Sentences with phrase «after a general election led»

The U.K. could suffer another ratings downgrade after a General Election led to a hung parliament, Moritz Kraemer, sovereign chief ratings officer at S&P Global, told CNBC on Friday.

Not exact matches

He came into office on the ticket of the People's National Party (PNP) after winning democratic elections organised by the Rawlings - led Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC), which overthrew the Supreme Military Council (SMC) led by General Akuffo, on June 4, 1979.

After losing the 1959 general election, Labour Party leader Hugh Gaitskell came to believe that public opposition to nationalisation had led to the party's poor performance and announced that he proposed to amend Clause IV.

But the graph shows that even if Jeremy Corbyn can not match that performance, he only has to beat his own 1 - point lead from 2016 to do better than any other Labour opposition leader a year after a Tory general election victory apart from John Smith.

With the exception of the 1992 local elections, which were held only a month after the general election, there were big leads — of 10 points or more — for Labour in the PNS for all the local elections between 1992 and 1997 general elections.

David Cameron is on course to lead the biggest party in a hung Parliament after the General Election -LSB--RSB-

Recall Ayiri Emami, a billionaire and a Niger Delata Youth leader who is known to be a staunch supporter of the PDP led Goodluck Jonathan's administration defected to the All Progressive Congress, APC shortly after the immediate past president lost at the general elections.

I am however deeply disappointed with the discussion and by your failure to recognise that the turmoil after the Referendum vote, a likely Autumn election, the responsibility to hold the Labour Party together and the very wide - and ever widening - concerns about your leadership require a fresh leadership election, with you stepping aside as Leader to seek a new mandate if you aspire to lead Labour into the coming General Eelection, the responsibility to hold the Labour Party together and the very wide - and ever widening - concerns about your leadership require a fresh leadership election, with you stepping aside as Leader to seek a new mandate if you aspire to lead Labour into the coming General Eelection, with you stepping aside as Leader to seek a new mandate if you aspire to lead Labour into the coming General ElectionElection.

The Labour Party, led by Harold Wilson, formed a minority government for seven months after the General Election of February 1974.

More recently, Ed Miliband decided to grow a beard shortly after he failed to lead his party to victory in the 2015 general election and prepared for life on the backbenches.

The interview, which came after Corbyn refused to answer questions about a potential early general election from an ITV reporter earlier in the day, sowed confusion about Labour's Brexit strategy, which had appeared clearer since a shadow Brexit team led by Keir Starmer was appointed last month.

The wild card is the Independent Democratic Conference, led by pro-charter senator Jeff Klein, who has said he'll end his power - sharing deal with the Republicans and join the regular Democrats after the general election.

Ed Miliband cast himself in the same light as Margaret Thatcher this afternoon, by suggesting he is the man to lead a transformative change in British politics after the next general election.

He remains on course to lead the biggest party after the general election in today's new and volatile politics.

A number of factors led to Bloomberg's ultimate victory in the general election, after a campaign that was largely overshadowed by the 9/11 terrorist attacks, with 50.3 % of the vote (to Green's 47.9 %).

the major players within his team and the key priorities of the government that David Cameron hopes to lead after the next General Election.

Over the next two months this ConHome section will provide a comprehensive guide to the key ideas that motivate the Cameron leadership, the major players within his team and the key priorities of the government that David Cameron hopes to lead after the next General Election.

When the Prime Minister returned to Downing Street on the morning after the General Election, he promised to lead a One Nation Government: if you work hard, we will help you to get on in life and fulfil your potential.

His comments come after new shadow education secretary Lucy Powell pledged more «local oversight», and represent the party's first official confirmation that this oversight will be led by councils if Labour wins the next general election.

But attempts to bribe energy companies to use their spare capacity, after several years of soaring bills, are unlikely to be popular with consumers, especially in the lead - up to a general election in 2015.