Sentences with phrase «former party leader lord»

With some Lib Dems describing Clegg as a potential British Barack Obama, the former party leader Lord Ashdown vowed: «No triumphalism, this is serious stuff now — they are going to go for us, you watch.»

Liberal Democrat peer and former Party Leader Lord David Steel said: «This is excellent cross-party support from parliamentary candidates, following the debates in both the House of Commons and the House of Lords.

Not exact matches

He shared platforms during the campaign with former Liberal Democrat Leaders Lord Ashdown and Charles Kennedy, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Simon Hughes, the Green Party Leader Caroline Lucas and Business Secretary Vince Cable, among others.

At 62, he has had a political career spanning four decades, working with senior party figures such as the former Tory leader Lord Howard, and the former party chairman, Lord Patten.

The former Liberal leader Lord Steel has called on the party to lift the threat of expulsion hanging over Lord Rennard.

But Lord Ashdown, the former party leader and Clegg's mentor, who ran the party's 2015 general election campaign, thought that his protege acquitted himself well in the face - offs with Farage.

As mentioned by the author of Article 50, Lord John Kerr (a former UK diplomat), EU leaders then had feared that Austria may withdraw from the EU if the far - right Austrian Freedom Party was elected.

Adrian Masters is joined in the studio by the former leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats, Lord German; Plaid Cymru's Rhun ap Iorwerth; Nathan Gill, the UKIP MEP and Pippa Bartolotti, the leader of the Wales Green Party.

Lord Kilclooney's tweet was widely criticised, with former Ulster Unionist Party leader Mike Nesbitt saying he could only interpret it as a «racist comment» while Alliance Party leader Naomi Long said it was a «slur on all Indian people over his use of the word typical».

Former leader Sir Menzies Campbell says party must move on from recent scandals involving Chris Huhne and Lord Rennard

Mr Paterson also pointed to a recent interview with former Ulster Unionist Party leader, Lord Trimble, one of the architects of the 1998 peace deal.

The letter from activists also came as Lord Steel, the former Liberal leader of the Liberal party, told the Guardian that the party Lib Dem party «has not covered itself in glory» over the affair.

The former Liberal leader Lord Steel has told ITV News that the party should lift the threat of expulsion hanging over Lord Rennard and the peer should withdraw any legal action.

The former Liberal Democrat leader Lord Ashdown has admitted his party is suffering the «excruciating» pain of being found wanting in its support for women's rights.

Lord Ashdown, a former party leader, said Rennard could simply protest his innocence and express general regret by way of an apology.

Former Labour leader Lord Kinnock has said it «doesn't look like» his party can win the general election.

Lord Falconer, the former lord chancellor, also stepped up his attack on the prime minister, writing today's Times: «My view is that the painful step of changing our leader, a leader who has given his life to the Labour party and to public service, would be best for the party and the country.&raLord Falconer, the former lord chancellor, also stepped up his attack on the prime minister, writing today's Times: «My view is that the painful step of changing our leader, a leader who has given his life to the Labour party and to public service, would be best for the party and the country.&ralord chancellor, also stepped up his attack on the prime minister, writing today's Times: «My view is that the painful step of changing our leader, a leader who has given his life to the Labour party and to public service, would be best for the party and the country.»

Lord Steel, the former Liberal leader, told the Guardian that the Lib Dem party «has not covered itself in glory» over the affair.

Writing in the Daily Telegraph, former Tory chairman Lord Tebbit predicted recently that «whichever of the main party leaders fails to get into No 10 after the election, Mr Cameron will make full use of his rights as a sitting tenant and carry on as prime minister — but of a Conservative minority administration».

Former leader Lord Ashdown told the Today programme: «Here is the question, you will have a party in power that is rabidly anti-European (in the Conservative party).

Anyone who stands in his way, from the prime minister to the Labour leader Ed Miliband and grandees in his own party such as the former leader Lord Steel of Aikwood, can expect a withering rebuke from Clegg.

Tony Hockley is a former adviser to Lord Owen, as Leader of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), and was Special Adviser to both Virginia Bottomley and Stephen Dorrell at the Department of Health.

Former Lib Dem leader Lord Ashdown defends the Liberal Democrats, who did so badly in yesterday's general election - and says that the party has received applications for membership from 1,000 people «because they see what is at risk now if we are not a powerful liberal force holding the central ground».

He spoke to Andrew Neil on the Daily Politics, along with former Tory leader Lord Howard, about the election policies of the party, which he created and funded with # 100,000.

The Scottish party - backed by Conservatives in London - has decided against an early referendum as favoured by former Scottish Secretary Lord Forsyth and Scottish Labour leader, Wendy Alexander.

Lord Ashdown, the former Liberal Democrat leader, has disclosed that senior Labour members told him they were prepared to leave the party because they fear it could lurch to the Left.

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