

«Last May Conservatives called for the minimum age for foreign spouses to be raised to 21,» said Dominic Grieve, the shadow home secretary.

«We can not have it that both the vice chairman of the Conservative party is right and the shadow foreign secretary is right,» she said.

The foreign secretary David Miliband's attack on the Conservative party chairman, Eric Pickles — for suggesting that Latvians who had joined the Waffen SS Volunteer Legion were only «conscripts» following orders — has drawn inevitable invective from Tories, including shadow foreign secretary William Hague.

The UK Independence Party poses a «mortal threat» to the Conservatives» chances of winning the next election, the shadow foreign secretary has told ITV's The Agenda.

The comments reiterate deeply - held Conservative opposition to the idea, with some reports suggesting shadow foreign secretary William Hague said it would be «a hostile act» against an incoming Tory government for the EU to select him.

The Conservative party is staying quiet on the issue, with party insiders suggesting shadow foreign secretary William Hague will not be making further statements on the issue for a couple of days.

The foreign secretary hit out at Conservative calls for a referendum, saying eight members of the Tory shadow Cabinet had blocked a public vote in the Maastricht treaty.

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.

His comments come as a series of emails leaked to The Sunday Times suggest some Conservative MPs blame shadow foreign secretary William Hague for trying to scupper the pledge by briefing the press that it can not be done.

More than half of Labour voters (56 per cent) are pleased with Mr Corbyn's performance while just 25 per cent believe shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn, who was widely lauded for a bravura Commons speech backing military action against Islamic State in Syria, would make a good replacement, rising to 42 per cent among Conservative voters.

«A matter between him and the Inland Revenue,» David Cameron said, and his obfuscatory tone was echoed by the Conservative chair, the shadow foreign secretary and every other top Tory who was asked about it.

The 700 - strong guest list for the Conservative Friends of Israel (CFI) lunch at the Park Plaza Hotel in the shadow of the Houses of Parliament includes Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and Home Secretary Amber Rudd.