Sentences with phrase «shadow cabinet figures»

Chuka Umunna among shadow cabinet figures to rally to leader's side after critics in Labour question electability

Not exact matches

Several key figures, including most of Corbyn's defeated rivals, have said they will not serve in his shadow cabinet.

A spokesperson for Iain Duncan Smith today said that Byrnes's figures were «nonsense» and accused him of a «last - ditch attempt to keep his job in the shadow cabinet» following rumours that he is to be lose his job in a forthcoming reshuffle.

To put the figures in perspective, while just 6 per cent of estates across the UK will benefit from the Tory plans, the figure is 56 per cent for Mr Cameron's shadow cabinet allies.

However, senior figures in the party have warned that hundreds of Labour MPs would refuse to serve under Corbyn, leaving him unable to form a shadow cabinet.

Although the motivation behind the move is not directly linked to what many critics have called his poor performance in the job, many Labour figures were admitting relief at the shakeup in Ed Miliband's shadow Cabinet.

He is currently understood to be working out the reshuffle of his shadow Cabinet, in which older figures are expected to be jettisoned in favour of fresher faces.

In response to the division over policy it was not only some in Corbyn's inner circle who told him that he needed to appoint senior figures to his shadow cabinet who agreed with him.

«The shadow cabinet is bracing itself for a «revenge reshuffle» in the aftermath of Labour's victory in the Oldham byelection, with key senior figures voicing fears they will be sacrificed by Jeremy Corbyn to kill dissent.»

But Corbyn has been accused by some shadow cabinet members, most recently Michael Dugher, the shadow culture secretary, of sponsoring a faction rather than acting as a unifying figure in the whole of the Labour party.

But when it is in opposition, Labour MPs elect the shadow cabinet ministers, which may allow for some unexpected figures to reach the front rank.

The argument goes that senior figures need to be allowed to return with dignity, and that the shadow cabinet should therefore be chosen by MPs rather than comprise Corbyn's own picks.

The other five Shadow Cabinet figures tested by ComRes were recognised by only three or four in 10 voters, suggesting that the Opposition team is struggling to be noticed and many Shadow Cabinet members remain in the shadows.

Jeremy Corbyn has come under intense pressure to take some personal responsibility for Labour's historic byelection defeat in Copeland from senior party figures, including trade union leaders and even members of his own shadow cabinet.

However, it is understood that Winterton's dismissal has had wider repercussions, with a number of prominent figures who had been tempted to return to the shadow cabinet being put off.