Sentences with phrase «shadow energy secretary»

But, while in agreement with Labour's governing body, the National Executive Committee, that Corbyn should be on the ballot paper in the leadership contest, Smith nevertheless decided to resign and oppose his leader when a meeting between Corbyn and the so - called soft left of the shadow cabinet, including shadow energy secretary Lisa Nandy, led to rancour.

Lisa Nandy, who stepped down as shadow energy secretary on Tuesday, said bullying, intimidation, harassment and death threats had been «unleashed against MPs from the right to the left of the party».

Labour, spearheaded by shadow energy secretary Caroline Flint, will no doubt play on unfavourable views expressed by MEPs of the EU Parliaments Committee, concerning the government's decision to plump for shale gas over greener alternatives.

Stott is a former Tory press officer and aide to shadow energy secretary Charles Hendry.

It is also understood that Corbyn's team wanted to make Lucy Powell MP shadow energy secretary, but were forced to revisit the plan when she said she was «not ready».

Until month, Lisa Nandy was shadow energy secretary under Corbyn.

Polls suggest that shadow energy secretary Ed Miliband had closed the gap on brother David as the race came to the wire.

Simon Hughes, the Liberal Democrat shadow energy secretary, said he was disappointed that measures on energy efficiency are not expected to be part of the bill.

Earlier in the day, shadow energy secretary Lisa Nandy contradicted the party line by saying her colleague should be suspended.

Angela Eagle becomes shadow business secretary and shadow first secretary of state, Lisa Nandy as shadow energy secretary, Lucy Powell takes the education portfolio and Diane Abbott as shadow minister for international development.

Speaking on the BBC, Labour's shadow energy secretary Caroline Flint said the party would pass legislation to «reset the market» in their first two years.

Caroline Flint, the shadow energy secretary, said the poll findings underlined why her party was right to demand an immediate price freeze, but expressed concerns that the probe by the CMA could last till 2016.

The shadow energy secretary said New Labour had become «ideologically beached» because it was haunted by old ghosts from the past, when the party was viewed as tax - raising and anti-American.

Earlier in the day, shadow energy secretary Lisa Nandy contradicted the party line by saying her...

The shadow energy secretary has already mentioned the possibility of Diane not having to return to the Daily Politics sofa when this is all done.

During a hustings between the five contenders to replace Gordon Brown, Mr Miliband, the shadow energy secretary, said that the new top rate for those earning more than # 150,000 should remain in the interests of «fairness».

In the run - up to his surprise announcement - a «late, post-election» decision, according to a source close to the shadow energy secretary - the younger Miliband arranged a private, face - to - face meeting with his elder brother in London, the city where both had grown up.

Caroline Flint, the shadow energy secretary, has responded to polls suggesting that six out of 10 people dislike Ed Miliband by claiming that the personal popularity of a leader is not the key to winning elections.

• Caroline Flint, the shadow energy secretary, has said Lord Mandelson is wrong to criticise Labour's plan to freeze energy bills.

«According to the poll, Ed Miliband, the shadow energy secretary, is emerging as a compromise candidate, with the second highest number of first preferences, and the most second and third preferences.

Conor Pope at LabourList, who is also running a live blog, thinks Lisa Nandy, the shadow energy secretary, is unlikely to move to defence to replace Maria Eagle because «she is happy in her current brief and would be reluctant to move.»

The shadow energy secretary drew in # 8,000 in low value contributions in 24 hours, after issuing an online plea for funds along the style of that used by Mr Obama's team during his successful campaign for the Democratic nomination two years ago.

Lisa Nandy, the shadow energy secretary, said: «It beggars belief that ministers» plans for the Green Investment Bank risk setting back efforts to build a greener economy.

Andy Burnham, Labour's health spokesman, said on Friday the party would «of course» have a dialogue with the nationalists, while Caroline Flint, the shadow energy secretary, suggested the parties could make informal arrangements.»

Mr Miliband, the shadow energy secretary, remains in second place with the bookies, behind his brother, David, the former foreign secretary, who has been the favourite since the start of the contest to replace Gordon Brown began in May.

Lisa Nandy, Labour's shadow energy secretary, blamed Government policy for «creating an energy security crisis» while the GMB Union said Britain was in the «bonkers position... where National Grid is using consumer's money to pay firms to stop work in order to avoid blackouts».