Sentences with phrase «by shadow foreign secretary»

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.

It ran this article this morning and now the paper's website has published a piece by shadow foreign secretary William Hague, detailing the issues on which he says David Miliband has questions to answer.

The most fervent Brexiter in the cabinet has said he is encouraged by the shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry's suggestion that Labour would vote for an anodyne deal on leaving the European Union.

As tensions ran high, the Ilford MP was told to «calm down» by shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry.

Mr Cameron met the Chinese leader for 45 minutes on Sunday morning, accompanied by shadow foreign secretary William Hague and shadow chancellor George Osborne.

William Hague The Tory group is led by the shadow foreign secretary who is regarded as David Cameron's right - hand man.

She will be accompanied by shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry.

Mr Balls was rebutting a claim made by shadow foreign secretary William Hague about the «government's failure» over the case.

Not exact matches

The rival party leaders were joined by Commons speaker John Bercow and shadow foreign secretary (and Leeds MP) Hilary Benn.

Also during PMQs, May showed that she was riled by Emily Thornberry when she attacked the shadow foreign secretary for shouting «from her normal sedentary position».

Here's the line put out by Labour's shadow foreign secretary Douglas Alexander on the referendum debate.

The shadow foreign secretary admitted changing the Treaty of Rome would be an «enormous exercise» but said it should be something championed by the UK government.

The shadow foreign secretary, William Hague, has conceded that the Conservative party faces a new test after disappointing by - election results last week.

Meanwhile Starmer and the shadow foreign secretary, Emily Thornberry, will write to Davis on Wednesday with a list of 170 questions that they say remain unanswered by the government on Brexit — one for each day until article 50 is triggered in late March.

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 Monday's shadow cabinet meeting, MPs agreed that Corbyn would open Labour's argument in Wednesday's Commons debate by opposing airstrikes while shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn will close the debate with an argument in favour of the government's motion.

I listened to Cooper, now shadow foreign secretary, on Woman's Hour the other day and was struck by how successfully she's now softened her edges.

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's shadow foreign secretary Douglas Alexander today accused the Prime Minister of a «fairly knee - jerk reaction which... may well have been driven more by politics than by a considered judgment of the needs of the constitution».

She will apparently be joined by former shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn as she launches her bid, who was sacked from his post recently after saying he had no confidence in Mr Corbyn.

Former shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn has spoken to ITV News after his sacking by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.

His remarks are supplemented by a warning from the shadow foreign secretary, Douglas Alexander, that Cameron is in danger of putting a long - term question mark over the UK's relations with its largest trading partner at a time when the country is desperate to secure growth.

With Andy Burnham as shadow home secretary and Hilary Benn as shadow foreign secretary, the five most senior positions in Corbyn's shadow cabinet will be filled by men.

Even the usually super-loyal shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry declared in the Commons that there was «prima facie evidence» against Russia, and supported all the measures announced by the government in response to it.

The shadow foreign secretary, tipped for many years to be Labour's next leader but beaten by his younger brother by a margin of just 1.3 % on Saturday, sought to demonstrate his mood with two jokes.

Ed Balls is confirmed as Shadow Chancellor; his wife Yvette Cooper takes his job as shadow home secretary; Douglas Alexander takes her former portfolio of shadow foreign secretary; Lima Byrne becomes shadow work and pensions secretary; Tessa Jowell to take on responsibilities shadowing the Cabinet Office, formerly held by Byrne.

Mhairi Black, who becomes the UK's youngest MP at the age of 20, overturned former shadow foreign secretary Douglas Alexander's majority of 16,600 in Paisley and Renfrewshire South to win by 5,684 votes - a swing of 27 % from Labour to the SNP.

Emily Thornberry, who was sacked as shadow attorney general by former Labour leader Ed Milband, could replace Mr Benn as shadow foreign secretary.

That is the implication of tonight's comments by William Hague, the shadow foreign secretary and the man who pushed Lord Ashcroft's peerage through.

Making her keynote platform speech, the shadow foreign secretary set the foundations for her gag by talking about how she would like to see Labour claiming a few big Tory scalps in the next general election.

However, calls for a referendum on the treaty were reiterated today by the Conservatives, as shadow foreign secretary William Hague said the prime minister «can not walk away» from calling a poll on the treaty.

His comments come as a series of emails leaked to The Sunday Times suggest some Conservative MPs blame shadow foreign secretary William Hague for trying to scupper the pledge by briefing the press that it can not be done.

He is likely to be replaced as shadow home secretary by his wife, the shadow foreign secretary, Yvette Cooper.

William Hague responded by saying Labour must be in a «deserate panic» and attacked Labour's own record on funding: «People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones» the shadow foreign secretary said.

Miliband is thought to back privately Murphy's candidacy despite strong speculation the two men did not get on: Murphy is a Blairite who was moved from his shadow foreign secretary role to international development in an apparent demotion by Miliband.

Jeremy Corbyn is still being urged by his allies to sack the shadow foreign secretary, reports the Guardian's Rowena Mason, but has been warned that up to 10 of his senior team could walk out if Benn is removed.

Ms Lipman's attack came after shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry admitted she had been approached in the street by anti-Semites claiming to be Labour supporters.

The Labour leader, who was left reeling after his decision to sack the shadow foreign secretary, Hilary Benn, was followed by the resignations of 11 senior shadow cabinet members, said he would not «betray the trust» of the people who voted for him by stepping down.

The attack came after shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry (pictured on Marr today) admitted she had been approached in the street by anti-Semites claiming to be Labour supporters.

David Miliband, the shadow Foreign Secretary and front - runner, was first out of the traps and wanted the party to make a decision by July.

In an exchange with the shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry, he opted to call her by her «married» name of Lady Nugee; a name he initially couldn't remember, until he was prompted by one of his Tory colleagues.

«A matter between him and the Inland Revenue,» David Cameron said, and his obfuscatory tone was echoed by the Conservative chair, the shadow foreign secretary and every other top Tory who was asked about it.

Others whose constituencies are an average size could still see their seats carved up, such as the shadow foreign secretary, Hilary Benn, whose Leeds Central seat was recommended for abolition in the last analysis by the Boundary Commission for England.

The shadow foreign secretary told the programme that the documents proved what he has said for the last decade: that Ashcroft had abided by an undertaking in 2000 to be resident in the UK to allow him to attend the House of Lords.

This view was challenged by Emily Thornberry, the shadow foreign secretary, at a meeting on Tuesday where she rejected the idea that the Labour party's answer to the greatest decision facing Britain is to say it could not decide either way.