Sentences with phrase «shadow business minister»

And late at night in the Grand Hotel, shadow business minister (and leading member of parliamentary rock group MP4) Kevin Brennan treated onlookers to a late night piano sing - along — a role previously performed at Labour conferences by Ben Bradshaw.

Speaking in the House of Lords during the second reading of the trade union bill on Monday, Labour's Lord Mendelsohn, who is a shadow business minister, said the proposed legislation was a «clear attempt to defenestrate the Labour party's finances», describing it as «extraordinarily partisan, vindictive and selective».

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.

Lib Dems hope business minister Ed Davey, the party's former shadow foreign affairs spokesman, could influence a new approach to Europe by the government.

Labour also seized on the u-turn with shadow business secretary Clive Lewis saying: «The prime minister announced she is ditching her flagship policy to put workers on company boards - just one month after committing to it.

Greg Hands will be a new Treasury minister whilst John Penrose becomes shadow minister for business, enterprise and regulation reform.

The former shadow business secretary argued Mr Corbyn was unable to «provide the leadership» to win a general election but that she believed she had what it takes to become Prime Minister.

Shadowing the newly appointed and ruthlessly free - market business secretary, Nicholas Ridley, in 1989, he asked: «Did he say to the prime minister, «Give me the department and I will finish the job», or did he say, «Give me the job and I will finish the department»?»

High - profile members of that profession ejected from their Commons seats on May 7 included business secretary Vince Cable, pensions minister Steve Webb, schools minister David Laws and — in a small - hour moment that signalled the turning tide — shadow chancellor Ed Balls.

His announcement leaves shadow health minister Liz Kendall the only declared candidate, although shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna and shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt have dropped hints that they would join the race.

Back in 2007, when Gordon Brown had been installed in Number 10 following the departure of Tony Blair, Theresa May was shadow minister for Women - and on October 11th, she appeared in the house for Business questions.

Contrary to what the shadow Minister said, the coalition has made a great start on addressing this issue by lowering corporation tax, scrapping the jobs tax and waiving national insurance for new small businesses setting up in Yorkshire.

Francis Maude, the shadow Cabinet Office minister, warned that the «years of plenty» in the public sector were over and said that the Tories would bring in outsiders to oversee the work of government departments and ensure they were delivering on their business plans.

Angela Eagle becomes shadow business secretary and shadow first secretary of state, Lisa Nandy as shadow energy secretary, Lucy Powell takes the education portfolio and Diane Abbott as shadow minister for international development.

Shadow business secretary, Alan Duncan, was typically robust in his defence of senior shadow ministers retaining outside interests:

Clive Lewis, 45, who was shadow defence minister, took on a new role as shadow business secretary following tensions with Corbyn's office over Trident.

Shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna and shadow care minister Liz Kendall have already said they will stand.

Lord Jones of Birmingham, better known as Digby Jones, who has also been head of the CBI, was asked if the party was business - friendly by Jo Coburn on the Daily Politics, before shadow industry minister Iain Wright responded for Labour.

The first big test of Mr Corbyn's new authority is whether he can persuade big beasts, such as former Cabinet minister Yvette Cooper and former shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna, to serve under him in the shadow cabinet.