Sentences with phrase «divisive leadership election»
Lord Ashdown, who is coordinating the party's general election campaign, called on members not to waste time on «an internal, totally unnecessary, divisive leadership election».
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After a divisive PC leadership race and a surprise win in the Calgary - Elbow by - election, it looked as if the Liberals led by Edmonton MLA Kevin Taft were about to build significant gains after their Calgary breakthrough in the 2004 election.
Piper refers to Trump's «divisive rhetorical style... and his reckless Twitter form of leadership,» and says, as his third point, that a «huge percentage» of white evangelicals voted for Trump «even though the character issues were screaming to be taken more seriously» (Statistically, around 80 percent of white evangelicals voted for President Trump in the 2016 election.).
Labour are reeling from a dreadful general election result and a highly divisive leadership battle, the effects of which were evident this week in Brighton.
But writing for The Guardian, he said that could change if the rebels force a «divisive and unnecessary» leadership election.