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Lynne's Parliament and Haringey dia (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
Back to The Westminster Hour last night - and the gang is all there. They are kicking off for the new Parliamentary season with the three of us - me, Ed Vaizey and Emily Thornberry. Before that it was a busy day campaigning for Nigel Scott in the Alexandra Ward by-election which takes place on Thursday (Yom Kippur). In fact, I have referred Haringey's refusal to change to avoid the clash to the Equality...
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The F-Word Blog (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
- or so says Emily Thornberry, MP for Islington South and Finsbury, in The Guardian today. Well, I have to say that it's really no great surprise that she would think that if she's going to make pronouncements like this:...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
Emily Thornberry: It's because women are slighter and our voices are lighter and it is difficult to have gravitas
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On Liberty, Online (Free subscription) | 01/08/2008
Your starter for 10: what do you think Labour's Emily Thornberry is getting upset about here? Labour MP for Islington South and Finsbury Emily Thornberry described the council's move as "absolutely outrageous and completely unjustified". She added: "They said they didn't need permission. It's extremely arrogant. "I'm concerned about the intrusion into people's private lives. It's a civil liberties...
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feminist bite (Free subscription) | 14/07/2008
The Sunday Telegraph (yes, I know) claims that the HFE Bill has been delayed to the Autumn not because of the Glasgow-East by-election, but rather because Emily Thornberry MP, supported by Harriet Harman, wants to table an amendment to extend abortion rights to Northern Ireland. Considering assurances were given by the Northern Ireland Secretary that this would not happen around the time of the 42...
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Liberal Conspiracy (Free subscription) | 20/05/2008
They're voting on the 24-week time limit for abortion today: here’s Labour MP Emily Thornberry on the Labour party and the pro-choice lobby's chances: Leading Labour pro-choice MP Emily Thornberry is youngish (47), new to the national scene (first elected to parliament in 2005), able to talk a blue streak (she was a criminal lawyer), charismatic, and - [...]
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Labour.org.uk (Free subscription) | 10/04/2008
Emily Thornberry, Labour’s MP for Islington South & Finsbury, has said London’s international reputation must not be undermined when Londoners vote in the mayoral elections on 1 May. She praised Labour Mayor Ken Livingstone for his leadership over his...
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MayorWatch (Free subscription) | 07/04/2008
Ken Livingstone joined anti-war campaigners in Islington this weekend including former MP Tony Benn and local MPs Emily Thornberry and Jeremy Corbyn on Saturday.
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
Harry Mount spent his teenage years in Emily Thornberry's constituency and he was attacked not once, but five times.
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Nick Ferrari's Blog (Free subscription) | 04/03/2008
A London MP, Emily Thornberry, has said that she suspects that most children in her constituency have been the victim of mugging. She suggested that many of these incidents go unreported simply because they are so common. Does this sound familiar to you? Many people feel that their experience of crime in their neighbourhood is out of sync with official statistics.Our big high street banks are announcing...
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Tim McLoughlin (Free subscription) | 20/02/2008
Thank you to Emily Thornberry's office (MP for Islington South and Finsbury) for putting some useful statistics my way on how unemployment levels and tax credits have helped people in her constituency. This follows yesterday's post citing a Telegraph article claiming that some of Thornberry's consituents are among the most depenedent on benefits in the country. In last year's budget debate, Ms Thornberry...
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Quaequam Blog! (Free subscription) | 06/02/2008
There’s been a weird rumbling noise in Islington today and I’ve been trying to work out what it is. But at last I have the answer. It's Emily Thornberry grinding her teeth. Share This
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Liberal Democrat Voice (Free subscription) | 11/01/2008
Islington South & Finsbury Labour MP Emily Thornberry is an old friend of LDV – we noted her hypocrisy here (September) and her ticking off by the Parliament's standards watchdog here (October). Now Ms Thornberry is in trouble again – this time for using taxpayers’ money to send out unsolicited letters to residents on Parliamentary stationery [...]
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Quaequam Blog! (Free subscription) | 11/01/2008
Oh dear. It would appear that Omar’s boss has been ticked off again. Last autumn, Emily Thornberry sent out what emerges came to 10,400 unsolicited letters to constituents using Commons stationary. Following a flurry of complaints, the Parliamentary Standards Officer Sir Philip Mawer has written to confirm that the cost of this stationary will [...]
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Kings Cross Local Environment (Free subscription) | 10/12/2007
Our local MP Emily Thornberry sent me an email with a link to her new website. It has a section on Caledonian and Barnsbury wards. You can get in touch with her here. Hopefully the website will be updated regularly...
