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Friday 27 November 2015 9:45 amLabour leader Jeremy Corbyn facing revolt as shadow cabinet members back David Cameronrsquo plans for air strikes in SyriaBy: James NickersonShareFacebookShare on FacebookXShare on TwitterLinkedInShare on LinkedInWhatsAppShare on WhatsAppE stanley cup mailShare on EmailAdd as a preferredsource on GoogleLabour leader Jeremy Corbyn has been put under more pressure as senior members of his shadow cabinet have threatened to resign over his stance on air strikes in Syria.Corbyn has written to Labour MPs to say he cannot support Prime Minister David Cameron s call to take military action in Syria against the so-called Islamic State.An unnamed front bench Labour MP has said people could quit their posts if Corbynrequires the shadow cabinet to follow him, the BBC reports.Read more: Corbyn on par with Putin on public trust in dealing with ISIS Corbyn s decision to send a letter to Labour MPs detailing his opposition to Cameron s view,before the shadow cabinet reached agreement,was criticised by a senior shadow minister, who said: There will be resignations among senior members of the shadow cabinet over this. Meanwhile, shadow foreign secretary Hilary Bennhas said the case for air strikes is comp stanley mug elling .The row has forced Corbyn to cancel his plans to campaign in Oldham West and Royton, where Labour is under a week away f polene borse rom its first electoral test since Corbyn sascent to the Labour leadership.Corbyn s stance on Syria is against that of many Labour MPs, who beli Pqic US economy in slim GDP rise
Monday 21 September 2009 8:00 pm|Updated:Saturday 01 June 2019 12:14 amTurner urges City reformBy: admindrupalShareFacebookShare on FacebookXShare on TwitterLinkedInShare on LinkedInWhatsAppShare on WhatsAppEmailShare on EmailAdd as a preferredsource on GoogleADAIR Turner will tonight issue a call to arms to the Cityrsquo business leader stanley mugs s, urging them not to miss the opportunity to reform the countryrsquo financial services sector following the recent banking crises.The chairman of the Financial Services Authority FSA , who has faced criticism in the past few days after labelling the City as having got beyond a reasonable size, will be speaking at the Lord Mayorrsquo banque owala website t to a City audience for the first time since he made those remarks.Turner also enraged many in the City by suggesting at a roundtable discussion organised by owala Prospect magazine the possible introduction of a tax on financial transactions, a so-called Tobin tax.Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, described Turnerrsquo ideas as crackers and CBI director general Richard Lambert said that the Cityrsquo top regulator was asking the wrong questions.Turner will label those who think there is no urgent need for reform as out of touch. Friends say he is passionate about moving along the path of reform. He is desperate to set out a programme of reform to prevent a repeat of the extreme banking crisis that we have just experienced, one friend said. Share this a