Sentences with phrase «as the unity candidate»

Theresa May today took aim at Boris Johnson as she set out her stall as the unity candidate to become the next leader of the Conservative party.

In time, the new home secretary, Sajid Javid, might emerge as a unity candidate, but he is not yet a big enough beast.

Angela Eagle has been tipped as the unity candidate to challenge for the Labour leadership as the pressure on the embattled Jeremy Corbyn continues to heighten.

On his party's future: Pitching himself as a unity candidate, who can heal divisions caused by the referendum campaign.

In the leadership election, soft left votes went to the hard left candidate precisely because they did not have a candidate, though I myself, firmly soft left, voted for Burnham and Cooper as unity candidates.

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As party unity talks swirl publicly and privately, Senate Democrats eyed Bronx Councilman Jimmy Vacca as an ideal candidate to challenge Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Klein in a primary, documents obtained by Capital Tonight shoAs party unity talks swirl publicly and privately, Senate Democrats eyed Bronx Councilman Jimmy Vacca as an ideal candidate to challenge Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Klein in a primary, documents obtained by Capital Tonight shoas an ideal candidate to challenge Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Klein in a primary, documents obtained by Capital Tonight show.

It comes as Labour MPs are trying to decide who should be the «unity candidate» to run against Corbyn.

For the sake of peace and unity, Alan Kyerematen on his own volition with no condition, gave up the contest and announced that, he was going to support Akufo - Addo as the Presidential candidate of the NPP.

This year, Labour MPs backed Owen Smith over Angela Eagle as the «unity candidate» to fight Corbyn.

Scottish secretary Alistair Carmichael might present himself as an avuncular unity candidate, despite regular disavowals that he's interested.

On 28 June 2016, Osborne ruled out standing as a candidate in that year's party leadership election, stating he was «not the person to provide the unity» his party needed.

As tensions rise ahead of elections in Nigeria, some fear the country's unity will face a new test and divisions will be exacerbated by a vote which sees a Christian presidential candidate from the south, Goodluck Jonathan, facing stiff competition from Muhammadu Buhari, a Muslim candidate from the north.

As a «unity candidate», she is more plausible than Eagle and more personable than Smith (who may be a skilled political operator, but comes across like one, too).

Many of the members hailed the unity the Council showed as it lined up unanimously behind the new speaker, and amid the swell of agreeability Councilman Mark Weprin (D - Oakland Gardens)-- who was a candidate for the position early on — stood out when he said debate should not be taboo.

Moves to install Angela Eagle as a «unity candidate» to take on Jeremy Corbyn have been hit by a backlash from Labour MPs, PoliticsHome has learned.

McDonald says he is quitting for the unity of the part, and will now back Saratoga City Clerk Kathy Marchione as the GOP's candidate.

Mr Hague is from the centre - right of the party and campaigned as a «unity candidate».

Eagle is being presented as the «unity» candidate, where unity means members accepting the PLP's wishes and selecting a leader closer to, but crucially not seen as from, the -LSB-...]

Mr Smith emerged as the «unity candidate» to challenge Mr Corbyn after Angela Eagle dropped out of the race.

Labour is set for an all - male leadership contest after Angela Eagle withdrew to offer her support to Owen Smith as a «unity candidate» to take on Jeremy Corbyn.

Challengers Mr Smith and Ms Eagle are under pressure to decide which of them should take on Mr Corbyn as a «unity» candidate.

But unity was the theme at a «convention» on Britain's post-referendum future, with pleas for unity in the general election.Anthony Grayling, the Oxford philosopher, said it was vital that «as many votes as possible are cast for anti-Brexit candidates» and Nick Clegg, the former Lib Dem leader, said politicians were «duty - bound to work together».

Eagle is being presented as the «unity» candidate, where unity means members accepting the PLP's wishes and selecting a leader closer to, but crucially not seen as from, the party's «New Labour» wing.

The former shadow business secretary Angela Eagle will announce her intentions tomorrow amid reports she is preparing to run as a «unity» candidate.

The former Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary emerged as the «unity candidate» to take on Mr Corbyn after Angela Eagle dramatically withdrew from the race at 5.30 pm.

«If she were to run, she would emerge as a sort of unity candidate that a lot of people could get behind,» said Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, Gibson's Bronx colleague who said he had heard her name floated for the seat but had not discussed it with her.