Sentences with phrase «shadow cabinet post»

As a seasoned operator with numerous ministerial and shadow cabinet posts under her belt, many MPs are satisfied that Flint has both the experience and the steel to head up one of the Commons» most important select committees.

Mr Corbyn's team do not want to being back wholesale shadow cabinet elections but are considering allowing a small number of shadow cabinet posts to be elected as a peace offering to their divided party.

Every other shadow cabinet post remains the same, with Diane Abbott expected to return as shadow home secretary when she recovers from illness.

But the Labour leader failed to land his first choices for a number of key shadow cabinet posts, according to insider accounts.

Corbyn has handed the four top shadow cabinet posts (leader, shadow chancellor, foreign secretary and home secretary) to men.

Labour sources said that Winterton was sacked at the start of a meeting to discuss a deal that would allow the party's MPs to elect some shadow cabinet posts.

Yes, he has an interesting biography but he was only elected in 2010, has never held even a shadow cabinet post and has no big following in the party or union backing.

The SNP may currently have only 54 MPs, but it would also would find it much easier to fill the shadow cabinet posts than Corbyn, who still has many positions, including the Shadow Scottish Secretary, vacant.

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.

Labour front bench MP Debbie Abrahams has stepped aside from her shadow cabinet post while she is investigated over an «employment issue», Labour has said.

Are they going to make boiling the kettle a shadow cabinet post?»

As the backlash against Corbyn's reshuffle intensified, Cryer complained that he and the sacked chief whip Rosie Winterton had been kept in the dark about the move, despite having held talks with the leadership about having some of the shadow cabinet posts elected by MPs.

But our first problem is that much of Labour's frontbenches are empty, as are some shadow cabinet posts.

A source close to Jeremy Corbyn downplays his comment earlier that shadow cabinet posts will emerge «imminently».

Jeremy Corbyn has finished a much - anticipated shake - up of his top team by changing just two shadow cabinet posts.

Party veteran credits Corbyn for Labour's election success and expects fellow former critics to be open to shadow cabinet posts

She was tipped for a shadow cabinet post when Michael Howard became leader.

She becomes 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 last week.

Last night Mr Corbyn finally filled all his shadow cabinet posts following a mass walkout last week — but had to give several MPs more than one job.