Sentences with phrase «as home affairs spokesman»

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».

Throughout his campaign Mr Clegg has used his position as home affairs spokesman to attack the government's record on civil liberties, as well as highlighting the blunders that have beset Jacqui Smith's Home Office.

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.

Not exact matches

Lord Paddick, as it turned out, was not even the worst of them when, in a manner reminiscent of the innuendo of Victorian prejudice, he stuck the knife in by resigning as the party's home affairs spokesman, citing concerns about Farron's «views on various issues that were highlighted» during the general election.

Meanwhile home affairs spokesman Nick Clegg, who along with Mr Huhne is seen as one of the strongest contenders, is expected to launch his bid on Friday.

«Once again, the Home Office is fighting an undignified rearguard action designed to give as little as possible in response to the ruling of the European Court of Human Rights,» said Lib Dem home affairs spokesman Chris HuHome Office is fighting an undignified rearguard action designed to give as little as possible in response to the ruling of the European Court of Human Rights,» said Lib Dem home affairs spokesman Chris Huhome affairs spokesman Chris Huhne.

«The Conservatives» dalliance with liberalism is as dead as a dodo,» responded Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman Chris Huhne.

He became the party's home affairs spokesman in 1999, using that position to articulate the same liberal views he has consistently held on such issues as penal and asylum policy.

[157] Heath moved Maudling to the foreign affairs portfolio, and Douglas - Home took over Lloyd's responsibilities as spokesman on Commonwealth relations.

«Any prosecutor would be reluctant to call them as a witness for fear of being taken apart by the defence,» said Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman Chris Huhne.

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

However, Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman Nick Clegg dismissed the plans as a «half - baked gimmick» that would do nothing to tackle organised crime.

Sir Menzies will today announce his new home and foreign affairs teams and is expected to confirm that Vincent Cable will remain as treasury spokesman.

Lib Dem home affairs spokesman Sir Ed Davey, whose wife was re-elected as a Kingston councillor, said it was a «great night» and a «sign of things to come».

The Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman, Ed Davey, has accused Theresa May of «bashing the police» as he sought to paint his party as the natural defenders of law and order.

The Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman, Chris Huhne, described the move as «the most worrying development for many years».

After the 1997 election, he became a whip and subsequently served as a spokesman for home affairs and then health before joining the shadow cabinet as work and pensions spokesman.

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.