Sentences with phrase «shadow defence secretary»

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

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.

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

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

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

When Coaker was promoted to shadow defence secretary in Miliband's next reshuffle, he had no hesitation in telling McGinn that he wanted him to come too.

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.

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

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

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

Huffington Post revealed last week that McBride is to make a dramatic return to politics as shadow defence secretary Emily Thornberry's media adviser.

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

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».

Labour source: shadow defence secretary job has been offered to Emily Thornberry.

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.

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.

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

He became defence secretary on the formation of the coalition government, having been shadow defence secretary before the 2010 general election: he covered this role from 2010 to October 2011, when Philip Hammond succeeded him.

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.

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.

Claim: Former shadow defence secretary Michael Ancram, who is the marquess of Lothian, is reported to have claimed almost # 100 for the repair of a swimming pool boiler.

Earlier in the evening, shadow defence secretary Alison Seabeck dismayed trade unionists and other Labourites on the same subject, with some similar consensus - courting: «There is no doubt that now the government has picked up the gauntlet and are doing what they can for this deal.»

Despite Powell's sacking as shadow defence secretary within a day of making the infamous speech, the public mood was rather different.

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

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

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?

Ms Thornberry was shadow defence secretary until a parliamentary coup against Mr Corbyn over the past two weeks forced a front bench reshuffle.

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.

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.

Commenting, shadow defence secretary Liam Fox said: «Labour has created a defence black hole which is not only impacting on current operations in Afghanistan but threatens to provide an ongoing defence crisis for years to come.

Jim Murphy has been demoted to the shadow international affairs brief and replaced as shadow defence secretary by Vernon Coaker

Corbyn has repeatedly and correctly condemned Russia's involvement in Syria and its actions in Aleppo, as have shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry and shadow defence secretary Nia Griffith.

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

Jim Murphy has been demoted to the shadow international affairs breif and replaced as shadow defence secretary by Vernon Coaker

Emily Thornberry is the new shadow defence secretary.

Pro-Trident shadow defence secretary Maria Eagle was moved to the culture brief last night and replaced by Emily Thornberry, who has called Trident the «ultimate weapons of mass destruction».

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.

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.

Shadow culture secretary Michael Dugher, shadow Northern Ireland secretary Vernon Coaker and shadow defence secretary Maria Eagle are also considered vulnerable if Corbyn makes changes.

«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.

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.