Sentences with phrase «shadow attorney general»

Emily Thornberry, who was sacked as shadow attorney general by former Labour leader Ed Milband, could replace Mr Benn as shadow foreign secretary.
Labour finished third with 6,713 votes and saw the resignation of shadow attorney general Emily Thornberry after she tweeted a photo of a Rochester house with England flags and a white van.
Speaking at a fringe event at the Conservative party conference in Blackpool, alongside shadow attorney general Dominic Grieve MP, Vos said: «Lawyers provide a crucial public service.
Shami Chakrabarti was appointed shadow attorney general, Diane Abbott named shadow home secretary, and Sarah Champion became shadow women and equalities minister.
Labour has erupted into civil war over the «snobby» tweet sent by the sacked shadow attorney general, prompting senior MPs to warn that Ed Miliband's chances in the general election are being actively damaged by the fallout over the affair.
«At the same time as David Cameron and George Osborne pledge that new grammar schools would not be built, their own shadow attorney general says that allowance should be made for new grammar schools to be built.
After he was elevated from shadow attorney general to shadow home secretary in 2008, a surprise appointment as David Davis's successor, he had dinner with Rebekah Brooks; her horror at his position on the convention, relayed to Andy Coulson, is said to have been responsible for his losing the job, although Brooks denies it.
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After the grand council upheld that ruling Dominic Grieve, who was then shadow attorney general, said it would be «ludicrous» to give prisoners the right to vote.
She was branded a «snob» and dropped as shadow attorney general after tweeting a photo of the home with the caption «Image from #Rochester».
It marks her return to the shadow cabinet after she was forced to resign from her role as shadow attorney general under Ed Miliband for tweeting a picture of a white van and St George's flag, an action that was interpreted as snobbery.
The new shadow attorney general, Lord Bach, also criticised Tory plans, saying: «The Human Rights Act 1998 was one of the most important pieces of legislation of the whole Labour government between 1997 and 2010.
Shami Chakrabarti was made shadow attorney general tonight as Jeremy Corbyn kicked off a major reshuffle of his top team.
Human rights lawyer Shami Chakrabarti - who Mr Corbyn gave a peerage weeks after she led Labour's controversial anti-Semitism investigation - is now shadow attorney general.
Shami Chakrabarti has gone from non-Labour member to shadow attorney general in just a few months
Renewing the 28 - day period yesterday, shadow attorney general Dominic Grieve accepted that the UK has «moved radically away» from the time when it was sufficient to hold someone without charge for 48 hours.
Anti-semitism investigator Shami Chakrabarti meanwhile was appointed shadow attorney general - meaning she's gone from joining Labour to being a peer in its top team in just five months.
Fresh changes to the Labour front bench were sparked today by the resignation of Catherine McKinnell as shadow attorney general.
«Social media users are not above the law, but the Crown Prosecution Service must exercise its discretion to prosecute with common sense and proportionality,» commented Emily Thornberry, shadow attorney general
When I was shadow attorney general, I recommended — and my party accepted — that we repeal the Human Rights Act (HRA) 1998.
Turner is a barrister and parliamentary private secretary to the shadow attorney general, which may be why he's offering an opinion on the chances of this constituting assault.
Update at 11.18 pm: I corrected this because originally it said Turner was shadow attorney general, not PPS to the shadow attorney general.
However, it would not be right for me to do that,» Lord Goldsmith explained in a letter to shadow attorney general Dominic Grieve.
DEPARTURE ELEVEN >> 7.04 pm Karl Turner, the shadow attorney general, says on Twitter that «with a very heavy heart» he has told Corbyn that he is resigning.
UKIP leader Nigel Farage says Labour «hate the concept of Englishness» following the resignation of the shadow attorney general Emily Thornberry over a controversial tweet.
The shadow attorney general previously apologised for the tweet, which showed a terraced house with three England flags, and a white van parked outside.
The shadow attorney general riled many of her colleagues at the weekend by claiming that Labour had neglected constituencies like Copeland - which the Tories won in a by - election days before - for years.
However, shadow attorney general Dominic Grieve accused the government of «playing fast and loose» with the public over the difficulties the act posed, saying today's review was a «complete climbdown» on Tony Blair's previous comments.
He will appoint a commission, to be co-chaired by the shadow attorney general, Lord Bach, and the former chief executive of a local Citizens Advice Bureau, Yvonne Fovargue MP to advise on improving access to legal aid.
She has just greeted Sadiq Khan MP (shadow justice minister) and Emily Thornberry MP (shadow attorney general).
Labour leader also places Shami Chakrabarti as shadow attorney general and barrister Keir Starmer as shadow Brexit secretary
Lady Chakrabarti, who was ennobled by Corbyn weeks after completing a controversial report on antisemitism within the party, was confirmed as shadow attorney general.
Hague said he did not entirely agree either and yet I heard the shadow Attorney General make precisely the same claim as Leigh on Radio 4 earlier this month.»
It was presumably why two Conservative party leaders, William Hague and David Cameron, selected me to be shadow attorney general and why Cameron also appointed me as shadow home and then shadow justice minister, and why he, as prime minister, asked me to be solicitor general.
«You need a shadow minister for schools, you need a shadow minister for arts, a shadow Attorney General, shadow lord chancellor.
She apologised after being given a dressing - down by Mr Miliband and Labour later announced that she had resigned as shadow attorney general.
UKIP leader Nigel Farage has said the Labour party «hate the concept of Englishness» following the resignation of the shadow attorney general Emily Thornberry over a controversial tweet.
Nominated by Corbyn for a peerage in August, Shami Chakrabarti's promotion to Labour's frontbench as shadow attorney general has been rapid.
Catherine McKinnell, MP for Newcastle upon Tyne North, has been appointed shadow attorney general.
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