Sentences with phrase «labour leaders among»

But if he doesn't do it, future discontent with the Labour leader among the Blairites will inevitably coalesce around the banner of the former foreign secretary.

Not exact matches

Among the guests on the first show were the union leader Dave Prentis and the Labour MPs Kate Hoey and Caroline Flint.

But there is mounting concern among Labour MPs that the party is disregarding all other considerations in order to ensure that the leader's seat is left unchanged.

Senior Labour figures Alan Johnson and Tristram Hunt are among the big names at risk if Ukip enjoys a surge in support in the north of England under new leader Paul Nuttall, according to research.

If he keeps his seat then Lewis is fancied by many Labour supporters to be the next leader, with Guardian columnist Owen Jones among his key supporters.

This is the highest level yet of dissatisfaction with Corbyn among Labour supporters since he became leader in September 2015.

What is more, before he became Labour leader, Corbyn was famed for being, among other things, a «good local MP,» well known to the people of Islington.

He had opposed British involvement in the war at its outbreak in 1914, a highly principled position to take in the face of its huge popularity among members of his own party, resigned his position as the leader of the Parliamentary Labour Party in consequence and then had his illegitimate birth raised by the newspapers in an attempt to get him to resign his seat as an MP (they argued that as he'd used a different name during his life from that on his birth certificate he'd stood for election on false pretenses and deceived his constituents).

Despite the deep opposition to Corbyn in the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP), the leader's base of support among the grassroots remains solid.

Labour leaders since Attlee had long since ceased to take Clause IV seriously: they just thought abolition would generate more trouble among Labour supporters than the benefits to be gained at electioins since many in the electorate didn't know what Clause IV was until reminded.

The Labour leader has won many plaudits for her performances in the Holyrood chamber, particularly during first minister's questions, but also needs to continue to increase her profile among voters.

The Labour leader's performance outpolled May among all age groups up to 64 year olds — on nearly all metrics or «entitlements» which viewers saw as important.

Last week's (non) debate between Ed Miliband and David Cameron triggered a modest reassessment of the Labour leader's qualities, among both commentators and the public.

There is frustration among some Labour policy leaders at Miliband's reluctance to embrace more of the report, designed to show how the left set out a redistributionist agenda in the post-crash world.

Labour's shadow chancellor John McDonnell has again dismissed the idea of Jeremy Corbyn stepping down as Labour leader, calling for calm among Labour MPs, following what he called «mass hysteria» throughout British politics in the wake of the EU referendum result.

Theirs is the prevailing view among many leading Labour parliamentarians, most of whom wanted David Miliband for leader.

After a barrage of bad press over his position on Trident and his flip - flop over the so - called «shoot - to - kill» policy for armed terrorists, you'd expect Jeremy Corbyn's stock to be sinking fast, even among the most starry eyed of the «Jez - we - can» supporters who voted him in as leader of the Labour party in September.

Chuka Umunna is among the big name Labour MPs who have left Brighton before Jeremy Corbyn makes his first conference speech as party leader.

Former deputy leader Anas Sarwar and a clutch of frontbenchers including Jenny Marra, Iain Gray and Jackie Baillie are among those topping the regional lists for Scottish Labour at the Holyrood elections.

The Global Sustainability Institute and the Green New Deal Group were among the think - tanks and pressure groups which signed a letter to the Guardian warning the Labour leader not to «play the next election safe».

If a new leader is elected and a bold radical policy programme is formulated, and integrity among politicians is established the Labour Party will be in a unique and highly rewarding position of taking on and resoundingly defeating the Conservatives.

Indeed never in the party's history has the authority, power and standing of a Labour leader been lower than it is today (though according to a recent YouGov poll Corbyn remains very popular among members).

Michael Foot, leader of the Labour opposition, was among them.

The bill itself may also prove to be a true test of how in control the prime minister is of his own party given the level of opposition among backbench MPs and his weakened position in the latest ICM poll, published yesterday, in which 63 per cent of voters said Labour would be better off with a new leader.

«Cable remains popular both in the parliamentary party and among activists, and would be the ideal leader to enter coalition with Labour, which would be the preference of most party members,» he said.

Firstly support for reform of our political institutions and our electoral system is growing among Labour thinkers and leaders.

Everyone, even people who opposed him, understand that the election of Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader was a signal of a deep desire for change among Labour members and supporters.

Labour MP for Barnsley East Michael Dugher is among those who this morning tweeted out an article by Coyne setting out why he is standing to be leader of Unite.

Miliband's attendance at the «World Transformed» festival is significant as he was among the senior Labour figures who called on Corbyn to quit as party leader last summer.

After dithering among potential Labour leaders over the idea of a welfare cap at # 23,000, the latest move will lead to pressure on the leading candidates to firmly reject a cap at # 20,000.

Among those expressing shock online was Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale, who tweeted: «I despair.»

Today Mr Lansman leapt to the embattled leader's defence on Twitter, pointing at the support for Mr Corbyn among Labour members and arguing «democracy» in the party was vital.

Many moderates spoke out in the immediate aftermath of the election result to praise Corbyn, with Lord Mandelson among those to say the Labour leader had managed to deliver a political earthquake.

The argument against Corbyn isn't about his personal image and manner though, it's that he'd put the Labour party in a ideological and policy position that wouldn't win votes, that the Labour party itself would risk ripping itself apart under a leader with little support among the Parliamentary party and a long history of rebellion.

Chuka Umunna among shadow cabinet figures to rally to leader's side after critics in Labour question electability

The Labour leader secured more than double the support of his rival with 54 per cent among party supporters compared to just 22 per cent for Smith.

Among other results, Lord Ashcroft's polls suggested that the growth in SNP support would translate into more than 50 seats; [124] that there was little overall pattern in Labour and Conservative Party marginals; [125] that the Green Party MP Caroline Lucas would retain her seat; [126] that both Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg and UKIP leader Nigel Farage would face very close races to be elected in their own constituencies; [127] and that Liberal Democrat MPs would enjoy an incumbency effect that would lose fewer MPs than their national polling implied.

The polling suggests this pledge was particularly popular among Labour (81 %) and Lib Dem (84 %) voters from 2010, which is useful for a leader hoping to woo disaffected voters from Nick Clegg's party.

Labour leader has finalised political appointments, with John McDonnell, Hilary Benn and Andy Burnham among those in top positions

Among the reservations that potential Labour voters have about the party — economic competence, opposition to welfare reform, the leader himself — opposition to an EU referendum does not rank very high.

Not due to the fault of Corbyn himself, however, but from a fear of the Conservatives» ruthless approach to disassembling Labour leaders and disunity among the PLP, something he is keen to see resolved.

Education secretary Justine Greening and local Tory MP Stephen Hammond also bagged tickets for the exclusive Royal Box at Wimbledon, while Labour deputy leader Tom Watson took a seat among the hoi polloi.

Backbencher Lisa Nandy, who has been tipped by some as a future leader of Labour, told Sky News there was a sense among voters that Labour «doesn't really have the answers to the big challenges that people face».

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn lost a vote of confidence among his parliamentary party, and an unsuccessful leadership challenge was launched.

But she was among three peers appointed by the Labour leader this week and will be entitled to a # 300 - a-day allowance each day she attends the upper chamber for the rest of her life.

Paradoxically, that should worry Labour's leader, for the party is haemorrhaging support among people who voted for the party in May but currently back air strikes.

Although the survey shows Mr Brown is unpopular among Labour supporters, it suggests the Labour brand is now tarnished in the eyes of many voters — another sign that changing its leader might have little impact.

Mr Blair, who is more popular now than when he left Downing Street last summer, can not return as leader because he is no longer an MP, but according to ComRes, he would enjoy much more support among both men and women than any other Labour figure including Ms Harman.

The eldest son of former Prime Minister Tony Blair was among those who turned out to listen to prospective Labour leaders as they laid out their plans for the party.

Labour denied reports of a heated telephone conversation between Brown and Clegg, and support among Brown's Cabinet colleagues remained strong, but one backbencher, John Mann, urged Brown to step aside as Labour leader before the party conference in September, arguing that Brown's continued leadership «rules out the credibility of a Lib / Lab pact».