Sentences with phrase «shadow home secretary in»

After he was elevated from shadow attorney general to shadow home secretary in 2008, a surprise appointment as David Davis's successor, he had dinner with Rebekah Brooks; her horror at his position on the convention, relayed to Andy Coulson, is said to have been responsible for his losing the job, although Brooks denies it.

Mrs May told the House Ms Cooper had called for «much stronger action from government to bring illegal immigration down» while serving as shadow home secretary in 2013.

Not exact matches

The serial rebel said he would support former shadow home secretary David Davis» resignation in protest at the government's planned 42 - day detention for terrorism suspects.

However, the speech came just hours after shadow home secretary Andrew Lansley told The Times that a Conservative government would only guarantee «small increases» to the NHS budget in comparison to Labour.

«Don't move the party to the left,» shadow home secretary Alan Johnson urged Mr Miliband in an article for the Independent on Sunday newspaper.

13:23 - I'm hearing that Yvette Cooper, shadow home secretary, will open in the phone - hacking debate, followed by Dominic Grieve, attorney general, for the government, and then probably Chris Bryant, the Labour MP and phone - hacking victim, who called for the debate.

«Just as many RAF personnel will be thinking about returning home having performed heroics in Libya, ministers are drawing up their P45s,» shadow defence secretary Jim Murphy said.

Committee chair and former shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper told the witnesses that the abuse they described was «deeply un-British and should have no place in this country.»

Read shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper's speech to the 2011 Labour party conference in Liverpool here.

Former shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper attacked Farage for «exploiting the misery of the Syrian refugee crisis in the most dishonest and immoral way».

In 1992, Labour published its Right to Information Bill: shadow home secretary Roy Hattersley promised that it would be the first piece of legislation introduced by a new Labour government.

The shadow home secretary also pledged to properly centre the right to family life in Labour's immigration policy, saying her party «don't want to break up families from the EU in the way we currently do for non-EU families.»

The latest opinion poll blow for Labour comes after shadow home secretary Diane Abbott predicted yesterday that her party would catch up with the Tories in 2017.

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.

David Davis would still be the shadow home secretary had he not indulged in the futile exercise of the by - election, a non-event.

The English Democrats fielded a candidate, Joanne Robinson, in the by - election caused by the resignation of former shadow home secretary David Davis from the House of Commons.

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.

«If David Cameron is really serious about protecting our children he should stop blocking compulsory sex and relationship education in our schools which could teach all our children zero tolerance of violence in relationships and greater resilience against online abuse,» shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper said.

The shadow home secretary acknowledged the need for caution in attributing blame for the death of the former spy in London last week, but said it was «incredibly important» to resolve the issue.

Yvette Cooper, the shadow home secretary, has no such worries, but home office issues have not featured prominently in the campaign and she has had a low profile.

Allegations of complicity by British security forces in the torture of Mr Mohamed came to light yesterday when they were presented to MPs by former shadow home secretary David Davis.

Reward came in the form of appointment to shadow home secretary, and he was able to ally himself with Blair without attracting the fatal enmity of Brown.

Mr Davis just gave up his career as shadow home secretary, one of the most important positions in British public life, for this.

* David Davis, the former shadow home secretary, spent more than # 10,000 of taxpayers» money on home renovations and furnishings, including a new # 5,700 portico at his home in Yorkshire.

The final day of campaigning on Wednesday continued to emphasise counter-terrorism policy after last weekend's attack in London, highlighting the absence of the shadow home secretary, Diane Abbott, from the political frontline.

Responding in the Commons, shadow home secretary Diane Abbott said: «The Windrush generation was my parents» generation.

Labour's shadow home secretary Diane Abbott will ask the Home Office to make a statement on the government's handling of the Windrush scandal this afternoon in the House of Commhome secretary Diane Abbott will ask the Home Office to make a statement on the government's handling of the Windrush scandal this afternoon in the House of CommHome Office to make a statement on the government's handling of the Windrush scandal this afternoon in the House of Commons.

In a speech at the IPPR think tank in London, shadow home secretary Diane Abbott said the closures would happen if Labour got into poweIn a speech at the IPPR think tank in London, shadow home secretary Diane Abbott said the closures would happen if Labour got into powein London, shadow home secretary Diane Abbott said the closures would happen if Labour got into power.

Yvette Cooper, the shadow home secretary and minister for women and equality, intervened as the archbishop of Wales complained that the government had put his church in an «enormously difficult position», which threatened to «severely curtail» its freedom to act according to its conscience.

Earlier this week I heard Dominic Grieve, the shadow home secretary, say that this crisis could put in question «the foundations of the legitimacy of the state».

The shadow home secretary said getting access to the centre in Bedfordshire, which has regularly seen concerns raised about inappropriate treatment of highly vulnerable detainees, was a necessary part of her job.

Yvette Cooper is the only Labour figure who has made it into the coverage today in her capacity as shadow work and pensions secretary, which incidentally can't be doing her profile as a potential shadow chancellor any home.

In her letter the shadow home secretary highlighted some of the powers that could be used to stop a person coming into the country where they have displayed «unacceptable behaviour».

The shadow home secretary claimed the Tories have been «disgraceful» on the issue of immigration in a speech at the Labour party's conference in Brighton on Sunday.

Following revelations on my blog last week, shadow home secretary Chris Grayling has defended the Conservative Party's use of figures suggesting «significant» rises in violent crime - even though the official source statistics warn they should not be used in that way.

But the shadow Home Secretary, a loyal ally of the Labour leader, indicated the party would soon regain ground now that the rebellion in the party's ranks has failed.

The shadow home secretary, Ed Balls, had no say in the matter.

At the annual Stonewall Workplace Conference this morning, shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper gave a thoughtful speech championing diversity — which she admitted begins at home, in Parliament

«The figures in this report contrast sharply with what the government claim and betray a chronic deficit of information on immigration,» said shadow home secretary David Davis.

The workplace, where you go to work, learn, live, and occasionally love, was in the spotlight this morning at LGBT charity Stonewall's annual Workplace Conference, as shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper gave a frank speech about the overwhelming need for «celebration of diversity» in the workplace.

The Conservatives also pounced on the shadow home secretary's Tuesday morning interview round, calling it Abbott's «morning of chaos» in an email sent to lobby journalists.

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.

In response to the reports regarding the attendants» background, shadow home secretary David Davis wrote to home secretary Jacqui Smith earlier this month.

The shadow home secretary and Labour leadership contender called for the UK to be true to its values and history by taking in more refugees.

A third potential option is a job swap between Benn and shadow home secretary Andy Burnham, with The Times reporting that the idea has been «discussed in broad terms in recent weeks».

Responding to Ms May's statement in the Commons, shadow home secretary Alanb Johnson reminded Lib Dem MPs of John Stuart Mill's maxim: «All that makes existence valuable to everyone depends on the enforcement of restrictions upon the actions of other people.»

Freed inmates from three hospitals in Berkshire, Nottinghamshire and Merseyside are at the centre of the controversy, which has led to further criticism from shadow home secretary David Davis, who described the matter as one of «serious risk to the public».

«The EU Commission are wrong to try to prevent member states having sensible checks like this as it will increase public concerns about migration and give member states an incentive to cut employment support for everyone, which is against everyone's interests in Britain and across Europe,» shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper said.

However, shadow home secretary David Davis said his attitude to the rise in robbery and violent crime showed a «staggering complacency towards public safety».

Yesterday shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper told the Labour party conference in Manchester: «Once again it's one rule for the Cabinet, another for the plebs.