The Conservative party is staying quiet on the issue, with party insiders
suggesting shadow foreign secretary William Hague will not be making further statements on the issue for a couple of days.
The comments reiterate deeply - held Conservative opposition to the idea, with some reports
suggesting shadow foreign secretary William Hague said it would be «a hostile act» against an incoming Tory government for the EU to select him.
Not exact matches
After Corbyn's spokesman
suggested airstrikes made terror attacks in Britain more likely, a spokesman for
shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn said: «Daesh have already killed British citizens in Tunisia, blown up Lebanese citizens and anti-war campaigners in Turkey, and murdered journalists.
Those who
suggested he would endorse David Miliband before voting closed on 22 September, or offer his second preference to the former
foreign secretary in return for a guarantee of the
shadow chancellorship, were victims of spin from the Mili - D camp.
The
shadow foreign secretary has
suggested that overweight and disadvantaged children should be taught how to «grow a carrot» to help them to learn about healthy eating.
The
foreign secretary David Miliband's attack on the Conservative party chairman, Eric Pickles — for
suggesting that Latvians who had joined the Waffen SS Volunteer Legion were only «conscripts» following orders — has drawn inevitable invective from Tories, including
shadow foreign secretary William Hague.
Friends of the
shadow foreign secretary have
suggested he might retire from front - bench politics if his campaign to become leader is unsuccessful.
His comments come as a series of emails leaked to The Sunday Times
suggest some Conservative MPs blame
shadow foreign secretary William Hague for trying to scupper the pledge by briefing the press that it can not be done.
However just minute earlier,
shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry
suggested there could be a second referendum if there was a big change in public opinion on Brexit.