Sentences with phrase «former shadow ministers who»

Diane Abbott, a former shadow minister who has been steadfastly loyal to Miliband despite being sacked last October, said: «I think that by sacking her Ed Miliband made the story bigger.

Not exact matches

Two of Corbyn's choices who were only elected in June are former MEPs Anneliese Dodds as shadow Treasury minister and Afzal Khan, who becomes shadow Home Office minister.

Tony Lloyd, the former Stretford MP who stepped down to become Greater Manchester police and crime commissioner and was later beaten by Andy Burnham for the nomination to be Greater Manchester mayor, has been made a shadow housing minister.

Jeremy Corbyn has appointed an array of new MPs to frontbench Labour jobs as well as handing junior roles to recognisable names such as former shadow cabinet minister Gloria De Piero and Tracy Brabin, who replaced the murdered MP Jo Cox.

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.

Also getting front bench jobs were former Coronation Street actress - turned Labour MP Tracy Brabin and former shadow minister for young people Gloria De Piero, who resigned last year in protest at Corbyn's leadership.

Former financial journalist who entered parliament in 1997 as MP for Ashford, Damian Green has been shadow minister for immigration since 2005

One former shadow cabinet member, who quit in despair at Corbyn's inability to lead in Parliament or appear a potential Prime Minister, stopped me the evening of the 184,000 surge was announced.

They include Chi Onwurah, the former minister for culture and the digital economy, who wrote that it was «statistically interesting to say the least» that Labour's leader had made life difficult for two of the very few minority ethnic female MPs; and Pat Glass, who resigned as shadow education secretary in June two days after being appointed, in protest over Corbyn's leadership.

Most former cabinet ministers will now shadow their old posts, but there are a few notable exceptions, the most obvious being Gordon Brown, who has returned to the backbenches after quitting as Labour leader.

The former shadow cabinet ministers have reached a «common understanding» about the best way to take on Mr Corbyn, who won a landslide victory last year, after wrangles over who should stand against him.

He dismissed suggestions from former shadow cabinet minister Owen Smith, who is thought to be considering his own leadership bid, that he would split the party.

«There are some on the left of the party who may be prevaricating about our membership but actually it's about jobs, growth and the future of our country and we have to make that case,» the former shadow minister told the Andrew Marr Show.

David Heathcoat - Amory as a former Treasury Minister who has once been shadow chief secretary has the mettle to sell smaller government as the solution to Gordon Brown's mess.

Mr Brennan, who submitted the question in his former role as shadow schools minister, said: «It is a totally bizarre situation.

Glass, who is the MP for North West Durham and a former senior local education authority worker, most recently served as shadow Europe minister in Jeremy Corbyn's frontbench team.

But Professor Arthur was reprimanded by Kevin Brennan (pictured), the former shadow schools minister, who said: «It's interesting that, having blamed the Labour party for current Tory education policy, he's taking advantage of it by opening a free school in Birmingham, which is very interesting rhetorical gymnastics.»