Sentences with phrase «for a labour leader»

The decision to extend the session is another key victory for Mr Miliband, who has already secured several of his demands — including the cancellation of the BSkyB bid and Rebekah Brooks» resignation — during a tremendously successful period for the Labour leader.

From there it went slightly downhill for the Labour leader.

He will be delivering his Europe speech on Friday, so this would be a good time for the Labour leader to prod Cameron about the issue dividing the Tories.

That's bad news for the Labour leader, who had set himself up to go on the offensive.

A spokesman for the Labour leader also shot back at Smith's EU comments: «These kinds of smears only show how little Owen Smith has to offer.

«It's very difficult to see how the current leadership could possibly unite the elements of the party, the Parliamentary Labour Party being a key part of the that,» he argues, before singling out the role of Momentum, the grass roots movement whose aim is «to build on the energy and enthusiasm from the Jeremy Corbyn for Labour Leader campaign», for its part in creating the current civil strife.

Burnham has already stood for Labour leader and his future probably lies away from Westminster.

Corbyn's performance was applauded by lobby journalists, with BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg calling it «his most effective for ages» and many others calling it a rare win for the Labour leader.

Is anyone not running for Labour leader?

If this happened, wouldn't the Queen be obliged to send for the Labour leader rather than giving Cameron a dissolution?

How he has achieved the the biggest - ever mandate for a Labour leader and massively increased party membership.

If we look at the 2010 general election results, we can see that 116 MPs (from 649 excluding the speaker) got a higher vote share than the average Conservative leader, versus 48 for the Labour leader and 277 for the Liberal Democrat leader.

Ed Miliband reveals who his mother wanted to back for Labour leader after being asked which son she will support.

It's been another terrible week for Ed Miliband, with countless members of his party queuing up to offer their «friendly advice» for the Labour leader.

Today is a big moment for the Labour leader and one of the first chances for the public to see him in a prime ministerial position.

The chancellor, who is normally an assured performer in the Commons, was easily bested by Labour's Angela Eagle, standing in for Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.

Today they've published some advice for the Labour leader on the «three things Ed Miliband must do» in his speech today.

The landslide victory is a boost for Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, who earned mixed reviews for his first showing at the ballot box, with critics warning «the clock is ticking» on his leadership.

The influential Labour backbencher Jon Cruddas will announce he wants to run for chair of the Labour party, while continuing to dodge questions of who he backs for Labour leader.

The problem for the Labour leader is how many on his benches agree.

As for open primaries for the mayor etc, I not Luke Akehurst is progress and not a fan, but the point of open primaries is that non members can vote for a choice, but surely if union, or for that matter Fabians or aco - op embers ca vote for labour leader, then why not non members vote for choice of mayor in primaries,

They still see David Cameron as better leadership material than Ed Miliband: 38 per cent say Cameron would make the best Prime Minister, compared to 28 per cent for the Labour leader.

A spokesman for the Labour leader said: «Len is looking at the lie of the land and having talks, and Jeremy is happy for him to continue to do so.»

One to forget for the Labour leader.

A spokesperson for the Labour leader said:

That's a lovely dream for a Labour leader, so he seemed stubbornly committed to it, even as Labour haemorrhaged votes to Ukip, the Greens and the SNP.

But it's undoubtedly a boost for the Labour leader and is a decent end to what has been a trying week for him.

As voting begins today (1 September 2010) for Labour leader, Tony Woodley, Unite's joint general secretary urges voters to move on from New Labour to reconnect with working people and take on the ConDems.

It led to the slightly bizarre spectacle of hundreds of teenage girls declaring their admiration for the Labour leader on Twitter, along with various flattering photoshopped images Ed.

(To be fair, Corbyn recently told TP he suspected that Blair was not endorsing him for Labour leader...)

After the clash, a spokesman for the Labour leader said «there has to be a suspicion of social cleansing» about the prime minister's proposals to overhaul or rebuild 100 council estates.

They may have their musical differences, but Blur drummer Dave Rowntree has endorsed Public Enemy fan Liz Kendall for Labour leader.

Many Labour women will rightly see Owen Smith's comments as sexist and outdated, and for him to dismiss the issue as «banter» rather than apologising is not acceptable of a candidate for Labour leader.

Responding to a question from Michael Meacher, who last week announced his plans to stand for Labour leader, Mr Blair called for a continued commitment to New Labour principles, adding that it was «unlikely» Mr Meacher would ever be in his position.

Another blow for the Labour leader.

The main exchange is a draw although Cameron will be happy for neutralising Miliband's attack, even if there was no loss of face for the Labour leader.

It prompted the bizarre spectacle of hundreds of teenage girls declaring their admiration for the Labour leader on Twitter, along with numerous flattering pictures of Ed - and not a bacon sandwich in sight.

It's not too late for the Labour leader.

Still, a good week for the Labour leader.

As for the Labour leader's performance, he's had two weeks of «good but should have done better» with everything from ministerial resignations to mass backbench revolts to use as ammunition.

Thankfully for the Labour leader, William Hague is on hand to explain all.

Since he declared for Labour leader, Chuka has faced the charge that he only appeals to a London metropolitan elite.

When asked about various attributes of each of the leaders, some 53 % said the prime minister was a capable leader, compared with 27 % who said the same for the Labour leader.

Barely one in seven voters think Jeremy Corbyn should be prime minister, according to a new poll which revealed that support for the Labour leader has hit a new low.

A spokesman for the Labour leader confirmed that he sent the only version to Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs.

Shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt has confirmed that he is «definitely thinking about» running for Labour leader today.

But a spokesman for the Labour leader hit back, saying it had «led to a huge increase in membership and participation.»

Responding to a question from ITV News this morning, about his intentions to run for Labour leader, Umunna laughed and said: «I think it's a bit early for that.

The Shadow Home Secretary is seeking to position herself as a pro-business candidate as the campaign for Labour leader begins to heat up.

We have had a little polling on that already — the YouGov / Sunday Times poll at the weekend (results here) asked the general public their preferences for Labour leader.