Sentences with phrase «as party leaders»

And Churchill is in the middle of it, eager to prove his worth as his party leaders plan a vote of no confidence if things don't break the right way.

Fundraising ability, meanwhile, will be an important criterion as party leaders begin the winnowing process and select candidates to back in a potential primary fight.

Yakasai lamented that political parties in the country are controlled by a few individuals who referred to themselves as party leaders.

He urged all members of the APC in the state «to remain calm, focused and ready for the task ahead of us as party leaders and supporters at our various units, LGAs and the state.

As party leaders look for candidates, Cusick (D - Mid-Island) has emerged as the top Democratic candidate, a Democratic party insider said Friday.

Twice, I defeated incumbents to become the Governor of Ekiti State and I am confident that with your support as my party leaders and supporters, I will defeat the incumbent President, Muhammadu Buhari, in a free and fair election.

The two men (who may well be going head - to - head as party leaders in 2020) were sat next to each other after they had appeared as guests on the Andrew Marr show.

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.

D'Ambrosio expects to be acting chair for at least two months, as party leaders have yet to rally around one candidate.

If Nicola Sturgeon and Leanne Wood do end up representing their parties in the debates, they will take to the stage as party leaders but, interestingly, not as prospective parliamentary candidates for the actual election.

The Republican tax bill hurtling through Congress is increasingly tilting the United States tax code to benefit wealthy Americans, as party leaders race to shore up wavering lawmakers who are requesting more help for high - earning business owners.

The email comes as party leaders from across the state and the political spectrum question or outright oppose ending the law, which allows members of one political party a waiver to run on another ballot line.

As candidates door - knock in Alberta, they don't talk economy in abstract «R - word» terms as often as party leaders in more economically robust (or at least consistent) parts of Canada.

The tape, in which Trump boasted about sexually assaulting women, sent the Republican Party into a panic as party leaders and donors pressured the Republican National Committee to force the former reality - TV star off the ticket.

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.

It might also be one last attempt to distance herself from the antisemitism and racism associated with her party and her father, Jean - Marie Le Pen — an image she has worked tirelessly to erase since taking over from him as party leader in 2011.

Perversely, this perceived insincerity has hurt the anti-Brexit camp more than it has Boris Johnson, the Tory ex-Mayor of London, who has shamelessly changed his tune on the E.U. to make Brexit the instrument by which he can oust Cameron as party leader and take over as Prime Minister.

He lost his bid to replace Harris as party leader in 2002, his seat in the 2003 provincial election, his bid for the leadership of the Conservative party in 2004 and his first attempt to win a federal seat later the same year.

As his first anniversary as party leader approaches, Scheer still awaits the test that all rookie opposition leaders face, Chantal Hébert writes.

Ontario Progressive Conservative leader Tim Hudak, right, announces next to his wife Deb Hutton that he will be stepping down as party leader after being defeated his election night campaign head quarters in Grimsby, Ont., on June 12, 2014.

Clark was a former Liberal, having worked as a staffer at the Legislature during Laurence Decore «s time as party leader (Clark's father, Gilbert Clark, was 823 votes away from ending Ralph Klein «s political career when the former mayor first ran for provincial office in Calgary - Elbow in 1989).

Clark has served as party leader since 2013 and became the party's first elected MLA in 2015 when he unseated Progressive Conservative cabinet minister Gordon Dirks in Calgary - Elbow.

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

Following his election as party leader, Stelmach announced a new cabinet that included all of the leadership contenders who had supported him in the second round of voting.

O'Leary say his chief goal is to find a way to bring down the current Liberal government, and he feels he can use his considerable social media and television presence to do that as party leader or by supporting another candidate.

He began serving with the University of Georgia College Republicans and rose up to serve as a party leader at the state level before his involvement in the Bush - Cheney campaigns.

It's a real shame because even if he was not to make it as party leader, his presence would really shake up the debate and make the others think, if not answer things they may otherwise not be so comfortable in adderessing.

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.

The week ended with a call by Matthew Oakeshott, that most troublesome of Lib Dem peers, for Nick Clegg to resign as party leader.

That crucial gap was from 4 October 1956 to 3 February 1957, when Anthony Eden resigned and Macmillan succeeded him as party leader and prime minister.

«There's got to be a Chinese Wall between my work here (as a party leader) and my work for the AG.»

John Swinney had been jettisoned as party leader following a horrific set of European election results, plunging the party into chaos.

Not only is the former Tooting MP Labour's most senior elected figure, he also appears to be the Labour politician most likely to be popular as a party leader.

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

After his rise as party leader and then Italy's youngest ever Prime Minister, Renzi has become a favourite of the international press.

Farage has previously admitted that his future as party leader depends on him winning the seat.

Upon defeat, Brown resigned as party leader and Harman became Acting Leader and Leader of the Opposition until Ed Miliband was elected leader.

His main rivals, Tory Craig Mackinlay and Labour's Will Scobie (right), say he barely visited the constituency before Christmas and accuse him of prioritising his roles as party leader and MEP.

These doctors have managed to persuade the old political parties that all - women shortlists should be employed in parliamentary selections and the Labour party that they have to have a woman either as party leader or deputy.

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

A bullish Jeremy Corbyn insisted that he can guide Labour to general election victory as he launched his campaign for re-election as party leader.

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.

He went on to be a special adviser to Douglas Hogg, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, and worked at 10 Downing Street as well as for Prime Minister John Major's campaign team in the party's unsuccessful 1997 general election campaign, before becoming a speechwriter and political secretary to Major's successor as party leader, William Hague.

Here's how it could work... Clegg announces that he will resign as party leader but continue as Deputy Prime Minister: «I have a duty, on behalf of my party and my country, to see through the job that I signed up to,» he would nobly say.

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

[23] Sir Vince Cable succeeded Tim Farron as party leader following the general election.

Whether Osborne is now officially the Tory backbenchers» favourite to replace David Cameron as party leader, as the report suggests, I don't know — but his position is certainly far less vulnerable than it was last summer, when I wrote about it for the Times (#).

[159] The Liberal Democrat leader Jim Wallace became Deputy First Minister, a role he continued until his retirement as party leader in 2005.

At the 2015 general election, the party was reduced to eight MPs, and Clegg resigned as party leader after eight years in the role.

Chuka Umunna is among the big name Labour MPs who have left Brighton before Jeremy Corbyn makes his first conference speech as party leader.