Sentences with phrase «shadow business secretary chuka»

Away from the Commons, shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna has said Labour will oppose Conservative plans to make it harder for workers to strike.

The shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna has tweeted: «Stephen Hester leaves RBS in a better state than he found it.

Labour's shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna told the BBC's Newsnight that claims the policy could see the lights go out was «patently absurd» and «nonsense».

Labour's shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna said the Government was selling off the Royal Mail to make amends for George Osborne's «failed plan»:

Labour's shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna has said the «threat» of Britain leaving the European Union is «already actively damaging and diminishing Britain's clout in the world».

The shadow Business Secretary Chuka Umunna has described the decision by Ford to cut as many as 1,400 jobs in the UK as a «devastating blow».

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.

His comments came after shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna told the Independent on Sunday that a «virus of racism» runs through UKIP.

But the shadow Business Secretary Chuka Umunna said: «As the Public Accounts Committee has highlighted recently, there are real concerns over the way HMRC has reached settlements with some large firms, as well as the accountability and transparency of its decision - making.

Labour leadership candidate Liz Kendall has won the backing of shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna.

«David Cameron has serious questions to answer about why his government sold off Royal Mail on the cheap,» shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna said.

The elections have been branded a total waste of money by shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna

The shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna has told ITV's The Agenda programme that politicians should follow Nelson Mandela's example «and try and do politics differently in this country.»

British workers have a productivity problem, argued the shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna on the Today programme recently.

There was some significant cross-party wooing last night, as shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna surprised conference delegates by advocating cooperation with the coalition over the proposed BAE Systems / EADS merger.

Labour shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna has suggested his party's failure to speak to «aspirational middle - class» voters during the campaign period may have contributed to their election loss.

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.

«Watering down people's rights at work by doubling the service requirement to claim for unfair dismissal from one to two years is not a substitute for a credible plan for growth,» shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna said.

Former shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna said: «After eight years of Tory misrule, most people thoroughly tired of austerity, a disastrous Brexit negotiation, the Windrush outrage and four cabinet resignations in six months, we should be well ahead and we are not.

Labour's shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna has described the government's trade union reform plans as» the latest in a long line of attempts to stifle reasonable democratic scrutiny, protest and challenge».

His comments were criticised by shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna, who said he lives in a «parallel universe».

Her local MP, Labour shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna, got over his original reticence and became involved, writing letters to Theresa May about the case.

Not exact matches

Here's shadow business secretary, the dashing Chuka Umunna: «Labour has led calls for a British Investment Bank since last year.

Chuka Umunna Labour's shadow business secretary responds to Vince Cable's admissions that the economy is performing poorly:

Miliband, together with Ed Balls, shadow chancellor, and Chuka Umunna, shadow business secretary, say that this describes Labour's strategy exactly.

Last week, the shadow business secretary, Chuka Umunna, said he had been discussing with European counterparts how to limit immigration from EU countries to people with good skills and firm job offers.

The debate came after Labour indicated a tougher approach to the EU when the shadow business secretary, Chuka Umunna, called for a change to one of the founding principles of the EU — freedom of movement — to be introduced to prevent EU citizens travelling to Britain in search of a job.

Conversation frequently turns to who could lead the party after another defeat in 2020: the former paratrooper Dan Jarvis; the shadow business secretary, Chuka Umunna (who withdrew from the race after just a few days); the former director of public prosecutions Keir Starmer; even David Miliband.

And Chuka Umunna, shadow business secretary: «Yup.

Of course, the shadow business secretary in recent years has been Chuka Umunna...

Chuka Umunna, Labour's shadow business secretary, has laughed off a question about whether he intends to run for the top Labour job.

The shadow business secretary, Chuka Umunna, has confirmed he will stand for the Labour leadership.

Chuka Umunna, the former shadow business secretary, told ITV's Good Morning Britain: «Essentially, those who want us to leave can't answer the question: «Will we be able to have all the benefits that we have in the EU, being part of that big, free trade, single market trading zone if we come out, can you guarantee that?»

Chuka Umunna, the shadow business secretary, admitted Labour had not gained extra votes in the way that it hoped in Heywood and Stourbridge byelection on Thursday.

Rumours about him coming back as shadow foreign secretary are unfounded — as are whispers that he would lead the policy review if Byrne loses control (another name in that hat is Chuka Umunna, although it would be a lot of work alongside his shadow business role.

The former shadow business secretary, Labour MP Chuka Umunna, said: «It is absolutely vital, as the party of work and social justice, that we have a clear and unequivocal policy to keep the UK in the single market and the customs union.

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

Chuka Umunna, the shadow business secretary, insisted Miliband has established a «new generation leading the party» that is entirely different from the culture under Brown.

The shadow business secretary, Chuka Umunna echoed the sentiment, tweeting: «Clegg thinks by calling for a mansion tax, people will forget he gave a tax cut of over # 40K to many thousands of millionaires.

Chuka Umunna, shadow business secretary, emphasised the need to integrate colleges with the «world of work, business and industry».