Sentences with phrase «among labour members»

But there was a major blow for both of Mr Corbyn's rivals this morning when a YouGov poll for The Times showed the leader enjoys a healthy lead over the pair of them among Labour members.

Corbyn won a huge mandate among Labour members in 2015, and almost 130,000 more people have joined the party since the referendum on Britain's EU membership, many of them thought also to be Corbyn supporters.

The biggest surprise, however, was Ms Harman scoring below Lord Mandelson, who historically has been unpopular among Labour members.

People are already talking about «shy Kendall» supporters, implying her brand has the toxicity of voting Tory among Labour members — not a good indicator of victory in an election of, well, Labour members and trade unionists.

Today Mr Lansman leapt to the embattled leader's defence on Twitter, pointing at the support for Mr Corbyn among Labour members and arguing «democracy» in the party was vital.

Harriet Harman has provoked a furious backlash among Labour members by suggesting that the party will not vote against the government's welfare bill.

Everyone, even people who opposed him, understand that the election of Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader was a signal of a deep desire for change among Labour members and supporters.

The 66 - year - old told his local newspaper, the Islington Gazette, he had decided to stand in response to an «overwhelming» desire among Labour members for a «broader» range of candidates.

The four will take part yet more hustings, before facing a vote among Labour members and supporters.

Not exact matches

For this end, wee must be knitt together in this worke as one man, wee must entertaine each other in brotherly Affeccion, wee must be willing to abridge our selves of our superfluities, for the supply of others necessities, wee must uphold a familiar Commerce together in all meeknes, gentlenes, patience and liberallity, wee must delight in each other, make others Condicions our owne, rejoyce together, mourne together, labour and suffer together, allwayes haveing before our eyes our Commission and Community in the worke, our Community as members of the same body, soe shall wee keepe the unitie of the spirit in the bond of peace, the Lord will be our God and delight to dwell among us as his owne people and will commaund a blessing upon us in all our wayes, soe that wee shall see much more of his wisdome, power, goodnes and truthe than formerly wee have beene acquainted with.

EU is all about free movement of labour and resources among the member states.

The possibility of Galloway's return has been backed by Corbyn's close ally, the former Labour mayor of London Ken Livingstone, but has already caused outrage among other members of the party.

Among those said to be in the firing line from local activists is Hilary Benn, someone Jarvis says is «an outstanding Member of Parliament and a great ambassador for the Labour party».

At the time of writing, despite an overwhelming vote of no confidence among Labour MPs, he clings on, citing a democratic mandate of party members.

We also show that the large electoral losses for the Social Democrats between 1994 and 1998 were much more pronounced among outsiders: according to our estimates, a typical member of the labour force became 18 percentage points less likely to support the Social Democrats if he was an outsider, but only 8.5 percentage points less likely to do so if he was an insider.

One legacy has been a membership sharply polarised by when they joined the party: in a recent YouGov poll of Labour members, Corbyn's net approval rating was -46 among those who joined before he became a leadership candidate in 2015 but +36 among those who joined after he declared — and this latter group constitutes 60 % of the total membership.

He had opposed British involvement in the war at its outbreak in 1914, a highly principled position to take in the face of its huge popularity among members of his own party, resigned his position as the leader of the Parliamentary Labour Party in consequence and then had his illegitimate birth raised by the newspapers in an attempt to get him to resign his seat as an MP (they argued that as he'd used a different name during his life from that on his birth certificate he'd stood for election on false pretenses and deceived his constituents).

Although Labour's poll rating is anaemic, the party has not yet suffered the degree of electoral damage that would weaken support for Corbyn among the unions and members.

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Originally the Labour government had ruled out a referendum on the Treaty Establishing a Constitution for Europe (2004), which among other things introduced new shared competencies with member states.

In the 1975 referendum on EEC membership, Harold Wilson recognised that there were legitimate arguments for and against among Labour Party members, allowing the party to divide.

Not surprisingly, given the above, half (49 %) of Labour's new members believe the membership should have more say over policy, with the figure rising to 54 % and 65 % respectively among those who joined during and after the leadership election.

While it's unusual for someone seeking to become a Labour PPC to secure the support of three members of the shadow cabinet, Hayes was not alone among the candidates in getting top level backing.

In what may be seen as an attempt to counter the strong support for Mr Corbyn among new Labour members, Ms Eagle issued her own plea to the public to sign up to the party, saying:

Indeed never in the party's history has the authority, power and standing of a Labour leader been lower than it is today (though according to a recent YouGov poll Corbyn remains very popular among members).

«Cable remains popular both in the parliamentary party and among activists, and would be the ideal leader to enter coalition with Labour, which would be the preference of most party members,» he said.

Corbyn's support among many Labour members may be relatively soft, but comments like these are only likely to harden up that support.

Surely Abbott's TV profile, not to mention the fact she is the only woman and the only black person running, should have given her some sort of boost, if not among MPs, then among the media and Labour members?

Apparently, David's lead among the parliamentary third of Labour's electoral college was not big enough to compensate for his relative weakness among the other two sections, which are ordinary party members and affiliated trades - union members.

On our figures, full Labour party members (including those paying the reduce student and unwaged rate) show Burnham defeating Corbyn by 50.5 - 49.5 % - a statistical dead heat; however, among those who have the vote in the current contest because they have paid a # 3 registration fee or signed up as a member of an affiliated trade union, Corbyn is well ahead, with 57 % of first preferences and a 69 - 31 % lead in the final round.

At this stage support for Corbyn among Labour party members doesn't really seem conditional upon how well the party does electorally.

The tweet referred to an ongoing party procedure that decides whether the sitting Mayor of Tower Hamlets, John Biggs, has to win a vote among members of his local party before becoming the Labour candidate for the 2018 - 22 term.

The standout surprise on the Ed Balls list of his first 24 nominations is the MP for Falkirk, Eric Joyce, for a long time among the most Blairite members of the Parliamentary Labour Party.

MPs Stella Creasy, Jonathan Ashworth, Gareth Thomas, John Woodcock and Louise Ellman are among the 25 Labour MPs also to be members of the Co-operative party.

This is not an unusual position among the contemporary left: one might see it manifested, for example, in Labour members» shouting «We don't want Tories!»

Several Cabinet members including James Purnell and Hazel Blears are thought to agree with Progress» argument, which has been circulated among Labour MPs.

Dozens more Unite members are among the new Labour candidates in seats which the party hopes to hold at the general election.

The poll says that Corbyn enjoyed an overwhelming lead among members who joined Labour during and after last year's leadership election.

[60] However, in his account of Labour's negotiations with the Liberal Democrats, Andrew Adonis — who participated in the talks — writes that the general consensus among members of Gordon Brown's cabinet was that talks between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats would reach an impasse.»

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Corbyn's support among members is the reason that Labour MPs, desperate to oust him, want just one candidate to stand against him.

«How dare he whip up fury about the Labour party, which has acted swiftly and thoroughly when allegations of racism among members is made in sharp contrast to his party's behaviour.

The result of the EU referendum caused discontent among some Labour MPs, and several shadow cabinet members asked for Jeremy Corbyn's resignation over what they saw as his feeble leadership.

There is no faction or possible Coalition that commands majority support among Labour MPs, Members & Voters.

A recent opinion poll said she was the second favourite among voters, sadly for her apart from members of the Labour Party.

The contest has exposed a growing tension among Corbyn supporters, between those who want to preserve the power of the unions who helped deliver the leadership and those who prioritise turning Labour into a member - led movement.

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