Sentences with phrase «shadow culture secretary in»

With a series of allegations faced by some Labour MPs, as well as a number of Conservatives, Corbyn has been under pressure to explain why he made Hopkins shadow culture secretary in 2016 after complaints from a party activist.

He moved Maria Eagle, who supports Trident, from her role as shadow defence secretary to shadow culture secretary in his January reshuffle, installing Thornberry instead.

Not exact matches

The judge cited points of order raised in the Commons chamber yesterday afternoon by shadow culture secretary Harriet Harman.

The peccadilloes of the ruling classes have long been of fascination and as shadow secretary for media culture and sport, Chris Bryant, has written, sex scandals of all sorts — including adultery, homosexuality (when illegal) and murder — have gone hand - in - hand with political power for centuries.

More MPs in junior shadow ministerial positions are expected to resign today in a bid to convince Mr Corbyn to leave his post, while reports suggest that Shadow Business Secretary Angela Eagle and her twin sister Maria, the Shadow Culture Secretary, could also quit.

The return of Rebekah Brooks to run Rupert Murdoch's UK newspaper operation has been described as «two fingers up to the British public» by the shadow culture secretary, in a strikingly aggressive intervention.

In his Labour conference speech, shadow culture secretary Michael Dugher attempted to position Labour as the saviour of the broadcaster.

Sky News's Boulton & Co blog polled MPs to compile a list of their top ten «most fanciable» colleagues earlier in the year, and it was no surprise to see shadow culture secretary Jeremy Hunt at number one.

Meanwhile in 2008 when shadow culture secretary, Burnham called for libraries to install coffee shops, book shops and film centres.

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.

There was furious backlash in the Labour party after Jeremy Corbyn sacked Michael Dugher from his job as shadow culture secretary.

Several other key shadow cabinet members, including Hilary Benn, the shadow foreign secretary, Lucy Powell, the shadow education secretary, and Maria Eagle, the shadow culture secretary, were listed in the second most disloyal category, «core group negative».

They include Chi Onwurah, the former minister for culture and the digital economy, who wrote that it was «statistically interesting to say the least» that Labour's leader had made life difficult for two of the very few minority ethnic female MPs; and Pat Glass, who resigned as shadow education secretary in June two days after being appointed, in protest over Corbyn's leadership.

Ivan Lewis, shadow Culture secretary, said: «Newspapers have a right to cover whatever they want in a democracy within the constraints of the law and their code of practice.»

The top Labour MP was moved in a midnight reshuffle to be shadow Culture, Media and Sport Secretary after clashing with the Labour leader over nuclear weapons.

The shadow culture secretary, Michael Dugher, one of those believed to be at risk in the impending reorganisation, told BBC 5 Live's Pienaar's Politics programme that previous Labour leaders he had worked closely with had been reluctant to «go down the path of big reshuffles».

Rumours that the Labour leader will begin a «revenge reshuffle» of his shadow cabinet in the new year have drowned out the party's attacks on the Conservative government, the shadow culture secretary Michael Dugher has said, in a jibe at Jeremy Corbyn's aides.

The shadow culture secretary, Michael Dugher, one of those believed to be at risk in the impending reorganisation, told BBC Radio 5 Live's Pienaar's Politics programme on Sunday that previous Labour leaders with whom he had worked closely had been reluctant to «go down the path of big reshuffles».

The shadow culture secretary, Ivan Lewis, made the changes after an early draft of his speech, which appeared in the London Evening Standard, was seized on by the Tory chair, Lady Warsi.

This group, effectively led by shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn, has its firmest support within the shadow cabinet, counting shadow defence secretary Maria Eagle, deputy leader Tom Watson, shadow health secretary Heidi Alexander, shadow culture secretary Michael Dugher and shadow education secretary Lucy Powell among those planning to vote in favour.