Sentences with phrase «shadow environment secretary»

asked shadow environment secretary Peter Ainsworth.

The bottom five shadow Cabinet members were Ms McKechin, shadow Northern Ireland secretary Shaun Woodward, shadow energy and climate change secretary Meg Hillier, shadow leader of the House Rosie Winterton and shadow environment secretary Mary Creagh.

Former shadow environment secretary Kerry McCarthy yesterday became the latest to publish a scathing blog post setting out her «despair» at Mr Corbyn's leadership.

Corbyn has also announced that Sue Hayman will replace Rachael Maskell as shadow environment secretary and Christina Rees will replace Jo Stevens as shadow Welsh secretary.

It was either do this or become shadow environment secretary and I wanted to do something credible.»

Mr Herbert, the openly gay shadow environment secretary, declared that he was «living proof» the party had changed and that the battleground had moved: «Gay people are not the property of the Labour Party,» he declared.

However, shadow environment secretary Nick Herbert said he was the prime example of the shift of Tory mentality towards equality.

He will try to overturn a Labour a majority of 4,686 in Workington, with the seat currently held by shadow environment secretary Sue Hayman.

On the 11 March 2004, the MP for Lewes and shadow environment secretary told the House of Commons that «Biofuels are good for the environment, and diversifying into them would help protect rural industries and the rural economy.

The 60 - year - old first became MP for Aylesbury in 1992, and held a long series of opposition posts, including shadow environment secretary and shadow Northern Ireland secretary, spanning 1999 - 2010.

The Guardian reports that shadow environment secretary Maria Eagle slammed the environment secretary Liz Truss for missing the real issue:

But shadow environment secretary Peter Ainsworth hit back saying it was «disappointing» that Mr Huhne had «chosen to play party politics with the serious issue of climate change».

He could not get the leader to comment, but he did speak to shadow environment secretary Mary Creagh.

The former shadow environment secretary's article for Huffington Post comes days after former shadow health secretary Heidi Alexander criticised Corbyn's «inept, unprofessional and shoddy» tenure.

Failing to make an impact in his short time as shadow environment secretary he has been culled from the cabinet in the latest reshuffle.

Caroline Spelman also drops out of the top team, but becomes shadow environment secretary and shadow minister for women under Mrs May.

Speaking at the Cato Institute in Washington beside Maggie Gallagher, president of the National Organisation for Marriage, which opposes same - sex marriage, Nick Herbert, Britain's openly - gay shadow environment secretary, urged right wingers to bring gay groups into the fold.

Sue Hayman, the shadow environment secretary, said Gove needed to make a statement clarifying the government's plans.

However, shadow environment secretary Peter Ainsworth accused the Lib Dems of being «vitriolic» and said they were scared because Mr Cameron's commitment to the environment «is not in any doubt».

And Corbyn took nine months of badgering to agree to meet the major environmental charities, including Greenpeace and the RSPB, only for him to cancel it when the shadow environment secretary, Kerry McCarthy, who had been organising the event, resigned a fortnight ago.

The York MP, Rachael Maskell, who was shadow environment secretary but quit Corbyn's shadow cabinet to vote against the triggering of article 50, has been given a new junior transport role.

McCarthy said she was approached by Hopkins in parliament in January 2016 after an interview with her was published in House magazine while she was the shadow environment secretary.

«Our forests are a much loved part of our national natural heritage, and will play a pivotal role in the green economy and our low carbon future,» shadow environment secretary Mary Creagh said.

Mary Creagh, shadow environment secretary, said the government should not leave sustainable food «to chance».

Mary Creagh, the shadow environment secretary, taunted Spelman in the Commons over the U-turn, saying: «Today the air is filled with the sound of chickens coming home to roost.

Claim: The Telegraph said the shadow environment secretary claimed for stamp duty on a home he jointly owned with his partner.

Sue Hayman, Labour's shadow environment secretary, said the party was fully committed to maintaining the foxhunting ban, which it introduced.

Mary Creagh MP, Labour's shadow environment secretary, said: «The white paper fails to set out a clear plan for major challenges such as reforestation or biodiversity loss; nor does it deal with concerns about planning policy.

The former shadow environment secretary's claims follow allegations of inappropriate behaviour made against Mr Hopkins by a party activist.

Corbyn also said he disagreed with the shadow environment secretary, Kerry McCarthy, a vegan, who has said she wants other people to stop eating meat.

The shadow environment secretary, Sue Hayman, called the announcement weak and said Labour's plan went further by proposing a ban on transporting live animals for slaughter or fattening.

She has agreed to stop claiming the second home allowance Nick Herbert The shadow environment secretary claimed back # 10,000 of the # 14,700 stamp duty when he bought a home with his partner in his constituency.