Sentences with phrase «by shadow culture secretary»

The return of Rebekah Brooks to run Rupert Murdoch's UK newspaper operation has been described as «two fingers up to the British public» by the shadow culture secretary, in a strikingly aggressive intervention.

The judge cited points of order raised in the Commons chamber yesterday afternoon by shadow culture secretary Harriet Harman.

Not exact matches

«The process of awarding the supercasino licence has been rocked by continuing allegations and controversy,» shadow culture secretary Hugo Swire.

While much blame can be placed on Labour's regulatory system for both the banking crisis and abuses that are regularly unfolding before the eyes of an incredulous public, the chancellor's focus today should have remained on the reputation of the City being «at stake» - as put to him by shadow chief secretary to the Treasury Rachel Reeves - and a culture change, something that all parties agree to be critical.

«This is yet more evidence of an extraordinary lack of judgment by David Cameron,» shadow culture secretary Ivan Lewis said.

Michael Dugher, the shadow culture secretary, said their behaviour during the Syria debate showed that «their aggression is matched only by their stupidity».

Miller's confidence that the proposals «strike the right balance» was soon countered by her opposite number shadow Culture Secretary Yvette Cooper.

But Corbyn has been accused by some shadow cabinet members, most recently Michael Dugher, the shadow culture secretary, of sponsoring a faction rather than acting as a unifying figure in the whole of the Labour party.

With a series of allegations faced by some Labour MPs, as well as a number of Conservatives, Corbyn has been under pressure to explain why he made Hopkins shadow culture secretary in 2016 after complaints from a party activist.

The shadow culture secretary, Ivan Lewis, made the changes after an early draft of his speech, which appeared in the London Evening Standard, was seized on by the Tory chair, Lady Warsi.

Pro-Trident shadow defence secretary Maria Eagle was moved to the culture brief last night and replaced by Emily Thornberry, who has called Trident the «ultimate weapons of mass destruction».

This group, effectively led by shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn, has its firmest support within the shadow cabinet, counting shadow defence secretary Maria Eagle, deputy leader Tom Watson, shadow health secretary Heidi Alexander, shadow culture secretary Michael Dugher and shadow education secretary Lucy Powell among those planning to vote in favour.

Dominic Grieve, the Conservative shadow home secretary highlights one popular criticism: «The Act has attracted a huge amount of public hostility and helped to create a rights culture which has been seen by many people as forcing the state to make concessions to the undeserving... public bodies routinely hide behind the Act to hide their own incompetence.»