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Emily Thornberry

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Gender Female
Age 63
Date of birth July 27,1960
Zodiac sign Leo
Born Guildford
United Kingdom
Spouse Christopher Nugee
Office Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Party Labour Party
Parents Cedric Thornberry
Sallie Thornberry
Job Politician
Barrister
Official site parliament.uk
Position Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom since 2005
Education University of Kent
Previous positionShadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of United Kingdom (2016–2020)
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Emily Thornberry Life story


Emily Anne Thornberry is a British politician who has been Member of Parliament for Islington South and Finsbury since 2005. A member of the Labour Party, she has served as Shadow Attorney General for England and Wales since 2021, and previously from 2011 to 2014.

Biography

Emily thornberry is the shdaow secretary of state for foreign and commonwealth affairs.She was born on 27 july 1960 in guildford.Surrey.England.She is 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs around 140 pounds.She has blue eyes and a slim body type.Her zodiac sign is leo and she is british by antionality.

Education and Career

Emily thornbrery attended the university of kent.Where she earned a bachelor of laws degree.She then went on to practice law for several years before entering politics.She was elected to the house of commons in 2005 and has since held several positions in the labour praty.Including shadow attorney general and shadow minister for immigration.In 2020.She was appointed shadow secretary of state for foreign and commonwealth affair.S.

Family and Relationships

Emily thornberry is married to christopher nugee.A barrister.They have three children together.She also has two siblings.A brother and a sister.Her parents are john and jnea thornberry.

Most Important Event

In 2020.Emily thornberry was appointed shadow secretary of state for foreign and commonwealth affairs.This was a mjaor milestone in her career and a testament to her hard work and dedication to the labour party.

Life Story

Emily thornberry has had a olng and successful career in politics.She has been a member of parliament since and has held several positions in the labour party.She has been a strong advocate for human rights and social justice.And has been a vocal critic of the government s handling of brxeit.She is a passionate and dedicated public servant who is committed to making a difference in the lives of her constituents.

Boris Johnson's ex-wife Marina Wheeler is Labour's sex harassment adviser

Boris Johnson's ex-wife Marina Wheeler is Labour's sex harassment adviser
Oct 8,2023 11:21 am

... In a speech to the Labour conference on Tuesday, Shadow Attorney General Emily Thornberry will say: " For too long, a woman suffering sexual harassment in the workplace has faced a terrible choice: if she speaks out, the individual responsible may be investigated, but even then, she still risks losing her job and her other employment rights, while he gets a slap on the wrist...

GB News apologises for Laurence Fox comments about female journalist

GB News apologises for Laurence Fox comments about female journalist
Sep 27,2023 4:51 am

... " Fox s comments attracted widespread condemnation, including from Labour MP and shadow attorney general Emily Thornberry, who tagged media regulator Ofcom into a post on X in an apparent call for it to intervene...

Concrete tests ordered on 1990s court buildings

Concrete tests ordered on 1990s court buildings
Sep 4,2023 3:01 pm

... Emily Thornberry, the shadow attorney general, said the development " immediately calls into question every other instance across government when ministers have assured us that the necessary surveys have been conducted, or are nearing completion"...

UK to ban all cold calls selling financial products

UK to ban all cold calls selling financial products
May 3,2023 4:51 am

... Emily Thornberry, Labour s shadow attorney general, said: " This has been billed as a fully-integrated blueprint to tackle the entirety of Britain s fraud crisis, yet it ignores the tens of billions being lost to fraud against businesses and the government, and relies on estimates of the cost of fraud to members of the public that are seven years out of date...

Sunak announces big increase in funding for France to stop small boats

Sunak announces big increase in funding for France to stop small boats
Mar 10,2023 11:10 am

... Labour s shadow attorney general Emily Thornberry accused the Conservatives of " lurching from one crisis to another with nothing more than their typical sticking plaster politics"...

Labour accuse Tories of spending sprees on hotels, dining and gifts

Labour accuse Tories of spending sprees on hotels, dining and gifts
Feb 12,2023 10:12 pm

... The party obtained some of the data in statements written by ministers in response to parliamentary questions asked by Emily Thornberry, the shadow attorney general...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan to say he can't ignore 'immense' Brexit damage

London Mayor Sadiq Khan to say he can't ignore 'immense' Brexit damage
Jan 12,2023 8:21 am

... Asked if Mr Khan s comments were helpful, Labour s shadow attorney general Emily Thornberry told the BBC: " It s our job to make Brexit work...

Liz Truss's Foreign Office spend at Norwich City questioned

Liz Truss's Foreign Office spend at Norwich City questioned
Sep 29,2022 5:50 pm

... Labour s shadow attorney general Emily Thornberry, up 45% on last year, in a letter to the department...

Labour leadership: the result will be announced on may 4. May. April

Jan 31,2022 4:21 am

the competition for The new Labour leader Will be officially announced begin to be announced on Tuesday with The Winner , the on 4. April, has decided in The Party 's ruling body.

Those of The Party or a member of the supporters in front of the 20. January is entitled to choose.

Registered supporters who are not full members of The Party to back up 48 Hours from 14-16 January, a vote by the payment of £25.

Five MPs have signed so Far , which is to be executed, to successfully Jeremy Corbyn .

Clive Lewis , Lisa Nandy , Jess Phillips , Sir Keir Starmer , and Emily Thornberry are All In dispute.

A sixth contender, she is in the vicinity of Mr Corbyn's Inner Circle , represent and work in an election TV debate.

But, Yvette Cooper , a minister under the former Labour leaders Tony Blair and Gordon Brown . Ms Cooper , who came in third place behind Jeremy Corbyn in the year 2015, had previously said that they are considering.

A party spokeswoman said: "We want to participate many of our members and supporters, so that it was designed to be open, fair, and democratic. "

The First parliamentary Labour Party hustings on Tuesday with a similar event for the Deputy leadership candidates on Wednesday.

How Will the race unfold in the guide?

More Than 500,000 people participated in The Last leadership contest if Mr Corbyn was re-elected in 2016.

He signaled his intention last month after the birth, lost his fourth election in a row, and his second as a leader. His successor Will be before the Council and the mayor-elections at the beginning of may.

NEC's decision avoids controversy

today's meeting was closely watched to see whether The Rules or the schedule for this competition at the end of the work in favor of a particular candidate.

In fact, the NEC is not appear to have made the decision today, caused great surprise.

labour's ruling body has held, The Rules for the registered Fans, the same as last time.

some may claim that the £25 fee is high, and the 48-hour window, while others claim that they do not prevent it, that thousands of people take part previously.

In contrast to the year 2016, there Will be more time for new members to join The Party and vote in the competition; a Two -week window, which is the minimal work it, the current rules.

There are still some discussions about who receives access to this data and to mobilize When help.

But it seems to have, on the whole, of this schedule, avoided significant controversy, that in the early stages of the ultimate competition.

chose A new Deputy leader, after Tom Watson resigned in December, and the work of the National Executive Committee (NEC) also set The Rules for this competition.

Shadow education secretary Angela Rayner

She Said she would be backing friend and apartment-mate Ms Long-Bailey, if you are up for The Top job.

the shadow justice Minister, Richard Burgon , the shadow equalities minister, Dawn Butler , and the shadow Europe minister Khalid Mahmood have also confirmed that they intend to run for The Post of Deputy .

Rebecca Long Bailey is yet to formally enter, to participate in the leadership race

" okay, leadership candidates need the support of at least 22 members of the Parliament and deputies, as well as the support of at least 5% of the voters of the parties, or of three interconnected Bodies , Two of which trade unions

One of the most important questions of the cut-off time was decided for the membership during The Meeting .

In 2016, the cut-off time was set later, but This Time , the NEC has chosen to stick with the time frame set in the working-rule book, so that those of you that want to connect, and the voices have now Two more weeks to sign up.

This can be useful in the Birmingham Yardley MP Ms Phillips and Ms Nandy, MP for Wigan. Both seek to attract new members to connect and for you to vote, and to convince former supporters, was disappointed to be swept by The Party 's direction under Mr Corbyn - back home.

In contrast, those candidates who Remain, apparently, becoming more and more popular in the current left and pro membership, like the shadow, the Brexit Secretary Sir Keir, were probably in the enjoyment of a restricted timetable.

the deputies in the location of an event, to nominate candidates, although it is at the end of the race, you in all probability be out of a job, so that in the UK, the EU seems to be at the 31. January.

price increases

The NEC also decided The Rules for the participation of registered supporters.

Since 2015, non-party-can be members, temporarily at a reduced price for a vote. If Mr Corbyn, the leader was first in 2015, the people had Two months, for a small fee of £3.

A year later, When he was challenged by Owen Smith of the NEC, they gave only Two Days and the fee went up to £25.

signed, But more and more people by 2016, with about 120,000 registered Fans ultimately take part.

The NEC is an elected body of members of Parliament, councillors, trade unionists and constituency party members.



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Source of news: bbc.com

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