Sentences with phrase «devastating general election defeat»

The Barnsley MP and ex-Army paratrooper was seen by many as the ideal candidate to give the party a fresh start in the wake of its devastating general election defeat.

«It is surprising that the nomination process to select a leader for at least the next five years appears to have been largely decided within at most five days of a devastating general election defeat.»

Not exact matches

Labour MPs and activists have not yet forgiven Ed Miliband for the devastating defeat the party suffered at the last general election.

Labour's devastating defeat in the general election was shocking in its scale, but in retrospect, the signs were there all along.

It led to our devastating defeat in a general election we should have won.