Sentences with phrase «of shadow minister»

The problem starts at least with the entry into the parliamentary offices of shadow minister, in order to get a whistle - blower wanted by the then Labour goverment.

Martha Osamor - mother of shadow minister Kate - signed an open letter in support of activists who'd been kicked out of Labour

Like Chuka Umunna, she entered Westminster in 2010 and has only held the office of shadow minister for care and older people for three and a half years.

Richard Benyon has joined the team of shadow ministers for environment, food and rural affairs whilst Crispin Blunt becomes shadow security minister.

The party has been broadly united in public since the general election, though shaken over the weekend by Corbyn's sacking of shadow ministers who defied the party whip to vote in favour of an amendment to the Queen's speech brought by Chuka Umunna, committing to keeping the UK in the single market after Brexit.

«A group of shadow ministers believe that one of Tony Blair's bigger strategic mistakes was to row back on co-operation with the Liberal Democrats when he won such a large Commons majority in 1997.

Mr Corbyn had condemned the «internal factional manoeuvring» which has seen dozens of shadow ministers resign in the last 36 hours in a bid to force him out.

The Liverpool Wavertree MP was one of a number of shadow ministers to quit their frontbench roles last year in protest at Corbyn's continued leadership of the party.

«Then he goes over the heads of his shadow ministers and his own whips» office to write a letter saying he's against bombing.

His departure has prompted an exodus of shadow ministers, leaving Jeremy Corbyn's defence team dwindling rapidly

By lunchtime, three of his shadow ministers had resigned in protest at the sacking of Pat McFadden.

I understand that a group of shadow ministers believe that one of Tony Blair's bigger strategic mistakes was to row back on co-operation with the Liberal Democrats when he won such a large Commons majority in 1997.

But one of the shadow ministers who resigned earlier this week, Kevan Jones, hit out at the leadership over the «shambles» of the reshuffle.

Not exact matches

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.

Poloz and his deputies were working in the shadow of a prime minister who was committed to balancing the budget.

THE SHADOW Minister for Trade and Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Peter Cook will address the WA International Traders» Club in a luncheon forum entitled Challenges and Opportunities in International Trade in the New Millennium on 16 June.

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.

- The shadow ministers of finance, justice, human resources, transport, aboriginal affairs, public works, industry, immigration and the environment — nine of the top files — are women.

If we are going to make known to the public any biblical issue as ministers of God, we MUST know beyond a shadow of a doubt what we are talking about.

But, when a Christian who is in a position of authority as a minister, priest, bishop, or what have you, abuses that authority, it does cast a shadow over anyone with the label, when the issue is not the faith itself, but the position of authority and it's abuse.

I said we would pray according to Psalm 23, as ministers often do with those about to go into the valley of the shadow of death.

The Labour party appointed Seema Malhotra as the first - ever shadow minister to tackle violence against women and girls, and the Archbishop of Canterbury vocalised his backing for Christian charity Restored, which is equipping the Church to tackle gender - based violence.

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She had served as work and pensions secretary during the final years of the New Labour government; after that she has been shadow minister for women and equalities, shadow foreign secretary and shadow home secretary.

«High quality information technology could be benefiting patients and their families - but because of the structure of this centrally imposed programme hospitals already hard pressed by government deficits are suffering further, and patient care is suffering unnecessarily,» said shadow health minister, Stephen O'Brien.

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 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.

Ms Pays was previously criticised for allowing police to search the offices of then - shadow immigration minister Damian Green.

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.

The former shadow Treasury minister has represented the seat since 1997 and has a majority of 6,507.

Critics of the commissioner pointed out that he had informed London mayor Boris Johnson of arrest of shadow immigration minister Damian Green several years ago.

«We've had a couple of Hell Yes's on the doorstep,» says the Tooting MP and shadow justice minister.

And the lure of shadow cabinet elections - which Corbyn has promised to re-introduce - could well prove irresistible to a number of junior ministers and wannabe ministers.

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.

Talking to a shadow minister recently about the PLP, he told me: «The political gravity of the Labour Party is entirely centred around the 2010 intake.»

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.

John Trickett, shadow Cabinet Office minister, comments on the Bureau of Investigative Journalism lobbying sting operation.

To be frank, I suspect that the chair of the home affairs select committee will be more able to get a public platform and more able to influence policy than a shadow cabinet minister or even the most junior ministers in government.

The recent unhappy arrest of a Conservative shadow minister, the searching of his parliamentary office by anti-terrorist police and the seizure of his IT equipment and files, compounds a number of recent episodes of unhappiness about collusion between the police and the Home Secretary, and about the role of the Speaker and the Serjeant at Arms.

It's now clear what happens when a shadow Cabinet minister publicly expresses their difference of opinion with the Labour leader: They either get sacked or they get told to shut up, as shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn has been.

Despite only getting elected last year Sheppard has become one of the most recognisable SNP faces in SW1, his role as shadow cabinet minister giving him license to roam across the broadcast studios.

«It's just not good enough that over half of patients are having to wait three months or more,» shadow health minister Luciana Berger said.

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

«It is fantastic news that after over two years of unnecessary delays caused by the Conservative - led government 4G is finally on its way to the UK,» said Helen Goodman, shadow media minister.

«It is a matter of real concern that the number of people on Universal Credit being sanctioned is increasing,» shadow employment minister Margaret Greenwood said.

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

In a September 2016 TV interview, whilst serving as shadow foreign minister, Thornberry was asked to name the French Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development (Jean - Marc Aminister, Thornberry was asked to name the French Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development (Jean - Marc AMinister of Foreign Affairs and International Development (Jean - Marc Ayrault).

Gardiner has been a supporter of China in his shadow portfolios, in particular surrounding the development of Hinkley Point C nuclear power station, opposing inner - party disputes over criticism of Chinese involvement in the project, despite military and intelligence figures warning ministers that such involvement posed a threat to national security.

«He [Baldwin] might be a Blairite and a friend of Alastair Campbell,» says a shadow minister on the left of the party, «but he knows how to take the fight to the Tories.»

Mr Letwin is just one of two shadow cabinet ministers to sit in David Cameron's leadership suite - the other being George Osborne.