Sentences with phrase «as shadow secretary»

«That's why more than a few pundits refer to Bill Gates as the shadow Secretary of Education,» he adds.

NAHT general secretary will be attending, as well as the shadow secretary of state for education, Angela Rayner MP, North West head teachers, parent campaigners, and members of parliament.

She served as shadow secretary of state for international development and more latterly as shadow secretary for local and devolved government, a role that David Cameron recast as shadowing the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.

Liam Byrne is said to be particularly aggrieved — sources familiar with his thinking say that in over two years as shadow secretary of state for work and pensions, the number of times he was able to sit down with the leader and discuss the issues around welfare, can be counted on the fingers of one hand.

He won the seat at the 2001 general election and, after a short stint as shadow secretary for education, was party leader within four years, beating David Davis, Liam Fox and Kenneth Clarke to the top job.

Owen Smith, who backed Ed Miliband in the leadership election, has been moved from the Treasury team to act as shadow secretary of state for Wales.

«Dear Jeremy, It has been a privilege to serve as shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs under your leadership.

It is a unique privilege to serve on our Party's frontbench, both in Opposition and in Government, and I thank you for appointing me last September as shadow secretary of state for housing and planning.

BASC statement on the appointment of Kerry McCarthy as shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sadiq Khan was a former radical human rights lawyer and doing a good job as shadow secretary for justice when he also became shadow minister for London, and responsible for running the general election campaign in London.

When then leader William Hague departed, his successor Iain Duncan Smith appointed May as shadow Secretary of State for transport.

The peccadilloes of the ruling classes have long been of fascination and as shadow secretary for media culture and sport, Chris Bryant, has written, sex scandals of all sorts — including adultery, homosexuality (when illegal) and murder — have gone hand - in - hand with political power for centuries.

Not exact matches

The party said Abrahams had agreed to stand aside as shadow work and pensions secretary while an «employment issue» is investigated by the top of the party.

She had served as work and pensions secretary during the final years of the New Labour government; after that she has been shadow minister for women and equalities, shadow foreign secretary and shadow home secretary.

Labour website LabourList said its readers ranked Ms Cooper as the most popular of Mr Miliband's team, with shadow chancellor Ed Balls, shadow education secretary Andy Burnham, shadow foreign secretary Douglas Alexander and shadow international development secretary Harriet Harman all well - liked.

The «spadework», as shadow transport secretary Maria Eagle says, was done by Andrew Adonis.

But shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper told him he was «completely out of touch» as the pair clashed on the Today programme this morning.

As well as being a constituency MP, she is also currently shadow home secretarAs well as being a constituency MP, she is also currently shadow home secretaras being a constituency MP, she is also currently shadow home secretary.

As shadow education secretary, I am determined to stop the snobbery about apprenticeships and vocational education.

«Just as many RAF personnel will be thinking about returning home having performed heroics in Libya, ministers are drawing up their P45s,» shadow defence secretary Jim Murphy said.

Speaking today at the Policy Exchange, shadow work and pensions secretary Chris Grayling said the welfare state must act as a safety net and not a way of life.

«I will remain as shadow home secretary for the time being,» said Burnham.

Emily Thornberry says «bollocks» after David Cameron describes her as «a shadow Defence Secretary who doesn't believe in defence».

In addition, Peter Dowd will fill Long - Bailey's position as shadow chief secretary to the Treasury.

One party official is quoted as saying that the shadow foreign secretary believes Mr Cameron's promise to withdraw from the EPP within a year is not possible.

«We now need to know how many employees were complicit in this process, how many will be losing their jobs as a result, and whether this needs to now go beyond the regulators and into a criminal investigation,» shadow financial secretary to the Treasury Chris Leslie said.

Previously shadow chief secretary to the Treasury, the MP for Salford and Eccles has emerged in recent weeks as Team Corbyn's favourite MP.

The ABI worked closely with Theresa May's Home Office team on successful reform of riot damages legislation and with her personally during her time as an impressive shadow Work & Pensions Secretary.

«This latest set back will do nothing to ease the concerns of the British public as we head towards a Gordon Brown coronation as prime minster,» claimed shadow work and pensions secretary Phillip Hammond.

It's now clear what happens when a shadow Cabinet minister publicly expresses their difference of opinion with the Labour leader: They either get sacked or they get told to shut up, as shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn has been.

Corbyn has also announced that Sue Hayman will replace Rachael Maskell as shadow environment secretary and Christina Rees will replace Jo Stevens as shadow Welsh secretary.

However there is a feeling among some that Yvette Cooper has the strongest credentials, having impressed as shadow home secretary for four years under Ed Miliband.

«Many commuters have faced a nasty new year shock as they discover fares have gone up by as much as 9.2 %,» shadow transport secretary Maria Eagle said.

After Andy Burnham spent a year swinging wildly at Michael Gove but with only occasional contact, Stephen Twigg's arrival as shadow education secretary brought a much more conciliatory approach, at least to the government.

Labour Party spokesman said that «she has been relieved of her post as shadow work and pensions secretary.»

Lisa Nandy, who stepped down as shadow energy secretary on Tuesday, said bullying, intimidation, harassment and death threats had been «unleashed against MPs from the right to the left of the party».

Yet shadow justice secretary Sadiq Khan pointed out that there is a «black hole» in the department, and that today's National Audit Office report revealed there was a # 130m loss of savings, since the Tory - led government took over 28 months ago, as a result of sentencing reforms not going ahead.

Labour's shadow cabinet agreed on Monday that MPs would be given a free vote, despite Corbyn's public opposition to strikes, to avert a threatened rebellion by pro-bombing members such as shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn.

In opposition she has been shadow foreign secretary and shadow home secretary, as well as shadow minister for work and pensions and for women and equalities.

Burnham is widely seen as having done extraordinarily well as shadow health secretary and there will be cries of horror if he is moved.

Sadiq Khan, who managed Miliband's successful leadership campaign, was appointed Shadow Justice Secretary and Shadow Lord Chancellor, and continuing Deputy Leader Harriet Harman continued to shadow Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, as well as being made Shadow International Development Secretary.

But after rolling mass resignations from the shadow cabinet, which have continued into Tuesday with Pat Glass resigning as shadow education secretary just two days after being appointed, Milband said it was time for Labour to unite around an alternative candidate.

The shadow education secretary may also discuss his own leadership ambitions as speculation over Ed Miliband's potential successor continues.

He also claimed that Smith had recently said he was «very happy» in the shadow cabinet - moments before he resigned as shadow work and pensions secretary.

Mr Cameron opted to keep leadership rival David Davis in his current post as shadow home secretary, with another former candidate, Liam Fox, moved to defence, and Mr Hague made shadow foreign secretary.

The Lewisham East MP criticised Corbyn's «inept, unprofessional and shoddy» tenure as she explained why she quit as shadow health secretary.

Meanwhile, a number of Corbyn supporters on Twitter also insisted that Labour's low standing under the current leader is a result of what they call the «chicken coup» — a reference to the flurry of resignations that was triggered by Hilary Benn standing down as shadow foreign secretary on 26 June.

Labour supports the continuation of state - funded faith schools and shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt said he saw them as «an important part of the educational landscape».

But at the time, the Tories had English MPs sitting as shadow Scottish and Welsh secretaries because they had so few MPs there.

However, opposition MPs condemned the proposals as too timid, and shadow work and pensions secretary Philip Hammond said they would be a «huge disappointment» to the 1.5 million families stuck on the current CSA system and expecting action.