Sentences with phrase «deputy labour leader»

Deputy Labour leader Tom Watson told the BBC the Electoral Commission needs to get sufficient resources to investigate

The deputy Labour leader told them to have «patience» after Jo Cox complained Jeremy Corbyn's leadership had cost the party seats in the local elections.

Deputy Labour leader Tom Watson withdrew from discussions with unions about Mr Corbyn's future, saying there was «no realistic prospect» of reaching an agreement.

Jeremy Corbyn's peace making meetings with his MPs will start this afternoon, but will not include Deputy Labour leader Tom Watson.

Deputy Labour leader Tom Watson argued the former culture spokesman's sacking was a «loss» to the Shadow Cabinet.

Deputy Labour Leader Harriet Harman owns an imposing property in the South London suburb of Herne Hill.

Deputy Labour leader Harriet Harman has defended plans to change the rules on how the party's leader is elected, rejecting fears of union domination.

Deputy Labour leader Harriet Harman's # 1.5 million house in Herne Hill, London, would not be liable for the tax

A rejuvenated Jeremy Corbyn was today garlanded as «heir to Blair» by Harriet Harman, the former deputy Labour leader and past critic of his leadership.

Deputy Labour leader says supporters who heckled BBC journalist at Jeremy Corbyn speech undermined the leader's message

Back in the Lords Lady Hayter, the deputy Labour leader in the Lords and a shadow Brexit minister, is now winding up for the opposition.

Shadow cabinet ministers including the deputy Labour leader, Tom Watson, and the shadow home secretary, Andy Burnham, defended Dugher, saying he was a strong campaigner who was vital for winning back working class Labour support in the north of England.

Jeremy Corbyn will attempt to confront the crisis facing his leadership on Monday morning as he enters emergency talks with the deputy Labour leader, Tom Watson, amid a series of further shadow cabinet walkouts and a likely vote of no confidence from his MPs.

Deputy Labour leader Tom Watson has refused to rule out a second EU referendum - just an hour after his shadow cabinet colleague Diane Abbott said the party does not support the policy.

Deputy Labour leader Tom Watson described him as: «a rare politician — a talented working class MP who hasn't lost his strong Yorkshire roots.

According to Sky News, the Deputy Labour leader is «Deeply disappointed at the sacking of Hilary Benn, but he's equally disappointed by the resignations from the Shadow Cabinet.»

The Deputy Labour leader told ITV News the country is «looking at an early general election» and taking on Theresa May's Conservative government must be the party's «sole priority», after members re-elected Jeremy Corbyn as leader following a challenge from Owen Smith.

Are you really gullible enough to believe this is some Damascean conversion, or is it far more likely that Gurchuran, who stood for Labour in the Hillingdon & Ealing GLA seat twice, has been on the London Labour Board until recently, and as I say was Deputy Labour Leader on the Council is actually defecting because Labour completely and utterly botched its selection process.

Clarke's comments, along with the latest phone - hacking payouts and sex scandals at Fox, demonstrate the clear need for a Leveson 2, writes deputy Labour leader Tom Watson

Deputy Labour leader Harriet Harman says she is concerned about the cull of senior authoritative women.

Deputy Labour leader Harriet Harman also told Sky News Sunday Live that she did not recognise the portrayal of Mr Brown.

It comes after deputy Labour leader Tom Watson and Shadow Foreign Secretary Emily Thornberry suggested the party could back a second vote.

In response to deputy Labour leader Harriet Harman's tweet about anger on the doorstep about the Conservatives marriage tax rebate she said: «I met very angry people in Blackburn yesterday.

Days later, deputy Labour leader and leader of the House of Commons Harriet Harman also lent her support to the Democrats on BBC's Question Time.

And for a cartoon of Tom Watson that the deputy Labour leader might yet be tempted to frame in his downstairs loo...

The former deputy Labour leader landed herself in hot water during a discussion on This Week about the limits of acceptable humour.

Deputy Labour leader Tom Watson has told press that Mr Corbyn would not even discuss the leadership with his deputy, and that he will not be resigning.

«It's no magic wand,» says the former deputy Labour leader who brought forward the bill, but as a step towards equality «it's a cracker»

Speaking to the Andrew Marr show, the deputy Labour leader also reiterated the party's pledge that there would be no SNP ministers in any future government.

Deputy Labour leader Tom Watson has also called them a «rabble», while Tom Blenkinsop called for them to be banned.

Deputy Labour leader Tom Watson was seen enjoying cider and watching singer Adele as his party descended into chaos

Harriet Harman has also said she would step down as deputy Labour leader - but not until the party had chosen new leadership.

The former deputy Labour leader and past Corbyn critic suggested that the current leader was the heir to Tony Blair.

deputy Labour leader Harriet Harman said.

Angela Eagle has launched her campaign to be deputy Labour leader with a video using The Farm's 1990s hit «All Together Now» as its soundtrack.

Deputy Labour leader Harriet Harman defends Ed Miliband on the Today programme after Unite general secretary Len McCluskey turned on the opposition frontbench's approach to spending cuts:

She also said she was backing Tom Watson for deputy Labour leader and wanted to see left - winger Jeremy Corbyn make the final cut for the leadership race.

Most of those present at the meeting - including Shadow Foreign Secretary Hilary Benn, Shadow Defence Secretary Maria Eagle and deputy Labour leader Tom Watson - said they backed David Cameron's call for RAF air strikes.

Ms Harman, the deputy Labour leader, is believed to have argued for more time to consider the position of the Royal Mail before the business secretary Lord Mandelson, published the proposed legislation.

Earlier on Saturday, deputy Labour leader Tom Watson became the most senior figure to call for Ms Shawcroft to quit, describing her claim that the whole row over anti-Semitism in the party was simply a way to get at Mr Corbyn as «disgusting».

PoliticsHome understands that talks are going on behind the scenes between deputy Labour leader Tom Watson and Mr Corbyn's office in a bid to persuade him to stand down «with his dignity intact».

Talks between deputy Labour leader Tom Watson and union leaders to thrash out a deal which could lead to Mr Corbyn's departure will continue over the weekend.

The proposals are being driven by deputy Labour leader Harriet Harman who will say in a speech on Saturday that Labour wants to «tackle the class divide», not merely «just provide escape routes out of poverty for a talented few».

Deputy Labour leader says Woolas would not be reinstated even if he were to win the appeal against election court's decision

Ed Miliband was giving it full welly on the Today programme this morning and Harriet Harman, deputy Labour leader and shadow media secretary, has raised three separate ways Hunt appears to have broken the ministerial code.

Tom Watson, the deputy Labour leader, said Cameron should let his ministers act freely or sack them.

In 2007, Blair resigned as Prime Minister after ten years and John Prescott resigned as Deputy Prime Minister and Deputy Labour Leader.

Tom Watson, the shadow culture secretary and deputy Labour leader, has put out a statement following the vote against a Leveson two inquiry accusing the government a «shameless capitulation to press barons».

The deputy Labour leader wrote in the run - up to a regional Cabinet meeting in Exeter: «This will be a chance for me to hear directly from you as party members in a private meeting to talk about the issues and campaigning activity.

John Humphrys & Harriet Harman Famous for his forthright interviewing technique, in April 2008 Humphrys criticised deputy Labour leader Harriet Harman after she defended her decision to wear a stab proof jacket while touring her South London constituency.