Sentences with phrase «many members of the shadow cabinet»

Cameron had used his address in the Commons to attack various members of the shadow cabinet - including the leader.

The shadow defence secretary reacted angrily after the prime minister made a series of claims about members of the shadow cabinet.

There were no double - acts with members of the shadow cabinet such as Ed Balls, Harriet Harman, or Yvette Cooper — who many see at the Labour leader in waiting.

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.

They included 11 out of 28 Commons members of the shadow cabinet, six junior shadow ministers and three -LSB-...]

We have heard them uttered by members of his shadow cabinet.

Although he is not a member of the shadow cabinet, Mr Cameron told the meeting of the 1922 Committee last night that Mr Clarke would speak from the front bench «from time to time».

Trickett, whose recent article in the New Statesman certainly marks him out as the most left - wing member of the shadow cabinet, will certainly improve the advice Ed gets to hear.

They are both the work of shifting alliances of leading but disloyal members of his shadow cabinet.

The Labour MP has gone to great lengths to stress that he is one of the most business - friendly members of the shadow cabinet.

Current leader Jeremy Corbyn is being challenged by two former members of his shadow cabinet — Angela Eagle and Owen Smith.

Chuka Umunna, meanwhile, has been one of the most prominent members of the shadow cabinet, thanks to his interesting back story as the son of an immigrant and his supposed star quality.

By 9.30 pm on Sunday a further 11 members of the shadow cabinet had left their posts.

Ainsworth was notable as the only member of the shadow cabinet to have voted against the war in Iraq.

«Not that many members of the shadow cabinet represent a diverse London constituency and views about race and immigration are different once you step outside London if you think about it.

«What weighs with him is the polling which shows what the Tories are doing on immigration is popular and it certainly weighs on other members of the shadow Cabinet.

While it's unusual for someone seeking to become a Labour PPC to secure the support of three members of the shadow cabinet, Hayes was not alone among the candidates in getting top level backing.

Mr Cameron said on Sunday there were many members of his shadow cabinet who attended state schools, including shadow foreign secretary William Hague, shadow defence secretary Liam Fox and party chairman Eric Pickles.

The Labour leader was attacked by backbench MPs and even members of his shadow cabinet after the party lost seats in England and Wales and were humiliated in Scotland, where they finished a distant third.

Lord Tebbit is now regarded as «completely out of control» according to one member of the shadow cabinet.

[5][6] Press rumours of a split in the Labour Party had occurred since Jeremy Corbyn's election as leader in 2015; this intensified after pro-EU members of his shadow cabinet resigned in protest of his allegedly weak support for the Remain campaign, leading to a leadership challenge by Owen Smith.

Mr Cameron also rejected the argument too many members of his shadow Cabinet have jobs outside politics, making it appear that they are not ready to form a government.

Faster than one of those members of the shadow cabinet who gets sacked before she knows she has even been appointed.»

While members of the shadow cabinet were less critical, one did break ranks to express their unhappiness.

They include the 35 members of Labour's National Executive Committee and the 28 members of the shadow cabinet.

The Welsh Conservatives have replaced two members of their shadow cabinet in a surprise reshuffle today.

Another frontbencher also told the BBC: «There will be resignations among senior members of the shadow cabinet over this.»

The most senior gay member of the shadow Cabinet will visit the Tories» European partners to push for homosexual equality.

Whether it's Gordon Brown weeping over the tragic loss of his daughter, or members of the shadow cabinet briefing journalists about their worries for the Conservatives» fortunes, there are wobbly lips and squeaky bums aplenty among our representatives.

Various members of the shadow Cabinet, including Mr Osborne and foreign secretary William Hague will gather on the main stage on Sunday afternoon to discuss how the current economic climate is affecting homeowners and businesses and reveal the party's plan for a strong economy.

Former deputy prime minister John Prescott's wrote: «I really hope every member of the shadow cabinet thinks twice before writing for the Sun after that front page.»

- Eight members of the shadow cabinet come from within the south Yorkshire triangle between Sheffield, Doncaster and Leeds - Ed Miliband, Rosie Winterton, Ed Balls, Yvette Cooper, Mary Creagh, John Healey, Caroline Flint and Hilary Benn.

Two former members of the shadow cabinet, Eagle and Smith, launched challenges against his leadership last week.

Mr Benn and other moderate members of the shadow Cabinet who backed British action in Syria are tipped to be moved aside in the reshuffle as Mr Corbyn exerts his grip on the party.

Being a member of the shadow cabinet ties Davis down too much.

He said in November 2011: «I don't think there's a single member of the shadow cabinet who'd find it easy to sit down with Nick Clegg... What Clegg did last year was so shocking.

Labour has descended into crisis as several high - profile members of the shadow cabinet have quit in the past few hours.

When I was talking to a member of the shadow cabinet recently and was being criticised for not supporting All Women Shortlists I replied that gender diversity wasn't the only form of diversity.

Of course all members of the shadow cabinet will be travelling the length and breadth of the country during the campaign, but there will doubtless be particular interest in the constituencies which David Cameron visits.

Owen Smith, who was shadow work and pensions secretary until his resignation last week, is a more likely challenger to Jeremy Corbyn than Angela Eagle, according to a former senior member of the shadow cabinet.

Some members of the shadow cabinet appear a little too cautious, a little overly optimistic.

The government insisted on the removal of Mr Campbell, former director of communications to Tony Blair, because he was not a member of the shadow Cabinet.

Nick Herbert is one of three members of the shadow cabinet who are most likely to be the big beasts of the future.

George Osborne is certainly the most important member of the shadow cabinet to David Cameron.

However, in order to be taken as a serious government - in - waiting, politics has to come first and I was somewhat concerned recently to hear the following story about a member of the shadow cabinet: he had apparently already told David Cameron that he didn't want a higher profile post than that which he currently holds in advance of the general election, because he didn't want to give up other interests on account of time commitments or potential conflicts of interest involved in a different post.

A member of the shadow cabinet told ConservativeHome yesterday that the Tory leadership half expects Britain to be in the hands of the IMF by the time the party hopes to come to power and that an IMF regime will force a programme of cuts.

Chris Grayling, by far the most effective member of the shadow cabinet, has no declared outside interests.

The Tory grassroots, who had become increasingly sceptical of George Osborne's qualities, decided he was as effective as the other top members of the shadow cabinet, David Davis and William Hague.

Having notched up another record as the only member of the shadow cabinet and cabinet from 1997, Strathclyde broke through to the front rank when he was the beneficiary of a major internal Tory row over Lords reform in 1998.

A member of the shadow cabinet gasped: «I'm amazed he got away with it.»