Sentences with phrase «shadow foreign secretary in»

Their relationship appears to have grown closer — and Ashcroft's support more generous — after David Cameron appointed Hague shadow foreign secretary in December 2005.

Before 1997, Tony Blair ostensibly promoted Robin Cook from shadow secretary for state for trade and industry to shadow foreign secretary in a bid to sideline him from shaping economic policy.

The shadow foreign secretary in the interview also refused to say whether the Baltic states of Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia, currently members of Nato, should have joined.

Not exact matches

10:15 - And now here's the shadow foreign secretary, Douglas Alexander, who lays out the key objections of the opposition: «We do not believe an in - out referendum... is in the national interest,» he says.

«Ruling out a referendum one day and then ruling it back in again the next looks like a prime minister spending more time managing his party than leading the country,» shadow foreign secretary Douglas Alexander commented.

Thornberry, the shadow foreign secretary, also asked if asked if the prime minister would have «have the moral backbone to tell [Trump] he is wrong on climate change» when she visits him in Washington.

The shadow foreign secretary said: «The Brexit train is threatening to pull away from the station with Nigel Farage, Boris Johnson and Michael Gove in charge, taking us down a track that can only lead to disaster.»

«I've said that it's right that we fully support our intelligence agencies in the work they do to keep us safe, while recognising that they must always operate within a framework of legality and accountability,» shadow foreign secretary Douglas Alexander said.

Meanwhile Starmer and the shadow foreign secretary, Emily Thornberry, will write to Davis on Wednesday with a list of 170 questions that they say remain unanswered by the government on Brexit — one for each day until article 50 is triggered in late March.

After Corbyn's spokesman suggested airstrikes made terror attacks in Britain more likely, a spokesman for shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn said: «Daesh have already killed British citizens in Tunisia, blown up Lebanese citizens and anti-war campaigners in Turkey, and murdered journalists.

Those who suggested he would endorse David Miliband before voting closed on 22 September, or offer his second preference to the former foreign secretary in return for a guarantee of the shadow chancellorship, were victims of spin from the Mili - D camp.

23 March 2010 — OPPOSITION: SHADOW MINISTERIAL VISITS Question: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any information has been released following a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office relating to the visit of the Shadow Foreign Secretary, William Hague, to Cuba in March 2009; if so, to whom; and when.

In opposition she has been shadow foreign secretary and shadow home secretary, as well as shadow minister for work and pensions and for women and equalities.

Corbyn and his allies are coming under increasing pressure to allow a free vote on bombing ISIS in the country, and shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn has repeatedly refused to rule out backing the government if it comes before the Commons.

In Monday's shadow cabinet meeting, MPs agreed that Corbyn would open Labour's argument in Wednesday's Commons debate by opposing airstrikes while shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn will close the debate with an argument in favour of the government's motioIn Monday's shadow cabinet meeting, MPs agreed that Corbyn would open Labour's argument in Wednesday's Commons debate by opposing airstrikes while shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn will close the debate with an argument in favour of the government's motioin Wednesday's Commons debate by opposing airstrikes while shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn will close the debate with an argument in favour of the government's motioin favour of the government's motion.

Mr Cameron opted to keep leadership rival David Davis in his current post as shadow home secretary, with another former candidate, Liam Fox, moved to defence, and Mr Hague made shadow foreign secretary.

Why would he stifle his conscience and remove his own freedom of speech in order to become a puppet shadow foreign secretary now?

Corbyn spoke passionately of his opposition to war but only a little later, Benn, shadow foreign secretary, stood up from the same bench to give the speech of his life in support of the attacks.

As shadow foreign secretary, I have been as clear in my support for the government when it does something we agree with as I am in highlighting that which we oppose.

Speaking during his speech to the Labour party conference, the shadow foreign secretary admitted that the conflict damaged the party but highlighted the Libyan intervention as evidence that it should not be afraid to become militarily engaged in the future.

In his interview with Dermot Murnaghan on Sky, Hilary Benn, the shadow foreign secretary, also said that he would not be sharing a platform with any Conservatives during the referendum campaign.

She will apparently be joined by former shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn as she launches her bid, who was sacked from his post recently after saying he had no confidence in Mr Corbyn.

She then debated her film in the Daily Politics studio with former Conservative leader Lord Howard and shadow foreign secretary Douglas Alexander.

In an interview with the Evening Standard, the shadow foreign secretary said the levy would raise # 1.7 billion to fund housing benefit for the least well - off.

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.

Emily Thornberry, the shadow foreign secretary, did not get to question Boris Johnson in person about his leaked letter on the open border.

Labour's narrow lead in the Heywood and Middleton byelection was the result of a «collapse» of the Conservative and Lib Dem vote into support for Ukip, the shadow foreign secretary said.

Hague is his friend, he now says after accusing the shadow foreign secretary of a «bizarre autism» in their discussions.

His remarks are supplemented by a warning from the shadow foreign secretary, Douglas Alexander, that Cameron is in danger of putting a long - term question mark over the UK's relations with its largest trading partner at a time when the country is desperate to secure growth.

With Andy Burnham as shadow home secretary and Hilary Benn as shadow foreign secretary, the five most senior positions in Corbyn's shadow cabinet will be filled by men.

Even the usually super-loyal shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry declared in the Commons that there was «prima facie evidence» against Russia, and supported all the measures announced by the government in response to it.

«Buy shares in Emily Thornberry,» was the verdict of one former Tory special adviser after the shadow foreign secretary impressed onlookers with searching questions and pithy one - liners.

The Independent's chief political commentator observes a number of important parallels between Tony and Hilary and contends that the shadow foreign secretary's recent Syria speech is the beginning of an unexpected new chapter in the Benn family saga.

Labour shadow foreign secretary Douglas Alexander struck a similar tone, saying: «The recent rocket attacks into southern Israel that have led to this latest response deserve our categorical condemnation but Israel must at all times act in accordance with international law.»

The investigation came to light in a letter from foreign secretary David Miliband to shadow foreign secretary William Hague.

However, yesterday shadow foreign secretary William Hague said that «given the pace of policy review taking place in the US, with two parallel reviews currently ongoing», the government should make a full statement on UK policy in Iraq before Christmas.

His stance differs from that of his key allies Emily Thornberry and Clive Lewis, shadow foreign and defence secretaries respectively, who revealed in a Guardian article on Saturday that they will abstain in Monday's vote.

Hilary Benn, who was sacked from his role as shadow foreign secretary after he told Mr Corbyn he no longer had confidence in him, weighed in, tweeting:

Conservative shadow foreign secretary William Hague is in Washington to build bridges with the White House.

No, it is William Hague, the famously Eurosceptic shadow foreign secretary, sitting in his modern corner office with its bow - window view of Parliament Square and delivering a carefully calibrated message of reassurance to the Guardian and the world.

Mhairi Black, who becomes the UK's youngest MP at the age of 20, overturned former shadow foreign secretary Douglas Alexander's majority of 16,600 in Paisley and Renfrewshire South to win by 5,684 votes - a swing of 27 % from Labour to the SNP.

[188] Their net loss of seats were mainly a result of their resounding defeat in Scotland, where the Scottish National Party took 40 of their 41 seats, unseating key Labour politicians such as shadow Foreign Secretary Douglas Alexander and Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy.

Things have got so bad in the shadow cabinet that ministers are having to double up; Dave Anderson is minding both Scotland and Northern Ireland while Emily Thornberry is now both shadow foreign secretary and shadow minister for Brexit.

The shadow foreign secretary has been undisputed front - runner from the start and is miles ahead in a

asks the shadow foreign secretary with a grin as he appears at the door of his office, a banana in hand.

The youngest MP in the house, just 20 in 2015 when she defeated the shadow foreign secretary, Douglas Alexander, to take Paisley Renfrewshire South for the SNP, Black confirmed on Twitter that she would defend her seat — a month after declaring that she hated Westminster and found it depressing.

Elsewhere, Emma Lewell - Buck gets a promotion to shadow devolution minister and Hilary Benn stays in place as shadow foreign secretary.

The foreign secretary hit out at Conservative calls for a referendum, saying eight members of the Tory shadow Cabinet had blocked a public vote in the Maastricht treaty.

Making her keynote platform speech, the shadow foreign secretary set the foundations for her gag by talking about how she would like to see Labour claiming a few big Tory scalps in the next general election.

The shadow chancellor was asked about the shadow foreign secretary's rousing address, which many are calling one of the best ever in the House of Commons, as he appeared on Radio 4's Today programme this morning.