Sentences with phrase «first hustings»

With runners and riders now all declared and primed for their first hustings, it is telling that they are all suffering, to various degrees, from anonymity problems.

On Tuesday evening at Unite Scotland's HQ in Glasgow the two candidates for leader of the Labour Party in Scotland, Richard Leonard MSP and Anas Sarwar MSP, spoke at one of the first hustings to take place in Scotland.

Last week Centre for Cities and local Chambers of Commerce held the first hustings for the Sheffield City Region mayoral election with all the leading candidates, focusing in particular on their plans for the local economy (Dave Allen of the English Democrats could not attend).

It was no surprise, then, that the first hustings at the Carlisle Business Centre in Bradford West attracted national and international media attention.

At the end of the first hustings, an apparent Respect supporter who had heckled from the side - lines throughout asked Naz Shah a question as she was leaving for the night:

Mr Corbyn and Mr Smith will go head - to - head in their first hustings of the leadership campaign next week, The result of the election will be announced on 24 September.

Not exact matches

However, there was little sign of unity among their supporters this afternoon as they took part in their first leadership hustings.

As the three candidates vying to replace Angus Robertson as Scottish National party deputy leader appear at crowded hustings events across the country, one question is dominating the debate: when should the party leader and first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, call another independence referendum?

Zac Goldsmith seemed oddly subdued in his first two election hustings against Sadiq Khan.

Later today Corbyn and Smith will come face - to - face in the first leadership hustings, being held in Cardiff.

In fourth place is our review of this week's first televised hustings for the Labour leadership contest.

Asked during a Labour leadership hustings last night, whether he would defend a Nato ally invaded by the Russians, he replied instead that he would seek to avoid any such conflict happening in the first place.

The Labour leader could have upgraded to first class for his journey to Gateshead to debate Owen Smith in the latest Labour leadership hustings.

On the evening of 9 June, just hours after nominations for the Labour leadership closed, the New Statesman hosted the first official leadership hustings at Church House in Westminster.

Liz Kendall annoyed Andy Burnham's campaign team this week with her «country comes first» swipe during the Newsnight leadership hustings.

That was the question put to people in Nuneaton, the town chosen by Newsnight for the first live televised hustings debate with the Labour leadership contenders.

«I went to the first post-nomination hustings, staged by the New Statesman magazine at Church House, close to the Commons, and Diane played to the left - wing audience superbly and roughed up her opponents from the Labour establishment with skill and flair.»

«During the first major hustings event for the candidates vying to succeed Gordon Brown, Mr Burnham went further

Sunday will see the first Labour party hustings for the deputy leadership in Coventry - David Thompson will be taking the temperature live.