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New Year honour for Margaret Beckett starts row over why she can't be given Freedom of Derby
08 Jan 2024 04:44 GMT
Derby South Labour MP Dame Margaret Beckett has been awarded the Dame … the work of local MP Margaret Beckett. To receive an upgrade to … be recognised by the Prime Minister and King is very befitting …
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Margaret Beckett: ‘Government must urgently awaken to threat ransomware poses to UK national security’
13 Dec 2023 10:13 GMT
In May 2021, president Joe Biden declared a national state of emergency after a ransomware attack by Russian DarkSide forced one of the United States’ largest and most vital oil lines to shut down for six days.
Today in the UK we are at high risk of a …
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Freedom of Derby: Vote on whether Wayne Rooney, Sandy Ryan and Dame Margaret Beckett should get honour
14 Nov 2023 17:50 GMT
… Rooney, Sandy Ryan and Dame Margaret Beckett should be awarded the “ … a motion to award Dame Margaret Beckett the Freedom of Derby. … and 2006 she served as Secretary of State for Environment, … before being appointed as Foreign Secretary in 2006 - becoming the …
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Margaret Beckett joins calls to increase child killer jail sentences as minister defends policy
05 Sep 2023 13:09 GMT
… terms.
The former foreign secretary told the Derbyshire Times … Government whip, and former minister for safeguarding, has … current policy whilst Dame Margaret Beckett has called for more … her.
Mr Perkins, shadow minister for apprenticeships and lifelong …
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Calls for Dame Margaret Beckett to be awarded Freedom of Derby
12 Jul 2023 16:00 GMT
… to the city. Dame Margaret Beckett has represented the city at … other guests. Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper attended the event … recognises the contribution of Dame Margaret Beckett to the City of … has served as a minister in four Labour governments …
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EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Labour grandee Dame Margaret Beckett reveals why she took Prince Philip to task
20 Jun 2023 23:59 GMT
… republican. Yet Labour grandee Dame Margaret Beckett has shed fascinating new light … 's first female foreign secretary and the first woman to … the job' [of prime minister], hours after he was sworn …
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Sir Keir Starmer in Derby as Dame Margaret Beckett celebrates 40 years as Derby South MP
10 Jun 2023 17:07 GMT
… celebrate 40th anniversary of Dame Margaret Beckett first becoming MP for … Sir Keir, shadow home secretary Yvetter Cooper attended the event … resignation of former Prime Minister Boris Johnson as an … Margaret. He said: "Margaret Beckett is a giant of the …
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Labour minister gets an apology over “no money” note – 13 years late
26 Jul 2023 11:28 GMT
… private message an outgoing minister traditionally leaves for an … to be appointed chief secretary. Still, Laws was … departing Ben Wallace as defence secretary, I hear. Expressing … possible for: Iain Anderson, Margaret Beckett, Luciana Berger, Mark Drakeford, …
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Baggy Shanker chosen to stand for Derby South at next election after Margaret Beckett steps down
14 Oct 2022 05:59 GMT
… current MP for Derby South Margaret Beckett who announced earlier this year … made by the new Prime Minister Liz Truss and new … Derby. The combination of Margaret Beckett’s retirement and the feeling … priority. If the Prime Minister was to call a General …
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The men and women who could replace Derby MP Margaret Beckett
30 Aug 2022 16:04 GMT
… South - replacing outgoing Dame Margaret Beckett who is leaving her … Derbyshire Live The former Foreign Secretary said: "I have … had a trusted advocate in Margaret Beckett for almost 40 years, … and a good friend in Margaret Beckett. I’m sad that Margaret …