Sentences with phrase «shadow secretary of state on»

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[325] The SNP has also criticised Rachel Reeves, Labour's shadow secretary of state for work and pensions, for saying [326] a future UK Labour government would be even tougher on benefits than the Cameron ministry.

The shadow Secretary of State for Wales Peter Hain called on the legal authorities to conduct a «full and proper public investigation» and then claimed the police investigation had been «tardy».

«When the previous Government consulted on this matter, the right hon. and learned Member for Beaconsfield (Mr Grieve), who was then the shadow Secretary of State for Justice and is now the Attorney - General, described the prospect of giving prisoners the vote as «ludicrous».

New Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb has been welcomed to his post as «the third Secretary of State for Wales in the last 22 months» by his Labour shadow, Owen Smith, who says it time for the Conservatives to end what Labour call the Tories» «war on Wales».

Became a shadow spokesman on Trade and Industry in 1985, shadow chief secretary in 1987, shadow secretary of state for trade and industry in 1989 and shadow chancellor in 1992.

However, the Tory leader's colleague, shadow secretary of state for children, schools and families Michael Gove, tacitly suggested there might be room for negotiation between with the Lib Dems, on education at least.

Mr Cameron said on Sunday there were many members of his shadow cabinet who attended state schools, including shadow foreign secretary William Hague, shadow defence secretary Liam Fox and party chairman Eric Pickles.

BASC statement on the appointment of Kerry McCarthy as shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

It is a unique privilege to serve on our Party's frontbench, both in Opposition and in Government, and I thank you for appointing me last September as shadow secretary of state for housing and planning.

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».

Health secretary Andy Burnham and his Conservative and Liberal Democrat shadows Andrew Lansley and Norman Lamb appeared together on BBC1's The Politics Show to discuss the state of their proposals.

But supporters of Corbyn immediately swung behind Burgon on social media, with shadow international trade secretary Barry Gardiner stating: «On Newsnight, Richard Burgon brilliantly keeps the focus on our popular policies, on equality & declines the elephant traps.&raquon social media, with shadow international trade secretary Barry Gardiner stating: «On Newsnight, Richard Burgon brilliantly keeps the focus on our popular policies, on equality & declines the elephant traps.&raquOn Newsnight, Richard Burgon brilliantly keeps the focus on our popular policies, on equality & declines the elephant traps.&raquon our popular policies, on equality & declines the elephant traps.&raquon equality & declines the elephant traps.»

But Jeremy Hunt, the shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport has kept his cards close to his chest so far on broadcasting — apart from some conventional pieties about the importance of public service broadcasting and the need to keep Channel 4 going through some funding fudge.

Not the words of anyone on this side of the House, but the words of the shadow secretary of state [Liam Byrne, in his speech to the Labour conference in 2011].

Former Shadow Secretary of State for Defence Clive Lewis has taken on a new role within the shadow cabinet as Shadow Business Secretary.

Liam Byrne is said to be particularly aggrieved — sources familiar with his thinking say that in over two years as shadow secretary of state for work and pensions, the number of times he was able to sit down with the leader and discuss the issues around welfare, can be counted on the fingers of one hand.

In her speech to the Labour Party conference in Brighton this afternoon, the shadow education secretary drew battle lines between her and the Conservatives, stating that government education thinking was «dead» and signalling the start of a stronger campaign on teacher shortages, school places and cuts to sixth form funding.