Sentences with phrase «labour ministers ever»

Once again I feel bound to ask whether Labour ministers ever reflect on their lack of success since 1997 in achieving goals which they profess to be important to them.

He even goes much further than Labour ministers ever dared by using the «R» word (redistribution) and spelling out exactly what he means — «a tax system that means people at the bottom end of the scale pay less and at the top end of the scale pay more».

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The Labour party appointed Seema Malhotra as the first - ever shadow minister to tackle violence against women and girls, and the Archbishop of Canterbury vocalised his backing for Christian charity Restored, which is equipping the Church to tackle gender - based violence.

There is now a Tory Prime Minister with a majority in Parliament with the lowest share of the popular vote ever, who presided over the longest decline in living standards, yet Labour lost seats.

But it is the country he needs to persuade if he is ever to return to a Labour conference as party leader and prime minister.»

Thus, with the acquiescence of Asquith's Liberals, Ramsay MacDonald became the first ever Labour Prime Minister in January 1924, forming the first Labour government, despite Labour only having 191 MPs (less than a third of the House of Commons).

«The last time we had a good battling female Minister who stood up for Britain she was armed only with a handbag, yet with that one piece of equipment she came back with the biggest rebate we ever got: the rebate the Labour party stupidly gave away, and the rebate we need back.

However, until now, most Labour MP's criticism of Corbyn has focused on doubts about whether him becoming prime minister will ever be possible.

His comments come after two Labour backbenchers last night openly called for Mr Prescott to resign as deputy prime minister, in an outbreak of hostilities that has been brewing ever since news broke of his affair with his diary secretary.

A move against this policy may also be a move against the Tory leader, at a time when the Leveson Inquiry edges ever closer to No 10's doorstep, Labour climb in the polls and the European growth versus austerity argument looks to isolate the prime minister.

However, the bill hides a quite stark example of discrimination — there has been a Minister for Women ever since the Labour Government was elected in 1997, yet no Minister for Men.

The Labour leader also appointed Dawn Butler as the shadow minister for black and minority ethnic communities, which means that there are five MPs in the shadow cabinet from the BAME community — the highest ever number.

Former European commissioner and Labour cabinet minister Peter Mandelson said: «As ever on Europe, it's not that Cameron is necessarily wrong on the issues, but he has no workable strategy to achieve his ends.

20 days ago, David Cameron announced that he would be stepping down as Prime Minister and we faced the prospect of a General Election, against a Party led by some of the most right wing Tories ever, and with UKIP buoyed by huge Leave votes in our Labour heartlands, including in places like Clifton.

Matthew Tawo Mbu was Federal Minister of Labour from 1953 - 54, being Nigeria's youngest minister ever at the agMinister of Labour from 1953 - 54, being Nigeria's youngest minister ever at the agminister ever at the age of 23.

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