Sentences with phrase «conservative shadow work»

Conservative shadow work and pensions secretary Theresa May is challenged over fellow MPs» expense claims.

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When they do choose to exercise their freedom and work outside the office, they find they suffer as second - class citizens in the shadows of their less inventive and more conservative colleagues.

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.

Does their work herald a new era of conservative grassroots organizing, or will it remain a shadow of the shoe - leather emphasis of Democratic groups?

Any Conservative MP who has worked his or her socks off in some unrewarding shadow role will be pretty miffed to see MPs from the new intake replacing them or shooting past them in the pecking order.

Responding to today's disappointing economic figures, the shadow Chancellor Ed Balls said that the Conservatives «have not fixed the economy for working families».

A Conservative government would end the «something for nothing culture» of the welfare state, shadow work and pensions secretary, Chris Grayling has said.

Mrs Hammond took her complaint to Peter Ainsworth - then, as now, a member of the Conservative shadow cabinet, and for whom Mrs Hammond had once worked.

Replying to Labour criticism of Conservative plans to recognise marriage in the tax system, Philip Hammond, the shadow work and pensions secretary, told Channel 4 News: «What we have said, and we've clarified that this afternoon just so there shouldn't be any confusion, we are absolutely committed to introducing a recognition of marriage in the tax system during the course of the next parliament, if we win the election.»