Sentences with phrase «shadow health minister»

Mr Reed has been one of Jeremy Corbyn's most vocal critics, and famously quit as shadow health minister during the leader's acceptance speech after he was first elected to the top job last year.

«It's just not good enough that over half of patients are having to wait three months or more,» shadow health minister Luciana Berger said.

The former shadow health minister Jamie Reed told the Sunday Times (#): «The vast majority of Labour MPs are keen to listen to and represent the ambitions and views of Labour voters and ex-voters.

The former shadow health minister said she had been loyal to the Labour leader but that she was dropped in last week's reshuffle because she spoke on her own terms.

The opposition, in particular shadow health minister Liz Kendall, has been extremely active in the committee stage of the health and social care bill in digging these details up.

Diane Abbott, a prominent Labour MP and former shadow health minister, said the figures were crucial in showing that Labour would win next year.

The celebration is in aid of Janet getting the prestigious job of shadow health minister — a stepping stone on the way to party leader and prime minister.

The Labour shadow health minister said the party was danger of entering into a «downward spiral» with the Tories on immigration, after Australian election strategist Lynton Crosby joined David Cameron's team.

His announcement leaves shadow health minister Liz Kendall the only declared candidate, although shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna and shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt have dropped hints that they would join the race.

With many carers having to spend huge sums on daily NHS parking bills, shadow health minister Barbara Keeley suggested the tactics adopted by the Tory MPs were «disgraceful and insulting to carers».

Scott Thomas stars as Janet, the newly appointed shadow health minister, whose celebratory soiree becomes more akin to a wake.

On 12 September 2015 at 11.43 am — a minute after Mr Corbyn's victory in his first leadership contest was announced — Mr Reed had, in a single tweet, congratulated the new leader and announced his resignation from the frontbench as shadow health minister.

The opposition's shadow health minister Luciana Berger also threw her weight behind the procedure.

«It takes years to train GPs and nurses and he needs to urgently address the immediate crisis in A&E,» shadow health minister Jamie Reed said.

With this swift dispatch of the hopes of two of his other more junior rivals completed — shadow health minister Liz Kendall and shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt were both elected only in 2010 — Burnham, twice a cabinet minister and first elected in 2001, moves on to deal with some further obstacles to his progress.

«High quality information technology could be benefiting patients and their families - but because of the structure of this centrally imposed programme hospitals already hard pressed by government deficits are suffering further, and patient care is suffering unnecessarily,» said shadow health minister, Stephen O'Brien.

Within minutes of Corbyn's victory, Jamie Reed, the shadow health minister, had resigned.

The concern about the neglect of the English issue was echoed by Jamie Reed, the shadow health minister who wrote in Progress magazine: «It is in the peripheral areas outside of our major conurbations all over England where the next Labour government must concentrate its efforts.»

She's been a shadow health minister for nearly a year and a half!

Umunna, who endorsed the shadow health minister after withdrawing from the race, told me that the «modernising part of the party» was «identifying the right problems» but was «wanting in coming up with the solutions».

When the bill screeched to a halt in March, Andy Burnham, then - shadow health minister, expressed his disappointment that the Lib Dems had refused to rush the bill through the Commons, stating fatuously that it «is about opening up hope».

The Copeland MP, who quit as a shadow health minister within minutes of Corbyn being elected leader, hit out in a column for the Blairite website Progress.

We don't know the answer to that because although the shadow health minister Jamie Reed invited Maria Miller to discuss those possibilities for the Remploy factory in his constituency, the minister for disabled people cancelled.

The shadow Health minister gives «signal of intent» that she is considering standing if Mr Miliband fails to win the general election

The shadow Health minister gave an interview to The House magazine last week in which she said there was a role for the private sector in the NHS and that «what matters is what works».

Response: Mr Penning, a shadow health minister, told the newspaper: «This was claimed for mistakenly, for which I apologise sincerely and will pay back.»

Andrew Gwynne, Labour's shadow health minister has said that the government is out of touch with the «immediate care crisis», hoping that the coalition will engage in cross party talks such that a proper agreement is made.

After a hymn of praise to the NHS from 91 - year - old Harry Smith that drew the first tears of anything other than despair all week, Andy Burnham, the shadow health minister, followed up with one his tub - thumping, kick - the - Tories specials.

As a shadow health minister in the 1990s, Harman recalls a cardiac surgeon showing her a list of patients waiting for surgery.

David Cameron was forced to defend his shadow health minister today after it was revealed he is a paid consultant to a private healthcare company.

Yesterday it was revealed one of his shadow health minister's - Lord McColl - is a consultant to Endeavour Health, a private firm which replicates GP services.

Speaking on BBC Newsnight, the shadow health minister, Liz Kendall, accepted that there had been overspending, while Chuka Umunna, the shadow business secretary, has been more ambiguous.

The Copeland MP, who quit as a shadow health minister within minutes of Mr Corbyn being elected leader, hit out in a column for the Blairite website Progress.

According to HuffPost UK, the shadow health minister will now be hauled in to face the shadow chief whip and Labour Lords leader Baroness Smith for a «discussion» on the matter.

Mr Gwynne will be used to this - his previous job was as a shadow health minister, picking apart the policies of Jeremy Hunt.

Was visiting army medical corps in capacity as shadow health minister

Jamie Reed, a shadow health minister, published his resignation letter on Twitter while Corbyn was still delivering his victory speech.

The shadow health minister Luciana Berger also threw her weight behind the procedure, saying: «There will always have to be a leap of faith the first time it's used in humans... but I believe we must not delay any further.»

It begins as a jolly celebration of Kristin Scott Thomas's Janet entering the political mainstream after becoming her liberal opposition party's shadow health minister, only for things to quickly turn intense and, finally, quite tragic — with regrets and heavy accusations aired with abandon and blood stains left on the floor.

Politician Janet (Kristin Scott Thomas: Darkest Hour, Suite Française) is hosting a small gathering of close friends to celebrate her new job: shadow health minister (sort of like a minority leadership position in American legislatures).