Sentences with phrase «affair spokesman»

Today's result, however, failed to return a strong mandate for the former home affairs spokesman.

As a former home affairs spokesman, the domestic themes of the first debate suited him.

Listen to Liberal Democrat foreign affairs spokesman Ed Davey support Reprieve's legal action seeking to force the government to publish its guidance on intelligence gained through torture:

«Rarely has so much effort been made to collect so much intrusive and irrelevant data,» said Lib Dem home affairs spokesman Chris Huhne.

Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman Nick Clegg added: «Control orders were the centrepiece of the government's anti-terrorist strategy.

Lib Dem economic affairs spokesman Vince Cable said: «Gordon Brown mustn't delay his actions because of stubborn pride.

Dr Charles Tannock, MEP for London and Conservative Foreign Affairs Spokesman in the European Parliament, argues that whilst MPs have less responsibility for legislation than MEPs we get our money's worth from them in other ways.

In a comment piece featured on politics.co.uk today, Liberal Democrat foreign affairs spokesman Ed Davey, seemed to echo that position.

«Thank goodness the lord chancellor has now realised that the government's wobbling on the human rights convention did nobody any good,» said Liberal Democrat constitutional affairs spokesman Simon Hughes.

Lib Dem economic affairs spokesman Vince Cable accused the government of doing too little to prevent a housing crash, warning repossession orders risked rivalling the highs seen in 1993.

Stewart Hosie, home affairs spokesman for the Scottish National party (SNP), praised the security services, saying they had carried out a «diligent, professional, intelligence - led operation».

Commenting on Mr Brown's announcement, Liberal Democrat foreign affairs spokesman Edward Davey said: «A total ban on cluster munitions is long overdue, but we need clarity on timetable and details before we can celebrate any government u-turn on this issue.

«The disaster in Iraq has squandered British influence abroad,» said foreign affairs spokesman Michael Moore.

Liberal Democrat constitutional affairs spokesman Simon Hughes welcomed the plans, saying they were a «serious effort» to complete Lords reform that actually began in 1911, although he said his party would be voting for a wholly or substantially elected chamber.

Nick Clegg, Liberal Democrats home affairs spokesman said real evidence would be required before limits could be increased.

But the trickiness of his task in leading a united party forward was exposed as foreign affairs spokesman Menzies Campbell, a strong supporter of the Lib - Lab project, called for an unprecedented extension of co-operation with Labour to new policy areas including health and education.

Ross Greer MSP, the party's external affairs spokesman, said:

But, in heated exchanges, he went on to accuse home affairs spokesman Mr Clegg of «flip - flopping» over his policies.

Mr Graves says he made his decision before the twin «catastrophes» which saw Charles Kennedy and home affairs spokesman Mark Oaten resign.

They are deputy leader Paul Nuttal; deputy chairman Diane James; and migration and financial affairs spokesman Steven Woolfe.

Modesty has characterised Lib Dem foreign affairs spokesman Sir Menzies Campbell's reaction to his hat trick of wins in this week's politics awards.

Mark Oaten resigned as the Liberal Democrats» home affairs spokesman after stories of this married MP's visits to a male prostitute emerged.

«There is a view it would have been better to have an election and I agree with that,» says Lib Dem home affairs spokesman Alistair Carmichael, before referring to the most revered post-war Liberal Party leader.

The Lib Dem home affairs spokesman questioned the Conservatives» commitment to progressive values and civil liberties, in a wide ranging speech designed to convince voters «the Tories don't have to win».

Mr Huhne acted as home affairs spokesman when the Lib Dems were in opposition, but was given the energy and climate change brief after playing a prominent role in the coalition negotiations.

Labour's shadow home affairs spokesman Yvette Cooper said it showed the government was in chaos.

The multi-tasking William Graham is European Affairs spokesman, chief whip and group chairman.

Mr Clegg had himself been home affairs spokesman before winning the vote by party members, while Mr Huhne had been environment spokesman.

In Florida, where gay marriage is banned, state Department of Military Affairs spokesman Lt. Col. James Evans said he was unaware of any policy that would prohibit accepting a request for processing benefits.

«I am delighted that Nick Clegg has stood up for the British public on this,» Lib Dem home affairs spokesman Julian Huppert said.

Lib Dem home affairs spokesman Jeremy Browne said: «The government's incompetent handling of the asylum system is wasting taxpayers» money, compromising Britain's international reputation and fuelling public mistrust.»

«They have already committed to spending the revenue raised from reversing Tory cuts to the capital gains tax many times over,» shadow home affairs spokesman Lord Paddick said.

Amid controversy about Conservative spending commitments and their claims about Labour's tax policy, the Liberal Democrat economic affairs spokesman today branded the Tories cynical in his speech to the Liberal Democrat conference in Bournemouth.

Mark OatenThe Lib Dem home affairs spokesman stood for party leader in 2006 and was widely rumoured to be Charles Kennedy's favoured successor.

The party's home affairs spokesman Joanna Cherry told Sky's Murnaghan programme she was «already aware that a number of leading Tory backbenchers will be with us on that».

[37][38] Hours later, Luis Miranda, the White House's Hispanic Affairs spokesman, told Puerto Rico's El Nuevo Día that the Obama administration thought a majority of Puerto Ricans voted for statehood and supported Congress taking action.

Hours before he quit, Lib Dem peer Brian Paddick - who was Britain's most senior openly gay police officer in the Met Police - piled on pressure by resigning as home affairs spokesman over his «views».

In the first reshuffle after the leadership election, he was appointed Liberal Democrat Environment, Energy, Food and Rural Affairs spokesman.

Nick Harvey has dropped out and is backing Menzies «Ming» Campbell, the silver - haired foreign affairs spokesman who is 58 and a few weeks younger than Mr Ashdown.

Liberal Democrat foreign affairs spokesman Tom Brake said: «Nigel Farage has spent years attacking the so - called Brussels gravy train while doing his best to cash in on EU taxpayer - funded expenses.

Party's home affairs spokesman steps up attacks on PM over policing cuts before conference speech

Admits new role as home affairs spokesman unexpected after he and wife Yvette Cooper are passed over for economics job

Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Lu Kang said Monday that Beijing's policy was «clear for all to see when it comes to promoting the denuclearization of the peninsula.»

Claim: The paper says the party's home affairs spokesman claimed for a # 119 Corby trouser press, delivered to his London home despite his second home being in Hampshire.

Unfortunately the gravitas he exuded as foreign affairs spokesman seemed to elude him after he became leader, proving to be a hesitant performer at his early Prime Minister's Questions.

«In a rare moment of self - awareness, Jacqui Smith has admitted that the government put spin over substance,» said home affairs spokesman Chris Huhne.

According to Tim Montgomerie on Conservative Home, the poll also shows that «24 % told GfK NOP that they would prefer Charles Kennedy to return as leader and slightly more (7 %) preferred LibDem Home Affairs spokesman Nick Clegg to the embattled Sir Menzies (6 %)», though I'm not sure what sort of question or structure this was in response to.

He rapidly became the party's Economic Affairs spokesman in parliament and was respected for the intellect of his views, if not for the often partisan nature of his comments.

Conservative home affairs spokesman Edward Garnier called for proper leadership on the issue and condemned the government for pushing the problems of the prison system from «minister to minister to minister».

Liberal Democrat foreign affairs spokesman Michael Moore said the former home secretary's comments were a «devastating critique» of New Labour's attempt to change its policy from that of the Conservatives.