Sentences with phrase «only member of the shadow cabinet»

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

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.

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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.

Bob Ainsworth (1952 - present)- Defence SecretaryThe only member of the current cabinet or shadow cabinet with any facial hair, Ainsworth has plumped for the neatly trimmed moustache.

The indications coming out of John McDonnell and Jeremy Corbyn yesterday were that the shadow ministers would be able to keep their jobs, with McDonnell suggesting that defiance of a three - line whip only mandated the resignation of a Shadow Cabinet member and Corbyn stressing that he is «very lenient».

This «farcical moment», in the words of one present, only hardened shadow cabinet members» resolve to force their leader to back down - and he did.

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.

Ed is faced with a shadow cabinet in which only 4 of its 19 members voted for him in the leadership election 9 months ago and which has shown itself signally unwilling to accept the message of that leadership campaign that the party wanted a change of direction.

Notwithstanding the many qualities of Jon Cruddas and the excellent work carried out by other MPs — for example Gisela Stuart and Stella Creasy — in being effective voices for their members and communities and outstanding campaigners, it is, after all, only MPs who currently have the opportunity to be elected to the shadow cabinet.

[Shadow chancellor John] McDonnell and a small number of shadow cabinet members are the only ones keeping Corbyn in office.