Sentences with phrase «shadow cabinet position»

Tom Watson, who was involved in the selection of Labour's election candidates, resigned his shadow cabinet position over the Falkirk row in July.

Patrick Wintour has clearly been briefed that Byrne's shadow cabinet position is possibly up for grabs in a future reshuffle, and it's well - known that Miliband is keen to get a grip on the policy review process, potentially with the aim of speeding it up.

Target one - LibDem MP David Laws: Oborne reveals that key Orange Booker David Laws was offered a shadow cabinet position if he defected to the Conservatives.

However, most of the 35 already occupy senior shadow cabinet positions.

The moves mean that one third of the Labour frontbench shadow cabinet positions are now held by one of the 36 MPs who nominated Corbyn for the leadership last year.

This «democratic revolution» could entail democratic elections for shadow cabinet positions and digital consultations for members on policy.

He is also concerned that critics would fill the three shadow cabinet positions on the NEC.

The only other challenger who has come forward so far is Angela Eagle - who served on the government front benches under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown as well as holding shadow cabinet positions under Ed Miliband and Jeremy Corbyn.

Although the Labour leader has replaced most shadow cabinet positions, it will struggle to fill many of the vacancies, while he will have to face a parliamentary committee on Wednesday to discuss the confidence vote.

Cameron should get rid of the junior shadow cabinet positions currently occupied by Neville - Jones, Warsi and Shapps.

Not exact matches

Under Gordon Brown he rose to a ministerial position at the Foreign Office, but back in Opposition he fell well short of the votes required amongst his colleagues to make the shadow cabinet.

Under the current Labour system, the National Policy Forum receives delegates from constituency party associations and has a debate with the shadow Cabinet and affiliates about policy positions.

Corbyn's position is finally settled even if the thorny issue of shadow cabinet elections is not.

It wasn't good enough for the leader to read his position from a typed up script at shadow cabinet meetings discussing the prospect of military action against Isis in Syria or the EU referendum.

Corbyn has attempted to secure his position by strengthening his shadow cabinet and drawing in those who are ideologically similar to him.

[147] In his Shadow Cabinet reshuffle of May 2004, Howard appointed Johnson to the position of shadow arts minister.

Today Mr Clegg attempted to draw a line under his rivalry with Mr Huhne, insisting he could go back to being «colleagues» with the environment spokesman, who is now waiting to hear what position he will take in Mr Clegg's «shadow» Cabinet.

«The Parliamentary party and shadow cabinet have fully endorsed the position set out by Nick Clegg.

Tories drop immediate cuts, offer Cable Cabinet Treasury position, suggest three - year programme The shadow business secretary, Ken Clarke, today dropped clear hints as to the shape of a Conservative - Liberal Democrat deal to lead the government.

Following the party's decision to support the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill 2017, at least three shadow cabinet ministers, all representing constituencies which voted to remain in the EU, resigned from their position as a result of the party's decision to invoke Article 50 under the bill.

The SNP may currently have only 54 MPs, but it would also would find it much easier to fill the shadow cabinet posts than Corbyn, who still has many positions, including the Shadow Scottish Secretary, vacant.

(And while I understand your position on anonymous sources — it furthers your own poltical agend... sorry, I mean it's the ethical thing to do — could you at least number them so we know if the shadow cabinet member who told you things is the same one as last time, or a different one.

With Andy Burnham as shadow home secretary and Hilary Benn as shadow foreign secretary, the five most senior positions in Corbyn's shadow cabinet will be filled by men.

Charlie Falconer, one - time flatmate of Tony Blair and a man once described as being like a brother to the former prime minister, could easily be talking about his unlikely position in Jeremy Corbyn's shadow cabinet.

This would have begun back in the autumn, with the shadow cabinet and PLP coalescing around a clear position, spoken of publicly only as one of a number of options under consideration: continued membership of the single market with immediate application of an emergency brake on immigration, and a drive for serious reform to free movement.

It stood to reason then, that Corbyn would want to bring his own people into the shadow cabinet, to bolster his position as leader.

Burnham, who is not persuaded by the case for air strikes, warned that colleagues who voted against the party's proposed position would be «thrown to the wolves» and said that he would not be a part of a «sham shadow cabinet».

So does the number of women elected or appointed to positions of responsibility within Parliament, whether as Cabinet members, shadow ministers or select committee chairs.

Old Tories William Hague, David Davis, Liam Fox and George Osborne have all kept prominent positions in the shadow Cabinet.

The intervention is the first major statement from the former shadow home secretary, who was being tipped for the Home Office role during the early stages of last week, when Cabinet position were gradually being filled by the new coalition.

Ten months later he repeated this position in spades in a shadow cabinet meeting: «the shadow chancellor bluntly warned colleagues that even under a Labour government there would have to be serious cuts», perhaps referring to the Coalition's # 30 billion «hit list» being drawn up in the treasury.

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.

Theresa Villiers» position is strongly supported by London Mayor Boris Johnson but it is said that there is strong opposition within the shadow cabinet and from backbenchers including Graham Brady, John Redwood, David Wilshire and Ian Taylor.

Over half of the shadow cabinet remained in the same position as the previous month.

As another influential Labour backbencher, Clive Efford, argued that the existing shadow cabinet deserved to keep their positions, Harman said she would expect former critics in the party to now be happy to serve under Corbyn.

With the shadow chancellor, John McDonnell, expected to stay in place and Emily Thornberry likely to retain the foreign affairs brief, the four most senior positions in the shadow cabinet will all be held by London MPs.

Jeremy Corbyn's shadow cabinet deserve to retain their positions, an influential backbencher has said, as he urged MPs who have previously been critical of the Labour leader to back the party's top team.

Corbyn's job was to execute the decisions taken by the shadow cabinet, in the PLP, where over 200 of our MPs backed the remain campaign, by the trade unions, and at annual conference, which voted to back the remain position.

So the move of Diane Abbott up to the home secretary brief and promotion of Emily Thornberry to shadow foreign (incidentally, the first time a Labour shadow cabinet has seen an even gender split in the «great offices of state» as well as the elevation of a black woman to such a position) ensures that at the very top there's a unanimity of opinion.

She said she found her leader «decent, principled and kind», but added: «However, it is increasingly clear that your position is untenable and that you are unable to command the support of the shadow cabinet, the parliamentary Labour party, and most importantly the country.»

The open defiance by Maria Eagle shows that the shadow cabinet faces a bumpy ride after Corbyn told the conference he would use his «huge mandate» in the leadership contest to change the party's position.

If we enter an election campaign with most of the shadow cabinet having been in position for years our result will be much better.

At the end, the shadow cabinet decided collectively that Labour's position would be to vote in favour of triggering article 50 regardless of whether amendments pass.

For Ed Miliband, tentative early attempts to shift Labour's position on spending were argued against by Ballsites in shadow cabinet.

Ed Miliband could make shock return to Labour's shadow cabinet despite previously saying his position is «untenable»

Consequently James Hellyer thinks he shouldn't be given a prominent position in the shadow cabinet.

Most immediately, there's Corbyn's amazing letter outlining his personal position on British involvement in bombing Isil, pre-empting Monday's shadow cabinet discussion, astounding shadow ministers and MPs alike.

The Party: Janet (Kristin Scott Thomas) has just been appointed to a key ministerial position in the shadow cabinet — the crowning achievement of her political career.