Sentences with phrase «from shadow minister»

Michael Dugher: «New politics» is real casualty of Corbyn's reshuffle Labour backlash at rumours Thornberry will replace Benn Corbyn's «revenge reshuffle» sparks backlash from shadow minister

I have just stepped down from my shadow minister job, but not my responsibilities to my constituents, party or victims of abuse

Everyone who comes to visit, from the shadow minister for disabled people to delivery drivers, admires it and comments on how striking and beautiful it is.

Hunt will be chuffed to have been boosted from his shadow minister role to heading the brief — for which everyone from Vernon Coaker to Liz Kendall to Rachel Reeves had been tipped — a chance to prove he's not just a broadcast personality who does some politics on the side...

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Now, thanks to tough new mortgage lending and insurance rules announced by federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau in October, some analysts predict that so - called «shadow banking» firms, which operate largely outside the purview of regulators, will see a surge of fresh business from frustrated homebuyers who can't get conventional loans.

Opposition came in part from Grant Gibbons, shadow minister of economic development and a member of political party One Bermuda Alliance, who had concerns about the details and lack of economic impact assessment.

In response to the interview, Chris Lesley, the shadow treasury minister, said:» «This is desperate stuff from George Osborne — lashing out in a frenzied way that demeans the office of the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

The former shadow minister has served his constituents since 1992 and escaped unscathed from the expenses scandal.

The chancellor acknowledged the work of individual campaigners like shadow minister Stella Creasy and Conservative backbencher Robin Walker, but refused to accept the policy had been driven from opposition.

In the afternoon I received a call from David Cameron's press officer Gabby Bertin correcting one of the quotes attributed to the Tory leader while Iain Dale unearthed a statement from shadow schools minister Michael Gove outlining his support for the policy in January 2008.

«This powerful intervention from doctors and health professionals underlines the compelling case for protecting children from smoking in cars,» Labour shadow public health minister Luciana Berger said.

As quick to fire off a barbed tweet as he is with a parliamentary put down, in recent years Bryant has fallen out with both the singer James Blunt — who labelled the then shadow arts minister a «classist gimp» after Bryant suggested his music career had benefited from a wealthy background - and the boxer Tyson Fury.

Bob Neill, shadow local government minister, said: «Council tax has gone through the roof under Gordon Brown, thanks to a combination of unfunded burdens imposed from Whitehall and fiddling of the local finance settlement.

Through the course of the conversations, I and my colleague Dan Jarvis - Labour's shadow minister for the arts and creative industries — have been having with people in the industry it's clear that there are some themes emerging about what our vision should look like and I want to hear from you about what you think.

Labour, which usually attacks from the right when it comes to immigration, also criticised the vans, with shadow immigration minister Chris Bryant branding them «ill - judged».

«It's classic smoke and mirrors from the Home Office,» shadow crime and security minister Diana Johnson said.

«After her big idea to cram more toddlers into the same nurseries had to be dropped, Liz Truss has had to resort to stealing Labour ideas from 2005,» shadow children's minister Sharon Hodgson said.

Labour's shadow minister without portfolio Jon Ashworth said: «We had warm words from the Prime Minister yesterday on the need for her Government to stand up for more than just a privileminister without portfolio Jon Ashworth said: «We had warm words from the Prime Minister yesterday on the need for her Government to stand up for more than just a privileMinister yesterday on the need for her Government to stand up for more than just a privileged few.

«Early indicators suggest that hundreds of thousands of people have gone missing from the electoral register,» shadow constitutional affairs minister Stephen Twigg said.

The shadow social care minister supports tuition fees, free schools and devolving more power from Westminster.

According to Pat McFadden, the shadow Europe minister, and a figure close to Blair, defeat flowed from Ed Miliband «turning the page on New Labour» and his failure to appeal to «the aspirational family that wants to do well».

Pat McFadden appointed shadow minister to make «hard - headed case» for EU as PM responds to election threat from Farage

But every previous former EU commissioner has been appointed to the Lords, and it is common for ministers and shadow ministers to be appointed from the Upper House.

The details will be published annually from April 2009 but shadow ministers will make an initial quarterly disclosure this July in a bid to show the party is moving towards transparency.

One shadow minister privately predicts 2016 will be the year when councils finally break under the strain of the remorseless spending cuts being imposed from Whitehall.

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.

If Benn had won the deputy leadership in 1981, there would have been a mass of defections to the SDP from MPs, including shadow ministers, and councillors, and several unions.

His tax plans, which have brought criticism from both the prime minister, Tony Blair, and shadow chancellor George Osborne propose a two pence cut in the basic rate, with the tax deficit supplemented by «green taxes» on vehicles and additional taxes for the rich.

Cat Smith MP, Labour's shadow minister for youth affairs, said: «Unfortunately the findings from this survey are unsurprising given the range of pressures facing young people today.

LIKE some bargain basement Macbeth, the ex-party chairman Grant Shapps, dagger in hand has been forced from the shadows to publicly call for the Prime Minister to step down.

Chris Williamson, a shadow minister and vocal Corbyn supporter, has suggested he would like to see MPs removed from the process entirely.

I seem to remember a certain Woolas being barred from parliament for lies by a court, appeal overturned by another court and yet was installed as a labour shadow minister.

«I shared the concerns raised from across the political spectrum when your parliamentary office was raided in 2008 when you were a shadow minister holding the Labour government to account,» she said.

Following the party's decision to support the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill 2017, at least three shadow cabinet ministers, all representing constituencies which voted to remain in the EU, resigned from their position as a result of the party's decision to invoke Article 50 under the bill.

The Labour leader has faced a tumultuous week in which he comprehensively lost a vote of no confidence, saw more than 50 shadow ministers walk out, and rejected calls for him to resign from leading figures.

High - profile members of that profession ejected from their Commons seats on May 7 included business secretary Vince Cable, pensions minister Steve Webb, schools minister David Laws and — in a small - hour moment that signalled the turning tide — shadow chancellor Ed Balls.

Jeremy Corbyn is under further pressure today after numerous junior shadow ministers led a fresh wave of resignations from his frontbench team.

The shadow cabinet minister said Damian Bride's claims about Charles Clarke and John Reid were a «post script on the past» and Labour had «learned from those lessons of the past».

Jack Dromey, the party's shadow policing minister, said: «Shaun Wright must resign from his position because the people of South Yorkshire have lost confidence in him.

«Increasingly, secretive groups, which don't have to declare where all their cash comes from, are channelling cash to key seats,» shadow Cabinet Office minister Jon Ashworth said.

«The Tories have raked in over # 1 million from private dinners with David Cameron and senior ministers in the last quarter,» shadow justice secretary Sadiq Khan said.

The highest level of claims from the Conservatives came from former shadow education minister Alun Cairns, who spent the entirety of his # 12,500 allowance despite having a family home 45 minutes away.

Speeches lauding the «enormous opportunities» of Brexit would not have been made, and unhelpful remarks from shadow cabinet ministers would not have been tolerated.

However shadow housing minister John Healey, who served as Gordon Brown's housing minister, distanced himself from McDonnell's rhetoric in an interview on the Radio 4 Today programme.

So when Ed Balls used his conference speech to signal Labour's departure from an unquestioning commitment to HS2, all eyes turned to Adonis, who as a shadow minister for infrastructure is also a shadow cabinet colleague of Mr Balls.

She said: «In all my time in Parliament, I have never experienced such lack of communication or respect for a shadow minister's work from a leader.

The full statement from shadow immigration minister Damian Green following the decision by the CPS he would not face charges.

Patrick Mercer, the shadow homeland security minister, has been axed from the Conservative frontbench after claiming racism is «part and parcel» of army life.

«It was evitable the government could not proceed with their hated and illegal residence test after the judgement from the high court,» shadow justice minister Andy Slaughter said.

Mr Green, the shadow immigration minister was arrested following the questioning of a civil servant, Christopher Galley, over leaks emanating from the Home Office.