Sentences with phrase «future leadership contests»

Mr Miliband said future leadership contests would be decided by a one member, one vote election which would mean union members could pay # 3 to affiliate to Labour and then get a leadership vote which would be equal to that of full members of the party.

And as for future leadership contests, who knows...» — Yvette Cooper, The Guardian

«I think there is a lesson for future leadership contests: that there is a limit on spending.

The Labour leader Ed Miliband has said his plans for future leadership contests to be decided by a one member, one vote system «is the right thing to do».

And the same goes for future selections to the European Parliament and future leadership contests.

«With three children, the youngest then aged five, she said: «This isn't the right time for me» — but ended the article with a tantalising pay - off: «As for future leadership contests, who knows...» But [now] Cooper is blunt: «No.

Significant changes in the nature of the party's membership and its registered supporters make the outcome of any future leadership contest hard to predict.

While the MP for Leicester West would say she is working hard to get Mr Miliband into Downing Street, MPs from all wings of the Labour party saw her remarks as a clear «signal of intent» that she is considering standing in a future leadership contest on a Blairite ticket.

The rule change would dent his prospects in any future leadership contest.

Not exact matches

Leadsom had moderate Tories fearing for their party's future during the recent leadership contest.

Such a commitment does not exclude forming internal groups with different ideological objectives, or from seeking to attract members for another leadership contest in the future.

We can oppose very effectively now, and develop our future as the leadership contest continues.

We the youth of this country still believe in your leadership and your philosophy and even though you have declined to contest political office again in Ghana, we are more than convinced that you would impart your useful lessons learnt through experience unto the future leadership of this country and the African continent as a whole.

Whilst David Cameron was prime minister, Osborne was widely viewed as a potential future leader of the Conservatives were Cameron to stand down and trigger a leadership contest, despite being seen as a relatively unpopular figure with the general public.

The discussions do not need to lead to a firm policy programme, but we need to find out what views on Labour's future direction exist within the Labour Movement so we can then have a meaningful leadership contest in which the candidates and those voting understand each other.

After a speech yesterday, Mr Corbyn was defiant about his future and said he would stand again if Labour MPs brought about a leadership contest.

But whether the winds of change are blowing in the town, or residents are more comfortable with a mixed bag of municipal leadership, is a question that remains to play out in future electoral contests.

However, this did little to end speculation about the future of their unpopular leader Iain Duncan Smith and in October 2003, he lost a vote of no confidence and was replaced by Michael Howard, who stood unopposed for the leadership role and took control without a leadership contest.

Of the other leadership candidates, Yvette Cooper was first out of the traps to welcome the news, with a spokesman saying she «has always said she wanted to see the widest possible debate about future of the party in this contest».

«Every day we spend on a leadership contest is a day that would be better spent getting on with making the most of Britain's new future outside the EU.»

But, of course, it will also trigger talk that in any future Tory leadership contest, they might form an invincible double - act.

The Labour leadership contest provides our party with an exciting opportunity to debate the future as well learn from the past and reflect on the 2010 General Election result.

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I'm sure that Farron will contest the Lib Dem leadership at some point in the future, but that's for another day.

Formerly energy minister, Leadsom came into politics after a career in the City, and beat both Gove and Johnson in the Tory leadership contest before dropping out after a torrid weekend in the press over comments she made about motherhood meaning she had a greater stake in the country's future.