Sentences with phrase «by the labour leader»

Two of Oldham's sponsors — Mecca Bingo and Verlin Rainwater Solutions — have also said they will pull out of their deals should Evans be signed; a sentiment supported by Labour leader Ed Miliband.

If his comments had been made by a Labour leader at any other time in the past four decades they would have caused controversy, Mr Clarke insisted.

In 1984, Harriet was appointed by Labour leader Neil Kinnock to Labour's front bench as Shadow Minister for Social Services.

But Graham is even more fascinated by the Labour leader's most fervent supporters and the way that the party appears to have transformed since Corbyn arrived on the scene.

Mrs May made a concession, welcomed by some Labour leaders as well as most Conservatives, which was in effect a worthless sop.

Jeremy Corbyn said in his response to the Prime Minister's latest statement on Russia that he had «been a robust critic of the Russian government for more than 20 years» but Woodcock intervened to insist that was «Just not true» and quoted a Morning Star article by the Labour leader.

His vision of «stakeholding» in New Britain (1996) and Anthony Crosland's priority on the poor in The Future of Socialism (1963), what Blair calls «a magnificent essay», were different visions by Labour leaders of how to redress capitalist excess.

Commenting on today's speech by the Labour leader, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers» union, said this:

She was defended by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, who said Ms Abbott had corrected the figure and it was now «absolutely clear».

Why is the magazine so upset by the Labour leader's attitude on a fashion shoot, asks the Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

Osborne's fuel duty commitment follows intense backbench pressure and is his riposte to the promise last week by the Labour leader, Ed Miliband, to freeze electricity prices for 20 months after the 2015 election.

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

The pair's potential was spotted by Labour leader Neil Kinnock who promoted them into his shadow cabinet.

But he was slapped down by Labour leader Ed Miliband for «overblown rhetoric».

by the Labour leader, although when she spoke, she decided to ditch the cigs and reach straight for the bottle with her question about why minimum unit pricing for alcohol was «sitting on death row».

At a meeting on Tuesday, Labour's ruling National Executive Committee backed a plan cooked up by the Labour leader's office to deny Khan a speaking slot.

While short of the full inquiry called for by the Labour leader, it is a significant move in his direction, taking the assessment process outside of parliament and into the communities affected by the violence.

This was first introduced by New Labour, and by the way, supported by the labour leader of Kirklees Council.

Earlier on Wednesday, Gauke said he would end the helpline charge for claimants calling on mobile phones, an issue raised by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn at last week's prime minister's questions, calling it proof that ministers were listening to concerns.

Friday's immigration speech by the Labour leader suggests he understands his weakness.

On 8 October 2013, Abbott was sacked as shadow public health minister in a reshuffle by Labour leader Ed Miliband, [29] and replaced as Shadow Public Health Minister by Luciana Berger.

Having served as a Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to the Shadow Wales and Defence teams, he was appointed by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn as a Shadow Wales Minister in October 2016 and a Shadow Defence Minister in July 2017.

Downing Street «shocked» at comments by Labour leader, who says government should be clear that Israel's actions are wrong

Jeremy Corbyn's big interview at the start of the Labour conference has been praised as the «best interview by a Labour leader in over a decade» by John Prescott.

The discursive construction of «the people» versus powerful vested interests is a familiar one in politics, left and right, and it has been used repeatedly by Labour leaders down the years, including Tony Blair (as Ben Jackson recounts).

It follows a call for a day of action against the proposals by the Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn at the party's conference in Liverpool last week.

Ms Abrahams counter claim of bullying by the Labour Leader's office has been thrown out by.

Appointments confirmed by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn in his reshuffle today included Rebecca Long - Bailey, MP for Salford and Eccles, as Chief Secretary to the Treasury.

But she was among three peers appointed by the Labour leader this week and will be entitled to a # 300 - a-day allowance each day she attends the upper chamber for the rest of her life.

The full victory speech given by the Labour leader after he was re-elected in a landslide by members.

Mr Cable called for the Royal Bank of Scotland to be changed into a national investment bank for British business — an idea also proposed by Labour leader Ed Miliband.

Len McCluskey's remarks to the BBC were the first time he directly addressed proposals outlined by Labour leader Ed Miliband earlier this week.

I am ready to stay at home till eternity as instructed by our labour leaders if our demands are not met,» he stated with anger.

That decision has been criticised by the Labour leader, Ed Miliband, who said Mr Cable's survival was all about shoring up the coalition government.

He earned commendations from Corbyn's team after filling Glasgow Central mosque for a speech by the Labour leader during his tour of Scotland late last month.

Ed Miliband's terror of a Tory «Red Ed» tag triggered an ill - judged union denunciation by the Labour leader.

Last year Uncut revealed how team Miliband had plotted to sack Ed Balls in the Autumn reshuffle only to be thwarted by the Labour leader's weakness coming out of conference season.

Local party officials say they have been assured by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn there will be no attempt to parachute - in a leadership loyalist.

Jeremy Corbyn's cheerleader was joined by the Labour leader's right - hand man Seumas Milne at the London pub, where the cheapest fizz is # 51.

She was offered a peerage by the Labour leader after overseeing a report into anti-Semitism in the Labour Party described by Jewish groups as a «whitewash».

Mr Johnson, the leader of Labour's Remain campaign, was joined by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to launch the party's «battle bus» that will travel around the country ahead of June's referendum.

Ed Miliband's speech today was the most radical delivered by a Labour leader for a generation.

Cameron made the announcement during a grilling by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, who called for a u-turn on the proposals, which have been criticised across the political divide.

Not exact matches

«Having been hammered by political punters backing Jeremy Corbyn at 200/1 to be Labour leader, Donald Trump at 150/1 to be US President, Brexit and a Tory General Election victory both at 6/1, we're taking no chances this time round,» William Hill spokesman Graham Sharpe said.

To add to the uncertainty, Prime Minister Theresa May's handling of the negotiations could cost her her job — she could be replaced by a more «hardline» Tory leader or the Labour Party's leader, Jeremy Corbyn.

But it seems that the Brexit vote — combined with the strong possibility that Corbyn may not even be a Labour leader by the next General Election — proved too much Piketty.

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said: «I think what we need in this country is something more robust like a War Powers Act so that governments do get held to account by Parliament for what they do in our name.»

Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn has riled Catholics by partaking of the Eucharist whilst not being a practising Catholic.

Today's dramatic announcement by British politician David Miliband - once widely expected to succeed Gordon Brown as leader of the Labour Party - that he is stepping back from front - line politics completes a chapter in a political psycho - drama that has transfixed the British political classes for months.

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