Sentences with phrase «labour allegiance»

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The New Labour model of political economy was shaken to its core, having pledged allegiance both to Thatcherite deregulated markets and an overly complacent social democratic model of «tax and spend».

Common allegiances were tempered as some delegates expressed considerable reticence at the thought of supporting Labour, with many of them hoping to take a stand against the privatisation of public services.

Someone who although a staunch Labour supporter, would happily put aside his tribal allegiances and engage with those on the other side of the political fence.

Some Labour supporters may now switch allegiance and campaign for Galloway instead.

Like both his grandfathers, Benn's father was a Liberal MP — but he later shifted his allegiance to the Labour Party and was elevated to the peerage in 1941 as the 1st Viscount Stansgate.

Meantime, The Mirror will remain firmly faithful to Labour through thick and thin, whilst The Sun, Mail and Express are more promiscuous in their political allegiance.

The fact Cameron reminded her his mum would have happily locked Harman up showed how badly the Labour leader was drifting in her allegiances.

Mr Murdoch has backed Tony Blair since switching his allegiance to Labour ahead of the 1997 general election.

In 1919 the local MP, industrialist and major local employer Josiah Wedgwood shifted his allegiance from the Liberal Party — the Lloyd - George Coalition Liberals allying with the Conservatives — to the Labour Party and the seat has elected the Labour candidate who has stood since that date, a total of 29 elections in succession.

At the same time, Miliband was being warned by a number of senior advisers that he risked a reaction from Labour supporters, in particular, former Lib Dems who had recently switched allegiance.

It is virtually impossible to imagine hundreds of Labour MPs falling into line behind a victorious Jeremy Corbyn, or thousands of enthused Corbyn supporters suddenly switching their allegiance to Owen Smith.

The poll also indicates that 10 % of Labour voters in the last General Election would switch their allegiance to Ukip next year.

As a lifelong Labour voter, I'm switching my allegiance to UKIP, until we're out of the EU.

Tony Blair called on Labour voters to forget party allegiances and consider, instead, backing pro-EU candidates — even if they are Conservative or Liberal Democrat.

The detailed YouGov results provide much information about second and subsequent preferences, although they predict a rather unrealistic low switch in allegiance in AV first preference votes from FPTP voting intentions — both Labour and Tories, for example, are predicted to retain 96 % of their FPTP voters as first preferences which must understate the switch to UKIP and the Greens, for example.

After years of being courted by Mr Brown and other senior Labour figures, the tabloid dramatically announced it was switching its allegiance to David Cameron's Conservatives.