Sentences with phrase «super-loyal shadow foreign secretary»

Rt Rev John Chalmers told the congregation — including Scotland's finance secretary, John Swinney, and Labour's shadow foreign secretary, Douglas Alexander — that there would be no quick fix.

The Commons exchanges also saw Labour backbencher John Woodcock say shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry was «not fit to stand at that despatch box» after she warned many foreign parties were now acting like the Assad regime.

The rival party leaders were joined by Commons speaker John Bercow and shadow foreign secretary (and Leeds MP) Hilary Benn.

She had served as work and pensions secretary during the final years of the New Labour government; after that she has been shadow minister for women and equalities, shadow foreign secretary and shadow home secretary.

Also during PMQs, May showed that she was riled by Emily Thornberry when she attacked the shadow foreign secretary for shouting «from her normal sedentary position».

10:15 - And now here's the shadow foreign secretary, Douglas Alexander, who lays out the key objections of the opposition: «We do not believe an in - out referendum... is in the national interest,» he says.

«Ruling out a referendum one day and then ruling it back in again the next looks like a prime minister spending more time managing his party than leading the country,» shadow foreign secretary Douglas Alexander commented.

Mr Balls was rebutting a claim made by shadow foreign secretary William Hague about the «government's failure» over the case.

Thornberry, the shadow foreign secretary, also asked if asked if the prime minister would have «have the moral backbone to tell [Trump] he is wrong on climate change» when she visits him in Washington.

Labour website LabourList said its readers ranked Ms Cooper as the most popular of Mr Miliband's team, with shadow chancellor Ed Balls, shadow education secretary Andy Burnham, shadow foreign secretary Douglas Alexander and shadow international development secretary Harriet Harman all well - liked.

Aid drops which Corbyn's shadow foreign secretary, Emily Thornberry, who was on stage with him has been calling for for over a year.

Here's the line put out by Labour's shadow foreign secretary Douglas Alexander on the referendum debate.

He said: «They have a leader who will not sing the national anthem, a shadow chancellor who seems to admire the IRA more than he does the British Army, a shadow foreign secretary who sneers at the English flag and a shadow home secretary who seems to advocate unlimited immigration.

The shadow foreign secretary admitted changing the Treaty of Rome would be an «enormous exercise» but said it should be something championed by the UK government.

The shadow foreign secretary said: «The Brexit train is threatening to pull away from the station with Nigel Farage, Boris Johnson and Michael Gove in charge, taking us down a track that can only lead to disaster.»

One party official is quoted as saying that the shadow foreign secretary believes Mr Cameron's promise to withdraw from the EPP within a year is not possible.

«I've said that it's right that we fully support our intelligence agencies in the work they do to keep us safe, while recognising that they must always operate within a framework of legality and accountability,» shadow foreign secretary Douglas Alexander said.

The shadow foreign secretary, William Hague, has conceded that the Conservative party faces a new test after disappointing by - election results last week.

It's now clear what happens when a shadow Cabinet minister publicly expresses their difference of opinion with the Labour leader: They either get sacked or they get told to shut up, as shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn has been.

She will be accompanied by shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry.

She quoted Douglas Alexander, the shadow foreign secretary, accusing the Conservatives of «a tendency to empty - chair those meetings that seem to be on the periphery of our interest».

He dismissed shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry's comments yesterday that Labour would likely vote for the deal even if it only amounted to «blah, blah, blah» and insisted Labour won't support it.

Meanwhile Starmer and the shadow foreign secretary, Emily Thornberry, will write to Davis on Wednesday with a list of 170 questions that they say remain unanswered by the government on Brexit — one for each day until article 50 is triggered in late March.

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.

Labour's shadow cabinet agreed on Monday that MPs would be given a free vote, despite Corbyn's public opposition to strikes, to avert a threatened rebellion by pro-bombing members such as shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn.

Meanwhile, I hear that the paper waved its fat chequebook at the American birth mothers of the shadow foreign secretary's two adopted sons.

The Guardian reports that Lieberman will also meet shadow foreign secretary, William Hague, and members of «a humanitarian and environmental charity» called the Jewish National Fund.

In opposition she has been shadow foreign secretary and shadow home secretary, as well as shadow minister for work and pensions and for women and equalities.

Corbyn and his allies are coming under increasing pressure to allow a free vote on bombing ISIS in the country, and shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn has repeatedly refused to rule out backing the government if it comes before the Commons.

In Monday's shadow cabinet meeting, MPs agreed that Corbyn would open Labour's argument in Wednesday's Commons debate by opposing airstrikes while shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn will close the debate with an argument in favour of the government's motion.

Deep divisions at the top of the party will be exposed when shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn wraps up the 10 - hour debate with a speech supporting airstrikes.

Mr Cameron opted to keep leadership rival David Davis in his current post as shadow home secretary, with another former candidate, Liam Fox, moved to defence, and Mr Hague made shadow foreign secretary.

I listened to Cooper, now shadow foreign secretary, on Woman's Hour the other day and was struck by how successfully she's now softened her edges.

Meanwhile, a number of Corbyn supporters on Twitter also insisted that Labour's low standing under the current leader is a result of what they call the «chicken coup» — a reference to the flurry of resignations that was triggered by Hilary Benn standing down as shadow foreign secretary on 26 June.

Why would he stifle his conscience and remove his own freedom of speech in order to become a puppet shadow foreign secretary now?

Of the other shadow cabinet members who are potential occupants of the major offices of state, Douglas Alexander, the shadow foreign secretary, is probably the most concerned for the future.

Corbyn spoke passionately of his opposition to war but only a little later, Benn, shadow foreign secretary, stood up from the same bench to give the speech of his life in support of the attacks.

As shadow foreign secretary, I have been as clear in my support for the government when it does something we agree with as I am in highlighting that which we oppose.

Bercow intervened after Johnson referred to the shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry as Lady Nugee.

But the former shadow foreign secretary and final speaker did not neglect the crowd - pleasing fighting talk.

Speaking during his speech to the Labour party conference, the shadow foreign secretary admitted that the conflict damaged the party but highlighted the Libyan intervention as evidence that it should not be afraid to become militarily engaged in the future.

A few weeks ago the shadow foreign secretary, Douglas Alexander, delivered what was billed as a groundbreaking speech on Labour's attitude to the EU.

We'd usually follow this with some tired suggestions about why it's not her opposite number, Theresa May, rather than the shadow foreign secretary asking the questions.

Hilary Benn was sacked as shadow foreign secretary shortly before 1 am on Sunday amid reports that he was leading a coup against Corbyn.

But shadow foreign secretary William Hague has demanded an explanation from the Foreign Secretary David Miliband.

William Hague The Tory group is led by the shadow foreign secretary who is regarded as David Cameron's right - hand man.

In his interview with Dermot Murnaghan on Sky, Hilary Benn, the shadow foreign secretary, also said that he would not be sharing a platform with any Conservatives during the referendum campaign.

Labour MP Chuka Umunna has said that party leader Jeremy Corbyn's decision to sack shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn is «crazy».

Hilary Benn, Labour's shadow foreign secretary, said it was a «shameful and cowardly poster», while Nicky Morgan, the Conservative education secretary, said: «Using the tragic deaths of innocent people to make a political point is simply shameful.»

Labour's shadow foreign secretary Douglas Alexander today accused the Prime Minister of a «fairly knee - jerk reaction which... may well have been driven more by politics than by a considered judgment of the needs of the constitution».