Sentences with phrase «face deselection»

Any report produced by the sub-committee can be discussed on the floor of the Lords, but the sub-committee does not have the power to sanction peers, who are appointed rather than elected and do not face deselection.

He insisted MPs would unite behind the leader if Mr Corbyn won a second contest, and assured them they would not face deselection for disloyalty.

Shadow foreign minister Diana Johnson has been warned she faces deselection from her Hull North seat if she backs airstrikes in Syria.

«Call me a rightwinger but I will fight for any MP who faces deselection on the basis of having a different philosophy and I pledge USDAW's support to them.

She'll be facing deselection if she pushes ahead.

Such was the case when Castle Point MP Bob Spink faced deselection problems a few years ago.

Not exact matches

But those involved are talking about serious numbers — As many as 150 Labour moderates effectively quitting in the face of a single deselection.

Several Labour MPs in favour of the government's motion have faced online abuse and threats of deselection, and a number of comments by Jeremy Corbyn and his allies have been interpreted as encouraging this behaviour.

A Conservative PPC will attempt to avoid deselection tonight as she faces party members who claim she misled them over her affair with a Conservative MP.

John McDonnell, the shadow chancellor, has refused to intervene to ensure Hilary Benn remains a Labour MP amid reports that he is facing a possible deselection battle with activists in his local party.

«Those who refuse to meet this list of expectations will face the threat of deselection with the explicit or implicit backing of the leadership.»

Last Thursday neighbouring MP David Maclean - former Tory Chief Whip - visited Richard Bell at his workplace and warned him that he could resign now or face a bitter and almost - certain - to - be-successful (in Maclean's view) deselection effort from January.

Writing in the Guardian, Len McCluskey, the general secretary of the Unite union, warned MPs tweeting and briefing against their leader that they could face mandatory deselections if they continued with their disloyalty.

There is not the unhappiness to initiate a deselection attempt but because of boundary changes Sir Malcolm will face some sort of selection contest.