Sentences with phrase «failed leadership battle»
Charlie Whelan, the former Labour spin doctor, has blamed the party's election defeat squarely on Lord Mandelson and urged «annoying» David Miliband to «get a life» after his failed leadership battle.
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Once you have done your own little bit, as you have done for months now, to damage the Corbyn campaign, by your constant nitpicking of his competence and leadership skills and policy development shortcomings, and regular defence of the «soft Left» who have so blatantly failed to support him all year, from a supposed position on the Left (so much more effective in the current battle for the dominant narrative than criticism coming openly from the Labour right), will you too finally, (sorrowfully and with much hand - wringing») declare for Owen Smith at the opening of voting, David?
It is an unusual move for an incumbent governor to get involved in intra-party battles; it is even more unusual for the party leadership to back the candidate who has failed to earn the support of the local Democratic leadership.