These grumblings resulted
in the deselection of ten sitting Labour Party Councillors in Redcar and Cleveland in advance of the 2015 local elections, including the then Leader and deputy leader of the then controlling Labour group.
The survey shows little interest at constituency level
in deselection.
«In throwing out a Tory who has repeatedly failed to stand up for his constituency, South Suffolk are have not only shown the way for the rest of the country but they have delivered a blow to David Cameron's own credibility after he personally intervened to support Tim Yeo's
in his deselection battle,» shadow Cabinet Office minister Jon Ashworth said.
Not exact matches
This book's contributors have refused to take part
in a system of «disability
deselection» which classifies certain people as «biologically incapacitated».
Beyond anxieties over
deselection (or the threat of it), footballers are often at risk of culture shock, whether
in the literal sense of having to acclimatise to a new and unfamiliar country or
in the more metaphorical sense of having to adapt quickly to life at a new club or a new level: a Championship player moving to an established Premier League side, a youth - team star breaking into the first - team squad, a veteran making his way down the leagues.
He said the question of
deselection was a «democratic choice for our members» and that MPs who had plotted against Corbyn had «brought it on themselves,
in a way».
But those involved are talking about serious numbers — As many as 150 Labour moderates effectively quitting
in the face of a single
deselection.
Alternatively, a vote for Corbyn could hasten mass
deselection, which is troublesome
in terms of attracting the electorate and maintaining the institutions of the Labour Party.
In an atmosphere where talk of deselection is rife, any open challenge to Corbyn could lead to an attempt by London activists to replace Khan as Labour's candidate in 202
In an atmosphere where talk of
deselection is rife, any open challenge to Corbyn could lead to an attempt by London activists to replace Khan as Labour's candidate
in 202
in 2020.
But Mr Dugher said: «I think it might be quite useful if he went along to it because he can have a word with them as their former chairman and say to them «stop the intimidation, stop the abuse and stop the talk of
deselections and going after Labour MPs who voted
in a way they didn't approve of.
Several Labour MPs
in favour of the government's motion have faced online abuse and threats of
deselection, and a number of comments by Jeremy Corbyn and his allies have been interpreted as encouraging this behaviour.
Shadow foreign minister Diana Johnson has been warned she faces
deselection from her Hull North seat if she backs airstrikes
in Syria.
The
deselection is a blow for David Cameron, who had written a letter supporting Yeo and praising his «considerable expertise
in rural issues and the environment».
Few would query the proposition that constituency Labour party groups should have a voice
in how their parliamentary representatives cast their votes, but what has caused very considerable ill - feeling has been widespread suspicion that Momentum, a recently - formed group of Corbyn supporters, orchestrated a campaign to pull MPs into line — with the threat of
deselection if they failed to do so.
(It is for, example, no use getting
in a lather about activists demanding
deselections when you have been an integral part of a machine that specialised
in the parachuting -
in of chosen insiders to safe Labour seats.)
John McDonnell, the shadow chancellor, has refused to intervene to ensure Hilary Benn remains a Labour MP amid reports that he is facing a possible
deselection battle with activists
in his local party.
«The excitement
in the media [over
deselection] has been slightly distracting, but he is clear his number one job is to hold the government to account on Brexit.
They fear the threat of
deselection will be wielded over them to keep them
in line.
In the pamphlet, Osland insists that he is not making a plea for «deselect early, deselect often» or calling for
deselection on purely ideological grounds.
More interesting
in the current political climate is the effect it would have on Labour internal battle and any potential
deselections.
At a launch, to which the media were invited, on 30 June 2016 for the publication of the Chakrabarti Inquiry report into allegations of antisemitism and racism
in the Labour Party, Daily Telegraph journalist Kate McCann questioned Jeremy Corbyn about a «Momentum member» handing out a «leaflet» calling for the
deselection of anti-Corbyn MPs.
Although Creasy has kept her own counsel about the direction of the party under Corbyn, she is believed to be more vulnerable to
deselection than some of the leader's vocal critics, as her personal style has led to her being isolated
in her constituency party.
Members,
in spite of unhappiness with public splits within the PLP, say there is no appetite for
deselection of MPs.
But members acknowledge that if the government plan goes ahead to have boundary changes
in 2018, reducing the number of seats to 600, there could be de-facto
deselection.
This means that any battles over changes that Corbyn and his team want to make to the party's structure, how the leader is elected
in future and
deselections of MPs and so on, now have a Corbynite majority supporting them on the NEC.
But some acknowledge that proposed boundary changes
in 2018 could result
in de-facto
deselection.
And
deselections, or a «cleansing» as one player
in the Corbyn camp described it to me, will be threatened to encourager les autres to toe the line or risk the chop.
This led to suggestions of
deselection, but Streeting is turning his criticism into a virtue
in defending his slender majority of 589 against old foe Lee Scott.
In the past, while not actually encouraging
deselections, Corbyn has pointed out that the boundary changes will lead to new selections taking place.
Hilary Armstrong, who served as the former prime minister's chief whip, says Blair stepped
in to rescue Corbyn when he was under threat of
deselection
Apart from Owen and Rodgers, and to a lesser extent Maclennan and Mabon, none were front - rank figures
in the Labour Party, and most were undistinguished backbenchers
in danger of
deselection (nothing new there then!).
A Labour source raised the spectre of
deselection, adding that it fitted
in with a campaign of sabotage.
Labour has been dogged by claims of anti-Semitism since Mr Corbyn became leader
in 2015, and MPs who have spoken out have received death and rape threats and threatened with
deselection.
Last Thursday neighbouring MP David Maclean - former Tory Chief Whip - visited Richard Bell at his workplace and warned him that he could resign now or face a bitter and almost - certain - to - be-successful (
in Maclean's view)
deselection effort from January.
Writing
in the Guardian, Len McCluskey, the general secretary of the Unite union, warned MPs tweeting and briefing against their leader that they could face mandatory
deselections if they continued with their disloyalty.
There's also the claim
in Conservative Home that McDonnell gave coded support to
deselection at a Momentum meeting which allowed «Socialist Party former Militant» to openly campaign and leaflet for
deselection of Labour moderates.
While Alan Johnson talked up the threat of «
deselections» by Momentum
in his Prospect interview, the only Labour MP to have been deselected
in recent party history wasn't done so at the behest of Momentum.
He added: «You call it
deselection — the other word for it is actually democratic election for your representatives
in Parliament, and I think there's a legitimate argument for that.»
Trust me - If
Deselection was allowed
in the Labour Party this election they would have been quite a few.
Party conference next year, if not this year, will be asked to make constitutional changes to allow easier
deselection of MPs, if they appear to be sufficiently ideologically impure,
in the eyes of the leadership.
Labour First's reason for wanting to ban debate until 2022 is that the far - left have begun to take over the party, as evidenced by the televised appearances of Simon Hardy (Left Unity) and Nancy Taaffe (Socialist Party) who called for the
deselection of MPs
in a party of which they're not even members.
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Henry Fenton was quoted
in Loren Stein's California Lawyer article «Unnatural
Deselection: Fired health plan doctors are seeking due process,»...
Had Helm picked up the phone to anyone
in the South Suffolk constituency he would have known the reasons behind the
deselection were to do with Yeo's absenteeism.