Sentences with phrase «in last leadership election»

This same lack of positive vision is why Cooper and Burnham failed to beat Corbyn in the last leadership election.

BBC Newsnight has found out of 50 chairs and secretaries of local Labour parties who supported Mr Corbyn in the last leadership election, 45 would back him again.

Our raw data finds that slightly more people who voted in the last leadership election backed Ed Miliband rather than his brother David, even though David won more votes among individual party members.

Based on the numbers who voted in the last leadership election a 10 % opt - in rate would have been optimistic, and an immediate 90 % cut in affiliation fees would have left the party unable to function, with no corresponding reduction in Tory funding.

They signed up in their droves to vote in the last leadership election, but will they back Corbyn again?

The political debate from both left and right was extraordinarily thin in the last leadership election.

Not exact matches

He used to be former prime minister Gordon Brown's fixer in Fife, and backed Corbyn in his leadership election last year, breaking from Dugdale's opposition to the Labour leader.

From recruiting many emerging Pro-Life leaders who have gained valuable knowledge and skills in political leadership on our provincial board to activating lifelong Pro-Life supporters at the grassroots level, helping them engage effectively in our last provincial election.

The small - cap universe doesn't hold the appeal it did in the wake of last year's presidential election, and large - cap growth names have resumed leadership of the market.

In fact, during the last leadership election for Jeremy Corbyn, and at many of his rallies in this campaign, I was repeatedly taken by how many teachers and nurses and fire - fighters and doctors I came acrosIn fact, during the last leadership election for Jeremy Corbyn, and at many of his rallies in this campaign, I was repeatedly taken by how many teachers and nurses and fire - fighters and doctors I came acrosin this campaign, I was repeatedly taken by how many teachers and nurses and fire - fighters and doctors I came across.

His victory speech after winning the Clacton by - election last night was a leadership speech in all but name.

Her re-election to the leadership post comes as Democrats struggled in elections last week, though two races remain too - close - to - call on Long Island.

Given the absurd election rules ushered in under Ed Milliband (his most lasting legacy) and the unwavering backing from hard left union leadership, it is likely that Corbyn will emerge victorious.

We reached out to Yes voters within Scottish Labour in last year's leadership campaigns, should we not reach out beyond the party in this years UK leadership election?

In last year's leadership election in Britain's opposition Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn was the rank outsider who defied the oddIn last year's leadership election in Britain's opposition Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn was the rank outsider who defied the oddin Britain's opposition Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn was the rank outsider who defied the odds.

In its place will be an arguably more democratic «one member, one vote» system, which — had it been in place for the last leadership election would have almost certainly chosen David Miliband over EIn its place will be an arguably more democratic «one member, one vote» system, which — had it been in place for the last leadership election would have almost certainly chosen David Miliband over Ein place for the last leadership election would have almost certainly chosen David Miliband over Ed.

Yes, Ed Balls showed courage in standing out against the crowd on the economy in last year's Labour leadership election.

«The Euro elections in June give Labour voters their last say on the leadership before the general election,» Frank Field says.

In all the many sub-dramas over last week's elections did you find yourself surprised that the disgraced former Tory MP Neil Hamilton managed to get himself elected to the Welsh assembly, one where he already seems to have leadership designs this week?

The cry bullies line up to say how Corbyn is a bully or incompetent, or, or, or... Seems rather reminiscent of something, oh yes, its just the same as the timed resignations... a drip drip drip to keep the negative press in the news cycle, only this time it has to last until the leadership election votes start to roll in.

Following her vigorous campaigning against payday loans companies and an impressive performance in the deputy leadership election last year, Stella Creasy is seen by many Labour moderates as one of their brightest stars.

Many of that large majority will not vote and of those who do, it is worth noting that in the last two leadership elections they have voted for candidates not supported by the majority of the PLP.

Labour's current rule book, as revised last year, gives a veto to MPs and MEPs over who can stand in a leadership election.

But the defeat of Mandelson by Livingstone in last year's NEC election, support for Livingstone for London mayor and black members» use of OMOV to try to select black candidates for inner city parliamentary seats showed that the individual membership can not be totally controlled by the leadership.

Notably, he received fewer votes in this latest leadership contest than his rival, Chris Huhne, polled in the last Liberal Democrat election in March 2006.

We hope your input and leadership will result in the same outcome as last year's elections when you inserted yourself in the state senate races.

The results of last year's election activated many voters in Greene County, some new to the mountain or the valley, some lifelong residents, but all appalled with our current leadership.

Vince Cable, who was business secretary in the coalition, and regained his Twickenham seat at last week's general election, has told friends he was considering whether to run for the leadership.

The last time Southold Republicans walked away from an election night with a 5 - 0 majority on the Town Board was in 1999 under the leadership of Supervisor Jean Cochran.

He again stated his desire to rejoin the party during last year's leadership election, a move which would have been deeply unpopular with many in the party — especially the Blairites.

At the last Westminster and Assembly elections the Labour leadership urged voters in Wales to «come home to Labour».

After winning majorities last fall, Republicans managed to lose leadership elections in New Hampshire and Washington state.

He was obviously disappointed with his result in the leadership election last year, where he achieved 14 % of the vote, and concerned about whether he could get re-selected by UKIP members in the Eastern Region.

There seems to be little appetite to upend the leadership structure within the Senate Democratic conference after Republicans gained an outright majority in last month's elections.

Until the party and its leadership can admit to the mistakes made in government, or to the lack of courage shown in not tackling the clear problems that prevent ordinary people from enjoying the sort of life that the middle classes take for granted, then I fear a whole swathe of Labour supporters will simply choose not to vote Labour, whatever promises are made at the next election (this is essentially ditching the last vestiges of New Labour I suppose).

And Liz Kendall, who lost to Corbyn in last year's Labour leadership election, said that an extra 400 seats should be the aim:

They are not the numerical bulk of his support, but they were his most passionate supporters when his leadership was at its lowest ebb last year, and they also bring plenty of the organisational and social media nous that were crucial in Labour's election campaign.

Not about headline - grabbing policy defeats at the hands of the party grassroots — carefully constructed compromises had been hammered out in advance — or about any last - minute tilt at unseating Nick Clegg; even those unhappiest with his leadership have come to accept he'll lead the party into the May 2015 general election.

«That's been the case since the leadership challenge last summer, when Labour was - in the last round of local elections in May - ahead of the Tories by one point.

He said: «On behalf of the Labour party and its leadership, I would like to express my sincere thanks to each and every Momentum member and supporter who played a part in our tremendous effort to secure Labour wins in the elections last week.

As the fall out from last week's tuition fee vote continued, Tim Farron, the Lib Dem president and possible future leadership challenger, raised eyebrows by claiming a pledge to abolish the fees in some form could still feature in his party's next election manifesto.

Margaret Mullane, secretary of the CLP in Dagenham and Rainham, which Labour holds, said: «The CLP voted overwhelmingly for Jeremy at the last leadership election and we have been ringing up members regularly and I get the impression nothing has changed.»

• If those who have been working to destabilise Corbyn's leadership such as Tony Blair, Rupert Murdoch, Neil Kinnock, Peter Mandelson etc, and MPs such as Angela Eagle now succeed in their coup, then I predict a wholesale move of existing Labour supporters (myself included) to the Greens and electoral losses for the remaining «Labour party» that will eclipse even those suffered by the Lib Dems in the last general election.

Asked if he would seek to face down any leadership challenge, he said he would, pointing to the size of his victory in the leadership election last autumn.

The Liberal Democrats may not have succeeded in «decapitating» key members of the Tory leadership at the last election (Charles Kennedy had hoped to oust David Davis, Michael Howard and Theresa May) but the Conservatives, says The Telegraph's Andrew Pierce, are hopeful that tactical voting and some extra resources could defeat six of Labour's leading faces:

The breakdown of Labour's latest figures shows two surges last year, one partly in response to the election result and Corbyn's entry into the leadership campaign and another after he became leader.

Indeed, as many as 164,000 people signed up to vote in the party's leadership elections on the last day of registration, with many crediting the rise of Jeremy Corbyn for this exponential growth.

The outcome of the election is a clear vote of confidence in the sterling leadership provided by Alassane Ouattara, who, over the last four years, has transformed a war - ravaged country into a rare African bright spot, the stand - out performer in the Region, and has accelerated the process of national reconciliation.

One of the reasons the incoming House Majority Leader, Rep. Kevin McCarthy from California, easily won last week's leadership election to fill Rep. Eric Cantor's number two slot, which he is leaving after his primary loss in Virginia, was his close relationships with scores of members he helped elect.

... the teachers» union leadership opposed any alternative candidate to the governor in last year's election, from the mild - mannered liberal Democrat Zephyr Teachout who challenged Cuomo in the party primary, to the radical Green Party ticket of Howie Hawkins and Brian Jones, who is himself a former New York City teacher.