Sentences with phrase «in shadow cabinet meetings»

Flint's performance prompted speculation from some commentators to question whether the topic had even been discussed in shadow cabinet meetings.

Ten months later he repeated this position in spades in a shadow cabinet meeting: «the shadow chancellor bluntly warned colleagues that even under a Labour government there would have to be serious cuts», perhaps referring to the Coalition's # 30 billion «hit list» being drawn up in the treasury.

«One of the things Ed has been so clear about — and I remember because I was in the shadow cabinet meeting — is he will not tolerate any of that kind of behaviour.

Not exact matches

She invited previously shunned shadow cabinet political advisers to meet - and - greet in the leader's boardroom.

Six weeks later, after being asked every week to do so by Maria Eagle when she met him at shadow cabinet meetings (I wasn't a member of the shadow cabinet, only the shadow secretaries of state sit in that meeting), Jeremy finally phoned me.

In Monday's shadow cabinet meeting, MPs agreed that Corbyn would open Labour's argument in Wednesday's Commons debate by opposing airstrikes while shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn will close the debate with an argument in favour of the government's motioIn Monday's shadow cabinet meeting, MPs agreed that Corbyn would open Labour's argument in Wednesday's Commons debate by opposing airstrikes while shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn will close the debate with an argument in favour of the government's motioin Wednesday's Commons debate by opposing airstrikes while shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn will close the debate with an argument in favour of the government's motioin favour of the government's motion.

Hours earlier, Corbyn had faced a ferocious meeting of his shadow cabinet in which he had been forced to surrender into giving them a free vote on war in Syria.

The new - look shadow cabinet has held an awkward first meeting in which Jeremy Corbyn was overheard...

It wasn't good enough for the leader to read his position from a typed up script at shadow cabinet meetings discussing the prospect of military action against Isis in Syria or the EU referendum.

Corbyn and his team are meeting possible candidates for a return to the shadow cabinet in the coming weeks.

But, while in agreement with Labour's governing body, the National Executive Committee, that Corbyn should be on the ballot paper in the leadership contest, Smith nevertheless decided to resign and oppose his leader when a meeting between Corbyn and the so - called soft left of the shadow cabinet, including shadow energy secretary Lisa Nandy, led to rancour.

In 1976, not long after becoming leader of the Opposition, she was chairing a shadow Cabinet meeting to discuss immigration policy when proceedings were interrupted by a bell.

The party is currently meeting in Liverpool where it passed its Refounding Labour motion, giving Mr Miliband the chance to choose his own shadow Cabinet.

The new - look shadow cabinet has held an awkward first meeting in which Jeremy Corbyn was overheard expressing concerns about letting the TV cameras film the event.

A spokesman for Mr Corbyn insisted the issue of shadow cabinet elections will still be discussed in a special meeting of party chiefs next month to agree the wider rule changes.

Fellow Labour MPs have dubbed it the «G10» — a grouping that grew out of those who refused to serve in Corbyn's shadow cabinet — and is said to meet regularly, before the weekly gathering of the parliamentary Labour party.

The Guardian understands that Corbyn is considering convening an extra meeting of the shadow cabinet later this week to discuss the issue, which risks exacerbating the rift between MPs in post-industrial seats where there are profound concerns about immigration and those in constituencies that voted remain.

«Owen Smith was in the shadow cabinet until two weeks ago and he came to see me to say he was very happy in the shadow cabinet and wanted to stay there and then left the meeting and resigned which was a slightly odd thing to do,» said the Labour leader.

The emails from party members will be examined by the party's national policy forum (NPF), which meets this weekend in Leeds, and whose members include the shadow cabinet and trade union leaders.

Labour leader Ed Miliband and his team are holding their shadow cabinet meeting at the aquatics centre in the Olympic park.

«So I say quite clearly to Jeremy I am willing to serve in his shadow cabinet if he meets us part way.

When we meet, her fast - tracking into frontline politics by David Cameron - via a recently announced seat in the House of Lords - is being talked up by her minders as the stuff of history: Warsi is the first Muslim to sit in either the cabinet or the shadow cabinet, and when she takes her seat in the Lords, she will be the youngest non-hereditary peer.

In an interview with the Guardian, the party leader also said a report on the byelection defeat would be delivered to the shadow cabinet and the national executive committee meetings on Tuesday as the row over the causes drew in the party's deputy leader and leader of UnitIn an interview with the Guardian, the party leader also said a report on the byelection defeat would be delivered to the shadow cabinet and the national executive committee meetings on Tuesday as the row over the causes drew in the party's deputy leader and leader of Unitin the party's deputy leader and leader of Unite.

Scottish Tory leader Annabel Goldie was in Westminster today to attend the shadow cabinet meeting - something which she will now be doing on a monthly basis.