Sentences with phrase «electoral defeats at»

After significant electoral defeats at the hands of the SNP in 2015 and 2016, and splits over Corbyn's leadership bid last year, senior figures in both wings of the Scottish party say they are keen to preserve unity during the leadership election.

His time in Downing Street ended 20 years ago, when Major suffered a crushing electoral defeat at the hands of Blair's New Labour.

[26] Suffering mass electoral defeat at the local elections, in London, Labour lost 15 boroughs, including Livingstone's London Borough of Lambeth, which came under Conservative control.

Phillip Addison was the Lawyer of MrAkufoAddo in the latter's failed attempt to overturn his 2012 electoral defeat at the Supreme Court.

Touching on the 2016 elections, the former Defence Minister said his analysis showed the party was going to lose the election, saying «I was a bit frightened about the parallels and similarities of 1999 and 2000 which eventually led to our electoral defeat at that time.

Not exact matches

The Central Region «Unity Walk» is the third edition which is aimed at bringing together over hundred thousand sympathisers of the National Democratic Congress in the region after its electoral defeat in the 2016 general election.

Mr President, the desperation so far exhibited by your person and your government in manipulating sensitive agencies of state like the judiciary and now the electoral commission to further your bid to win the 2020 election is totally against the spirit of democracy and peace bestowed by the NDC in conceding defeat at the Presidential election.

As hinted at in Jon Cruddas» comprehensive review of the electoral defeat, the causes of New Labour's demise are well established.

A more negative assessment is likely to contain reference to character flaws that inhibited his leadership credentials, his weak regulation of the City, the sell - off of the nation's gold reserves at the bottom of the market, and of course his electoral defeat in 2010.

Analysts say the spread could see the Conservatives claim a 100 - seat majority at the next election, although electoral commentators maintain a hung parliament is the most likely result of a Labour defeat.

The Liberal Democrats are a stubborn bunch, who continue to battle on at the centre of British politics despite suffering such a massive electoral defeat in 2015 that they now have just eight members of parliament.

Her support for the controversial invasion was used against her in the electoral campaign of Respect's George Galloway, who defeated her at the 2005 general election.

Do we really need the commission that Margaret Beckett is to lead to look «in a forensic way» at the reasons for Labour's electoral defeat?

At the moment, many believe John Mahama may be running to possibly make up and «save face» from the 2016 electoral defeat.