One told the Guardian that the move had increased the scale of the no - confidence vote, which was followed by further resignations, including that of
shadow communities minister Liz McInnes, who had spoken up for Corbyn in the meeting.
Not exact matches
Sadiq Khan MP,
shadow justice secretary, said: «The energy and time this government is spending on arguments about the Human Rights Act shows how completely out of touch it is with the British people who are not interested in cat fights between
ministers but how the safety of their
communities will be protected after cuts in police budgets which go too far and too fast.»
The appointment by the Conservative Party of Sayeeda Warsi as
shadow minister for
Community Cohesion sends the wrong signal at a time when Britain is fighting a global war against Islamic terrorism and extremism, both domestically and internationally.
Fury: Baroness Sayeeda Warsi,
shadow minister for
community cohesion and social action caused outrage when she hit out at «right wingers»
The
shadow policing
minister declared that her party would be voting against «a completely inappropriate police funding settlement that leaves our
communities exposed and the public at risk».
It also emerged this morning that Paula Sherriff had resigned her post as parliamentary private secretary to Jon Trickett, the
shadow communities secretary and
shadow minister for the constitutional convention.
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.
Is given a life peerage as Baroness Warsi of Dewsbury and becomes
shadow minister of state for
Community Cohesion and Social Action.
Dawn Butler, Labour's new
shadow minister for black and ethnic minority people, appeared unclear today whether her new brief covered the Jewish
community.
I meet the new
shadow minister for
community cohesion in a Westminster committee room, fresh from her appearance on Channel Five's The Wright Stuff.
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.
Sayeeda Warsi Having fought Dewsbury in 2005, she was appointed to the
shadow cabinet in July 2007 as
shadow minister for
community cohesion and given a peerage, making her the youngest member of the House of Lords.