Sentences with phrase «opposition home affairs»

Allies of the first secretary of state have expressed concern about the comments made by Quick and Lewis regarding an investigation into government leaks when Green was an opposition home affairs spokesman.

Not exact matches

We can't sacrifice the club's ambitions and wellbeing on the altar of a player's personal glory, it's the business end of the competition and Cech has the experience of having won it, Ospina conceded three goals [home and away] against PSG, the only opposition on the level of those we'll be meeting from now on, three goals against in the knockout stages is bordering on disastrous as we all know how tight these affairs are.

Mr Huhne acted as home affairs spokesman when the Lib Dems were in opposition, but was given the energy and climate change brief after playing a prominent role in the coalition negotiations.

Now the government is seeking an extension despite opposition from the home affairs select committee, human rights lobby groups and MPs from both sides of the house.

Shadow First Secretary of State, Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills Angela Eagle MP Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer John McDonnell MP Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury Seema Malhotra MP Shadow Home Secretary Andy Burnham MP Shadow Foreign Secretary Hilary Benn MP Opposition Chief Whip Rosie Winterton MP Shadow Secretary of State for Health Heidi Alexander MP Shadow Secretary of State for Education Lucy Powell MP Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Owen Smith MP Shadow Secretary of State for Defence Maria Eagle MP Shadow Lord Chancellor, Shadow Secretary of State for Justice Lord Falconer of Thoroton Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Shadow Minister for the Constitutional Convention Jon Trickett MP Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Lisa Nandy MP Shadow Leader of the House of Commons Chris Bryant MP Shadow Secretary of State for Transport Lilian Greenwood MP Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Vernon Coaker MP Shadow Secretary of State for International Development Diane Abbott MP Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland Ian Murray MP Shadow Secretary of State for Wales Nia Griffith MP Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Kerry McCarthy MP Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities Kate Green MP Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Michael Dugher MP Shadow Minister for Young People and Voter Registration Gloria De Piero MP Shadow Minister for Mental Health Luciana Berger MP Shadow Leader of the House of Lords Baroness Smith of Basildon Lords Chief Whip Lord Bassam of Brighton Shadow Attorney General Catherine McKinnell MP Shadow Minister without Portfolio Jonathan Ashworth MP Shadow Minister for Housing and Planning John Healey MP

The call by Senator Scullion, Opposition spokesman for Indigenous Affairs, for an across - the - board audit of Indigenous spending by all commonwealth government departments ignores the Report's explicit statement that it does not provide any breakdown by individual departments and that only 45 per cent of the estimate can be sheeted home to the Commonwealth.