Sentences with phrase «with shadow ministers»

The Labour party mounted a significant press operation around it: there was the mandatory trail to the Guardian the previous night, lots of morning chatter on Twitter among Milibelievers about what a big deal this all was with shadow ministers deployed to comment immediately following the speech.

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But, when a Christian who is in a position of authority as a minister, priest, bishop, or what have you, abuses that authority, it does cast a shadow over anyone with the label, when the issue is not the faith itself, but the position of authority and it's abuse.

I said we would pray according to Psalm 23, as ministers often do with those about to go into the valley of the shadow of death.

He unveiled the Smithfield factory with his mother, Jeanne Pratt, and wife Claudine Revere, NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell and federal shadow minister for industry Sophie Mirabella.

The shadow minister for the cabinet office, with responsibility for the Conservatives» approach to IT, talks to Total Politics about how his party intends to use cloud

«This is another embarrassing blow to a government which continues to fail to deal with immigration,» shadow immigration minister Chris Bryant.

As quick to fire off a barbed tweet as he is with a parliamentary put down, in recent years Bryant has fallen out with both the singer James Blunt — who labelled the then shadow arts minister a «classist gimp» after Bryant suggested his music career had benefited from a wealthy background - and the boxer Tyson Fury.

What is racist however is to say that «we have a problem with Pakistani men raping white girls», as Labour's Sarah Champion did before resigning as shadow equalities minister.

Through the course of the conversations, I and my colleague Dan Jarvis - Labour's shadow minister for the arts and creative industries — have been having with people in the industry it's clear that there are some themes emerging about what our vision should look like and I want to hear from you about what you think.

Labour, which usually attacks from the right when it comes to immigration, also criticised the vans, with shadow immigration minister Chris Bryant branding them «ill - judged».

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.

He clashed with the shadow education secretary, Stephen Twigg, who reminded the education minister about his comments in 2008, criticising ministers that had an ««it weren't me miss» attitude», and said that it was time to change this.

Following Ed Miliband's election as leader, she returned to her role as Deputy Leader, shadowing Nick Clegg as Deputy Prime Minister and with the title of Deputy Leader of the Opposition.

As shadow Environment minister, Gardiner criticised the lack of prosecutions of leading players ten months after David Cameron promised that everything possible would be done to deal with crime relating to the horse meat scandal.

With the shadow of the Scottish independence referendum hanging over parliament, this was never going to be an ordinary prime minister's questions.

However, shadow immigration minister Damian Green said the number of people arriving in Britain was «huge» and questioned whether the government had any real plans to deal with so many extra people.

But it's a better look than Labour shadow ministers disagreeing openly with each other.

Sadiq Khan MP, shadow justice secretary, said: «The energy and time this government is spending on arguments about the Human Rights Act shows how completely out of touch it is with the British people who are not interested in cat fights between ministers but how the safety of their communities will be protected after cuts in police budgets which go too far and too fast.»

Labour also seized on the u-turn with shadow business secretary Clive Lewis saying: «The prime minister announced she is ditching her flagship policy to put workers on company boards - just one month after committing to it.

The former shadow education minister Tristram Hunt had a decidedly mixed 2015, but he recently talked pretty powerfully at the Fabian Society about the politics of inequality, Labour's frayed bond with working - class voters and the necessity of reinventing the party's belief in redistribution.

At the same time as Labour prepares to attack the party head - on, Ed Miliband and his shadow ministers have been referring disparagingly to a «Westminster elite» that must get back in touch with public concerns over the last week.

The Labour shadow health minister said the party was danger of entering into a «downward spiral» with the Tories on immigration, after Australian election strategist Lynton Crosby joined David Cameron's team.

His tax plans, which have brought criticism from both the prime minister, Tony Blair, and shadow chancellor George Osborne propose a two pence cut in the basic rate, with the tax deficit supplemented by «green taxes» on vehicles and additional taxes for the rich.

Senior MPs told the Guardian Corbyn and his team were already holding «interviews» with potential recruits to the shadow cabinet, though there have been disputes about the «terms and conditions», including whether Corbyn's allies can vet new shadow ministers» political advisers.

Prime Minister David Cameron made ministerial changes, while Labour leader Ed Miliband reshuffled his shadow cabinet, with Caerphilly MP Wayne David becoming his PPS.

Mr Trickett, a shadow minister without portfolio - a post designed to leave him free to act as an attack dog — praised Mr Miliband for promoting frontbenchers with regional accents.

After two missed media appearances on Tuesday, with Thornberry standing in at the last minute, Corbyn announced on Wednesday morning that the shadow policing minister Lyn Brown would stand in for Abbott for the remainder of the campaign.

In a highly unusual move, the Tory former education secretary Nicky Morgan joins forces with her previous Labour shadow Lucy Powell and the Liberal Democrat former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg to condemn the plans as damaging to social mobility, ideologically driven and divisive.

In a statement issued overnight, Matthew Pennycook, the shadow Brexit minister, challenged Tory rebels to stick with their convictions.

Liz Kendall, the shadow Care Minister who is seen as the Blairite candidate, came second on 25 per cent, with Yvette Cooper, the shadow Home Secretary, on 20 per cent and Jeremy Corbyn, a left - wing backbencher, on 18 per cent.

[17] In a March 2016 speech, Corbyn advocated the decriminalisation of the sex industry «without any discussion or consultation with his shadow cabinet, with me as his shadow minister for women and equalities, with women in the PLP or, to the best of my knowledge, with anyone in the wider Labour Party».

At its March meeting, members complained of «ridiculous timescales», and one leading member pointed out that if neither shadow ministers nor NEC co-convenors were happy with the process, there was clearly something wrong.

And those Labour shadow ministers who think the return to cosy lunches with Rebekah Brooks and the top brass at Wapping mean you are somehow special?

«A group of shadow ministers believe that one of Tony Blair's bigger strategic mistakes was to row back on co-operation with the Liberal Democrats when he won such a large Commons majority in 1997.

Meanwhile former shadow Foreign Office Minister Stephen Doughty MP pledged to raise the matter with the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA), and the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner, stating: «These further revelations about the shadowy ERG and their influence over the government in pushing an ultra hard Brexit agenda, in conflict with official government policy, are deeply concerning.

And shrewdly, Cooper, who is also shadow equalities minister, sharply shot the fox of those with fingers poised over the «hypocrite» button, by admitting early on in her speech our politicians» need to put their own house in diverse order as well as advising the private sector, and rest of the public sector.

But shadow housing minister Grant Shapps doubted whether Ms Flint's proposals would be legally enforceable, pointing out ministers and local councils have a statutory duty to house homeless families with children.

Labour's shadow minister for care Liz Kendall is responding by saying the problem can not be dealt with without dealing with the issues in social care.

The Tories joined calls for an inquiry, with shadow foreign secretary William Hague dedicating one qustion to it during today's prime minister's questions.

This edition of Fabian Review focuses on how Labour needs to reshape the economy, with Michael Jacobs, Chi Onwurah MP, Caroline Flint MP, Andrew Cumbers and David Walker, plus Kate Murray interviews shadow equalities minister Dawn Butler MP.

The MP, who is a defence shadow minister, said he was resigning his membership after 37 years with «great sadness».

Julia Goldsworthy, Liberal Democrat shadow local government minister, said: «This survey shows the devastating effect failing to pay council tax can have on families, especially those already struggling to cope with mortgage repayments and rising bills.

He shadows Michael Gove, a man described by Blair biographer John Rentoul as the most Blairite minister in government, but Falconer is not impressed with Gove's «empty rhetoric,» on prison reform.

«The Tories have raked in over # 1 million from private dinners with David Cameron and senior ministers in the last quarter,» shadow justice secretary Sadiq Khan said.

Similarly, shadow Cabinet Office minister Jon Trickett stated: «A new political party with # 50m in the kitty, no members, no rule book, no ideology.

The move to Out see Howard join forces with Boris Johnson - aka the man he once sacked as shadow arts minister for his affair with society hostess and writer Petronella Wyatt.

It then transpired that the shadow minister's mum was not the only person with an interest in her daughter's outward appearance.

The prime minister responded with a jibe at the Labour leader and shadow chancellor:

Now shadow Cabinet Office minister Jon Trickett has called on the prime minister had to «come clean» about the full scale and nature of his meetings with donors.

McKinnell became the fourth shadow minister — and the first with a shadow cabinet post — to step down in the space of a week following the resignations of Jonathan Reynolds, Kevan Jones and Stephen Doughty.