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Angela C. Smith
Angela Christine Smith (born 16 August 1961) is a British former politician who served as Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Penistone and Stocksbridge (UK Parliament constituency), Penistone and Stocksbridge from 2010 to 2019 and MP for Sheffield Hillsborough (UK Parliament constituency), Sheffield Hillsborough from 2005 United Kingdom general election, 2005 to 2010 United Kingdom general election, 2010. A member of the Liberal Democrats (UK), Liberal Democrats, she was previously an MP for the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party and Change UK. She was also an Independent politician before joining the Liberal Democrats. Smith was an early critic of Jeremy Corbyn, Jeremy Corbyn's leadership, backing a no-confidence vote in 2016; in part due to this position, she lost a no-confidence motion in her constituency. She resigned from Labour in February 2019 alongside six other MPs in protest at Corbyn's leadership, and they formed the Independent Group, l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shadow Cabinet (UK)
In British parliamentary practice, the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (usually known simply as the shadow cabinet) consists of senior members of His Majesty's Loyal Opposition who scrutinise their corresponding government ministers, develop alternative policies, hold the government to account for its actions and responses, and act as spokespeople for the opposition party in their own specific policy areas. Since May 2010, the Labour Party has been the Official Opposition, and its leadership therefore forms the current shadow cabinet. Not all opposition frontbenchers are members of the shadow cabinet, which is composed of the most senior opposition members (usually around twenty). The leader of the opposition, the opposition chief whip and opposition deputy chief whip are the only members of the Official Opposition to be paid for their opposition roles in addition to their salaries as members of Parliament. The leader of the opposition and the opposition chief whip in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |