Sentences with phrase «shadow chancellorship»

Mr Johnson, one of David Miliband's most prominent backers for the leadership, does not dispute that the older Miliband would have been offered the shadow chancellorship if he had agreed to serve in his sibling's team.

Those who suggested he would endorse David Miliband before voting closed on 22 September, or offer his second preference to the former foreign secretary in return for a guarantee of the shadow chancellorship, were victims of spin from the Mili - D camp.