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

Qasem Soleimani: PM "don't cry' Iranian general's death

Jan 31,2022 4:21 am

Boris Johnson has said, "we are not going to lament" the death of the Iranian general Qasem Soleimani , describing him as "a threat to all our interests".

But the Prime Minister called for "de-escalation from all sides".

Mr Johnson's intervention came.

And in a separate joint statement, Mr Johnson and his German and French colleagues are asked to exercise restraint.

the French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel , who came in calling on Iran to further violence, active trade and distribution.

"the current cycle of violence in Iraq must be stopped," the joint statement said late in the night on Monday.

With rising tensions in the region after the drone strike ordered by US President Donald Trump has reacted to the Iran invited swore revenge and

In The Statement , the three heads of state and government, the country to "reverse all measures which are incompatible with" The Deal .

Meanwhile, Mr Johnson is preparing to assemble key Ministers to discuss the spiral of The Crisis in the Middle East .

The Prime Minister said he spoke with Mr. Trump on Sunday about The Assassination of the Iranian general, the leader of the country, the military operations in the Middle East as head of The Elite Quds Force .

Earlier on Sunday in his first public statement since Soleimani's death, Mr. Johnson, said the 62-year-old was "responsible for a pattern of disturbing, destabilizing behavior in the region".

"in view of the leading role he has played in the actions, said, the death of thousands of Innocent Civilians and Western employees, we will mourn his death," said Mr Johnson said.

"It is clear, however, that all of the calls for reprisals or retaliation simply lead to more violence in the region, and they are for everyone of interest. "

Mr Johnson said, was to encourage the United Kingdom to "contact" with all sides to de-escalation and said the Parliament will be updated, if it is on Tuesday .

Mr Johnson Soleimani, the "destabilization" of the region

the defendant responded to the Iraqi members of the drone strike by passing a non-binding resolution calling for an end to The Foreign military presence.

Caretaker Prime Minister , Adel Abdul Mahdi called to leave the U. S. and other foreign forces, although most of the Sunni and Kurdish deputies boycotted the vote.

"Common threat"

About 400 British troops in Iraq, while the US has around 5,200.

A UK government spokesman said The Coalition troops were in Iraq to protect its people and others of the Islamic state group.

"We call on the Iraqi government to ensure that The Coalition is able to continue our important work, he said in the fight against this common threat".

to start, in the Meantime, Hms Montrose and Hms Defender escorts a UK-flagged vessels through the Strait of Hormuz in The Gulf , where a tanker was seized by Iran last July.

foreign Minister Dominic Raab , who told the BBC's Andrew Marr show, he learned of the attack of the USA on Soleimani, "if it happens," said the Iraqi Prime Minister on Sunday morning.

Mr Raab defended The Killing , because the United States is the use of the militia to a destabilization of the region, and attack Western troops is the "right to self-defense" against Soleimani.

He broke, also defended Mr Johnson, for the holidays, such as The Crisis , said he was "in Constant Contact with the Prime Minister over the Christmas break on a whole range of foreign policy issues".

shadow foreign Secretary and Labour leadership candidate, Emily Thornberry , the Prime Minister of the "sun defendants", during the first officer's chair, three meetings of Cobra, the government emergency response committee.

who is the labour Deputy leader, said Mr Johnson's response was: "pathetic", and added that, he should stand up to a US President "recklessly threatens to start A War ".



iraq, boris johnson, islamic state group, qasem soleimani, iran, uk-iran relations

Source of news: bbc.com

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