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- = Key Development Tuesday 14th May
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12:15 Douglas Alexander: Leaving the EU not in Britain’s best interests On air
On Air | Douglas Alexander MP | Shadow foreign secretary | BBC News
Douglas Alexander said leaving the EU was not in Britain’s best interests. “These judgements have to be reached on the basis of where you judge lies the British national interest and we’re clear that Britain’s national interest today is ... Continue to article
- = Key Development Monday 13th May
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13:24 Douglas Alexander: An in/out referendum now doesn't make sense On air
On Air | Douglas Alexander MP | Shadow foreign secretary | World at One, BBC Radio 4
Douglas Alexander said an in/out referendum on Europe should not be the Government's priority at the moment. "We have said repeatedly that we don’t think committing now to an in/out referendum on Britain’s membership of Europe years from... Continue to article
- = Key Development Tuesday 7th May
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19:37 Douglas Alexander: Cameron must consider Sri Lanka boycott On air
On Air | Douglas Alexander MP | Shadow foreign secretary | Channel 4 News
Douglas Alexander said the Queen's decision not to attend the Commonwealth summit in Sri Lanka affords David Cameron an opportunity to put pressure on the Sri Lankans over their human rights record. "The decision that’s been reached by B... Continue to article
- = Key Development Friday 26th April
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11:58 Labour: Use of chemical weapons in Syria should be condemned unequivocally Press Release
11:58| Press ReleaseLabour party press release Douglas Alexander MP, Labour's Shadow Foreign Secretary, commenting on reports that chemical weapons may have been deployed in Syria, said: "The use of chemical weapons on any scale should be condemned unequ... Continue to article
- = Key Development Wednesday 24th April
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16:24 Len McCluskey interview blog: If Ed Miliband is seduced by the Blairites, he'll be defeated News
Blog | New Statesman
Unite general secretary says Miliband will be "defeated" and "cast into the dustbin of history" if he gets "seduced" by "the Jim Murphys and the Douglas Alexanders". Continue to article
- = Key Development Sunday 14th April
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11:21 Douglas Alexander: BBC has questions to answer over North Korea report On air
On Air | Douglas Alexander MP | Shadow foreign secretary | Murnaghan, Sky News
Douglas Alexander said the BBC needed to respond to criticism from the London School of Economics for sending a reporter to North Korea by posing as one of the university’s students. “I think it will be for the BBC to address those quest... Continue to article
- = Key Development Friday 12th April
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08:28 Tim Loughton: Working time directive for doctors and nurses is excessive On air
On Air | Tim Loughton MP | Conservative MP | BBC Radio 5live
Tim Loughton said the working time directive was "excessive regulation" and was getting in the way of doctors and nurses doing their jobs. "The working time directive is having a very serious impact on the ability of our doctors and our ... Continue to article
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08:18 Douglas Alexander: Gap between PM and backbenchers is unbridgeable On air
On Air | Douglas Alexander MP | Shadow foreign secretary | Breakfast, BBC Radio 5live
Douglas Alexander said the gap between David Cameron and his backbenchers was “unbridgeable”. “The gap between what David Cameron’s backbenchers are demanding and what European leaders will accept I’m afraid, remain unbridgeable. So I ex... Continue to article
- = Key Development Thursday 11th April
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11:28 Labour: Case must be put to Russia to now help bring an end to the violence in Syria Press Release
11:28| Press ReleaseLabour party press release Douglas Alexander MP, Labour's Shadow Foreign Secretary, responding to today's Human Rights Watch report into violations of international law by the Syrian government, said: "This report confirms the despera... Continue to article
- = Key Development Wednesday 10th April
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12:46 Douglas Alexander: MPs must use personal judgement on whether to attend Thatcher debate On air
On Air | Douglas Alexander MP | Shadow foreign secretary | BBC News
Douglas Alexander said it was for Labour MPs to make a “personal judgement” as to whether or not to attend the Commons session on Margaret Thatcher this afternoon, but said he would be by his leader’s side on the frontbench. “It speaks t... Continue to article
- = Key Development Friday 15th March
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08:36 Douglas Alexander: There are fundamental questions over arming rebels On air
On Air | Douglas Alexander MP | Shadow foreign secretary | Today, BBC Radio 4
Douglas Alexander said Labour would need certain guarantees before supporting sending arms to Syrian rebels. "There are fundamental questions that we would need answered before we support that policy, for example, how do you guarant... Continue to article
- = Key Development Tuesday 12th March
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10:31 Labour statement: Labour: Falkland Islanders have made clear their views - Douglas Alexander Press Release
10:31| Press Release | Labour
Labour press release Douglas Alexander MP, Labour's Shadow Foreign Secretary, said: "The Falkland Islanders have resisted overt and unhelpful pressure from the Argentinean Government in the run-up to this referendum. "However, they h... Continue to article
- = Key Development Saturday 9th March
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18:16 Transcript: Theresa May's speech to the ConservativeHome Victory 2015 conference Transcripts
Theresa May's speech to the ConservativeHome Victory 2015 conference
Thank you, Nadhim, for that kind introduction. And thank you, Tim, for inviting me to speak here today. I remember when Conservative Home was founded, eight years ago, and we both campaigned against the proposal to end the right of party me... Continue to article
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Stories involving Douglas Alexander
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28/01/2012 in Labour Party
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Alexander: Labour need economic credibility
Labour must do more to be seen as credible on the economy, Douglas Alexander has warned. In an interview with the Guardian, the Shadow Foreign Secretary said Labour needed to talk "a lot more" about bringing the deficit down, and added that the public had not yet heard the party "talking enough about dealing with the deficit, as well as talking about the need to boost growth and jobs".
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27/09/2010
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Alexander reveals Labour election report
Douglas Alexander has revealed that the Labour party lost large amounts of "heartland" votes in May, in a report on the general election. Mr Alexander, the party's election coordinator said there were large regional variations in Labour support.
The Department for International Development has lost over £700,000 in the past five years to "fraud, corruption and abuse" by governments in the developing world, The Independent has alleged.
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14/11/2011 in Europe & EU
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Labour rethinks European stance
Douglas Alexander has warned it would be “familiar but fatal” for the Labour Party not to change its arguments about the UK’s relationship with the European Union, and called for “fundamental reform within Europe”.
The Shadow Foreign Secretary told BBC’s Today programme: “We need to make the case for fundamental reform within Europe, rooted in the new emerging realities that we’re seeing round about us.”
Mr Alexander's words come as Labour rethink its stance on the UK's relationship with the European Union, with the party set to oppose any transfer of powers to the European Union that would damage British growth. Writing in the Guardian, the Shadow Foreign Secretary also reveals Labour would use the current turmoil to "seize this opportunity to safeguard the rights of non-euro members" within the EU.
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07/02/2010 in International development
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Govt to fund new development agency
The government will fund a £12 million-a-year UK Civilian Stabilisation Group - the agency will help in areas of instability.
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07/11/2010 in Employment
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Long term jobless 'could be put to work'
The government's decision to force unemployed people to carry out four weeks unpaid work or face having their benefits cut has come under criticism from Labour and the Archbishop of Canterbury. Rowan Williams said the proposals are “unfair” as they could drive people into a spiral of “ uncertainty, even despair,” while Labour MP Chuka Umunna said that the policy was merely "headline generation" as a similar policy was in place under the previous government. Danny Alexander denied the coalition were treating the unemployed like criminals. Iain Duncan Smith will outline the policy further in Thursday’s welfare reform white paper.
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