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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 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...

Qasem Soleimani: Raab calls on Iran to take the diplomatic route in the midst of the tensions

Jan 31,2022 4:21 am

foreign Minister Dominic Raab called on to take on Iran , "a diplomatic way" to reduce the tensions, after the US killing of Iran 's top military leaders.

Mr Raab said that the UK will understand why last week, and the US "had a right to exercise self-defence".

But he said that the BBC wanted to in the UK to escalate the "de-tension" and avoid "a great war".

the Iraqi deputies have worked.

And the US-led coalition against the Islamic state group said it is the training of local allies.

Instead, the focus is now on the protection of the Iraqi bases that host U.S., Britain and other coalition troops.

A UK government spokesman said it was to ensure, to the insistence of the Iraqi government that The Coalition would be able to continue his "important work" against the "common threat".

"This is a coalition in Iraq, Iraqis and others from the danger of Daesh (Islamic state), at The Request of the Iraqi government," the spokesman said.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to speak due to return to Britain and later to foreign heads of state and heads of government will in the coming Days .

who was the head of The Elite Iranian Quds Force , died in the drone strike in Baghdad on Friday.

Tehran has kill vowed to take revenge on The General . The United States is committed to send 3,000 additional troops to the region, while the United Kingdom has about 400 troops in the Middle East .

in an interview with the BBC, Andrew Marr programme on Sunday, Mr Raab, the idea is rejected, The Killing was an act of war, and added: "Iran has been stabilized for a long time in a threatening, de-activities. "

Pressed on whether The Killing was legal, Mr Raab said: "My view is - and the operational assessment was from The Americans -that there is a right to self-defense.

"It was not General Soleimani is the task-to destabilize in the description of the proxies and militias over not only Iraq but the whole region, not only those countries, to attack, but in the Western countries. In these circumstances, The Right of self-defense clearly applies. "

'Grim possibility of endless violence'Analysis

the BBC's diplomatic correspondent James Robbins

Under enormous pressure from the Trump Administration, the UK edged closer to The Americans than The Killing of Soleimani, but still far from the kind of full-throated, instead of support, and Washington from its allies.

In The Absence of Boris Johnson on vacation in The Caribbean , it was the Minister for foreign Affairs, has characterised the British response.

Dominic Raab is now the danger of Soleimani in life, without a retreat from the British warnings about the possible consequences of his death. a little more

emphasizes So if Mr Raab told the BBC: "We understand The Action that you took, but we have made ourselves clear, focuses on what comes next," it is important to note that "understanding" falls a long way short of endorsement or support. And in this single sentence, Mr. Raab is determined to continue the focus on the fears for The Future .

The state Secretary of the Federal foreign office made to hide little effort, widespread British fears that Washington has no coherent step-by-step strategy to make Iran a better place on The World stage.

to threaten, in fact, President Trump's tweets 52 goals in Iran - One for each of The American hostages back in 1979 - which seem to many observers The Right to play in the Iranian fundamentalist way of thinking, to avenge the by maintaining a history of the complaint, the addiction, all the wrongs of One side to The Other .

Taken at Face Value , the approach offers the gloomy possibility of endless violence, as long as no page offers a different kind of way.

Mr Raab said he first became aware of The Killing of Soleimani "as it happened", and said U.S. counterpart Mike Pompeo -who he will meet for pre-arranged talks in Washington This Week - on Friday.

Mr Raab is also expected to pick up his French and German counterparts ahead of the trip to the USA.

Dominic Raab , the trip to the United States, speak with Mike Pompeo This Week ,

Mr Raab said: "the important thing now is to de-escalate tensions and to attempt the restoration of stability" - while attempting to Iran of "nefarious deeds".

"We must also see that there is a way, a door left open for a diplomatic solution, so that, if the leadership in Tehran to Wake up to your options, you understand, it is a positive way for you. "

Asked, said the criticism of Mr Johnson in the holidays, Mr Raab, that he is "in Constant Contact with the Prime Minister over the Christmas break on a whole range of foreign policy issues".

Speaking on Sky's philosophy-Ridge-programme, shadow foreign Minister, Emily Thornberry , Mr Johnson of the "the sun defendants", while there are three Cobra had, where Mark Sedwill , The Chief officer, was in the chair.

Mr Johnson to speak publicly about the U.S. air attack or threats from Iran .

Ms Thornberry accused the government of doing "too little, Too Late "

Hms Montrose and Hms Defender escorted UK-flagged ships through the Strait of Hormuz.

On Sunday, a crowd of More Than 100 people waved Iranian and Iraqi flags staged a protest against The Killing of Soleimani outside the US Embassy in London, with the chants aimed at Mr Johnson and Mr Raab.

Mr. Pompeo, the European Nato countries were criticized for not "helpful" in The Wake of The Killing , but later tweeted that he was "grateful that our allies continue to recognise the end of the aggressive threats by the Iranian Quds Force . "

Soleimani, 62, quoted by Iran 's Middle East operations as head of The Elite Quds Force

after the air attack, the German Federal foreign office for the British in Iraq and Iran .

He said, there is a risk of British or British-Iranian dual-nationals "could be arbitrarily arrested or detained in Iran ".

The Foreign office also said notifications for other parts of the Middle East were to be increased, and asks citizens to be "vigilant" in countries such as Afghanistan, Israel, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates .



boris johnson, qasem soleimani, iran, royal navy, iran-us relations, dominic raab

Source of news: bbc.com

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