Sentences with phrase «as party leader»

It hardly seems a year since his inaugural speech as party leader at the very same venue.

As long as party leaders think that they can sell «drill baby drill» politically, not much will change.

There is no reason why she should not remain as party leader, though the situation is exceptional.

Generally, the parties select members known for their loyalty and service to the party, such as party leaders, state and local elected officials and party activists.

He's positioning himself for the break - up of the coalition and a deal with Labour to form a new government: a deal he would seek as party leader.

UPDATE: Representative Jerrold Nadler, who is sympathetic to the reform (anti-Lopez) Democrats in Brooklyn, just called on Lopez to resign as party leader in Brooklyn.

Nigel Farage resigned as party leader after Conservative Craig Mackinlay beat him to the parliamentary seat of Thanet South.

Other Tory MPs said Mr Osborne had blown any remaining chance of succeeding David Cameron as party leader with the tactic.

Blair contrasted Foot as a «great man» and «big, big parliamentary figure» who could hold the Thatcher government to account with current leader Jeremy Corbyn who had only ever been a backbencher before getting elected as party leader in 2015.

The Lib - Dems were wiped away, going from 57 to just eight seats, causing the resignation of Nick Clegg as party leader.

The BMG Research poll for the Evening Standard suggests a wide difference of opinion between the public at large and Labour members, who look set to re-elect Mr Corbyn as party leader next month.

«Tony Blair explained his priorities in three words: education, education, education,» Cameron told his first Conservative Conference as Party leader in 2006.

So most unions» goal will be to get Corbyn re-elected as party leader on September 24 and help him become elected as a Labour prime minister in the next general election.

Rannoch joined UKIP in 2007 and served as party leader for a year.

More Labour MPs have been «testing the waters» and «consulting colleagues» over their chances of replacing Ed Miliband as party leader.

Just 37 % think Ed Miliband is doing well as party leader across Britain.

There is «apparently no credible plan» as to how to replace the 490,000 public - sector jobs set to be lost, he said at Monday's CBI conference, in his first speech to business leaders since he was elected as party leader last month.

Hunt stepped down from his role as shadow education secretary shortly after Corbyn's election as party leader in September 2015, citing their political differences.

The former barrister and journalist's astonishing political comeback is a complete turnaround from his situation six years ago, when he was dumped as party leader for Mr Abbott in bitter dispute over climate change policy.

Not only have the Liberal Democrats fallen back in the latest ComRes survey for The Independent but Nick Clegg has a lower approval rating than Ming Campbell when he was ousted as the party leader six months ago.

Sadly for the Conservatives, not one of her successors as party leader (notably the current holder) can match her political skills, strengths and service.

Even Clegg's most fiercely loyal friends recognise that, if the Lib Dems suffer significant losses and return to opposition, his tenure as party leader will soon end.

Shortly before Mr Clegg's resignation as party leader on Friday, Mr Mulholland ruled himself out of the leadership contest.

The morning before Jeremy Corbyn's first speech to the Labour conference as party leader saw the...

A poll conducted earlier this year by Abacus Data found respondents identified the Conservative as the party leader who was best suited to running a large company.

Harriet Harman has spent 33 years as an MP, and 28 years on the Labour frontbench, and is facing the prime minister for the final time as party leader.

John, I like your explanation of Jim Prentice's departure but I think Jerrymacgp is right, resigning as party leader made perfect sense.

Green MP Caroline Lucas has admitted that party leader Natalie Bennett could have performed better in the general election campaign - and has left the door ajar to returning as party leader.

Mr Farage, who continues to lead UKIP's MEPs in Brussels but whose role as party leader is filled by former Tory peer Lord Pearson, was attempting to gain his party its first MP at Westminster.

Jeremy Corbyn has urged Labour to «wipe the slate clean» after he was re-elected as party leader following a bitter campaign which saw him defeat challenger Owen Smith.

Today's speech was an attempt by Sir Menzies to reclaim the initiative after what has been an uninspiring few months as party leader.

A new YouGov poll shows David Cameron overtaking Blair as the party leader people think would make the best Prime Minister.

Miliband's attendance at the «World Transformed» festival is significant as he was among the senior Labour figures who called on Corbyn to quit as party leader last summer.

There were many stories being told at the by - election, only one of them about Ed Miliband's first test as party leader.

On 2 July 2008, Nicol announced he was stepping down as party leader with immediate effect because of the pressures of leading a political party while having a young family based in Aberdeen, some distance from the Parliament in Edinburgh.

Two separate polls sent further dire messages about Miliband's personal standing, with one poll by Ipsos MORI showing a small majority of voters wanting him replaced as party leader, and another by YouGov claiming voters would be more likely to back Labour if it was led by his brother, the former foreign secretary David Miliband.

The never - ending dance between the Alberta Liberals and the Alberta Party continued last week as party leader Greg Clark presented another «cooperation» offer to the Liberal Party.

There were strong rumours that Fraser would join the Alberta Party caucus in 2017, but the resignation of Greg Clark as party leader may have put any floor - crossing plans on hold.

Lamont gave her first conference speech as party leader at Scottish Labour's conference in March 2012, setting out an agenda for rebuilding confidence in the party.

Two years ago the party elected Caroline Lucas as their party leader in England and Wales and with her came mainstream policies on jobs and the economy.

David Cameron linked his own political battle with the struggles Margaret Thatcher and Winston Churchill faced as party leader

Changes to London mayoral selection - Labour's candidate to be selected in the same way as the party leader

A succession row broke out among Lib Dems last night as the party leader's closest ally, Norman Lamb, hinted he'd like the top job.

Rep. Conor Lamb, who recently won a special election in a Pennsylvania district carried by Republicans in 2016, cut advertisements stating he was not supportive of Pelosi as party leader.