Sentences with phrase «look shadow cabinet»

This suggests a debate will be held at the first meeting of the new - look shadow cabinet early next week.

The number of black and ethnic minority members in the new - look shadow cabinet is hugely impressive, while the appointment of former chief prosecutor Sir Keir Starmer — yes, another North London MP — give Labour some much - needed clout in the vital shadow Brexit brief.

In many ways Mr Corbyn's new - look shadow cabinet is the one he would have liked to unveil this time last year.

Out of desperation I called a senior Labour source about whether we can expect the new - look shadow cabinet tonight.

However party rules state he can only do so via a vote of the whole shadow cabinet.It appears a final decision will be made by the new - look shadow cabinet when it meets for the first time next week.

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.

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

Not exact matches

Announcing his new - look team, Corbyn said: «I'm pleased to announce appointments to Labour's shadow cabinet.

«Looking at the two rows of the shadow cabinet scared me.

As Jeremy Corbyn looks set to be remain in place as Labour leader, moderate MPs are keeping themselves busy outside of his shadow cabinet.

Next to Corbyn he looks bland, confused (he attacks Corbyn's lack of credibility but offers him a role in the shadow cabinet) and at times desperate.

If you want more reason for dealing with the political elite's career structure in the Labour party, just look at who represents Yorkshire in Labour's shadow cabinet.

More mischievously, former senior advisers to the shadow cabinet were looking at ways they could quickly hang John McDonnell by his own petard, way before George Osborne, sensibly playing a longer game, could get his own dirty hands on him.

The fact that the Conservative Party looks united owes much to the loyal shadow cabinet service of David Davis and Liam Fox but there are sources of trouble ahead...

The FT says some of the shadow cabinet are looking at John McDonnell as a «brake» on Milne's plans to radically overhaul the top team.

And it's in that role, even after Corbyn's shock election as Labour leader, shadow cabinet resignations, removals and refusals to serve, that Falconer remains, looking ever more like something of a Blairite cuckoo in the Corbyn nest.

One former shadow cabinet member told the Mirror that Mr Corbyn's much - vaunted «olive branch» to MPs after his leadership victory now looked like «an act of war».

Yesterday's Daily Telegraph reported that Labour rebels were looking at creating an «alternative Labour» with its own shadow cabinet to vie for the role of official opposition.

Under the proposals of an unelected committee chaired by Margaret Beckett, the PLP looks set to abandon a requirement that an incoming Labour PM include elected shadow cabinet members in the new cabinet.

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.

Look out for Bradford (where the BNP has imploded and the shadow cabinet visited last week), Calderdale, Kirklees and Leeds.

Then we'll look at the women in the shadow cabinet and which are likeliest to break into the inner core.

Kevin Meagher looks at a battle hardened shadow cabinet.

Overall, there are more stars in the junior ranks of the front bench (good sign for the future) than in the shadow cabinet which at times doesn't look hungry enough.

Starting to look like @MichaelDugher has more support in the shadow cabinet than @jeremycorbyn.

(Although I know you are looking at potential) Given that Neville - Jones and Warsi have been enobled and put straight into the shadow cabinet they must be in David Cameron's longterm plans.

Corbyn's closest ally, the shadow chancellor, John McDonnell, said: «Look at Harold Wilson's cabinets.

Jon Trickett, Labour's election coordinator and a shadow cabinet member, agreed with the Liberal Democrats that it now looked like «the coronation of a new Conservative prime minister».

A former shadow cabinet member added: «It was the Rosie thing — and that it was clear that Jeremy was just looking to fill empty chairs rather than form a shadow cabinet of all the talents — that put people off.»

It looks like the impending round of budget negotiations between Balls and his shadow cabinet colleagues is going to be tougher than some had envisaged.