Sentences with phrase «what shadow defence secretary»

But it would be wrong not to challenge what shadow defence secretary Emily Thornberry said on the radio this morning: namely, that the prospect of futuristic drone technology could soon be able to detect the Royal Navy's deterrent submarines and thus render the seas «transparent».

Not exact matches

«We want the government to be clearer on what stresses and strains operations in Libya are making on the core defence budget, and whether our standing commitments are or will be affected by the ongoing conflict,» shadow defence secretary Jim Murphy commented.

When I was first made shadow defence [secretary] I remember getting loads of questions about you know «what do you know about defence», «you know nothing about defence».

Earlier in the evening, shadow defence secretary Alison Seabeck dismayed trade unionists and other Labourites on the same subject, with some similar consensus - courting: «There is no doubt that now the government has picked up the gauntlet and are doing what they can for this deal.»