Sentences with phrase «contested leadership battle»

If — and it's a big if — there does turn out to be a contested leadership battle and if — and it's another big if — John Reid has permanently improved his public image and it doesn't drop straight back down against once the news agenda moves on, then he appears to gone a long way towards positioning himself as the best alternative to Brown.

Not exact matches

The Liberal Democrat leadership contest has been scathingly labelled «The battle of the Seven Dwarfs».

The DNC leadership battle was the first serious contest to head the national organization in the past eight years, as the chair is usually selected by the president when the party holds the White House.

Even before a leadership contest is called, a battle is getting under way to apportion blame for the defeat.

Labour was expecting to mount a long summer leadership contest alongside a Tory battle for Number 10.

With nominations for Lib Dem leadership candidates closing on Wednesday, the contest is almost certain to be a head - to - head battle between the MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale, Tim Farron, and Lamb.

As two major unions, Unite and Unison prepare to announce this week which candidate they will support in the Labour leadership contest, political editor Gary Gibbon analyses how the battle is testing the brotherly bond between David and Ed Miliband.

Mark - Viverito declared the backing of 30 of her fellow members Wednesday night in the hotly - contested battle that has deeply split the Council, or five more than she'd need to win a leadership vote of the 51 - member body on Jan. 8.

For more Channel 4 News coverage of the Labour leadership battle - Who Knows Who: Ed Miliband - David Miliband launches Labour leader bid - Labour leadership: how a contest works