Sentences with phrase «labour shadow cabinet minister»

Angela Eagle, the former Labour shadow cabinet minister and leadership contender, described the offer as a «Hobson's choice», meaning MPs could face a choice in two years» time between hard Brexit and no deal at all.

McDonnell also hit out at former Labour shadow cabinet minister Caroline Flint, after she told the BBC's Sunday Politics programme yesterday that his ambition that the party «hang on» in the recent local elections was not good enough.

Not exact matches

It's now clear what happens when a shadow Cabinet minister publicly expresses their difference of opinion with the Labour leader: They either get sacked or they get told to shut up, as shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn has been.

In September 2015, the newly elected Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn appointed Turley as shadow civil society minister in his first shadow cabinet.

I think the best bet for Labour here is for Ed Miliband to do what Harold Wilson did in the 1975 Common Market Referendum - allow Labour MPs, party members and shadow cabinet ministers to campaign for or against, or not at all, depending on their personal preferences.

Labour's shadow work and pension secretary Rachel Reeves has asked «when will the PM and IDS [Iain Duncan Smith] get a grip» on Universal Credit, after Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude admitted to ITV News that its implementation had been «pretty lamentable» so far:

Four shadow cabinet ministers resigned so they could be among the 47 Labour MPs to vote against Brexit.

Prime Minister David Cameron made ministerial changes, while Labour leader Ed Miliband reshuffled his shadow cabinet, with Caerphilly MP Wayne David becoming his PPS.

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.

Michael Dugher is the Labour MP for Barnsley East, vice-chairman of the Labour party and shadow Cabinet Office minister

«Our new shadow ministers will bolster the excellent work of Labour's shadow cabinet and departmental teams,» he said.

[17] In a March 2016 speech, Corbyn advocated the decriminalisation of the sex industry «without any discussion or consultation with his shadow cabinet, with me as his shadow minister for women and equalities, with women in the PLP or, to the best of my knowledge, with anyone in the wider Labour Party».

The shadow cabinet minister said Damian Bride's claims about Charles Clarke and John Reid were a «post script on the past» and Labour had «learned from those lessons of the past».

Jon Ashworth, Labour's shadow Cabinet Office minister, said: «Ukip would have us believe they stand for working people but the truth is very different — they're even more right wing than the Tories.

Our new shadow ministers will bolster the excellent work of Labour's shadow cabinet and departmental teams.

Alan Duncan, an openly - gay shadow cabinet minister, has accused Labour «stirring up hatred and division» ahead of this year's Gay Pride.

So when Ed Balls used his conference speech to signal Labour's departure from an unquestioning commitment to HS2, all eyes turned to Adonis, who as a shadow minister for infrastructure is also a shadow cabinet colleague of Mr Balls.

One shadow minister told PoliticsHome: «By writing a letter to Labour MPs opposing military action, Jeremy Corbyn has declared war on his own Shadow Cabinet.»

But most challenging of all was a picture round in which all of the answers were names of Labour's shadow cabinet ministers....

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.

Labour must pick its next leader from the emerging generation of MPs and long - term shadow cabinet favourites for the job should stand aside, a former cabinet minister has said.

Former shadow cabinet minister Clive Lewis clashed with former Europe minister Caroline Flint, as fellow Labour MP Lisa Nandy stood on the sidelines.

The Labour leader had wanted to move both Eagle and Benn, but up to 10 shadow cabinet ministers threatened to resign in protest.

«The best birthday present I could want is the shadow chancellor staying in the shadow cabinet», the prime minister bellowed at Ed Balls, freshly rewrapped and unwrapped after Ed Milband's reshuffling of his Labour team.

Many senior Labour politicians, most recently the shadow Cabinet Office minister Michael Dugher, spurn all discussion and planning for a coalition post-2015 as defeatist.

The political fallout from last week's Syria vote has continued with a Cabinet minister saying the results would be a matter for Ed Miliband's conscience and the shadow foreign secretary admitting he was not comfortable with the position Labour now finds itself in.

But when it is in opposition, Labour MPs elect the shadow cabinet ministers, which may allow for some unexpected figures to reach the front rank.

Labour's shadow cabinet office minister has written to the country's top civil servant asking «a number of important questions» over the arrest of the Prime Minister's former deputy policy adviser over allegations linked to child abuseminister has written to the country's top civil servant asking «a number of important questions» over the arrest of the Prime Minister's former deputy policy adviser over allegations linked to child abuseMinister's former deputy policy adviser over allegations linked to child abuse images.

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.

But supporters of Mr Smith say the campaign group Save Labour have encouraged thousands to sign up and vote for the former shadow Cabinet Minister.

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.

Former Gordon Brown aide Mr Ashworth is shadow minister without portfolio and fills one of three valuable shadow cabinet seats on Labour's ruling NEC.

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).

Labour members who make «disgusting» anti-Semitic remarks should be expelled and the party should adopt a «zero tolerance» approach to the problem, a shadow cabinet minister has said.

Labour needs to set out clear ideas over the coming months in order to persuade voters who are not yet convinced by the party, a shadow cabinet minister has said.

Two thirds of Labour's front bench roles would be left unfilled if Jeremy Corbyn wins the leadership because MPs will refuse to back his policies, shadow cabinet ministers have warned.

Labour prime ministers don't have cabinets elected in that way: so by what logic should the shadow cabinet?

Shadow cabinet ministers including the deputy Labour leader, Tom Watson, and the shadow home secretary, Andy Burnham, defended Dugher, saying he was a strong campaigner who was vital for winning back working class Labour support in the north of England.

Eagle and a host of other shadow cabinet ministers including Benn and the deputy leader, Tom Watson, believe that supporting Trident renewal is a vital part of assuring centrist voters that the nation's security would be safe in Labour's hands.

A wave of shadow cabinet ministers resigned in protest at Corbyn's leadership, accusing him of not doing enough to convince Labour voters to vote Remain.

Michael Dugher, Labour's shadow Cabinet Office minister, criticised the Lib Dems for squabbling among themselves.

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».

Some 49 Labour MPs joined a group including the SNP and Liberal Democrats in voting in support of the amendment tabled by former shadow cabinet minister Chuka Umunna.

A shadow Cabinet minister lashed out at Len McCluskey today after the union baron accused moderate Labour MPs of using the anti-Semitism row to hammer Jeremy Corbyn.

Digital currencies were also lauded by a shadow cabinet minister from the opposition Labour Party, Chi Onwurah, two weeks ago.