Sentences with phrase «mps shadowing government»

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In Monday's shadow cabinet meeting, MPs agreed that Corbyn would open Labour's argument in Wednesday's Commons debate by opposing airstrikes while shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn will close the debate with an argument in favour of the government's motion.

Some concessions to MPs are necessary — it's impossible to run a shadow cabinet and hold the government to account in parliament in the face of a mass boycott by senior MPs — but there are ways to shore up power for the future.

There is, of course, much pathos in the abrupt reduction of a party of government to a feeble shadow of its previous parliamentary self, mercilessly squashed from 56 MPs to eight.

Labour's shadow defence secretary Jim Murphy told MPs he was deeply concerned that service personnel returning from Afghanistan would find themselves welcomed as heroes by the public - but sacked by the government.

Labour was hit by the resignation of one of its top shadow cabinet talents as the government's Brexit bill was passed overwhelmingly by MPs.

Doing nothing might lead to suggestions he doesn't have control of his parliamentary party (perish the thought), on the other he's barely got enough MPs willing to shadow the government as it is.

If Corbyn wins, he'll struggle to find enough MPs to serve as his shadow ministers, which isn't the position of a party on the verge of government.

The hypocrisy of Labour's position, given its record in government, was not lost on Conservative MPs, who proceeded to harry Angela Eagle, the shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, who was opening the debate.

The shadow home secretary went home after falling ill - two hours before MPs voted on the Government's plans to formally begin the two - year Brexit process.

Mr Corbyn suffered a major rebellion in Wednesday night's Commons vote on the Government's Article 50 bill, with 47 of his MPs - including 15 shadow ministers - defying his three - line whip to back the legislation.

Speaking after Mr Cameron had addressed a meeting of Tory MPs, shadow foreign secretary William Hague said: «We will offer to the Liberal Democrats in a coalition government the holding of a referendum on the alternative vote system, so that the people of this country can decide what the best electoral system is for the future.»