Sentences with phrase «labour leadership question»

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However, if Corbyn falls short in London and loses ground elsewhere in the country then questions could begin once again about the Labour leadership.

Four years later, many question what the current leadership actually stands for and whether Labour has witnessed an authentic ideological revision.

Not only that, but this issue should be one of the major policy questions that need to be put to all the candidates in the upcoming Labour leadership debate (as I have already pointed out on this site) as requested by Sunder (see What are the difficult questions the leadership candidates need to answer?).

This «whitewash for peerages» is a scandal that surely raises serious questions about the integrity of Ms Chakrabarti, her inquiry and the Labour leadership.»

The question of how Labour can win is therefore a problem for all the leadership candidates, not just a concern to be wheeled out when attacking Corbyn.

Questions must also be asked about the remaining leadership candidates» ability to get Labour out of the doldrums.

Smith's intransigence on the European question is in remarkable opposition to his dexterity on nearly every other issue in the Labour leadership debate.

The opposition leader promised a vigorous political response from Labour in the new year, as he seeks to dispel questions around his leadership.

«No one is suggesting Khan has extreme views, but there are legitimate questions about the judgement of Khan and the Labour leadership and whether they have, in the words of Yvette Cooper, «legitimised those with extreme views.»»

It is perhaps unfair on Labour — certainly all the leadership candidates would say so — but the de rigueur question for those standing has been whether Labour had overspent ahead of the 2007 financial crash.

[19][20] He has tweeted in the past that Suzanne Evans, a candidate in the second 2016 leadership election, should «fuck off for good», [21] and questioned whether Labour MP Angela Eagle attended a «special needs class».

Still, while Miliband may not be glamorous or loved, he has also capably confronted Cameron at prime minister's questions; Labour is secretly confident he will do the same in leadership debates.

The question is how many Labour MPs will go along with the leadership's warped strategy.

As we move towards a General Election it remains the case that the Parliamentary Labour Party is deeply divided over the question of the leadership.

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg faced more questions over his leadership, whilst Labour leader Ed Miliband pledged to listen to voters on the issue of immigration, as Deputy Political Editor Chris Ship reports:

Now the yearly party accounts for 2015 have been released, shedding some light on one of the biggest questions in Britain this summer: is Labour thriving or disintegrating under the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn?

David Miliband tonight issued a lukewarm vote of confidence in the prime minister after two former cabinet colleagues called for a secret ballot by Labour MPs to settle the question of his leadership «once and for all».

In response to James» question about the Labour leadership candidates — Ed Miliband campaigned for Simon Hughes to speak out & is encouraging his supporters to call on the Lib Dems to stand up for their values, David Miliband has suggested ending the charitable status of fee - paying schools and (one of those non-monetary aspects to reducing inequality) giving representation to ordinary workers on corporate remunertion committees, Ed Balls has strongly opposed the VAT rise and is calling for a graduate tax instead of higher tuition fees, Andy Burnham has reiterated his support for a National Care Service and spoken out on the abolition of the Future Jobs Fund, Diane Abbot has called for fair taxation, cancelling Trident, and setting a timetable for troop withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Ed Miliband's leadership was being questioned across the press today, from the Guardian to the Daily Mail, with unnamed Labour sources speaking out against the leader.

In an email to colleagues, he said: «All the evidence suggests that Brown's leadership reduces Labour support, that alternative leaders would improve our ratings, and that an election determined by voters» answers to the question «Do you want Gordon Brown to be Prime Minister for the next five years?»

So it's a good job the Wakefield MP had her wits about her as the Mirror's Kevin Maguire chucked an unexpected question her way at the GMB Labour leadership hustings.

We gave Ed the option of whether or not to answer questions — in this Labour leadership interview — from people who clearly weren't Labour members or supporters.

Essentially there are two real questions about the Labour leadership — who is going to win, and who would be best at winning votes for Labour.

But he added that there should be a deadline for Labour to take another look at its position, including the leadership question, if it failed to make progress in electability.

If we look at economic questions and leadership questions now Labour's position looks bleak.

The four candidates for the Labour leadership faced questions from the public in the first televised debate between the would - be leaders of the opposition.

Labour leadership candidate Liz Kendall said it is «unbelievable» she was asked a question about her weight in the Mail on Sunday.

There have been recent signs of a change of tone in the Labour leadership on the question of freedom of movement.

There is turmoil in the Labour Party: once again related to the question of leadership.

Already this week, Labour has outlined plans to revamp its leadership election hustings, with live screenings and questions from non-supporters.

Birkenhead MP Frank Field has joined Stockport's Ann Coffey in questioning the future of Jeremy Corbyn's leadership of the Labour Party.

Of course — the same caveats that I used to attach to polls asking hypothetical questions about voting intention under potential Tory leaders apply to questions about potential Labour leaders as well — it may be a long time until we know what effect a Gordon Brown leadership would really have on Labour support.

Merseyside police questioning 44 - year - old suspect in connection with threatening email to Labour leadership contender

In addition to this set of questions, however, the Barometer poll also asked about the two candidates for the Labour leadership.

The four declared candidates for the Labour leadership race have been taking questions from the public as they try to build support among activists in the wake of the party's election defeat.

The last Labour leadership contest was dull, dull, dull: dominated by seemingly endless staid hustings where contenders took it in turns to answer one worthy question after another from audiences made up of loyal party members.

Well, many of us silly pollsters thought the Tories would end ahead of Labour too: questions on leadership and the economy favoured them, we expected the polls to move towards the Tories... but the data just kept on showing the parties neck - and - neck, and ultimately a pollster's job is to measure the answers the public give us, not report what we think they should say.

That was the question put to people in Nuneaton, the town chosen by Newsnight for the first live televised hustings debate with the Labour leadership contenders.

On Saturday the Labour leader was held back by aides after appearing to lose his temper at a «Say No to Hate Crime» rally on Highbury Fields in north London, after a reporter asked if he was running away from questions about his leadership.

YouGov other questions report similar findings to the myriad of other polls on the Labour leadership we've seen in recent weeks.

The leadership candidates now have one last televised hustings on Question Time this Thursday to put their case to become Labour leader to members.

Labour leadership candidate Liz Kendall says it is «unbelievable» she was asked a question about her weight in the Mail on Sunday.

She joined Daily Mirror associate editor Kevin McGuire in doubting Eagle's success in a race with Mr Corbyn as the pair were questioned about the stature of a challenger who came fourth in a previous race for Labour's deputy leadership.

He hit out at moderate Labour MPs, and questioned the leadership of Mr Corbyn for failing to tackle those briefing against him.

When, during the last Labour leadership election, I posed critical questions for Corbyn supporters, one senior leftwing figure told me I had resigned from the left.

With nearly all the newspaper commissed opinion polls covering the Conservative leadership election, it's easy to forget that the Labour party conference was also dominated by questions about their party leadership — when exactly should Tony Blair step down, and should Gordon Brown replace him?

Marie van der Zyl, vice president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, said: «This «whitewash for peerages» is a scandal that surely raises serious questions about the integrity of Ms Chakrabarti, her inquiry and the Labour leadership.»

Throughout his time as leader there have been questions asked about his leadership, questions that only rose as he faced a resurgent Conservative Party and then a Labour government reinvigorated after the Blair / Brown succession.

One senior Labour MP, Barry Sheerman, called Brown's leadership into question, saying that the prime minister needed to reconnect with the public by the end of the summer.

The scrutiny is understandably on Labour and its leadership but Anthony Wells on UK polling report notes that Ukip is also faced with some tough questions after its disappointing performance in Stoke Central: