Sentences with phrase «shadow home secretary on»

Watching the shadow Home Secretary on TV this morning causes me to write, Im sure he is is a clever and wonderful person, but he comes across on TV as another public school tory twit, as does Maude and Spellman.

Not exact matches

Nick Brown, Sarah Champion, Jo Stevens, Dawn Butler, Keir Starmer and Jonathan Reynolds are all impressive performers, while the new shadow home secretary Diane Abbott clearly shares Corbyn's liberal (and fundamentally correct) stance on immigration.

Before lunch delegates loyally applauded shadow home secretary Alan Johnson saying: «You do not demonstrate your commitment to civil liberties by failing to protect the most important civil liberty of all; the right to be safe on our streets.»

Commenting on the chief constable's claims, shadow home secretary David Davis accused the government of failing «to get a grip» on gun crime.

With Jeremy Corbyn and shadow home secretary Diane Abbott implacably opposed to any restrictions on immigration, it has been left to some of Cooper's party colleagues — most notably Andy Burnham and Hilary Benn — to make the Labour case for controls.

«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.

But shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper told him he was «completely out of touch» as the pair clashed on the Today programme this morning.

Her use of party politics while discussing the topic led to several attacks, not least of all from shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper, who launched a blistering attack on the programme.

The ABI worked closely with Theresa May's Home Office team on successful reform of riot damages legislation and with her personally during her time as an impressive shadow Work & Pensions Secretary.

Speaking on BBC Newsnight the shadow home secretary, Yvette Cooper, said there were too many low - skilled EU migrants coming to the country.

The Tory shadow home secretary, Chris Grayling, went on the Today programme this morning to deny that the Conservatives have been using misleading statistics on violent crime.

Meanwhile, shadow home secretary Chris Grayling pledged a crackdown on Islamic extremists, especially those who protest against the armed forces.

The shadow home secretary put anti-social behaviour at the centre of his speech, with demands for tougher action against crime on Britain's streets.

The former shadow home secretary said it was «likely» Speaker John Bercow would allow such a motion to be voted on by MPs before the summer recess.

* 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 shadow home secretary also proposed a habitual residence test for jobseekers» allowance, controls on EU movement after the accession of Bulgaria and Romania and, worst of all, arrest powers for UKBA — easily the most incompetent, heartless and cack - handed division of government.

Burnham said he was stepping down as shadow home secretary to concentrate on his campaign to be mayor of Greater Manchester.

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.

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.

The shadow home secretary was repeatedly asked about Labour's position on the deportation of illegal immigrants by Good Morning Britain presenter Piers Morgan.

Over the last two days, the Labour leader used a party political broadcast and a speech by his shadow home secretary to unveil a raft of them on immigration.

Liz Kendall, the shadow Care Minister who is seen as the Blairite candidate, came second on 25 per cent, with Yvette Cooper, the shadow Home Secretary, on 20 per cent and Jeremy Corbyn, a left - wing backbencher, on 18 per cent.

Diane Abbott, the shadow home secretary, is to announce a Labour policy pledge on Wednesday to end «family break - up through the immigration system».

The architect of the Conservative strategy on crime is the shadow home secretary Chris Grayling, so I asked him about the use of comparative data.

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.

Commenting earlier on the plans, shadow home secretary David Davies said: «This sounds like a break through.

Grayling campaigned before the 2010 election as shadow home secretary promising to tear up the European Convention on Human Rights and replace it with a British Bill of Rights — a move strongly opposed by the Liberal Democrats.

«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.

His comments provoked outrage from the Conservatives, and shadow home secretary David Davis said it looked like «deliberate negligence on the part of the Home Office&raqhome secretary David Davis said it looked like «deliberate negligence on the part of the Home Office&raqHome Office».

As she appeared on LBC, shadow home secretary Diane Abbott initially suggested the cost to the public purse would be only # 300,000.

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.

«The party is on a sound and stable financial footing,» shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper told the Andrew Marr show.

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.»

Cherie Booth's admission she is concerned for her children's safety on Britain's streets has been seized on by shadow home secretary Dominic Grieve.

Things threatened to turn sour this weekend, however, when the media were briefed that Mr Cameron was considering demoting the shadow home secretary to a lesser post on the front bench.

Miliband has reportedly set up a new unit to tackle the threat from Ukip and has told shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper that she now needs to «do more» on the issue.

Davis, who quit as shadow home secretary to run a by - election on civil liberties, accused May of trying to «assault the reputation of those who disagree» with her.

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

The shadow home secretary, Diane Abbott, said the replacement of Rudd would mean nothing unless the hostile environment policy on immigration was finally ended.

Ed Balls is confirmed as Shadow Chancellor; his wife Yvette Cooper takes his job as shadow home secretary; Douglas Alexander takes her former portfolio of shadow foreign secretary; Lima Byrne becomes shadow work and pensions secretary; Tessa Jowell to take on responsibilities shadowing the Cabinet Office, formerly held by Byrne.

Update three: Smith sat stoney - faced as Chris Grayling, the shadow home secretary, began his response for the opposition by marking her «final appearance at the dispatch box» and congratulating her on being the first female home secretary.

The shadow minister also accused the Government of «pivot and distraction» by blaming the decision to scrap landing cards on Labour - despite former Home Secretary Alan Johnson admitting on Thursday that the policy had been signed off under a Labour government in 2009.

The proposal has also attracted sharp criticism from the Tory libertarian right, with the former shadow home secretary David Davis calling it an «unnecessary extension of the ability of the state to snoop on ordinary people».

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.

Labour shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has accused Theresa May of breaking the ministerial code, and called on her to explain her conduct.

Following Ms May's statement to parliament today, shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said: «The Home Secretary claimed she did not authorise the release of her letter to Michael Gove accusing his department of a failure to act to the media or on the Home Office website.

Chris Grayling, shadow home secretary, spending thousands of taxpayers» funds on renovating a flat 17 miles from his family home, despite already owning three London properties outright.

The shadow home secretary went home after falling ill - two hours before MPs voted on the Government's plans to formally begin the two - year Brexit process.

Yesterday, shadow home secretary Andrew Lansley said the NHS «needs to focus on getting more for less».