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Shadow Chancellor George Osborne and the shadow cabinet minister in charge of the party's preparations for government, Francis Maude, «will also publish a dossier entitled «It's your money» detailing examples of wasteful spending - including the billions spent on the NHS super computer, ID cards, refurbishing the Ministry of Defence and Government consultants.»

Not exact matches

A prime minister toppled, a vote to leave the European Union, a shadow cabinet in open revolt against its leader.

To be frank, I suspect that the chair of the home affairs select committee will be more able to get a public platform and more able to influence policy than a shadow cabinet minister or even the most junior ministers in government.

Despite only getting elected last year Sheppard has become one of the most recognisable SNP faces in SW1, his role as shadow cabinet minister giving him license to roam across the broadcast studios.

Mr Letwin is just one of two shadow cabinet ministers to sit in David Cameron's leadership suite - the other being George Osborne.

Only five shadow cabinet ministers registered more than a 0.5 % showing in our recent survey of party conference performers.

In September 2015, the newly elected Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn appointed Turley as shadow civil society minister in his first shadow cabineIn September 2015, the newly elected Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn appointed Turley as shadow civil society minister in his first shadow cabinein his first shadow cabinet.

«In throwing out a Tory who has repeatedly failed to stand up for his constituency, South Suffolk are have not only shown the way for the rest of the country but they have delivered a blow to David Cameron's own credibility after he personally intervened to support Tim Yeo's in his deselection battle,» shadow Cabinet Office minister Jon Ashworth saiIn throwing out a Tory who has repeatedly failed to stand up for his constituency, South Suffolk are have not only shown the way for the rest of the country but they have delivered a blow to David Cameron's own credibility after he personally intervened to support Tim Yeo's in his deselection battle,» shadow Cabinet Office minister Jon Ashworth saiin his deselection battle,» shadow Cabinet Office minister Jon Ashworth said.

McDonnell also hit out at former Labour shadow cabinet minister Caroline Flint, after she told the BBC's Sunday Politics programme yesterday that his ambition that the party «hang on» in the recent local elections was not good enough.

I think the best bet for Labour here is for Ed Miliband to do what Harold Wilson did in the 1975 Common Market Referendum - allow Labour MPs, party members and shadow cabinet ministers to campaign for or against, or not at all, depending on their personal preferences.

[147] In his Shadow Cabinet reshuffle of May 2004, Howard appointed Johnson to the position of shadow arts minister.

Denham also reportedly suggested shadow Cabinet minister should use more stories about struggling southern voters in speeches.

If the whip is now in favour of leaving Nato, of a completely new policy on Trident... I just can not see how many people will be prepared to accept that responsibility,» one shadow cabinet minister said.

De Piero, who was shadow minister for women and equalities in Ed Miliband's shadow cabinet but quit as a shadow junior minister before the leadership challenge to Corbyn last summer, has a new role as shadow justice minister.

The signatories — including 10 former shadow cabinet ministers — told Mr. Corbyn that the «extremely worrying trend of escalating abuse and hostility» is «being done in your name.»

[17] In a March 2016 speech, Corbyn advocated the decriminalisation of the sex industry «without any discussion or consultation with his shadow cabinet, with me as his shadow minister for women and equalities, with women in the PLP or, to the best of my knowledge, with anyone in the wider Labour Party»In a March 2016 speech, Corbyn advocated the decriminalisation of the sex industry «without any discussion or consultation with his shadow cabinet, with me as his shadow minister for women and equalities, with women in the PLP or, to the best of my knowledge, with anyone in the wider Labour Party»in the PLP or, to the best of my knowledge, with anyone in the wider Labour Party»in the wider Labour Party».

Following the party's decision to support the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill 2017, at least three shadow cabinet ministers, all representing constituencies which voted to remain in the EU, resigned from their position as a result of the party's decision to invoke Article 50 under the bill.

Mr Clegg has included youth and equality spokeswoman Lynne Featherstone and countryside spokesman Tim Farron in his team, even though they will shadow ministers who are outside Gordon Brown's cabinet.

Charlie Falconer, one - time flatmate of Tony Blair and a man once described as being like a brother to the former prime minister, could easily be talking about his unlikely position in Jeremy Corbyn's shadow cabinet.

Michael Dugher, shadow Cabinet Office minister, comments on a committee on standards in public life report on the funding of British political parties:

Similarly, shadow Cabinet Office minister Jon Trickett stated: «A new political party with # 50m in the kitty, no members, no rule book, no ideology.

McKinnell became the fourth shadow minister — and the first with a shadow cabinet post — to step down in the space of a week following the resignations of Jonathan Reynolds, Kevan Jones and Stephen Doughty.

Michael Dugher, shadow Cabinet Office minister, pointed out that the practise of disposing of ministerial papers in inappropriate places was becoming a habit.

But most challenging of all was a picture round in which all of the answers were names of Labour's shadow cabinet ministers....

But then Philip revealed: «I never heard Theresa say she wanted to be prime minister until she was well established in the shadow cabinet.»

Lord Falconer, a surprise appointment to this shadow cabinet having been a key member of the Blair government and a former flatmate of the ex-Prime Minister, quit as Shadow Justice Secretary to take the number of vacant roles in Mr Corbyn's team to 10.

The Labour party is acknowledging that it will be outspent by the Conservatives by a margin of three to one in next year's general election but believes it will be able to «out - body» the Tories on the ground with a new generation of grassroots activists, shadow cabinet minister Gloria De Piero has said.

Cryer was one of just four shadow cabinet ministers to speak against airstrikes in Syria.

Things have got so bad in the shadow cabinet that ministers are having to double up; Dave Anderson is minding both Scotland and Northern Ireland while Emily Thornberry is now both shadow foreign secretary and shadow minister for Brexit.

She was made shadow minister for the disabled by Jeremy Corbyn in 2015 and was promoted to the shadow cabinet after last year's general election.

However on this, Maude — now the shadow Cabinet Office minister — admits he «isn't sure» if such plans will be ready in time; Merlin's rollout has been «difficult».

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.

At present, there are rules governing the process by which the major opposition party consults Whitehall officials, but in practice these amount to cursory discussions between shadow cabinet ministers and permanent secretaries.

In May 2012, the then shadow Middle East Minister Ian Lucas MP, former Cabinet Minister John Denham MP, the former...

Francis Maude, shadow Cabinet minister, being denied a mortgage interest payment on a family home in Sussex, and then buying a flat two years later just a minutes walk away from a house he already owned.

The Labour leader had wanted to move both Eagle and Benn, but up to 10 shadow cabinet ministers threatened to resign in protest.

One former shadow cabinet member, who quit in despair at Corbyn's inability to lead in Parliament or appear a potential Prime Minister, stopped me the evening of the 184,000 surge was announced.

«The best birthday present I could want is the shadow chancellor staying in the shadow cabinet», the prime minister bellowed at Ed Balls, freshly rewrapped and unwrapped after Ed Milband's reshuffling of his Labour team.

The political fallout from last week's Syria vote has continued with a Cabinet minister saying the results would be a matter for Ed Miliband's conscience and the shadow foreign secretary admitting he was not comfortable with the position Labour now finds itself in.

In my earlier post about Gordon Brown's performance at his press conference on CentreRight, I also mentioned that the Prime Minister failed to answer Ben Brogan's question about whether or not he would honour Tony Blair's previous promise to give David Cameron and the shadow cabinet access to the civil service as of the New Year.

Having impressed David Cameron with his work on police reform he now has responsibility for one of the biggest briefs in the shadow cabinet and is opposing Jack Straw, arguably Gordon Brown's most able Cabinet Micabinet and is opposing Jack Straw, arguably Gordon Brown's most able Cabinet MiCabinet Minister.

Caroline Spelman doesn't cut the mustard as a Shadow Minister so why is she still in the shadow cabinet.

As a result, many ministers had been in place not just since the government was elected in 2010, but had covered the portfolio in Cameron's shadow cabinet or even earlier; Andrew Lansley had covered the health brief since 2004, when Michael Howard led the Conservatives in opposition.

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 Labour leader also appointed Dawn Butler as the shadow minister for black and minority ethnic communities, which means that there are five MPs in the shadow cabinet from the BAME community — the highest ever number.

Labour cabinet members and ministers outnumbered Conservative shadow cabinet and ministers by approximately two to one (90 vs 46) in 2007; in 2012, Conservative cabinet members and ministers outnumbered their Labour counterparts by more than four to one (67 to 15).

Labour needs to set out clear ideas over the coming months in order to persuade voters who are not yet convinced by the party, a shadow cabinet minister has said.

Labour prime ministers don't have cabinets elected in that way: so by what logic should the shadow cabinet?

Baroness Warsi, who was shadow minister for community cohesion when the Tories were in opposition, is the first Muslim woman to serve in a British cabinet.

Shadow cabinet ministers including the deputy Labour leader, Tom Watson, and the shadow home secretary, Andy Burnham, defended Dugher, saying he was a strong campaigner who was vital for winning back working class Labour support in the north of England.