Sentences with phrase «launched leadership bids»

He wouldn't say if he will launch a leadership bid this time around, but said he is weighing options on «re-engaging» in politics.

On launching his leadership bid, McDonnell, who vehemently opposed the Iraq War and was an ardent critic of the new Labour government, called for «a challenge to the present political consensus».

Heseltine remained on the backbenches until, in 1990, with Thatcher apparently losing popularity among the public and her own party, he launched a leadership bid.

I know this will come as I surprise to many but I had always wondered whether it was all too soon for me to launch this leadership bid — I fear it was.

He is set to face a challenge for the top job from Angela Eagle, who said this morning she would be launching a leadership bid tomorrow.

Launching his leadership bid, Mr Brown said he intended to strike a different note to Tony Blair on many key issues, including a greater safeguard on civil liberties.

In the primary the strongest challenge to Bersani was posed by a fellow Democrat, the 37 - year - old mayor of Florence Matteo Renzi, a liberal moderniser, who had officially launched his leadership bid on 13 September 2012 in Verona, Veneto.

Not exact matches

Paul Dewar, a man of faith, launched his bid for the NDP leadership.

Kenney, a conservative heavyweight who held several positions in former prime minister Stephen Harper's cabinet, officially launched his bid for the PC leadership in Calgary Wednesday.

Stephen Crabb today launched his bid for the leadership of the Conservatives, promising to bring together the factions of his party in a government of «unity and opportunity».

Pontypridd MP Owen Smith branded himself as the «radical and credible» alternative to Jeremy Corbyn as he launched his bid for the Labour leadership.

Stephen Crabb today launched his bid for the leadership of the Conservatives, promising to bring...

In late 2005, David Davis, the Shadow Home Secretary, launched his bid for the Conservative Party leadership with a visit to RAW, the station which he helped to found.

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12th July 2016, The Guardian: Angela Eagle's constituency office vandalised after leadership bid launch

Former shadow work and pensions secretary Owen Smith this morning launched his bid for the Labour leadership, saying he would be a «radical and credible» alternative.

Polls suggest his support among Labour's rank - and - file remains strong enough to see off the challenge of Angela Eagle, who will tomorrow launch a bid for the leadership.

Owen Smith this morning launched his bid for the Labour leadership, saying he would be a «radical and credible» alternative to Jeremy Corbyn.

Labour leadership challenger Owen Smith has said he will withdraw from the contest if Angela Eagle - who has also launched a bid to replace Jeremy Corbyn - secures more support from colleagues.

The chancellor Gordon Brown will not use next week's Budget to launch his bid for Labour leadership, he has insisted.

Mr Johnson, who launched his bid for the deputy leadership last November, told the magazine that if he won he would overhaul the Labour party structure.

The escalating scandal comes just weeks before Mr Brown is expected to formally launch his bid for the Labour leadership.

Andy Burnham and Yvette Cooper have launched their Labour leadership bids as the race for the party...

Mr Hain has been attacked by the Conservatives for failing to fully explain why around # 50,000 was channelled into his campaign through the PPF, which was set up in December 2006, three months after he launched his deputy leadership bid.

Andy Burnham and Yvette Cooper have launched their Labour leadership bids as the race for the party's London mayoral nomination also hots up.

#Leadsom, Gove and Eagle have all made it onto Twitter's trending list, as the volumes of tweets about Mrs Leadsom's resignation statement, Michael Gove's backing of Mrs May and Angela Eagle officially launching her Labour leadership bid circulated.

Miliband launched his bid for the party leadership talking about immigration.

George Pataki, a Republican who served as Governor of New York from 1995 - 2006, launched his presidential bid this morning with a campaign announcement video touting (among other things) his leadership during the September 11 attacks.

At the launch of his leadership bid Richard Leonard spoke of people in Scotland being «hungry for change».

Owen Smith MP has cancelled the launch of his Labour leadership bid in the light of Thursday's deadly attack on Nice.

I watched him this morning as he officially launched his bid for the Labour leadership.

Allies of Jeremy Corbyn say he they are nervous about him using his platform to launch a future leadership bid, and he is being accompanied by other members of the shadow cabinet on visits to keep an eye on him.

But by launching his bid for the leadership, he has significantly split this contest, with two candidates now up against the current leader.

«David Miliband has formally launched his bid for the Labour leadership with a call for his party to «reform, repair and reconnect» with voters, as Ed Balls, the Brownite challenger, prepares to throw his hat into the ring.

Foster, who has repeatedly criticised Mr Corbyn's tenure as party leader, launched a failed legal bid to block him from the leadership ballot triggered by a shadow cabinet revolt last summer.

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Owen Smith has postponed the formal launch of his Labour leadership bid following the suspected terrorist attack in Nice that has left more than 80 people dead.