Sentences with phrase «conservative shadow minister»

A line - up that included Henry Bellingham, the Conservative shadow minister for legal aid, and Paul Mendelle QC, chairman of the Criminal Bar Association, was never likely to be too positive.

The Conservative shadow minister of justice made it clear that getting any more money out of the Treasury at the current time was a «fantasy».

Conservative shadow minister Chris Grayling said Mr Brown is «incapable of breaking with the culture of cronyism», despite claiming he wants a new type of politics.

Alec announced the formation of the charity in October 2007 «in conjunction with the Atlantic Bridge Group, a non-profit organization chaired by the British Conservative shadow minister for defense, Liam Fox MP».

The Conservative shadow minister for schools, Nick Gibb, came out in support of the government guidelines:

The recent unhappy arrest of a Conservative shadow minister, the searching of his parliamentary office by anti-terrorist police and the seizure of his IT equipment and files, compounds a number of recent episodes of unhappiness about collusion between the police and the Home Secretary, and about the role of the Speaker and the Serjeant at Arms.

Labour leaders and ministers outnumbered Conservative shadow ministers by approximately two to one in 2007.

Not exact matches

The shadow minister for the cabinet office, with responsibility for the Conservatives» approach to IT, talks to Total Politics about how his party intends to use cloud

The chancellor acknowledged the work of individual campaigners like shadow minister Stella Creasy and Conservative backbencher Robin Walker, but refused to accept the policy had been driven from opposition.

«It is fantastic news that after over two years of unnecessary delays caused by the Conservative - led government 4G is finally on its way to the UK,» said Helen Goodman, shadow media minister.

Among the speakers due to address the rally is Labour MP and shadow city minister Richard Burgon, who will explain his opposition to the bombing before the protesters march to both Labour and Conservative headquarters, which are nearby.

«I suspect that the Conservative party are putting to the foremost of their considerations that these proposals might be to their own political advantage,» shadow justice minister Wayne David told politics.co.uk.

«It's a damning indictment of this government that, half way through this parliament, a former Conservative Cabinet minister is still calling for a plan for growth,» shadow chief secretary to the Treasury Rachel Reeves said.

Chris Williamson, the MP for Derby North who has been one of the Labour leader's most vocal champions, is made a shadow fire services minister, having won back his seat, which was snatched by the Conservatives in 2015.

Another former Conservative cabinet minister and ex-MP, David Mellor, was even more scathing, describing the Tories under Cameron as «this pale sad shadow of what the Tory party used to be» and warning that it was «ripping itself apart now because of the sense that David Cameron is a prisoner of Nick Clegg and the Lib Dems».

The appointment by the Conservative Party of Sayeeda Warsi as shadow minister for Community Cohesion sends the wrong signal at a time when Britain is fighting a global war against Islamic terrorism and extremism, both domestically and internationally.

Since ennobled, he is now shadow minister for welfare reform and is leading for the Conservatives on the Child Poverty Bill, which has its Committee Stage in the Lords next week.

These shadow ministers believe that - contrary to Labour's «under - delivery» to the LibDems - the Conservatives should deliver more in practical co-operation in government than they promise in opposition.»

It is clear that the Conservative shadow cabinet knows not to step on another shadow cabinet minister's toe.

The shadow agriculture minister Jim Paice and Conservative deputy chief whip Andrew Robathan also spoke at the event.

The highest level of claims from the Conservatives came from former shadow education minister Alun Cairns, who spent the entirety of his # 12,500 allowance despite having a family home 45 minutes away.

«This shows how out of touch Oliver Letwin and Conservatives really are,» Michael Dugher, Labour's shadow minister without portfolio, said.

Patrick Mercer, the shadow homeland security minister, has been axed from the Conservative frontbench after claiming racism is «part and parcel» of army life.

But shadow home secretary David Davis - who has led Conservative calls for a separate national security minister - has expressed doubts about the proposed split, warning that a break - up of the department could lead to «a whole new set of problems».

The Labour party is acknowledging that it will be outspent by the Conservatives by a margin of three to one in next year's general election but believes it will be able to «out - body» the Tories on the ground with a new generation of grassroots activists, shadow cabinet minister Gloria De Piero has said.

Until her appointment as a shadow minister in October 2010, Abbott appeared alongside former Conservative politician and media personality Michael Portillo on the BBC's weekly politics digest This Week.

On the other side of the house, businessman Adam Afriyie, Conservative MP for Windsor, is the shadow innovation minister.

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.

The Conservative shadow chancellor George Osborne has already been quoted as saying the prime minister's remarks «speak for themselves».

I'm afraid that the world has moved on from the time when a well crafted piece from John Redwood would be enough to send potential Ukip jacks back into their Tory boxes.A party where the old guard of Maude Clarke, Hurd, Heseltine, Gummer, Patten etc clearly now pull the strings of an inexperienced leader just endorses the fear of being conned.What did happen to the Tory policy on fisheries?Why can only backbenchers support BOO whilst shadow (non) ministers and whips are blackmailed into supporting the collective policy of continued EU membership.Why would those seeking disengagement from what even the most active champions of the EU now CONTINUALLY refer to as an experiment vote Conservative?

As a result, many ministers had been in place not just since the government was elected in 2010, but had covered the portfolio in Cameron's shadow cabinet or even earlier; Andrew Lansley had covered the health brief since 2004, when Michael Howard led the Conservatives in opposition.

Ever keen to provide comprehensive coverage of developments in the Conservative Party, here are details of some proposals outlined by shadow culture minister Ed Vaizey in a speech to the London Libraries Conference at the end of last week, but which have not received any attention in the national press.

«Stephen Hammond, the shadow transport minister, said the Conservatives had taken «excellent advice» on high - speed rail and were confident that a new line would be a success.

Janet Finch - Saunders, the Welsh Conservatives» shadow minister for local government, said: «These reports are further evidence of the need for a Wales - wide review of senior pay in Welsh local authorities, which is out of control and failing to deliver value for money for hardworking families.»

Labour cabinet members and ministers outnumbered Conservative shadow cabinet and ministers by approximately two to one (90 vs 46) in 2007; in 2012, Conservative cabinet members and ministers outnumbered their Labour counterparts by more than four to one (67 to 15).

It was presumably why two Conservative party leaders, William Hague and David Cameron, selected me to be shadow attorney general and why Cameron also appointed me as shadow home and then shadow justice minister, and why he, as prime minister, asked me to be solicitor general.

Whilst he only says to the paper that he would stand in a seat «in the Suffolk area», I am reliably informed that he specifically has his sights on the Bury St Edmunds constituency where he lives, which is currently represented by Conservative MP and shadow home affairs minister, David Ruffley.

But Mr Blaney does have some influential friends; the foundation's parliamentary counsel contains the former Conservative party chairman, Cecil Parkinson, Tory MP Gerald Howarth and shadow deputy prime minister, and likely future leadership contender, David Davis.

It is included in a new paper, Back on the Beat, published last night by David Ruffley, the shadow police reform minister, and you can download it directly as a pdf here or through the Conservative Party website.

Jon Trickett, Labour's election coordinator and a shadow cabinet member, agreed with the Liberal Democrats that it now looked like «the coronation of a new Conservative prime minister».

Conservatives eye seats in Midlands and northern England in the hope of ousting current and former shadow ministers

In fact there were two things missing from almost every shadow cabinet member's speech last week which have pulsated through every Minister's so far at Conservative conference.

Conservative campaigners are planning to target high - profile Labour MPs, some with large majorities, in the hope of unseating current and former shadow ministers including Liz Kendall, Tom Watson and Vernon Coaker.

Conservatives also said they were optimistic about unseating Nottingham MPs Lilian Greenwood, a former shadow transport secretary, and Coaker, the former schools minister.

Labour's shadow education secretary, Angela Rayner, said: «When even the Conservative - dominated education select committee calls Theresa May's new grammar schools an «unnecessary distraction», it's time that ministers finally sat up and took notice.

Angela Burns AM, the Welsh Conservatives» shadow education minister, added: «In 2011, average per pupil funding in Wales was # 600 less than in England, equating to hundreds of thousands of pounds less for Welsh secondary schools.

Angela Burns, Conservative shadow education minister, said it was alarming how many schools had raised concerns over the results.

For the Conservatives, shadow education minister Angela Burns said: «After a series of damning league tables and statistics laying bare failings in the Welsh education system, we need robust qualifications to restore confidence and drive up standards to meet the best in international comparisons.»

Conservative shadow education minister Angela Burns ridiculed Labour for seeking to «raise Welsh performance from the worst performing UK nation to the second worst by 2021».

The shadow education minister Andrew Davies AM said the Welsh Conservatives were «fully supportive» of the scheme but warned the assembly government not to be complacent.