Sentences with phrase «shadow ministers did»

I was wondering the other day whether there was some kind of campaign etiquette which stated that shadow ministers did not campaign in the seats represented by their opposite numbers, restricting their political sparring to their common portfolio.

When I was a shadow minister I didn't rely on think - tanks.

Make all your shadow ministers do the same.

Not exact matches

But, when a Christian who is in a position of authority as a minister, priest, bishop, or what have you, abuses that authority, it does cast a shadow over anyone with the label, when the issue is not the faith itself, but the position of authority and it's abuse.

I said we would pray according to Psalm 23, as ministers often do with those about to go into the valley of the shadow of death.

What is racist however is to say that «we have a problem with Pakistani men raping white girls», as Labour's Sarah Champion did before resigning as shadow equalities minister.

«It is simply not good enough that forty years after the Equal Pay Act women still don't earn equal pay for equal work, and despite doing better at school and university more women end up in lower skilled and lower paid jobs than men,» Labour's shadow minister for women and equalities, Gloria De Piero said.

The shadow justice minister made the audacious claim: «Labour did campaign, as everyone knows, passionately, for a remain and reform agenda.»

As shadow Environment minister, Gardiner criticised the lack of prosecutions of leading players ten months after David Cameron promised that everything possible would be done to deal with crime relating to the horse meat scandal.

Shadow home affairs minister Gloria De Piero's up for it, and shadow climate change minister Luciana Berger will do it as long as others do.

I think the best bet for Labour here is for Ed Miliband to do what Harold Wilson did in the 1975 Common Market Referendum - allow Labour MPs, party members and shadow cabinet ministers to campaign for or against, or not at all, depending on their personal preferences.

According to Pat McFadden, the shadow Europe minister, and a figure close to Blair, defeat flowed from Ed Miliband «turning the page on New Labour» and his failure to appeal to «the aspirational family that wants to do well».

This is a very apposite book and should be read by ministers, shadow ministers, parliamentarians and civil servants, but I doubt whether more than a few will have the inclination or time to do so.

Shadowing the newly appointed and ruthlessly free - market business secretary, Nicholas Ridley, in 1989, he asked: «Did he say to the prime minister, «Give me the department and I will finish the job», or did he say, «Give me the job and I will finish the department»?&raqDid he say to the prime minister, «Give me the department and I will finish the job», or did he say, «Give me the job and I will finish the department»?&raqdid he say, «Give me the job and I will finish the department»?»

The signatories — including 10 former shadow cabinet ministers — told Mr. Corbyn that the «extremely worrying trend of escalating abuse and hostility» is «being done in your name.»

Gloria De Piero MP, Labour's shadow minister for women and equalities, responding to the lifting of Lord Rennard's suspension, said: «Nick Clegg has sent a clear message to women voters — he is more interested in trying to salvage the Lib Dems» fading election hopes than do the right thing by the women who made these serious complaints.

The allegations of wrong - doing are groundless, but certain shadow ministers were happy to brief the right wing press to create a crescendo of opprobrium against «union barons» etc..

Sadiq Khan was a former radical human rights lawyer and doing a good job as shadow secretary for justice when he also became shadow minister for London, and responsible for running the general election campaign in London.

«Women don't want more spin and communications professionals, they want fundamental changes to government policy,» shadow women and equalities minister Yvette Cooper said.

«Increasingly, secretive groups, which don't have to declare where all their cash comes from, are channelling cash to key seats,» shadow Cabinet Office minister Jon Ashworth said.

Hunt will be chuffed to have been boosted from his shadow minister role to heading the brief — for which everyone from Vernon Coaker to Liz Kendall to Rachel Reeves had been tipped — a chance to prove he's not just a broadcast personality who does some politics on the side...

Cameron said he did not favour getting all MPs or public figures to publish their tax returns, but said there was a strong case for saying the prime minister, chancellor and their shadows should have to release this information.

But former shadow minister Michael Dugher said Labour was «not on a trajectory to victory» in the next general election, scheduled for 2020 while former shadow chancellor Chris Leslie said Labour should have done much better.

«Just because you're a Tory doesn't mean you can tell people what to do,» retorts Brennan, the shadow trade minister, a cheeky smirk writ large across his face.

Willie Bain, shadow Scottish minister, says Moore doesn't grasp the crisis austerity has created.

David Davis, the shadow home secretary, later said he had contacted the prime minister in December last year regarding the alleged bugging, though he did not name the MP involved.

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.

Do we still have a shadow minister for Leeds & Bradford?

The shadow minister for women and equalities, who first made her name as a political correspondent with GMTV, has been tasked by Ed Miliband with reaching out to new supporters after the success of her «why do people hate me» roadshow.

I don't agree with his views on academies or free schools but the issue of apprenticeships and the lack of leadership shown by government departments on this is the type of issue that Labour shadow ministers should be shouting about wherever they can.

The shadow first minister insisted Scots did not have to imagine a leader who would «say anything promise everything and be whatever you want to get into office».

The man who has been doing the most behind the scenes to seek new alliance partners across Europe is Mark Francois, the shadow Europe minister.

One shadow minister told PoliticsHome: «Jeremy has shown this morning that he doesn't care about the Labour party and, more importantly, the country.

Wayne David, shadow constitutional affairs minister, said: «We are in favour of Lords reform, but the government plans do not set out a stable, coherent long - term relationship between the two houses.

So does the number of women elected or appointed to positions of responsibility within Parliament, whether as Cabinet members, shadow ministers or select committee chairs.

Just because he hasn't had a rocket high media profile doesn't mean he wasn't being a highly effective minister and shadow minister over the course of the last 20 years.

The shadow Treasury minister asked whether the Prime Minister would resign if the UK voted to leave the EU - a good way to help ensure that minister asked whether the Prime Minister would resign if the UK voted to leave the EU - a good way to help ensure that Minister would resign if the UK voted to leave the EU - a good way to help ensure that it does.

«Communities don't want gimmicks like «respect handbooks» - they want police officers on their streets to take real action against antisocial behaviour,» said shadow police minister Nick Herbert.

If she does then Stephen Hammond should do the decent thing and step down as shadow transport minister.

I'm afraid that the world has moved on from the time when a well crafted piece from John Redwood would be enough to send potential Ukip jacks back into their Tory boxes.A party where the old guard of Maude Clarke, Hurd, Heseltine, Gummer, Patten etc clearly now pull the strings of an inexperienced leader just endorses the fear of being conned.What did happen to the Tory policy on fisheries?Why can only backbenchers support BOO whilst shadow (non) ministers and whips are blackmailed into supporting the collective policy of continued EU membership.Why would those seeking disengagement from what even the most active champions of the EU now CONTINUALLY refer to as an experiment vote Conservative?

Why do donors not mention these other shadow ministers specifically?

Caroline Spelman doesn't cut the mustard as a Shadow Minister so why is she still in the shadow cabinet.

The shadow justice secretary, Lord Chancellor and minister for London admitted the Labour «did not build enough housing» while in power for 13 years.

The shadow health secretary Andy Burnham has said that the Prime Minister's «headline - grabbing» NHS care announcement «don't address the real issue» of inadequate staffing levels to provide safe care.

Labour prime ministers don't have cabinets elected in that way: so by what logic should the shadow cabinet?

A Labour source said some shadow ministers had «got into the habit» of attacking the leadership and the reshuffle did not contradict the new politics of allowing debate.

The shadow chancellor, George Osborne, said the comments «speak for themselves and the prime minister's got a lot of explaining to do».

But Mr Blaney does have some influential friends; the foundation's parliamentary counsel contains the former Conservative party chairman, Cecil Parkinson, Tory MP Gerald Howarth and shadow deputy prime minister, and likely future leadership contender, David Davis.

A wave of shadow cabinet ministers resigned in protest at Corbyn's leadership, accusing him of not doing enough to convince Labour voters to vote Remain.

Another peer, David Triesman, a former Labour minister, said: «Keir Starmer [the shadow Brexit secretary] has done a fine job, a heroic job in many ways, but I don't think anybody could say that opposition has been shown fully.