Sentences with phrase «at former shadow minister»

Many are angry at former shadow minister Chris Leslie's attempts to drum up support for her - and the involvement of the Blairite campaign group Progress.

Not exact matches

McDonnell also hit out at former Labour shadow cabinet minister Caroline Flint, after she told the BBC's Sunday Politics programme yesterday that his ambition that the party «hang on» in the recent local elections was not good enough.

The former shadow education minister Tristram Hunt had a decidedly mixed 2015, but he recently talked pretty powerfully at the Fabian Society about the politics of inequality, Labour's frayed bond with working - class voters and the necessity of reinventing the party's belief in redistribution.

Also getting front bench jobs were former Coronation Street actress - turned Labour MP Tracy Brabin and former shadow minister for young people Gloria De Piero, who resigned last year in protest at Corbyn's leadership.

One former shadow minister told PoliticsHome: «If you look at the numbers, it will be impossible for him to appoint someone to every job - there simply isn't enough MPs willing to serve under him.

One former shadow cabinet member, who quit in despair at Corbyn's inability to lead in Parliament or appear a potential Prime Minister, stopped me the evening of the 184,000 surge was announced.

Some MPs have spoken of their frustration at the handling of the affair by the leadership, in a further sign of disquiet over Miliband just three weeks after 20 shadow ministers were said to be ready to oust their leader if former home secretary Alan Johnson was willing to step in.

Angela Eagle, the former Labour shadow cabinet minister and leadership contender, described the offer as a «Hobson's choice», meaning MPs could face a choice in two years» time between hard Brexit and no deal at all.

At Thursday's meeting Gary Streeter, a normally loyal backbencher, and former shadow minister for international affairs, warned that it would be «worse than Maastricht» if the government went ahead.

The signatories - including former shadow ministers Heidi Alexander, Paula Sherriff and Kerry McCarthy - said campaigning outside MPs» homes and offices and bullying at constituency meetings should be condemned rather than «quietly condoned».