Sentences with phrase «in this labour leadership»

The latest bizarre twist in the Labour leadership race came after Smith told a rally in west London that «Jeremy is not the only socialist in the village».

Owen Smith has tried to stress his left wing credentials after the path was cleared for him to stand as the sole candidate against Jeremy Corbyn in the Labour leadership election.

The leader of the Liberal Democrats, Tim Farron, has joined these calls, as have the interim Labour Leader Harriet Harman and all the candidates in the Labour leadership contest.

Liz Kendall's campaign chief has expressed his disappointment over an intervention in the Labour leadership race by a supporter of Yvette Cooper.

As the creator of what has come to be known as Corbynomics, my ideas on what is now known as People's Quantitative Easing, progressive taxation, tackling the tax gap and other matters caused quite a stir in the Labour leadership race.

Morris was one of 36 Labour MPs to nominate Jeremy Corbyn as a candidate in the Labour leadership election of 2015.

Recent political events such as the energy around the Scottish referendum and indeed the surprise people - movement that secured Jeremy Corbyn's victory in the Labour leadership election indicate that discontent with stale managerial politics is spreading.

Conventional wisdom has it that a lack of guile contributed to Jeremy Corbyn's shock triumph in the Labour leadership election.

Smith's intransigence on the European question is in remarkable opposition to his dexterity on nearly every other issue in the Labour leadership debate.

Nobody in Westminster has seen anything of David Miliband since his defeat in the Labour leadership contest, breaking Blairite hearts.

Field nominated Jeremy Corbyn as a candidate in the Labour leadership election of 2015, [23] stating that while he did not think Corbyn could win a general election, he hoped his candidacy would force the party to confront its «deficit denial».

One member of the Labour Party's centre - right wrote to Jon Lansman that: «we find it strange that the winning candidate in a Labour leadership election would sustain the life of the campaign after winning, rather than seeing their role now as having responsibility to unite the whole party.»

He added that Unite boss Len McCluskey's intervention in the Labour leadership dispute was «helpful», saying the issue can be resolved without a party split.

20th July 2016, Huffington Post: More than 180,000 sign up as «Registered Supporters» to vote in Labour leadership election

Already the scapegoating of immigrants has taken a prominent role in the Labour leadership contest.

This requirement for positive consent is a change: trade unionists were previously automatically entitled to vote in Labour leadership elections.

Ed is running in the Labour leadership contest, and is shadow secretary of state for energy and climate change.

Much has been written and spoken about Jeremy Corbyn since he secured a landslide victory in the Labour leadership contest last year.

Kinnock, who made it clear in the Labour leadership contest he was no supporter of Corbyn, was equally scathing in his assessment of the play's central character.

So what are the candidates in the Labour leadership election offering by way of immigration policies?

Anyone can vote in the Labour leadership election.»

Jeremy Corbyn could romp to victory in the Labour leadership race with an even bigger vote share than he secured last year, a new poll has suggested.

They will mean that only party members, affiliated union supporters and registered supporters can vote in Labour leadership contests.

OWEN Smith is the man who went up against Jeremy Corbyn in the Labour leadership election - and now he has been sacked over calling for a second Brexit vote.

Trades unions will no longer control a third of the votes in Labour leadership elections, under proposed changes to be announced by Ed Miliband.

The history of Mandelson's involvement in the Labour leadership contest in 1994 is well known: he had felt Brown was a strong contender to succeed John Smith but, after agonising, decided that Blair was the natural winner.

Charles Clarke is prepared to stand against Gordon Brown in a Labour leadership contest, according to the latest reports.

Taken together they make for a worrying track record in a Labour leadership candidate, particularly at a time when the party is under so much criticism for having never elected a female leader.

Ed has not declared who he is backing in the Labour leadership election.

He was the main cheerleader of David Miliband, whose loss in the Labour leadership race threatened to split the party along fraternal lines.

Nicola Sturgeon will be «absolutely delighted» by a Jeremy Corbyn victory in the Labour leadership race, according to new TP columnist Euan McColm.

Jeremy Corbyn has said he does not want «charity» as he fights to secure the nominations needed to stand in the Labour leadership contest.

We didn't see this coming until it became clear that (a) the thousands of new «# 3 members» who joined to vote in the Labour leadership election were nearly all Corbynistas, (b) Jeremy was playing to packed houses of adoring crowds everywhere he went to campaign and (c) his rivals were fighting lacklustre campaigns in comparison.

For the first time since the leadership election, YouGov has polled all those who could have voted in the Labour leadership contest.

First, Jeremy Corbyn, for his astonishing victory in the Labour leadership election.

Former Labour foreign secretary David Miliband has talked about the prospect for running against his brother, Ed, in a Labour leadership contest.

We gave Ed the option of whether or not to answer questions — in this Labour leadership interview — from people who clearly weren't Labour members or supporters.

Polling has closed in the Labour leadership election amid claims a «purge» of voters could have damaged Jeremy Corbyn's majority.

Women overwhelmingly chose Jeremy Corbyn over Owen Smith in the Labour leadership election, an exit poll says.

With the window for taking part in Labour leadership election closing and ballot papers going out there were several polls over the weekend asking about the leadership candidates, though no fresh polling of people voting in the actual contest.

The shadow chancellor says a wrong choice in the Labour leadership contest could lead to 10 years of Conservative government

On 20 May 2010, Abbott announced her intention to stand in the Labour leadership contest.

But the poll was not all bad news for the embattled Labour Leader showing he has surged ahead of Owen Smith in the Labour leadership race, but get trounced by Theresa May in a general election.

The left - winger helped guide his friend and ally Jeremy Corbyn to victory in the Labour leadership race last year.

Lord Prescott has criticised Tony Blair's intervention in the Labour leadership contest, telling the former prime minister to «calm down».

THE embattled Labour Leader has surged ahead of Owen Smith in the Labour leadership race with almost double the support from party members

When Angela Eagle announced she was intending to stand against Jeremy Corbyn in the Labour leadership campaign she faced death threats and a brick was thrown through her office window.

There have been recent signs of a change of tone in the Labour leadership on the question of freedom of movement.

In The Telegraph Mary Riddell identifies Ed's Clegg - bashing and David Miliband's reluctance to do the same * as the most interesting faultline in the Labour leadership race:

«Labour is to look at broadening its electoral base by offering the chance for Labour sympathisers, and not just members or union levy payers, to be given a vote in the Labour leadership election.