Sentences with phrase «elected leader of our party»

He said: «I was democratically elected leader of our party for a new kind of politics by 60 % of Labour members and supporters, and I will not betray them by resigning.»

Wearing an open - necked shirt and sitting in his office, he states: «Only nine months ago, I was very honoured to be elected leader of our party with 60 % of the vote.

Also speaking, the Katsina state governor, Alhaji Aminu Masari, said the process of electing the leaders of the party at the ward level was hitch - free, orderly and based on the constitution of the APC.

In a statement yesterday Mr Corbyn said: «I was elected leader of our party, for a new kind of politics, by 60 % of Labour members and supporters.

But in a defiant statement within minutes of the result being announced, the leader said: «I was democratically elected leader of our party for a new kind of politics by 60 % of Labour members and supporters, and I will not betray them by resigning.

He said: «We're calling on the PLP to unite behind the democratically - elected leader of the party or call a leadership election.»

In a defiant statement within minutes of the result being announced, the leader said: «I was democratically elected leader of our party for a new kind of politics by 60 % of Labour members and supporters, and I will not betray them by resigning.

Since I was elected leader of our party nine months ago, we have repeatedly defeated the government over its attacks on living standards.

I was democratically elected leader of our party for a new kind of politics by 60 % of Labour members and supporters, and I will not betray them by resigning.

«Jeremy Corbyn is the democratically - elected Leader of our Party who secured such a resounding mandate,» the statement reads.

In 2005, following the resignation of his predecessor Jim Wallace, he was elected leader of the party and also became Deputy First Minister and Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning.

New Labour, which was born the day Tony Blair was elected leader of the party 15 years ago, had been laid to rest by Alistair Darling with a minimum of ceremony.

But his stature with elected leaders of all party stripes is undeniable.

In a defiant statement, Mr Corbyn said last night: «I was democratically elected leader of our party for a new kind of politics by 60 % of Labour members and supporters, and I will not betray them by resigning.

Using an approach that is respectful and appreciative, we build bonds with elected leaders of all parties, and work with them to enable them to use science as a guide in policy decisions.

Not exact matches

«It's fair to say that the policy and character of my government would be, or the government which I lead, would be very different to that of President Trump,» said Varadkar, 38, who was elected prime minister by the ruling Fine Gael party in June after former leader Enda Kenny stepped down.

It may sound prosperous that President - Elect Donald J. Trump could learn anything from leaders of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which rules a country he has accused of stealing American jobs and concocting the hoax of climate change.

He succeeded Hu Jintao as leader of the Communist Party and was elected president in March 2013.

«Our party and I denounce any type of homophobia or chants that are directed toward denigrating an elected leader in our province,» said Jean.

Party leaders are centralizing authority and muting the voices of duly - elected members, warns the legislature's Speaker.

He was first elected to the House of Assembly in 1993 and became leader of the Progressive Conservative Party in 1995.

He was first elected to the provincial legislature in 1998, and became leader of the New Democratic Party in 2002.

In 1998, he became leader of the Quebec Liberal Party and was elected to the Quebec Assemblée Nationale.

Paul Hinman is the leader of the Wildrose Alliance Party, and the only member of the party to be elected to the Alberta legislaParty, and the only member of the party to be elected to the Alberta legislaparty to be elected to the Alberta legislature.

Amidst all the doom and gloom around Arsenal following a typically tough and trying month of November (maybe if the Gooner leader of the Labour party ever gets elected we could petition him to abolish the month altogether) I think we all got a bit carried away by the talk of an injury crisis.

The councilman said Ragusa's defense of Queens GOP First Vice Chair Stephen Graves is a «slap in the face» to rank - and - file party members, and he called on fellow elected officials and GOP leaders to boycott the Queens Republican Party dinner, which is scheduled for Apriparty members, and he called on fellow elected officials and GOP leaders to boycott the Queens Republican Party dinner, which is scheduled for ApriParty dinner, which is scheduled for April 18.

McDonnell said: «I've been talking to Labour party members all over the country, they're saying for those begrudgers — because that's what they are — for goodness sake, get behind the leader of the Labour party that was democratically elected, it's time to put up or shut up.

In 2007 Harriet was elected as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party.

Regarding the UK, the issue seems to have become more relevant since Jeremy Corbyn was elected leader of the Labour Party.

d) Just like people in wealthier states choose to «invest» more into interpersonal relationships, business leaders have accomplished something in the field of business and search for a different kind of satisfaction - and party members elect them simply because they are famous / successful.

Of the 712 elected officials and party leaders who can support any candidate they want, 469 have already said they will support Hillary.

Speaking at a mammoth rally at Suhum on Monday evening as part of his campaign tour of the Eastern Region, President Mahama stated that divisions and suspensions in the NPP under Akuffo Addo vindicates Ex-President Kuffuor statement captured in a video where he advised party members to elect a leader who is not divisive and creates tension.

Nuttall was elected Ukip leader in a landslide victory yesterday, and immediately vowed to «replace the Labour party and make Ukip the voice of patriotic Britain» by targeting working class voters.

In recent weeks, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has slowly built support among New York Republicans, rolling out endorsements from the party's top state - level official (Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos) along with a wide array of current and former electeds, operatives and county GOP leaders.

With the Labour Party seemingly willing to gift the Tories half a year to do whatever they want with the country, the Liberal Democrats have a shorter path to electing a new leader and getting on with the business of rebuilding.

LG candidate Bob Duffy will be meeting separately this afternoon Manhattan Democratic elected officials and party leaders to discuss the final weeks of the campaign, a source with knowledge of the get - togethers confirmed.

Elected leaders from the region, therefore, need to work together across party lines and the increasingly fractious boundaries dividing the different parts of government.

Friends of Dugdale have since pointed out that Rowley, when seeking election as the Scottish Party's deputy leader last year, promised that if he won he would not accept a protected place at the top of one of the lists from which a 56 of Holyrood's 129 MSPs are elected under a system of proportional representation only to go back on his word as soon as he won that particular race.

(Reuters)-- Battle lines were drawn for South Africa's ANC on Monday as voting began to elect a new leader to succeed President Jacob Zuma as head of a party that has ruled since the end of apartheid but faced scandals and corruption allegations.

State Democratic Party Chairman Jay Jacobs confirmed the NYT report that he has tendered his resignation to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, clearing the way for the governor to select his own leader of an organization of which he became the de facto head when he was elected back in 2010.

I am interested in the possibility of a party being elected into Westminster in a UK General election, with the party leader failing to be elected in his or her constituency.

But Mayor - elect de Blasio, coming into office with a lot of goodwill and clout, outmaneuvered the two party leaders.

KR Lohse responded to Dan Hodges» piece wondering where Ed Miliband stood on the issue of Europe and a new EU treaty by roundly condemning the means by which the Labour leader was elected: «Ed's luck ran out the day the unions propelled him into a position that the majority of the party didn't want him in.

«I'll be reaching out to party leaders and elected officials over the next few days; I've already spoken with many of them.

«If the result of the May 7th general election is not clear cut, the days immediately after it should not be characterised by a private fix by the party leaders, where newly elected members of parliament and their parties are bypassed,» Allen says.

He was elected Leader of the Conservative Party in December 2005.

Gibson, who served three terms and is not seeking re-election because of self - imposed term limits, joins more than 60 other local and state leaders, committees and organizations who have endorsed Faso in the race, including state and local GOP and Conservative party leaders, elected officials from the 11 - county district, CNBC television host Larry Kudlow, noted political science professor Dr. Gerald Benjamin and the state Conservative Party, among otparty leaders, elected officials from the 11 - county district, CNBC television host Larry Kudlow, noted political science professor Dr. Gerald Benjamin and the state Conservative Party, among otParty, among others.

After Labour lost the 2010 general election and Ed Miliband became the party's leader, Alexander was elected to the Shadow Cabinet and was made the Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.

In September 2001, at the age of 47, he was elected Leader of the Conservative Party in the first - ever ballot of the Party's membership.

What happens when you are elected leader of the Labour Party with a massive mandate but a small minority where it most matters?