Sentences with phrase «mps stood down»

In the 13 Labour - held constituencies where MPs stood down — 12 have been filled by candidates with union links.

A record number of MPs stood down at the United Kingdom general election of 2010, meaning they were Members of Parliament (MPs) in the 54th parliament, but chose not to contest the 2010 general election (in some cases after being deselected by their parties).

ComRes tell me that they questioned «101 Conservative PPCs [with] two - thirds of the sample replacing MPs standing down or in seats requiring a swing of less than 10 %.»

David Blunkett's resignation brings the total number of Labour MPs standing down at the next election at 28, almost 11 % of the parliamentary party.

If even half the rumours swirling around Downing Street are true, we could also see MPs standing down, with a series of by - elections chiseling away at Theresa May's majority.

Not exact matches

I do not know who I would vote for, now John has stepped down, Abbott carries a lot of baggage with her, telling Blair about his kids going to private school while hers did as well, on the whole I suspect I would vote Abbott, sadly it makes little difference, it does look as if David Miliband will win this one, he is new labour, the new Mp's are mainly new labour, it does look like the days of the working class are over, perhaps one day we will get a party I some how doubt, it, so where does labour stand, we have the Conservative party big business, we have liberals not to sure, we have New labour big business Tory Tory and Liberals.

Here's the latest list of the MPs who are standing down - and why they're choosing to do so.

Other MPs including Tory heavyweight Ken Clarke have previously announced they are standing down at the next election.

Mr Hartnett, who is reported to be receiving a pension of somewhere between # 75,000 and # 80,000 a year when he stands down next year, was defended by HMRC, which attacked the MPs for questioning his integrity.

Labour MPs Pat Glass and Ronnie Campbell have also previously said that they would stand down at the next election.

Several women who worked for the Lib Dems alleged on the programme that before he stood down as the party's chief executive in 2009 he made unwanted advances at them, but when they reported it to party MPs including the chief whip, little action was taken to investigate their claims.

When Carlile stood down it ended the direct link with the professional Liberal barrister MPs that had been existent in the Welsh Liberal party for its whole history.

This meant he served as a Member of both the Scottish and Westminster Parliaments for a time with a dual mandate, although like other MPs elected to Holyrood (such as John Swinney, John Home Robertson and Donald Gorrie) he stood down from Westminster at the 2001 General Election.

The deputy party leader's comments echo those of Richard Reeves, who stood down last week as Clegg's director of strategy and suggested that Lib Dems would retaliate by blocking other constitutional measures if the prime minister failed to persuade Tory MPs to support Lords reform.

On the Labour right, and one of only two MPs to tell Michael Foot that he should stand down as leader, Kaufman found the party to move in his direction during the «wilderness years».

The NEC endorsed all sitting MPs who were reselected by their members; David Hamilton of Mid-Lothian has since stood down, but I hope the rest will honour their commitment.

More than 60 members of Labour's frontbench have stood down in the past week, while 172 MPs - three - quarters of the total - last week backed a motion of no confidence in their leader.

MPs who stand down voluntarily should get eight weeks» pay.

At his press conference yesterday, I asked David Cameron whether he would advise Conservative MPs to announce before Christmas whether they intended standing down or not - on the basis that those announcing after January 1st 2010 will see shortlists imposed on their constituency Conservative association.

Standing at the back of the chamber, Labour MPs Chris Evans and Toby Perkins - who stood down as shadow Armed Forces minister this morning - could be seen shouting «resign» in their leader's direction.

MPs who stand down mid-Parliament must apply for an arcane post such as crown steward of the Chiltern Hundreds to trigger a by - election.

At the time of his resignation he said he would also stand down as MP for Glasgow North East — meaning he would forgo the # 64,000 «golden parachute» for MPs who depart at a general election.

Senior Labour politicians have rallied behind Ed Miliband - amid continuing suggestions that some of his own MPs want him to stand down.

At a packed meeting of the parliamentary Labour party tonight, a succession of furious MPs lined up to call on Mr Corbyn to stand down.

The Labour leader is facing mounting pressure from his own MPs to stand down in the wake of the EU referendum.

Conservative MPs will then vote every Tuesday and Thursday until the number of candidates standing has been whittled down to two.

This election had an unusually high number of MPs choosing not to seek re-election with more standing down than did so at the 1945 election (which on account of the extraordinary wartime circumstances came ten years after the preceding election).

According to Labour's selection timetable, Prospective Parliamentary Candidates in seats where the MP has stood down, are being chosen by the NEC between Sunday 23rd April and Friday 28th April and in seats without Labour MPs, between Sunday April 30th and Tuesday May 2nd.

Calls for him to stand down have been echoed by Labour MPs dissatisfied by his role in the campaign, including former frontbenchers Chris Leslie and Ben Bradshaw.

Unite general secretary Len McCluskey condemned the «extraordinary behaviour» of Labour MPs who stood down in protest at Mr Corbyn's leadership.

Kezia Dugdale tonight called on Jeremy Corbyn to consider standing down after losing the confidence of his MPs - insisting she «would not carry on in similar circumstances».

We have already carried a report on the Standards Commissioner clearing Nadine Dorries of wrongoing, and also today comes news about two of the MPs who stood down during the Expensesgate saga - Julie Kirkbride and her husband, Andrew Mackay, formerly MPs for Bromsgrove and Bracknell respectively.

Mr McDonnell branded the actions of Labour MPs who wanted Mr Corbyn to stand down as leader as «just bizarre» and «not acceptable», arguing that rather than infighting the party should be looking after the interests of the country as the Government «fell apart».

Proportionately more female Labour MPs are standing down next year than female Tories.

Selections in the safe seats 51 candidates have been selected for the seats where Conservative MPs are standing down, or where boundary changes have created new Conservative seats or converted existing ones into Conservative seats.

8.30 pm update: Ian Gibson, the Labour MP for Norwich North has been barred by a Labour disciplinary panel from standing again for the party at the next election (the same fate was delivered to three MPs who had already announced they were standing down: Margaret Moran, Elliot Morley and David Chaytor).

The Dartford MP is one of 33 MPs to announce their intention to stand down at the next election since the expenses stories began.

Nick and Ann Winterton both served as Tory MPs until 2010, when they stood down having hit the headlines for various scandals.

With Sarah Teather having stood down and Annette Brook not contesting her seat in 2015, only five incumbent women MPs will remain.

«Tory MPs take the opportunity to give Clegg a kicking Main Peter Luff MP to stand down at the next election»

His defeat in compounded Labour's woes in a dismal night, which saw the party lose all but one of its Scottish MPs and will undoubtedly lead to Ed Miliband standing down.

These included funding for dinners for the panel of chairs, a group of MPs who help with Bercow's parliamentary duties, # 1,700 on a reception for retiring MPs, # 3,000 on an event for newly elected MPs, and # 2,000 on a «standing down» dinner for Dawn Primarolo, who served as deputy speaker and is now a peer.

His call for her to resign marks the latest turn in the increasingly bitter row between MPs who back Mr Bercow remaining in post and those who want to see him stand down.

Half of Mr Corbyn's shadow ministerial team have resigned, while the under - fire left winger faced an 80 % vote of no confidence from MPs and calls to stand down from senior figures.

A few MPs who stood down have received peerages — Sir Patrick Cormack, David Maclean, and Richard Spring — and there are the usual smattering of donors, though Sir Anthony Bamford is conspicuously absent from the list.

MPs calling for Corbyn to stand down have said that he is partly to blame for the failed remain campaign.

Sir Thomas's rulings are stringent enough to cause quite a hoopla, during which old - lag MPs can be forced to stand down, and any who run to the courts can act as lightning rods to draw the fire from those still in a job, who will denounce them in pained solidarity with the public.

Standoff as Corbyn refuses to stand down and MPs urge Angela Eagle and Tom Watson to decide who should trigger challenge

MPs backing Eagle were on Tuesday night collecting names of colleagues who were prepared to nominate her in order to start a contest, but Watson supporters were calling for calm, insisting that Corbyn could yet stand down.

July 7 - Mr Corbyn rejects fresh calls to stand down, telling Labour MPs they are free to stand against him.