Sentences with phrase «labour shadow business secretary»

Labour shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna has suggested his party's failure to speak to «aspirational middle - class» voters during the campaign period may have contributed to their election loss.

Her local MP, Labour shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna, got over his original reticence and became involved, writing letters to Theresa May about the case.

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Here's shadow business secretary, the dashing Chuka Umunna: «Labour has led calls for a British Investment Bank since last year.

Last weekend shadow business secretary Rebecca Long - Bailey claimed Labour wanted to «have it's cake and eat it» re Brexit.

John Denham, Labour's shadow business secretary, commented: «The gvernment's latest attempts to shore up its plans for a massive hike in tuition fees simply show that their plans are not worked out.

Chuka Umunna Labour's shadow business secretary responds to Vince Cable's admissions that the economy is performing poorly:

Labour also seized on the u-turn with shadow business secretary Clive Lewis saying: «The prime minister announced she is ditching her flagship policy to put workers on company boards - just one month after committing to it.

But now that former shadow business secretary Angela Eagle has triggered a leadership contest (before stepping aside for Owen Smith), Labour members have to consider whether somebody else should carry its new leftist banner.

Miliband, together with Ed Balls, shadow chancellor, and Chuka Umunna, shadow business secretary, say that this describes Labour's strategy exactly.

In an interview with the Daily Mirror, former shadow business secretary Ms Eagle said: «The Labour party needs to be saved.

The former shadow pensions secretary will take on Eagle, who was previously shadow business secretary, in a parliamentary Labour party (PLP) hustings on Monday, as the two challengers vie for support from MPs and MEPs before Wednesday's deadline for nominations.

Labour's shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna has described the government's trade union reform plans as» the latest in a long line of attempts to stifle reasonable democratic scrutiny, protest and challenge».

The shadow business secretary has dismissed an extra # 5 billion spending on regional growth as falling «far short» of Labour plans.

The debate came after Labour indicated a tougher approach to the EU when the shadow business secretary, Chuka Umunna, called for a change to one of the founding principles of the EU — freedom of movement — to be introduced to prevent EU citizens travelling to Britain in search of a job.

The former shadow business secretary is the most senior member of the Labour party to declare they would do so, after Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell both ruled out fighting the EU battle alongside the Tory leader.

Labour's shadow business secretary John Denham jumped on the news, claiming that Mr Clegg had «no credibility» on tuition fees.

Labour's shadow business secretary Rebecca Long - Bailey became the latest, and possibly last, victim...

Chuka Umunna, Labour's shadow business secretary, has laughed off a question about whether he intends to run for the top Labour job.

Stephen Kinnock, Labour MP for Aberavon, resigned as a PPS (aide) to shadow business secretary Angela Eagle

The shadow business secretary, Chuka Umunna, has confirmed he will stand for the Labour leadership.

Labour's link with the trade unions is «absolutely where it should be» says the shadow business secretary.

The article correctly confirms the statement by Labour's shadow business secretary that output per hour worked is higher in competitor nations.

Jeremy Corbyn has dramatically disagreed with his shadow business secretary over the total cost of Labour's spending commitments.

Labour's shadow business secretary Rebecca Long - Bailey became the latest, and possibly last, victim of Andrew Neil's aggressive Sunday Politics interview style when she was reduced to trotting out Conservative slogans to defend Labour's Brexit position.

Labour's shadow business secretary did not comment on the proposed banking split now being considered by a coalition government - initiated review, instead focusing on what he suggested were more practical concerns.

Labour leadership candidate Liz Kendall has won the backing of shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna.

He had faint praise for Miliband at Labour's «we love business» talk but shadow work and pensions secretary had no such luck

Clive Lewis, the shadow business secretary, has suggested he could yet vote against the third reading of the bill if Labour fails to have it amended.

Chuka Umunna, the shadow business secretary, admitted Labour had not gained extra votes in the way that it hoped in Heywood and Stourbridge byelection on Thursday.

The former shadow business secretary, Labour MP Chuka Umunna, said: «It is absolutely vital, as the party of work and social justice, that we have a clear and unequivocal policy to keep the UK in the single market and the customs union.

The former shadow business secretary has faced unrest among activists in the Wallasey constituency Labour party since she indicated that she might challenge Corbyn.

The shadow business secretary has suggested Labour may be interested in restricting free movement within the European Union for workers who do not have the firm offer of a job.

The shadow business secretary said that it was a vote against the political establishment and austerity, and that coming second in the poll was «really good» for Labour.

Politicians want Angela Eagle, who has stepped down as shadow business secretary, or Tom Watson, Labour's deputy leader, to agree about which of them will trigger the challenge if their leader continues to hold on in the face of massive hostility.

He intervened amid a vicious civil war in the Labour party, with former shadow business secretary Angela Eagle poised to launch a leadership challenge against Mr Corbyn today.

A Labour government will make it a criminal offence to use low - skilled European workers to undercut local workers and businesses, and change the rules so that more foreign national criminals are considered for deportation, the shadow home secretary, Yvette Cooper, has said.

Labour's shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna has said the «threat» of Britain leaving the European Union is «already actively damaging and diminishing Britain's clout in the world».

Labour's shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna said the Government was selling off the Royal Mail to make amends for George Osborne's «failed plan»:

Labour's shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna told the BBC's Newsnight that claims the policy could see the lights go out was «patently absurd» and «nonsense».

Former shadow business secretary says she is not a Blairite, Brownite or Corbynista but a «strong Labour woman»

Away from the Commons, shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna has said Labour will oppose Conservative plans to make it harder for workers to strike.

Angela Rayner, Labour's shadow education secretary, said the changes had been «chaotic» and that half of businesses «don't even know that this new grading system is coming in».