Sentences with phrase «former shadow cabinet minister»

Launching his campaign to see off a challenge from former shadow cabinet minister Owen Smith, he took a dig at his rival's former job for pharmaceutical giant Pfizer.

Former shadow cabinet minister Heidi Alexander was among Labour MPs to condemn the decision, saying: «We will be a laughing stock.»

Former shadow cabinet minister Clive Lewis clashed with former Europe minister Caroline Flint, as fellow Labour MP Lisa Nandy stood on the sidelines.

He dismissed suggestions from former shadow cabinet minister Owen Smith, who is thought to be considering his own leadership bid, that he would split the party.

The senior former shadow Cabinet minister was criticised for submitting a # 957 claim for a «pewter finish» on radiators, and # 8,000 for work on his garden.

The first, from former shadow cabinet minister Caroline Flint, was part of a speech last month urging the party to commit to a full - blooded Brexit, outside the single market, customs union, and the realm of free movement of people.

Jeremy Corbyn has appointed an array of new MPs to frontbench Labour jobs as well as handing junior roles to recognisable names such as former shadow cabinet minister Gloria De Piero and Tracy Brabin, who replaced the murdered MP Jo Cox.

Some 49 Labour MPs joined a group including the SNP and Liberal Democrats in voting in support of the amendment tabled by former shadow cabinet minister Chuka Umunna.

Former shadow cabinet minister Heidi Alexander has announced she will stand down as an MP to take up the role of London's deputy mayor for transport.

Former shadow cabinet minister Clive Lewis will table questions in parliament to each government department, asking them to spell out their advertising spend with the newspaper since 2010, as well as future spending plans.

In a speech in London, the former shadow cabinet minister said that she would be able to «bring our party together again».

One MP said the effort was hopeless and the former shadow cabinet ministers should realise they are making matters worse by setting themselves up to look like Blairite plotters.

The former shadow cabinet minister told BBC News she first knew something was seriously wrong when she was walking into the Palace of Westminster and she saw people running towards her, including disabilities minister Penny Mordaunt.

Mary Creagh, a former shadow cabinet minister, also called for the ISC to launch an inquiry and demanded Boris Johnson, the foreign secretary, come to the House of Commons to give an assessment of the contents of the dossier.

But supporters of Mr Smith say the campaign group Save Labour have encouraged thousands to sign up and vote for the former shadow Cabinet Minister.

The former shadow cabinet ministers have reached a «common understanding» about the best way to take on Mr Corbyn, who won a landslide victory last year, after wrangles over who should stand against him.