Sentences with phrase «former leader ed»

Former leader Ed Miliband stood down after the party suffered a hammering defeat at last week's general election, opening discussion over a leadership contest.

Labour was at breaking point last night after a string of senior figures — including deputy leader Tom Watson and former leader Ed Miliband — called on Mr Corbyn to quit.

Critics argue the party lost votes in Scotland because of former leader Ed Miliband's decision to campaign for a No vote with the Conservatives.

Several prominent Labour figures posted messages on Twitter thanking Winterton for her work, including former leader Ed Miliband and former deputy leader Harriet Harman.

Mr Watson first revealed he favoured a shake - up of Labour Party rules last month, saying former leader Ed Miliband had made a «terrible error of judgment» by ditching the electoral college system and shadow cabinet elections.

Former leader Ed Miliband vows to not break convention and speak out about the party's leadership contest...

Mr Corbyn has shown no willingness to relent despite a huge vote of no confidence from MPs in his leadership and calls from a string of senior figures — including former leader Ed Miliband — for him to quit.

Speaking on the Daily Politics today, Danczuk also laid into former leader Ed Miliband for leaving Labour with an electoral system that had allowed the Corbyn campaign to flourish.

Sugar quit the Labour party following the general election after claiming the party took «a shift to the left» under its former leader Ed Miliband.

They include former leader Ed Miliband and other high - profile figures including Stephen Kinnock, Michael Dugher, Yvette Cooper, Maria Eagle and Andy Burnham.

Former leader Ed Miliband, who called for Corbyn to step down earlier in the summer, became the latest Labour big beast to hint that he could consider a frontline role.

During the debate, Labour former leader Ed Miliband said Leveson part two would establish the truth of what happened at media organisations, why it was allowed to happen and what lessons could be learned.

An evening optimistically billed as «the greatest Labour fundraising event ever» will see former leader Ed Miliband leading a karaoke sing - a-long next month.

His intervention came after former leaders Ed Miliband, Gordon Brown and Harriet Harman all joined calls for Mr Corbyn to quit while even David Cameron said he should stand down in the national interest.

Not exact matches

British opposition politicians said Trump was not welcome in the U.K. Former opposition Labour party leader leader Ed Miliband tweeted to Trump that the reason he cancelled was really «because nobody wanted you to come.

Former Premier Ed Stelmach, former Finance Minister Shirley McClellan, former Deputy Prime Minister Anne McLellan, and former provincial Liberal leader Kevin Taft tackled the tax dilemma facing Alberta's finances last weekend at the University of AlFormer Premier Ed Stelmach, former Finance Minister Shirley McClellan, former Deputy Prime Minister Anne McLellan, and former provincial Liberal leader Kevin Taft tackled the tax dilemma facing Alberta's finances last weekend at the University of Alformer Finance Minister Shirley McClellan, former Deputy Prime Minister Anne McLellan, and former provincial Liberal leader Kevin Taft tackled the tax dilemma facing Alberta's finances last weekend at the University of Alformer Deputy Prime Minister Anne McLellan, and former provincial Liberal leader Kevin Taft tackled the tax dilemma facing Alberta's finances last weekend at the University of Alformer provincial Liberal leader Kevin Taft tackled the tax dilemma facing Alberta's finances last weekend at the University of Alberta.

Writing in an op - ed published by The Observer newspaper, the Nobel laureate accused the former leaders of the United Kingdom and the United States of fabricating a motive to invade Iraq, namely that it possessed weapons of mass destruction, and said that they had acted like «playground bullies.»

Earlier this month, former Senate majority leader Bill Frist, now the chairman of a Christian global health nonprofit called Hope Through Healing Hands, penned an op - ed for CT similarly decrying Trump's cuts.

But state GOP Chairman Ed Cox and Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos intervened and brokered a deal that resulted in the candidacy — and eventual victory — of Rep. Bob Turner, who had run against former Rep. Anthony Weiner in the district in 2010.

Neither former Gov. George Pataki nor former Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno, both of whom played a role in the region's nano - boom, were present — in fact, Pataki, joined by state GOP Chairman Ed Cox, did some pre-speech pushback for the RNC.

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Senate Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson aren't taking kindly to being called «enemies of reform» by former NYC Mayor Ed Koch.

The WFP was also active in several races outside the five boroughs, including the Albany mayor's race, where City Treasurer Kathy Sheehan is poised to become the city's first female leader after defeating her primary opponent, former Councilman Corey Ellis; and Nassau County, where Tom Suozzi is one step closer to his effort to take back his old county executive post from Republican Ed Mangano after beating Adam Haber on Tuesday.

Also set to appear at the event is John Cahill, a former top aide to Pataki and 2014 candidate for attorney general, state Republican Chairman Ed Cox, Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, and Senate Republican Campaign Committee Chair Cathy Young.

Labour leader Ed Miliband highlighted the issue in his response to the Queen's Speech when he pointed out former health secretary Andrew Lansley had said he thought children ought to be «protected from the start» from «glitzy designs on packets».

His former running mate, ex-NYC Council Minority Leader Tom Ognibene (whom Edwards defeated on Sept. 14), Erie County Conservative Chairman Ralph Lorigo (whom Lazio defeated for Row D in the primary before deciding to drop out of the general election), former Rep. Tom Reynolds, Erie County GOP Chairman Nick Langworthy (Paladino's earliest and most staunch support), Nancy Naples (former Erie County comptroller and chair of Paladino's campaign), state GOP Chairman Ed Cox, state Conservative Chairman Mike Long (although not today).

In London, former Cabinet ministers Vince Cable and Ed Davey are putting themselves forward as candidates, while the party's former deputy leader Simon Hughes will stand in his former constituency of Bermondsey and Old Southwark.

Also at 6 p.m., state Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, state Sen. Catharine Young, state Republican Party Chairman Ed Cox and former Gov. George Pataki attend a fundraiser for state Senate candidate Julie Killian, Empire Steak House, 151 E. 50th St., Manhattan.

Key figures present included Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, former foreign secretary William Hague, Labour leader Ed Miliband and Metropolitan Police commander Sir Bernard Hogan - Howe.

Why do people continue to think the former Foreign Secretary would have made a better leader than his brother, Ed?

On 23 May, former Labour leader Neil Kinnock announced that he would endorse Ed Miliband's campaign, saying that he had «the capacity to inspire people» and that he had «strong values and the ability to «lift» people».

These were written by Conservative Sajid Javid, Liberal Democrat Vince Cable and former Labour leader Ed Miliband.

Ed Miliband, the former Labour leader, has called for Jeremy Corbyn to resign, saying he has lost the confidence of the party's MPs in parliament and his position has become untenable.

The EU has to change if Britain votes to remain in the institution, former Labour leader and remain supporter Ed Miliband has said.

The first was from the Resolution Foundation, a think tank chaired by Conservative peer David Willetts and run by Torsten Bell, previously adviser to former Labour leader Ed Miliband.

Former Assembly Minority Leader John Faso explains the case in a recent Albany Times Union op - ed:

But we know all too well what the reality of those victories have meant — corruption scandal after corruption scandal, with politicians like Ed Mangano, (former Senate Majority Leader) Dean Skelos, and (former Oyster Bay Town Supervisor) John Venditto being dragged out in handcuffs for using our tax dollars to enhance their own bottom lines.»

Julie Nixon Eisenhower, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Senator Chuck Schumer, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett, former New York State Governor George Pataki, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, former Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell, Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, Rep. Charles Rangel, Rep. Carolyn Maloney, Rep. Gus Bilirakis, NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly, former Rep. Mike Bilirakis, former Manhattan DA Robert Morgenthau, RNC Chairman Reince Priebus.

Ed Koch fired back at Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos for his suggestion yesterday that the former NYC mayor's push for redistricting reform is motivated by politics and not a desire to create a truly independent and nonpartisan system.

This comes on the heels of the majority leader's waffling on his election - year promise to former NYC Mayor Ed Koch that he (not to mention every member of his 32 - person GOP conference) would co-sponsor a bill to form an independent redistricting commission by March 1, Sampson noted.

He won support for his so - called «progressive alliance» plan from former Labour leader Ed Miliband.

Attention on contact between the parties» senior figures began this summer with the revelation by shadow chancellor Ed Balls that he has been in frequent contact by text with Lib Dem business secretary Vince Cable, a former SDP politician, who has spent the summer undermining Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg.

Cuomo couldn't attend, ostensibly because he was attending the funeral for labor leader Ed Malloy, though he did phone in to the news conference explaining that he «had a family matter that kept me downstate» on Thursday (Mary Kennedy, the estranged wife of the governor's former brother - in - law Robert Kennedy, Jr., was found dead after committing suicide).

The 64 - year - old former Welsh Secretary said he had made his decision to leave the House of Commons after discussion with Labour leader Ed Miliband.

A close ally of former Labour leader Ed Miliband, Mr Khan served in junior ministerial roles in Gordon Brown's government.

Senate Democrats are gleefully distributing the letter Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos sent to former New York City Mayor Ed Koch pledging to champion an independent redistricting process.

Former shadow minister Chuka Umunna - once a favourite to replace Ed Miliband as Labour leader - has dismissed reports that he was being lined up to challenge Mr Corbyn before the next general election.

George Pataki received a surprise boost this week from former Utah governor Jon Huntsman and former senator from Connecticut Joe Lieberman, with the two leaders of «No Labels» penning a laudatory op - ed.

He said Lord Kinnock and Lord Hattersley — the former leader and deputy leader, who have both voiced support for Ed Miliband — wanted to «hark back to a previous age».

The former Labour leader bamboozled teams including The Guardian and Ed Stone Appreciation Society.

A reader forwarded this video of then - Senate Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson explaining his reservations about the redistricting reform pledge pushed by former NYC Mayor Ed Koch during the 2010 campaign.