Sentences with phrase «shadow defence»

He said he'd heard she was offered the job of shadow defence secretary and turned it down - which could explain the long delays.

That was just two days after he was appointed to Jeremy Corbyn's top team as shadow defence secretary.

The Tory MP Stewart Jackson used the protection of Parliamentary privilege to berate the new shadow defence minister Emily Thornberry for taking a donation from «the immoral, thieving and ambulance chasing lawyers» Leigh Day which, along with Public Interest Lawyers, were «hounding our brave service personnel in Iraq on spurious claims».

More quietly, during the 90's, Labour's then shadow defence team showed how Labour had become, after the disaster of the early 1980s, «sound» on defence.

The first duty of new shadow defence secretary Clive Lewis should have been to take defence questions in the House of Commons on Monday afternoon.

[314] This appointment was criticised by shadow defence minister Kevan Jones, who expressed the view that Livingstone knew little about defence and that it would damage the party's reputation.

Jeremy Corbyn has replaced his pro-Trident shadow defence secretary Maria Eagle with his Islington...

The job of shadow defence secretary was initially offered to Chris Bryant, but no deal was struck.

When a Labour MP threatens to stand in for shadow defence secretary if he «does not make it back from Glastonbury».

His reshuffle involved moving Emily Thornberry from shadow defence minister to shadow foreign secretary.

In Hackney for the latest meeting of the Left Book Club, an energetic Livingstone covered plenty of ground, but not before he had sat down with TP and discussed his good relations with shadow defence secretary Emily Thornberry, who is overseeing Labour's review of the UK's Trident nuclear system.

Records show that months later, Hintze's company flew the then shadow defence secretary to Florence to attend a conference.

Former shadow defence minister James Gray claimed expenses on Remembrance Day wreaths (News of the World)

Further senior Labour figures came out in support of No to AV today, including shadow defence secretary Jim Murphy.

Conservative shadow defence secretary Liam Fox said that «in more honourable times» Mr Browne's resignation would have been «inevitable».

The first is Clive Lewis, MP for Norwich South and currently shadow defence secretary.

Nick Harvey, Liberal Democrat shadow defence secretary, said: «It is evident that mainstream military opinion is questioning the wisdom, necessity and affordability of replacing Trident with another nuclear system on a Cold War scale.

The former mayor of London has been made co-convener of the party's policy commission on defence, working alongside shadow defence secretary Maria Eagle.

When I was first made shadow defence [secretary] I remember getting loads of questions about you know «what do you know about defence», «you know nothing about defence».

To the south in Islington South and Finsbury is Thornberry, his newly - installed shadow defence secretary.

Streeting's anti-Corbynite tendencies are well - known to his colleagues — especially shadow defence secretary Clive Lewis, with whom Streeting has history.

Earlier this week shadow defence secretary Liam Fox told a fringe meeting that Russian was a «gangster state».

The Times's Francis Elliott has some interesting speculation about the next shadow defence secretary.

Historical note: if Nia Griffith does become shadow defence secretary she will be 1st unilateralist since Denzil Davies, another Llanelli MP

He sparked controversy last month after it emerged he had been put in charge of the party's defence policy, without shadow defence secretary Maria Eagle being told.

But it would be wrong not to challenge what shadow defence secretary Emily Thornberry said on the radio this morning: namely, that the prospect of futuristic drone technology could soon be able to detect the Royal Navy's deterrent submarines and thus render the seas «transparent».

He accuses Corbyn and his recently reshuffled shadow defence secretary Emily Thornberry of «pushing flaky and bogus studies» on the vulnerabilities of Trident to cyber and drone attacks in a deliberate attempt to avoid what he sees as the real question — should Britain pursue unilateralism or remain a nuclear power?

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.

Pro-Trident Maria Eagle has been sacked from her job as shadow defence secretary by Jeremy Corbyn.

Jeremy Corbyn has replaced his pro-Trident shadow defence secretary Maria Eagle with his Islington neighbour and Trident opponent Emily Thornberry.

Latest speculation for shadow defence Nia Griffith: would be first unilateralist in that post for around 30 years.

Maria Eagle has been moved from shadow defence secretary to shadow culture secretary.

The revelation comes nearly a fortnight after former shadow Defence Secretary Clive Lewis was left «fuming» after he was set to say Labour «would not seek to change» its support for Trident renewal — but the line was removed from his conference speech.

I mention Clive Lewis, the new shadow defence secretary, who has been tipped as a Corbyn replacement.

The former London mayor also said that shadow defence minister Kevan Jones «should see his GP», after Jones questioned whether Livingstone should be leading a review of Labour's defence policies.

They include shadow defence secretary Nia Griffith who said that «a state visit by Donald Trump would shame this country and betray all we stand for».

The post of shadow defence secretary was even mooted.

CQS's generosity had also helped meet the running costs of Fox's office in Westminster, while in October 2008 Hintze flew the then shadow defence secretary to Washington so that he might attend the US presidential debate.

A left wing MP who only entered Parliament last May is being tipped to succeed Maria Eagle as shadow defence secretary in Jeremy Corbyn's «revenge reshuffle», which is expected in the next few days.

«It is deeply concerning that the size of the Army has fallen yet again on this Government's watch,» Nia Griffith, Labour's shadow defence secretary, said on Thursday.

Labour's shadow defence secretary Jim Murphy said the report showed that decisions had been «stitched up» to meet the government's spending plans rather than Britain's security needs.

A Conservative government will stand firm against a resurgent Russia, unlike the «invisible response» of the government, the shadow defence secretary has said.

A few hours earlier Labour MP John Woodcock told Jeremy Corbyn that he would stand in for the shadow defence secretary if he «does not make it back from Glastonbury in time to hold the government to account».

LiamFox, the shadow defence secretary, argued in favour of primaries when he ranfor the leadership and during his spell as co-chairman of the party.

«Just as many RAF personnel will be thinking about returning home having performed heroics in Libya, ministers are drawing up their P45s,» shadow defence secretary Jim Murphy said.

Emily Thornberry says «bollocks» after David Cameron describes her as «a shadow Defence Secretary who doesn't believe in defence».

PoliticsHome revealed that shadow defence secretary Clive Lewis had reacted by punching a wall in anger when he came off the stage at Labour conference.

He'll be replaced by Maria Eagle, while Trident opponent Emily Thornberry takes over the shadow defence position, thereby opening up the space for a significant shift in the party's position on the issue.

The shadow defence secretary reacted angrily after the prime minister made a series of claims about members of the shadow cabinet.