Sentences with phrase «conservative leadership campaigns»

One thing is for certain, though: this is already one of the most astonishing Conservative leadership campaigns ever — and it's hardly even started.

He is an accounting and finance professional and was an organizer for Andrew Scheer «s federal Conservative leadership campaign and Jason Kenney «s UCP leadership campaign in 2017.

At the time David Cameron had already resigned but remained PM while the Conservative leadership campaign ran its course.

Not exact matches

But a vote to Leave would almost certainly force a change of leadership in the Conservative Party and a new Prime Minister, given Cameron's leading of the Remain campaign.

Below you'll find Google Trends charts for the 100 days before the campaign's last month for both the Conservative and Liberal leadership contests, along with explanations for some of the biggest spikes in search volume during that time.

Mr. Kenney is reportedly backed by a cadre of federal Conservative strategists and insiders, including former Reform Party and Wildrose Party campaign strategist Tom Flanagan, who told CBC that the group discussed whether «he could win the PC leadership then negotiate a merger [with Wildrose].»

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.

Also volunteering for that campaign were conservative activists Amanda Achtman and Caitlyn Madlener, who are now contributors to Ezra Levant «s Rebel Media website (Ms. Madlener stood behind Jason Kenney as he launched his campaign for the Progressive Conservative conservative activists Amanda Achtman and Caitlyn Madlener, who are now contributors to Ezra Levant «s Rebel Media website (Ms. Madlener stood behind Jason Kenney as he launched his campaign for the Progressive Conservative Conservative leadership).

Stelmach's leadership win came as a surprise considering his campaign for the PC leadership was less prominent than that of party insider Jim Dinning and the socially conservative Ted Morton.

The most notable PAC created since the NDP banned corporate political party donations was Jason Kenney «s Unite Alberta PAC, which supported his campaign for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party and the United Conservative Party.

«Our campaign is already up and running and we are confident that our record of caring, common sense conservative leadership and accessibility will continue to resonate with voters across the Southern Tier, Finger Lakes, and Western New York.»

After a bitter referendum campaign which featured much blue - on - blue infighting, the Conservatives now face a leadership contest to choose the next Prime Minister.

The executive summary of the article concludes: «In preparing for a second election the Tory leadership needs to negotiate for the debates to take place earlier in the campaign; put more money into its ground war; build better relations with the whole of the party and Conservative movement; trust professional polling to test messages; and develop clearer decision - making structures.»

The party's current success comes against a backdrop of winning only 6 MPs in 2010, having as little popularity as the widely - loathed Scottish Conservatives as recently as 2013 and, in September of last year, leading a losing referendum campaign that forced a change in party leadership.

The Sussex Against Privatisation Campaign originally sought support from the existing union branches on campus — Unite, Unison and UCU — but were rebuffed by what they see as a conservative leadership presiding over an ossified system.

As anticipated, the Conservatives began the «short» campaign with attacks on Miliband's leadership and Labour borrowing, but Miliband's team were buoyed by the Tories» failure to gain traction.

Panic bells were clamouring in Downing Street tonight and Conservative Campaign Headquarters was thrown into turmoil at claims that glamour - denuded, «post-political» and IPSA - impoverished backbencher J.Alfred Prufrock is poised to issue a historic challenge today to David Cameron for the Tory leadership.

It was only a matter of days between Nigel Farage winning the referendum to him resigning; a matter of hours between the results being announced and David Cameron resigning; and a matter of minutes between Boris Johnson being about to launch his campaign for the Conservative leadership as the presumptive frontrunner to falling victim to rapidly shifting allegiances in his party.

Given that the city region is a traditional Labour stronghold, Street's victory with a 50.6 per cent share of the vote (after the second round) was testament to the strength of his campaign, and to the strong emphasis the Conservative national leadership placed on supporting his bid.

His Campaign Manager in the leadership contest was Conservative MP and Davis's deputy as Shadow Home Secretary, Andrew Mitchell (who in 2010 became Secretary of State for International Development in Prime Minister David Cameron's Cabinet).

The Labour leadership candidate, who has built his campaign on his ability to attract votes from the Liberal Democrats, said he would «make sure he is punished at the ballot box» for joining government with the Conservatives.

The party leadership has to demonstrate that it can work with the Conservatives and campaign against them at the same time.

Another board member was Tim Loughton, the pro-Brexit Conservative MP who chaired Andrea Leadsom's leadership campaign in 2016.

Conservative Home editor, Tim Montgomerie, said, «The grassroots wanted a very different campaign from the Tory leadership and the Tory leadership told us all they knew what they were doing».

Grayling, who was Theresa May's leadership campaign chief, said the Conservatives needed to «step up a gear».

Mr Hain has been attacked by the Conservatives for failing to fully explain why around # 50,000 was channelled into his campaign through the PPF, which was set up in December 2006, three months after he launched his deputy leadership bid.

George Osborne could turn to a prominent Conservative eurosceptic to bolster his campaign for the party leadership, according to the latest noises coming from Tory insiders.

At the beginning of his leadership campaign Cameron insisted that Conservatives should stop banging on about Europe.

Lots of people deserve credit for Campaign North especially William Hague who has provided tireless leadership of the Northern Board and the campaigning effort, but Michael Bates, Deputy Chairman of the Party responsible for Campaign North, a Conservative MP from 1992 to 1997, and former Paymaster General, pictured above (right), played an integral role in its formation and development.

WASHINGTON (CNN)- In a sign that the national Republican leadership is lining up behind Doug Hoffman, House GOP campaign Chairman Pete Sessions will endorse the Conservative Party candidate in the New York special congressional election, a senior Republican source tells CNN.

On economic competence, Labour's lead is down to 8 points compared to 22 points at the general election and, perhaps surprisingly given the Conservative party is in the midst of a leadership campaign, while both parties are seen as divided, more people think Labour is divided than the Tories (70 % compared to 58 %).

Osborne's ability to see which way the wind is blowing — he temporarily left the Conservative Research Department to assist John Major's «back me or sack me» leadership campaign — was put to the service of the party as well as his career.

Liberal Democrat leadership candidate Nick Clegg laid out the values informing his campaign today with an attack on the «Sat - Nav politics» of Labour and the Conservatives.

Perhaps Osborne should take some time out from his campaign for the Conservative leadership election in 2015 and focus on his day job?

Cambridge Analytica, which worked on Donald Trump's US election campaign, also approached the Conservatives under David Cameron's leadership.

Why should they campaign for a voting system that helps above all a party leadership currently in enthusiastic alliance with the Conservatives?

Also, it has been noted that the Business Council, under Adams» leadership, has played an active role in the Committee to Save New York, the pro-Cuomo entity that raised some $ 10 million to fund a campaign in favor of Cuomo's fiscally conservative and pro-business agenda.

Iain Dale's Diary - Surely the most popular personal blog written by a Conservative in the UK, the readership of Iain Dale's Diary has shot up since restarting after the David Davis leadership campaign.

During the campaign Lichfield was one of the councils visited by Conservative leader William Hague, on the 29 April, with the overall local elections seen by commentators as crucial to his leadership of the party.

«Like I have always done in Albany, I will tell the truth, fight for regular people and provide independent, conservative leadership in this campaign and in Congress,» Tenney said.

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.

Unlike say, a Mike Bloomberg, who made a switch with no track record before his first mayoral campaign, I had already been endorsed by Republicans and Conservatives, so it wasn't any kind of great leap that I was being endorsed again by Republican and Conservative leadership.

David Cameron and George Osborne have been dubbed the Conservatives» «Blair and Brown», with the Tatton MP managing his friend's leadership campaign.

That said, David Cameron specifically promised that he would take Conservative MEPs out of the EPP as part of his leadership campaign - he needs to follow through on this pledge.

All three are influencing Mr. Dole's presidential campaign in different ways, yet they have something in common: All have been waiting in the wings as co-directors of Empower America, the Washington think tank that promotes «progressive conservative policies based on principles of economic growth, international leadership, and cultural renewal.»

New Schools Network director Nick Timothy is taking a break from his role to run Theresa May's campaign for the Conservative leadership, Schools Week can reveal.

Conservative MP Michael Chong, known as a more independent - minded politician than most, is bucking his federal counterparts by making his «revenue negative» carbon tax plan the centrepiece of his leadership campaign.

Given heightened prominence during the recent U.S. election, it has since become a growing concern in Europe and even Canada, where a campaign manager for a federal Conservative Party leadership candidate admitted recently to publishing a fake article online to rile the «left» about the supposed «billions» the Liberal Party was spending on international aid.

All campaign spending was fully declared to CCHQ as required under Conservative party leadership election rules.»

Cambridge Analytica, which worked on Donald Trump's US election campaign, also approached the Conservatives under David Cameron's leadership.