Sentences with phrase «shadow cabinet members back»

The Mirror understands Mr Corbyn's team hope to lure at least six former shadow cabinet members back to the fold if he retains the Labour leadership as expected this month.

Not exact matches

Chuka Umunna, meanwhile, has been one of the most prominent members of the shadow cabinet, thanks to his interesting back story as the son of an immigrant and his supposed star quality.

While it's unusual for someone seeking to become a Labour PPC to secure the support of three members of the shadow cabinet, Hayes was not alone among the candidates in getting top level backing.

Following Hilary Benn's departure there was a mass resignation of shadow cabinet members and, at the time of writing, the party's MPs have backed a vote of no confidence by an overwhelming margin.

Many other shadow cabinet members are said to have made it clear that they would not leave the room until Corbyn had backed down, while Hilary Benn complained about being silenced and suggested he would have to speak from the backbenches.

Mr Benn and other moderate members of the shadow Cabinet who backed British action in Syria are tipped to be moved aside in the reshuffle as Mr Corbyn exerts his grip on the party.

This «farcical moment», in the words of one present, only hardened shadow cabinet members» resolve to force their leader to back down - and he did.

Three shadow cabinet members and one front bencher resigned after imposed a three - line whip on Labour MPs to back triggering Article 50.

Members of the leader's office have already been quietly texting former shadow cabinet members to see if they are prepared to come back if Mr Corbyn wins the leadership cMembers of the leader's office have already been quietly texting former shadow cabinet members to see if they are prepared to come back if Mr Corbyn wins the leadership cmembers to see if they are prepared to come back if Mr Corbyn wins the leadership contest.

On Saturday night, in a sign of the growing concern at the top of the party about the affair, one shadow cabinet member told the Observer: «The issue is already echoing back at us on the doorsteps.»

September 17 - Mr Corbyn backs the return of elections to select Labour's shadow cabinet, but suggests members could be included in any votes.

Its inevitable that members of the shadow cabinet are going to kick back as cuts are imposed on their budgets by Ed Balls.