Sentences with phrase «strong shadow cabinet»

Nine previous members of the 32 - strong shadow cabinet have not made it to the new cabinet.

Did he want a strong shadow cabinet colleague who would, on occasion, feel able to speak out against the views of his leader and perhaps the wider shadow cabinet or did he want such a big beast roaming the backbenches, taking potshots at the leadership at will?

Not exact matches

Corbyn needs to create a strong, cohesive, loyal shadow cabinet to fight his corner and sell his policies to the party and the public at large.

Various members of the shadow Cabinet, including Mr Osborne and foreign secretary William Hague will gather on the main stage on Sunday afternoon to discuss how the current economic climate is affecting homeowners and businesses and reveal the party's plan for a strong economy.

Shadow chancellor John McDonnell told Good Morning Britain last week that Corbyn had shown strong leadership skills with his recent shadow cabinet reshuffle.

«The challenge for me now, and all of the shadow cabinet and Jeremy Corbyn as leader, is to demonstrate we can be a strong opposition and a convincing alternative to the Tories and that we can win over and win back public opinion, particularly voters we've lost in recent years.»

Theresa Villiers» position is strongly supported by London Mayor Boris Johnson but it is said that there is strong opposition within the shadow cabinet and from backbenchers including Graham Brady, John Redwood, David Wilshire and Ian Taylor.

I'm not sure if that speculation is true or not (and I hope it isn't), but this intervention from David Cameron and William Hague shows strong leadership and is a timely reminder of the importance of the shadow cabinet all singing from the same hymn sheet on matters like this.

Mr Ashworth holds one of three shadow cabinet seats on the powerful 35 - strong body that will be pivotal for Labour's future.

As part of the fallout, some shadow cabinet members say they were crowded out of a campaign that failed to project Labour as a team that includes strong women such as Harriet Harman and Yvette Cooper.

If David Cameron wishes to commit political suicide and destroy the chances of the next government being a strong Conservative one then he just needs to put Kenneth Clarke in the shadow cabinet.

Shadow cabinet ministers including the deputy Labour leader, Tom Watson, and the shadow home secretary, Andy Burnham, defended Dugher, saying he was a strong campaigner who was vital for winning back working class Labour support in the north of England.

As part of the fallout, some shadow cabinet members said they were crowded out of a campaign that failed to project Labour as a team that includes strong women such as Harriet Harman and Yvette Cooper.

«For all the media sound and fury, last week's shadow cabinet reshuffle has made us a stronger, more diverse and more coherent leadership team,» he said.