Sentences with phrase «party health spokesman»

But Stuart Jeffery, Green party health spokesman, described the proposal as «shocking» and «inherently discriminatory».

Not exact matches

Lamb has been the party's spokesman on health issues, and championed the manifesto policy of putting 1p on income tax to fund the NHS and social care.

Cllr Andy Morgan currently represents the Hulton Ward on Bolton Council and is the Conservative Party's spokesman for Health and also the Council Health Scrutiny Chairman.»

Norman Lamb, the Norfolk MP who is the party's health spokesman, and who argued strongly for a 1p increase in income tax to boost funding for the NHS and social care during the election campaign, is another likely contender.

Meanwhile John Healey, the party's health spokesman, has become a thoughtful critic of European competition policy.»

Simon Hughes, the health spokesman who has a huge powerbase in the party in London, wastes little opportunity in criticising Lib Lab co-operation, while Charles Kennedy, the party's former president, makes no secret of his disapporval.

The Liberal Democrats will launch a brutal attack on quangos if they have any part in government, the party's health spokesman has said.

Mr Pugh has previously served as shadow spokesman for transport and health, and, after the election of Nick Clegg as party leader, he worked with Vince Cable as shadow Treasury spokesman.

Norman Lamb, the party's health spokesman, said: «The expert panel I've set up is looking at a hypothecated health and care tax and whether we need to increase tax.

After Swinson, who was elected deputy leader last week, the party's health spokesman and 2015 leadership candidate Norman Lamb also ruled out running.

Mr Laws ridiculed a conference motion tabled by the party's health spokesman, Evan Harris, which, he said, contained «26 references to staff doctors and nurses and only one to patients, and that in the context of over-inflated patient expectations».

The party's former leadership contender Norman Lamb announced he intends to stand down as Lib Dem health spokesman to concentrate on his new role as chairman of the Commons science and technology committee.

From 2003 to 2006 he was the party's health spokesman.

But the trickiness of his task in leading a united party forward was exposed as foreign affairs spokesman Menzies Campbell, a strong supporter of the Lib - Lab project, called for an unprecedented extension of co-operation with Labour to new policy areas including health and education.