Sentences with phrase «general election defeats»

Tax and spend was the bloody hook upon which four Labour general election defeats were hung.

He has spent three decades in the party, more than John Prescott when he took the same role under Tony Blair, and had ringside seats for the general election defeats of Neil Kinnock - twice - Gordon Brown and Ed Miliband.

Strong challenges from within the party contributed to the eventual general election defeats of Presidents Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, and George H.W. Bush.

Since neither cynical liberal supporters of Clinton, nor idealistic liberal supporters of Sanders see much prospect of general election defeat, they are both willing to take more risks (both ethical and ideological) in order to get more of what they want after the 2016 election.

According to Harris's analysis, Labour's general election defeat is rooted in the long - term decline of social democracy following de-industrialisation.

And even if he does win, it would be a pyrrhic victory which would cost him a lot personally, cost the party a disastrous general election defeat and cost the country a bigger Tory majority and the arrival of UKIP in our Parliament.

We can squabble endlessly about which course of action is likely to lead to the least horrendously humiliating general election defeat, but what does it matter which specific method of suicide we choose?

Mr Hunt will speak to Tom Bradby about how Labour can recover following last week's general election defeat.

The purpose of this Policy Network study, a sequel to the Southern Discomfort series carried out after the 1992 general election defeat, is to address the crippling weakness that Labour faces in Southern England following the 2010 defeat.

A major new report charting the reasons behind Labour's 2015 general election defeat and how it can win in 2020

Labour seems absent without leave on too many issues since the 2015 general election defeat.

«It is surprising that the nomination process to select a leader for at least the next five years appears to have been largely decided within at most five days of a devastating general election defeat.»

And Conference, three and a half years after the General Election defeat, we have learned from that experience and our time in government.

A week after Labour's catastrophic general election defeat, Jon Cruddas is holding nothing back.

But in the wake of a disastrous general election defeat, and with a huge rebuilding job to be done for Labour to stand any chance in the 2020 election, it seems now is not the time for platitudes.

Mr Murphy said he left no legacy of bitterness for anyone in the Labour Party, and the only person he was angry at was the person who blamed Scottish Labour for the party's UK - wide general election defeat - a reference to Unite leader Len McCluskey.

The MP for Wallasey said Labour could not be «complacent» if it was to reverse its general election defeat.

Don't burn the books A scorching hot list of summer political reading selected by Mark Perryman A year ago as Labour sought to recover from the May General Election defeat halls were starting to fill up for Jeremy Corbyn's leadership campaign rallies.

The result, which may well be settled by second and third preferences, will say something powerful about the mood of the Labour party after its general election defeat.

In any analysis of the 2015 general election defeat it would follow logically that the best accounts could be given by those that fought and lost marginal seats.

When Labour MPs gathered for their weekly meeting in committee room 14 at the House of Commons on the evening of 13 July, the mood was grimmer than at any point since the party's general election defeat in May.

The result will be announced at 3 pm tomorrow, bringing to an end the uncertainty begun by Michael Howard's resignation announcement following May's general election defeat.

The Barnsley MP and ex-Army paratrooper was seen by many as the ideal candidate to give the party a fresh start in the wake of its devastating general election defeat.

Jon Cruddas said whoever takes over as leader from Ed Miliband in the wake of a shocking General Election defeat must be prepared for a rethink on what the party is all about.

Some Labour MPs think Miss Harman is positioning herself as a possible successor to Mr Brown as Labour leader if he is forced from office, possibly after a general election defeat.

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Labour MPs will gather for the first time since last week's general election defeat under the interim leadership of Harriet Harman.

Warning that Labour's general election defeat showed it could no longer afford to oppose all such austerity measures, Ms Harman also announced MPs would not oppose the Welfare Reform and Work Bill.

It plunged the shellshocked Labour party into a leadership contest before it had time to absorb its general election defeat or to draw wise conclusions.

How conflicts are resolved between these different bodies of opinion, each with different claims to legitimacy, will determine how well Labour recovers from the trauma of the general election defeat, with consequences for all those people who look to the party to create a fairer and more just society.

David Lammy says New Labourmust be «consigned to history» after the party's general election defeat and calls for a radical extension of democracy inside the party to end the «command and control» of the Blair - Brown era.

Shadow home secretary joins Chuka Umunna, Liz Kendall and Andy Burnham on list of those in the running to replace Ed Miliband following party's general election defeat

But nearly three years later, one of the key architects of new Labour has announced his intention to step aside as Labour leader in the wake of the party's general election defeat which was dominated by bigotgate and the Leaders» debates.

Lord Bach held a succession of ministerial posts while Labour were in government between 1998, when he was created a life peer, and leaving office after the general election defeat in May 2010.

Not exact matches

Not only did President Trump defeat sixteen skilled and experienced primary opponents and win the presidency; he did so spending a fraction of what his opponent spent in the general election.

But in November 2005, the three opposition parties combined in the House of Commons to defeat Martin's minority, as each calculated that a general election would strengthen their caucuses.

Three months later, after the Meighen government was defeated in the House and another general election took place, King and the Liberals were returned with a majority.

«The Honest Ads Act would extend the McCain - Feingold law «electioneering communication» provisions — i.e., TV / radio ads that name a candidate within 30 days of a primary or 60 days of a general election but do not expressly advocate the candidate's election or defeat — to certain online ads,» Ryan said.

Mr. Anders had until yesterday succeeded in the past in besting high - profile challenges from former MLA Jocelyn Burgener, future premier Alison Redford and future MLA Donna Kennedy - Glans in nomination votes and defeated future Calgary mayor Dave Bronconnier and former Liberal MLA Frank Bruseker in general elections.

There has been a seismic shift in our politics in this province since last year when the Progressive Conservatives were defeated in the general election and Albertans elected their first new government in 44 years.

After Jimmy Carter defeated Jackson for the 1976 Democratic presidential nomination and bested President Ford in the subsequent general election, the Carter administration adopted the language of an assertive human - rights policy but filled it with New Left content, aiming its criticism primarily at authoritarian American allies rather than at America's totalitarian enemies.

The election was also somewhat of a replay of Indonesia's 2014 presidential election, when the current president, Jokowi, defeated Prabowo, son - in - law of the last dictator Soeharto and a former general suspected of human rights abuses.

The Central Region «Unity Walk» is the third edition which is aimed at bringing together over hundred thousand sympathisers of the National Democratic Congress in the region after its electoral defeat in the 2016 general election.

The loss of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2016 general elections was not only a defeat but a rejection, hence the party needs a new leader for successive elections, former President Jerry John Rawlings has said.

A third «no», Sen. Bill Stachowski, was defeated by a «yes», Erie County Legislator Tim Kennedy, in the Sept. 14 primary, but he remains on the general election ballot on the Independence and WFP lines.

He said that in 2010, too, and the three - way GOP battle to take on Gillibrand, which was eventually won by former Rep. Joe DioGuardi, didn't help the Republicans defeat Gillibrand, who sailed to her first statewide victory in the general election.

A reader forwarded a photo of a mailer Becker sent out recently, in which he touts his endorsement by the New York Times and also puts himself forward as the «strongest Democrat to defeat Tea Party extremist (Rep.) Nan Hayworth» in the November general election.

That Paladino defeated Lazio in the primary was something of a surprise, but like the general election against Cuomo he managed to get high turnout in western New York.

Sources said Nassau County GOP Chairman Joe Mondello likes the idea of an independent line because he thinks it might help his hometown US Senate candidate, Bruce Blakeman, in the general election against the Conservatives» nominee, former Rep. Joe DioGuardi (assuming DioGuardi doesn't succeeed in his petitioning effort to get onto the primary ballot and defeat both Blakeman and David Malpass in September).

The rest is general election money that Saujani can only spend if she's successful at defeating Maloney, which would more or less guarantee her a victory in this Democrat - dominated city.