Sentences with phrase «former candidate for the leadership»

A former candidate for the leadership of the SNP has ruled out standing for the position again in the wake of Alex Salmond's sudden resignation.

Not exact matches

Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

Candidates for the leadership include former Fort McMurray - Athabasca Conservative MP Brian Jean, former Strathcona County mayor Linda Osinchuk and Cypress - Medicine Hat MLA Drew Barnes.

Back to the federal Conservative leadership, Fildebrandt has endorsed leadership candidate Maxime Bernier, the Quebec MP known for his libertarian views briefly served as Minister of Foreign Affairs before resigning in 2008 after he acknowledged leaving sensitive government documents out in the open, apparently at his former girlfriend's home.

PC leadership candidate Thomas Lukaszuk, the front man for Ms. Redford's brutal funding cuts to Alberta's colleges and universities, continues to take advantage of any opportunity to attack the former premier.

This was a Labour - held seat, held by the former Scottish Executive minister and Labour leadership candidate Cathy Jamieson for Labour between 1999 - 2011.

Expect similar woes for former Labour leadership candidate Mary Creagh, whose Wakefield seat has been cleared by UKIP to give the Tories a bigger shot at her 2,613 majority.

I am very grateful to His Royal Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene for his constant support and wise counsel; to former Presidents Jerry John Rawlings and John Agyekum Kufuour; and of course, to the two leading Presidential candidates of the 2016 elections, then President John Dramani Mahama and HE Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo - Addo, for their responsible leadership and statesmanship during and after the elections.

Nuttall's team in Stoke included Suzanne Evans, Ukip's head of policy, Patrick O'Flynn, another MEP, and Lisa Duffy, a former leadership candidate, all of whom are on the wing of the party pushing for a more modern outlook.

That candidate was Kenneth Saunders, the former acting president of the college for nearly three years who was the subject of a no - confidence vote by faculty leadership this month, sources at the college told Newsday.

On the Labour side, for example, prominent non-Corbynites and former Shadow Cabinet members such as Yvette Cooper, Hilary Benn, Mary Creagh and Rachel Reeves will chair committees, while the list of Conservative party chairs and candidates is significantly more liberal and less Eurosceptic than the party leadership, with Tom Tugendhat, Robert Halfon and Nicky Morgan joining fellow Remainers Damian Collins, Sarah Wollaston, Bob Neill and Neil Parish.

Adam Parkhomenko, the co-founder of «Ready for Hillary» and a lifelong supporter of the defeated Democratic presidential candidate, is being endorsed by three former chairmen of the Democratic National Committee for a role in the party's leadership.

Johnson is a district leader and former candidate for Assembly, who running with the support of much of the West Side leadership.

Barnsely East, former seat of Michael Dugher, is also being eyed by the leadership as a destination for a preferred candidate, as much to punish Dugher for his outspoken criticism of the leadership as to secure a seat for a Corbynite.

According to a piece published in Le Figaro on 22 November 2017, Najat Vallaud - Belkacem, former Minister of National Education, Higher Education and Research and defeated candidate in the 2017 legislative elections, sought to lead the Socialist Party (PS) list in the 2019 European elections as a condition of her becoming a candidate for the party leadership, in addition to asking that the post of general secretary be paid in the event that she obtained the post.

The Guardian reports this morning that the former Foreign Secretary is accused of «buying» the leadership election as wealthy Blairite donors push his campaign chest to # 200,000 - causing what the paper describes as a «disparity in financial backing» for the five candidates, which it believes to be «a big issue».

All in all, Mr. Paladino's willingness to spend is an ominous sign for the Republican leadership and their preferred candidate, Rick Lazio, the former Long Island Congressman.

An orchestrated parade of former party luminaries grown fat on privatised directorships has denounced Ed Miliband's modest departures from the New Labour script, echoed by his brother, David, and a clutch of hopeful Blairite candidates for the leadership.

The former Lagos State governor said Nigerians should vote for the APC candidates in the election, having experienced true transformation under the leadership of Governor Abiola Ajimobi in the last three and a half years.

«It would be all too easy for Labour leadership candidates to please their natural supporters by accusing the Lib Dems of being collaborators — a word John Prescott used to describe his former colleague John Hutton, advising the Government on pensions — as if we were now living under Nazi occupation.

CCHQ is briefing that it was in December that George Osborne first suggested a frontbench role for the former Chancellor and thrice - defeated leadership candidate.

By the end of the day, nearly 20 different «raters,» including human resources representatives from BPS, BTR mentors, site directors, former residents, and BPE staff, have observed candidates for evidence of «leadership ability» and «persistence,» says Solomon.