Sentences with phrase «colleagues during the referendum campaign»

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During the referendum campaign, May infuriated senior Conservative colleagues on the remain side by largely staying out of the day - to - day arguments in favour of staying in the EU.

«It is clear his behaviour last night in whipping up a rally of largely non-Labour members and his refusal to accept any blame for the referendum defeat turned off a number of colleagues from the left who were considering abstaining or voting for him,» said the politician, who also argued that there was deep anger about the perception that Corbyn had not tried hard enough to mobilise Labour voters during the referendum campaign.