Sentences with phrase «from ordinary party members»

The BBC's chief political correspondent Norman Smith said it was interesting that opposition to the reforms had come from ordinary party members rather than trade unionists - perhaps underlining concern about how the changes would affect their own votes.

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Those who described themselves as members of the Tea Party came from virtually every single group of America... from ordinary (and extraordinary housewives) to Ph.D. s.

«Owen is standing in response to calls from ordinary members, Labour voters and Labour councillors, MPs and MEPs from across the country and from all wings of the party for him to do so.

Watson said ordinary party members would also expect their frontbench to be freed from the «tyranny» of reading out prepared lines and to stop talking in «special adviser speak».

He had support from both the Conservative and Labour leadership, however many backbench MPs, particularly those from the Labour Party (who held a large majority in the House at the time), viewed Young as someone who had too recently been a member of his party's front bench team and was thus not sufficiently in touch with ordinaryParty (who held a large majority in the House at the time), viewed Young as someone who had too recently been a member of his party's front bench team and was thus not sufficiently in touch with ordinaryparty's front bench team and was thus not sufficiently in touch with ordinary MPs.

I can't believe that many of the posts here and on Guido's blog are from genuine ordinary party members.

He said, «We call on Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu to either leave the APC, (or) curtail his greed (and) toe the line and exhibit the kind of loyalty needed for party cohesion whether from ordinary members or national leaders.

Unfortunately HF the modern Conservative party has taken the right of deselection away from ordinary members.