Sentences with phrase «conservative leadership battle»

Andrea Leadsom has dramatically quit the Conservative leadership battle - leaving Theresa May uncontested in the race to be the next Prime Minister.

With Peter MacKay and Jason Kenney on the sidelines of the Conservative leadership battle, a critical number of votes are up for grabs in the campaign to find a successor for Stephen Harper.

Not exact matches

After two weeks of Conservative battles over a European referendum and gay marriage, Clegg will also admit that the past fortnight has seen the coalition lacking leadership, focus and an ability to govern.

On the Conservative leadership, Phillips predicted that three senior figures would be preparing for battle next year.

«The Tory leadership is battling to head off a backbench ambush over a new tax break for married couples... Tim Loughton, the author of the amendment, said that it presented Mr Cameron with a «golden opportunity» to show his Government was capable of enacting true Conservative policies.

With a brutal battle raging for the future of the Conservative party, and the vast majority of Labour's MPs united over Europe, the early stages of the referendum campaign brought temporary relief from the relentless rumours about party coups, splits and leadership challenges.