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'''Maria Eagle''' (born 17 February 1961) is a British [[Labour Party]] Member of Parliament (MP) for Garston and Halewood who held several ministerial appointments in [[Tony Blair]]'s government and shadow cabinet positions under both [[Ed Miliband]] and [[Jeremy Corbyn]].<ref>[http://www2.labour.org.uk/opposition-front-bench Opposition Front Bench] Labour Party</ref> | '''Maria Eagle''' (born 17 February 1961) is a British [[Labour Party]] Member of Parliament (MP) for Garston and Halewood who held several ministerial appointments in [[Tony Blair]]'s government and shadow cabinet positions under both [[Ed Miliband]] and [[Jeremy Corbyn]].<ref>[http://www2.labour.org.uk/opposition-front-bench Opposition Front Bench] Labour Party</ref> | ||
| − | On 14 September 2015, Maria Eagle was confirmed as the Shadow Defence Secretary in [[Jeremy Corbyn]]'s first Shadow Cabinet.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://press.labour.org.uk/post/129068026019/jeremy-corbyn-announces-new-shadow-cabinet|title=Jeremy Corbyn announces new Shadow Cabinet appointments|website=Labour Press|access-date=27 May 2016}}</ref> In November 2015, her support | + | On 14 September 2015, Maria Eagle was confirmed as the Shadow Defence Secretary in [[Jeremy Corbyn]]'s first Shadow Cabinet.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://press.labour.org.uk/post/129068026019/jeremy-corbyn-announces-new-shadow-cabinet|title=Jeremy Corbyn announces new Shadow Cabinet appointments|website=Labour Press|access-date=27 May 2016}}</ref> In November 2015, her support for renewing the [[Trident nuclear programme]] brought her into conflict with both [[Ken Livingstone]], her co-chair of Labour's defence review, and with Jeremy Corbyn.<ref>[http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/nov/18/ken-livingstone-trident-opponent-labour-defence-review "Trident opponent Ken Livingstone joins Labour defence review she caused"]</ref><ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p037gxrs "Maria Eagle: I 'will try' to convince Corbyn on Trident"]</ref> |
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| + | Maria Eagle was moved to the position of Shadow Culture Secretary in January 2016 and resigned from the Shadow Cabinet on 27 June 2016,<ref>[http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jun/26/labour-shadow-cabinet-resignations-jeremy-corbyn-who-has-gone "Shadow cabinet resignations: who has gone and who is staying"]</ref> as did her twin sister [[Angela Eagle]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/angelaeagle/status/747388197244657665 "Angela Eagle resigns"]</ref> | ||
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| Born | 17 February 1961 Bridlington, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Pembroke College, Oxford, University of Law | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of | Labour Friends of Israel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Party | Labour | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Maria Eagle (born 17 February 1961) is a British Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Garston and Halewood who held several ministerial appointments in Tony Blair's government and shadow cabinet positions under both Ed Miliband and Jeremy Corbyn.[1]
On 14 September 2015, Maria Eagle was confirmed as the Shadow Defence Secretary in Jeremy Corbyn's first Shadow Cabinet.[2] In November 2015, her support for renewing the Trident nuclear programme brought her into conflict with both Ken Livingstone, her co-chair of Labour's defence review, and with Jeremy Corbyn.[3][4]
Maria Eagle was moved to the position of Shadow Culture Secretary in January 2016 and resigned from the Shadow Cabinet on 27 June 2016,[5] as did her twin sister Angela Eagle.[6]
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| UK/Parliament/Voted YES to vaccine passports in 2021 | UK/House of Commons | These members of the UK Parliament voted YES to the introduction of a "vaccine" passport in 2021 |
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References
- ↑ Opposition Front Bench Labour Party
- ↑ "Jeremy Corbyn announces new Shadow Cabinet appointments". Labour Press. Retrieved 27 May 2016.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
- ↑ "Trident opponent Ken Livingstone joins Labour defence review she caused"
- ↑ "Maria Eagle: I 'will try' to convince Corbyn on Trident"
- ↑ "Shadow cabinet resignations: who has gone and who is staying"
- ↑ "Angela Eagle resigns"
