Sentences with phrase «former labour minister»

The former Labour minister also reflects on his own time in office.

He asks her about an account in her book of a conversation with the former Labour minister Denzil Davies, who never supported devolution.

Prior to his death, former Labour minister Carl Sargeant was sacked amid allegations over his personal conduct.

Former Labour minister Alan Johnson - a former union leader - contends that the bill is «spiteful» and designed to «gerrymander votes in favour of the employer and against the employee».

Lord Adonis, the former Labour minister who is chairman of Mr Osborne's National Infrastructure Commission, today said new infrastructure spending was not just «jam tomorrow».

The home secretary faced a heated series of exchanges with MPs after Commons speaker John Bercow approved an urgent question put by the former Labour minister Tom Watson.

Chris Mullin, the former Labour minister, says that given the government is «a bit strapped for cash at the moment» would not it be a good time to reconsider the # 20bn Trident upgrade?

Alan Johnson has launched a staunch defence of former Labour minister Lord Sainsbury, who has been criticised for giving money to the Liberal Democrats as part of the EU referendum campaign.

It features 26 works chosen by seven «curators», among them the PM's wife Samantha Cameron, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, former Labour minister Lord Mandelson and the head of MI6 Sir John Sawers.

But former Labour minister Tom Harris questioned whether it was Sir Gus's constitutional duty to give political advice.

Former Labour minister Kim Howells has rejected leadership contender Jeremy Corbyn's call to renationalise some industries.

Another peer, David Triesman, a former Labour minister, said: «Keir Starmer [the shadow Brexit secretary] has done a fine job, a heroic job in many ways, but I don't think anybody could say that opposition has been shown fully.

Former Labour minister Kim Howells rejects leadership contender Jeremy Corbyn's call to renationalise some industries.

Former Labour minister David Blunkett MP said Osborne's speech «makes me want to be sick.

Her fellow Tory MP Sir Patrick Cormack, the former Labour minister Parmjit Dhanda, the deputy speaker Michael Lord and the cabinet veteran Margaret Beckett also threw their hats into the ring this week.

A former Labour minister has attacked Ed Miliband for making a «professional mistake» with his grocery bill gaffe, as he warned that the Labour leader lacks «an immediate appeal to the electorate».

It is understood that the former Labour minister Elliot Morley and his colleague David Chaytor, who were both accused of claiming for «phantom» mortgages, are among those under scrutiny.

Denis MacShane, former Labour minister: «History does not look kindly on a PM who goes to the polls because the polls are good.

Earlier former Labour minister Margaret Beckett fought back tears as she revealed she had been one of the 172 Labour MPs who backed a motion of no confidence in Mr Corbyn yesterday.

The BBC's Chris Mason interviews Mary Di Mauro, the Liberal Democrat candidate in the Wythenshawe and Sale East by - election, which was triggered by the death of the former Labour minister Paul Goggins.

Former Labour minister tells British Chambers of Commerce conference that leaving EU would erode ability to trade abroad

The BBC's Chris Mason interviews Rev Daniel Critchlow, the Conservative Party candidate in the Wythenshawe and Sale East by - election, which was triggered by the death of the former Labour minister Paul Goggins.

It was led by Alistair Darling, a former Labour minister.

The BBC's Chris Mason interviews John Bickley, the UK Independence Party candidate in the Wythenshawe and Sale East by - election, which was triggered by the death of the former Labour minister Paul Goggins.

The former Labour minister's enduring reputation guarantees that he will always get a tough press

The BBC's Chris Mason interviews Nigel Woodcock, the Green Party candidate in the Wythenshawe and Sale East by - election, which was triggered by the death of the former Labour minister Paul Goggins.

The BBC's Chris Mason interviews Michael Kane, the Labour candidate in the Wythenshawe and Sale East by - election, which was triggered by the death of the former Labour minister Paul Goggins.

Britain's threat to veto EU budget and boycott treaty is exasperating Europe, warns former Labour minister

The furore over MPs expenses stepped up a gear today, with a Tory resignation and the suspension of a former Labour minister.

At a pivotal point in South Africa's history, Winnie urged Nelson to risk ANC alienation and embrace young activists, writes former Labour minister for Africa Peter Hain

In August 2017, former Labour Minister for Education and Minister for the Arts, Baroness Tessa Blackstone, Labour's current Shadow Minister for Early Years, Tracy Brabin, and former Secretary of State for Scotland, former Government Deputy Chief Whip and Liberal Democrat MP for Orkney and Shetland, Alistair Carmichael, were part of a Caabu / Medical Aid for Palestinians delegation to the West Bank.

Former Labour minister Denis MacShane has quit as an MP after a watchdog ruled he had fiddled his expenses.

Hazel Blears - The former Labour minister claimed second home expenses for three different properties in a single year but the redacted receipts do not show this as addresses are blacked out.

Shamash's other clients with claims against News International are former spin doctor Alastair Campbell, football agent Phil Hughes, former Labour minister Elliot Morley and Jimmy Gardner, a friend of Gascoigne's.

The report was commissioned by the UK Government and produced by a group chaired by former Labour Minister Alan Milburn said that is was «especially concerned» that a smaller proportion of Welsh children who receive free school meals achieve five good GCSEs (26 %) compared to children from similar backgrounds in England (38 %).

Former Labour minister Vera Baird, now an elected police commissioner, has stripped all references to policing drugs out of her plans for the Northumbria force, and Lib Dem Sarah Brown this week urged Cambridge councillors that arresting cannabis smokers was not «a good use of resources».

Former Labour Minister Tessa Jowell has said Gordon Brown is to blame for the «disgusting and corrupt» antics of his Downing Street spin doctor Damian McBride.

Former Labour minister Chris Bryant raised a point of order demanding the Speaker write to police himself, on the basis that MPs» security had been affected by hacks into their mobile phones.

Former Labour minister Tom Harris has said he is not leaving Labour «yet» — despite saying «goodbye» to the party on Facebook last night.

Similarly, former Labour minister Denis MacShane took to Twitter to call the idea «a nice hand out for middle classes» — and was rebuked by Corbyn's former campaigns chief Jon Trickett.

The idea, championed by former Labour minister Frank Field, also has the backing on the left of the party.

As former Labour minister Andrew Adonis notes on the book's back cover: «To paraphrase Churchill, never in recent times has so much damage been inflicted by so few on so many.»

«The Woolas debacle has rendered null and void our line on Coulson,» a former Labour minister tells me.

Mr Healey will be reacting to a report from the New Local Government Network, a think tank overseen by former Labour minister Chris Leslie.

The delegations have included former Labour Minister for Education and Minister for the Arts, Baroness Tessa Blackstone, Labour's current Shadow Minister for Early Years, Tracy Brabin, and former Secretary of State for Scotland, former Government Deputy Chief Whip and Liberal Democrat MP for Orkney and Shetland, Alistair Carmichael.

In August 2017, former Labour Minister for Education and Minister for the Arts, Baroness Tessa Blackstone,...

The move comes after peers voted in favour of a motion by the former Labour minister Lady Hollis to halt the cuts until the government produces a scheme to compensate low - paid workers for three years.

Substance Not Spin, the new book by the former Labour minister Nick Raynsford, is an altogether different beast.

He is not the only former Labour minister seeking a return to power.

Among 17 phone - hacking victims given public apologies by News International in the High Court were Sarah, Duchess of York, actors Hugh Grant and Christopher Eccleston, the Catholic parish priest of singer Charlotte Church, singer James Blunt, Uri Geller, Geoffrey Robinson, the former Labour minister, and Colin Stagg, the man wrongly accused of the murder of Rachel Nickell.