Sentences with phrase «former shadow defence secretary»

Claim: Former shadow defence secretary Michael Ancram, who is the marquess of Lothian, is reported to have claimed almost # 100 for the repair of a swimming pool boiler.

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Mr Cameron opted to keep leadership rival David Davis in his current post as shadow home secretary, with another former candidate, Liam Fox, moved to defence, and Mr Hague made shadow foreign secretary.

Former Labour defence spokesperson and shadow development secretary Jim Murphy described their claims as «desperate».

And Ed Miliband's former ally Lucy Powell becomes shadow education secretary, with Maria Eagle taking the post of defence secretary.

The former mayor of London has been made co-convener of the party's policy commission on defence, working alongside shadow defence secretary Maria Eagle.

After days of revelations and allegations about the former defence secretary's shadow political operation led by his unofficial adviser, Liam Fox's resignation was unavoidable.

In addition to former shadow home secretary Davis and former defence secretary Fox, prominent MPs backing the group include Dominic Raab, Priti Patel and Robert Halfon.

Former Shadow Secretary of State for Defence Clive Lewis has taken on a new role within the shadow cabinet as Shadow Business Secretary.

That raised eyebrows from former shadow Cabinet colleague Philip Hammond, now defence secretary, who said it could be difficult for Evans to remain in the job.

«Geoff Hoon, the former defence secretary, will face questions at the Iraq Inquiry about pre-war planning that left some British troops short of vital equipment when the invasion began... According to Liam Fox, the Conservative shadow defence spokesman, Mr Hoon delayed an order for body armour from September 2002 to November 2002.»