Sentences with phrase «shadow transport secretary lilian»

Conservatives also said they were optimistic about unseating Nottingham MPs Lilian Greenwood, a former shadow transport secretary, and Coaker, the former schools minister.

Back in June shadow transport secretary, Maria Eagle, welcomed the Rebuilding Rail report by Transport for Quality of Life as a consideration in the policy review.

Last week Amanda Ramsay won the «top of the policies» vote at Pragmatic Radicalism's top of the policies event in Bristol, chaired by Maria Eagle MP, shadow transport secretary.

Theresa Villiers, the Conservative shadow transport secretary, said: «This is welcome news and will come as huge relief for many, but we must not forget the hundreds of thousands stranded abroad.

An abridged version of the speech the former shadow Transport secretary gave to her constituency party members.

Theresa Villiers is shadow transport secretary and argues here that there is no convincing evidence that a third runway at Heathrow would benefit the wider business community in Britain, and that the expansion plans do not have the overwhelming support of the business community.

Michael Dugher, the shadow transport secretary and Burnham supporter, told the Guardian: «History will not be kind to those who appear to cling on out of pride when the situation really is quite hopeless.»

This has prompted shadow transport secretary Theresa Villiers to accuse the Government of «dithering» in the following statement, which she has just issued:

«Supporting cycling is important, so this is a move in the right direction,» said shadow transport secretary Chris Grayling.

The shadow transport secretary Chris Grayling said he had heard «ever - increasing rumours» from the Treasury that Mr Brown sees road pricing as an important source of revenue.

Former London mayor Ken Livingstone and shadow transport secretary Andy McDonald agreed.

On the parliamentary side, the Burnham campaign chair is shadow transport secretary Michael Dugher.

«With thousands of Britons stuck in airports overseas, it is hugely worrying that there is no end in sight for the flight ban,» said shadow transport secretary Theresa Villiers.

Reacting to the report, shadow transport secretary Theresa Villiers said: «This shocking indictment on road safety will make painful reading for ministers.

«Labour supports HS2 because we must address the capacity problems that mean thousands of commuters face cramped, miserable journeys into Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds and London,» Mary Creagh, Labour shadow transport secretary, said.

With the network beset with problems at the same time as inflation - busting fare rises come into force, shadow transport secretary Theresa Villiers said passengers were on the «end of a real double whammy».

«These fare rises squeezing commuters are the direct consequence of the Tory - led government's decision to cut too far and too fast, and travellers are having to pay more to plug the gap in the transport budget,» shadow transport secretary Maria Eagle said.

Yesterday the Office of Rail Regulator watchdog ruled that Network Rail was in breach of its licence because of «poor performance and high levels of delays», prompting shadow transport secretary Maria Eagle to call for its corporate governance structure to be reformed.

The shadow transport secretary told the official mag for MPs and peers that the Top Gear presenter was «basically an idiot».

They were shadow home secretary Chris Grayling and shadow transport secretary Theresa Villiers - both, intriguingly, were not given Cabinet posts when the Coalition eventually formed.

This morning, commuters got a «nasty new year shock», at least according to shadow transport secretary Maria Eagle, as they faced inflation - busting increases in ticket fares for the tenth year in a row - a 4.2 per cent average price increase this year.

Claim: The Daily Telegraph reported that the shadow transport secretary claimed nearly # 16,000 in stamp duty and fees for a south London flat, despite having another house in London only 14 miles from Westminster.

Speaking on the BBC's Daily Politics show immediately after PMQs, the shadow transport secretary Andy McDonald had a different take.

Now, the former shadow transport secretary claims she was told to «f *** off» by her own local party members in Nottingham after explaining why she was backing Owen Smith to be Labour leader.

Last week shadow transport secretary Maria Eagle told me she expected the High Speed 2 judicial review to be successful, forcing the Department for Transport to have to start its consultation all over again.

Less so when the Labour leader school and shadow transport secretary Andy McDonald then posed with children on a bus...

After a joke about sleeping with entrepreneurs - his wife Samantha, specifically, he moves on to name - check the high - speed rail network proposed by shadow transport secretary Theresa Villiers on Monday before slipping in his priorities for both the NHS and the «broken society».

«My main concern is about whether it is appropriate for all three London airports to be in the hands of the same company with all of the implications that has for future levels of service and investment,» said shadow transport secretary Chris Grayling.

Since then, shadow transport secretary Maria Eagle has said that the idea is «off the agenda» on account of Miliband's past opposition.

The shadow transport secretary and vice-chair of the Labour party, Michael Dugher, told a meeting in Westminster that his party would face an electoral wipeout if Corbyn becomes leader on Saturday.

However, the Conservatives are sceptical and shadow transport secretary Chris Grayling told the BBC that although he would back Sir Rod's plans in principle, tolls on all roads were neither desirable «or realistically achievable in the near future».

«This incentivises an early exit from the franchise as premium payments rise and the recent history of the company heightens concerns that this is a very real possibility, not least when the penalty for terminating the franchise is a fraction of these amounts,» shadow transport secretary Maria Eagle wrote in a letter to Greening yesterday.

The shadow transport secretary plans launched a charm offensive against Britain's motorists by pledging to block applications for new speed cameras.

Michael Dugher installed as shadow transport secretary is reasonably loyal too.

Andy McDonald, shadow transport secretary, criticises Conservatives after analysis finds only three out of 29 rail franchises will be running services

Also on Monday, former shadow transport secretary Lilian Greenwood revealed she resigned her post because she was fed up with Corbyn's «incompetent» leadership.

«Many commuters have faced a nasty new year shock as they discover fares have gone up by as much as 9.2 %,» shadow transport secretary Maria Eagle said.

In a reversal of scenes from last year, when the Conservatives attacked Labour for being unprepared for the extreme weather conditions, shadow transport secretary Maria Eagle attacked her government counterpart, Philip Hammond for not organising a better government response to the snow.

The «spadework», as shadow transport secretary Maria Eagle says, was done by Andrew Adonis.

«Drink driving is still claiming far too many lives,» Lib Dem shadow transport secretary, Norman Baker said.

Labour's shadow transport secretary, Andy McDonald, accused the government of «taking people for a ride.»

Not exact matches

Since 2010 she has been shadow secretary for environment, food and rural affairs, transport, and more recently international development.

When then leader William Hague departed, his successor Iain Duncan Smith appointed May as shadow Secretary of State for transport.

The York MP, Rachael Maskell, who was shadow environment secretary but quit Corbyn's shadow cabinet to vote against the triggering of article 50, has been given a new junior transport role.

Pat Glass also returns as shadow transport minister, despite quitting as shadow education secretary in June just 24 hours after getting the job.

The Telegraph has confirmed that the whistle - blowing secretary is Sally Hammond, wife of Stephen Hammond MP, shadow transport minister - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/conservative/2200792/Caroline-Spelman-%27Nannygate%27-scandal-threatens-Conservative-rift.html.

Then there was the shadow cabinet reshuffle where the strongly pro-HS2 Shadow Transport Secretary Angela Eagle was moved to make way for the more sceptical Mary Creagh.

Alexander, the former shadow health secretary who quit Corbyn's frontbench during the string of resignations over his leadership in 2016, has resigned her seat to take up a role as deputy mayor for transport under the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, at City Hall.

The shadow environment secretary, Sue Hayman, called the announcement weak and said Labour's plan went further by proposing a ban on transporting live animals for slaughter or fattening.

Ed Balls, the shadow education secretary, is being backed by the Communication Workers Union, and Diane Abbott, the Left - wing backbencher, by the Transport Salaried Staffs Association.