Sentences with phrase «former flatmate»

Many Labour MPs always thought it was strange that Tony Blair's former flatmate wanted to be there in the first place.

The former lord chancellor and Tony Blair's former flatmate Lord Falconer - who had voted for 90 - day detention under Mr Blair's premiership - came out against the plans.

The former defence secretary had to apologise after revelations emerged that he had regular meetings in the Ministry of Defence with his former flatmate and best man, Adam Werritty.

He is a former flatmate of the Unite general secretary, Len McCluskey, and resigned as Labour's election coordinator over the Falkirk selection row involving the trade union.

Meanwhile, Mr Fox's position looked increasingly tenuous after more reports emerged of his friendship with Adam Werritty, a former flatmate who came on 18 of his trips as defence secretary.

He paid tribute to his predecessor and former flatmate, saying Mr Purnell had «made a real impact» at DCMS.

Perhaps Falconer's belief in defending New Labour's legacy explains why he has decided to fight on inside Jeremy Corbyn's opposition tent, but one wonders if his former flatmate approves of his current role.

Lord Falconer, a surprise appointment to this shadow cabinet having been a key member of the Blair government and a former flatmate of the ex-Prime Minister, quit as Shadow Justice Secretary to take the number of vacant roles in Mr Corbyn's team to 10.

Alas there are no such improvements to report in the relationship between Watson and his former flatmate, Unite general secretary Len McLuskey.

The former flatmates» relationship broke down following the attempt to unseat Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader last summer.

He was a surprise appointment to Jeremy Corbyn's shadow cabinet, having been a key member of the Blair government, and a former flatmate of the ex-Prime Minister.

Werrity, Fox's former flatmate, had no official role at the Ministry of Defence or formal security clearance, but he was present with the defence secretary on 18 foreign trips and had business cards suggesting he was an adviser.

The move is a thinly veiled attack on the party's current deputy chief Tom Watson, after the former flatmates fell out over their support for Mr Corbyn.

Agent L was one of the first readers of the blog, and volunteered herself up as a referee early on, searching out her single male friends, and eventually putting me in touch with The Exhibitionist, her former flatmate.

At the suggestion of the conceptual artist Jonathan Monk, his friend and former flatmate, Shrigley reconsidered becoming an artist, and began presenting his drawings as they first appeared, instead of polishing them up.

You, in turn, can claim a proportionate amount of the fee from your flatmates or former flatmates, according to general principles of civil law.

This may be difficult in practice, though, if your former flatmates aren't willing to pay or are hard to reach; enforcing your claim may be time - consuming and costly.

They enlisted Gebbia's former flatmate, Nathan Blecharczyk, a computer science graduate, to develop the website and began coordinating the launch of the company around the Democratic National Convention of 2008 to capitalise on the lack of accommodation.

It was all very spesh and I was thrilled to have a chance to watch my sister - in - law... and former flatmate... at such a proud moment in her life.