Sentences with phrase «leader of the opposition»

Ever since being elected as leader of the opposition he's faced periodic claims that he's just not very good at his job.

But this also points up a perennial problem for leaders of the opposition.

In this majority government, she sometimes seems like leader of the opposition.

«I would have done anything to get a honeymoon as leader of the opposition and I'm sure he feels the same way,» the prime minister said.

[28][29] This is an increase of 31 % since Corbyn became leader of the opposition in 2015.

Canadians would have been worse - off if Layton, in his role as leader of an opposition party (and later as Leader of the Official Opposition), had been more polite.

Ms Suu Kyi became leader of the opposition in April 2012 after 20 years of periodic house arrest.

David Cameron has assumed the role of leader of the opposition in addition to his duties as prime minister.

New leader of the opposition Harriet Harman, after asking a question about Israel, focused on the proposed anonymity in rape prosecutions - an issue close to the shadow women's minister's heart.

From 2006 to 2009 she was a councillor in the London Borough of Southwark and was deputy leader of the opposition from 2007 to 2009.

But he insisted that the confrontational nature of the Commons chamber and his duties as Leader of the Opposition made it inevitable that he would deal robustly with the Prime Minister.

[7] This was the second time David Cameron had attacked her during Prime minister's questions; on his debut as Leader of the Opposition on 7 December 2005 she was singled out by Cameron when he said «That's the problem with these exchanges — the chief whip on the Labour side shouting like a child.

The Bill is identical to the Bill introduced into the House of Representatives by Leader of the Opposition, Tony Abbott, on 8 February 2010.

[2][7] In the past, prime ministers often opted to transfer questions to the relevant minister, and Leaders of the Opposition did not always take their allocated number of questions in some sessions, sometimes opting not to ask any questions at all.

Labour was forced to backpedal after shadow Welsh secretary Peter Hain complained about the lack of screen time during the coverage for leader of the opposition Ed Miliband.

At a meeting the next day, also attended by Halifax and Churchill, Chamberlain asked the leader and the deputy leader of the Opposition Labour Party, Clement Attlee and Arthur Greenwood, if they would serve in a coalition.

Asked directly which of the two would make the «better leader of the opposition in the Scottish Parliament», one in three (33 %) named Ms. Davidson whereas fewer than one in five (18 %) chose Ms. Dugdale.

And everyone should expect that such news will sell and achieve the likely political capital especially when leaders of the opposition parties appears to be the very people consoling and leading the crusade towards recovering their fortunes.

Brown quotes him: «I always think leaders of the opposition should not talk down the economy.»

Edith Nawakwi, a former finance minister in Zambia and now leader of an opposition party, said large infrastructure projects were often wasted opportunities that failed to lead to economic development.

So why are the attacks on Corbyn failing so miserably and can anyone stop him from becoming the next leader of the opposition?

Dr. Henry Lartey becomes the first leader of an opposition party to publicly declare his support for the agreement.

The allegations have sparked a political and government crisis of a magnitude «never seen in Malaysia's 58 - year history,» said Lim Kit Siang, parliamentary leader of the opposition Democratic Action Party (DAP).

A frank conversation with the former leader of the Opposition, Danielle Smith and current president of the Progressive Conservative Alberta party, Katherine O'Neill.

Following the 2015 general election and Ed Miliband's resignation, Harman again became acting leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition after announcing that she would stand down from this role once a Labour leadership election had taken place.

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Sir Dingle and Michael FootMichael Foot, the famous Labour MP and leader of the opposition against Margaret Thatcher, led his party to its worst electoral defeat in 50 years.

Senior Labour figures in recent times have advocated an LVT, notably Andy Burnham in his 2010 leadership campaign, current Leader of the Opposition Jeremy Corbyn and Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell.

David Cameron spoke of the warm welcome he received from Cox when he first met her when she was working as an aid worker in Darfur in 2006 despite him being unpopular among Cox's colleagues due to his position as Conservative leader of the opposition.

He was the acting Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Labour Party (as chairman of the Parliamentary Labour Party) from 1940 during the time Clement Attlee was in government.

There is certainly a plausible argument that Ed Miliband has been one of the most effective leaders of the opposition in modern British history, demonstrating an ability to set the political agenda that exceeds what either Margaret Thatcher or Tony Blair achieved from the opposition benches.

Ibrahim Magu, the Acting Chairman of the EFCC, denied claims it was on a witchhunt of leaders of the opposition PDP after its continued detention of Metuh and release of Jafaru Isa, an All Progressives Congress chieftain.

Former Home Secretary and Leader of the Opposition Michael Howard asked a very straightforward question:

Leader of the Opposition Tony Abbott wants nothing done about reducing Australia's greenhouse gas production.

This time next week, Ed Miliband will make his debut as Leader of the Opposition at Prime Minister's Questions.

The new baked leader of the opposition here, Tony Abbott, did recently something similar when he compared the Copenhagen meeting to Munich.

Simon Busuttil, leader of the opposition Nationalist Party, warned that Malta could end up being compared to shady tax havens in the Caribbean.

He, after all, has more latitude as in this instance the elderly pacifist socialist Leader of the Opposition is more - or-less on the government's side, as was his election - losing predecessor?

I just simply make the point that it is very difficult to make headway as leader of the opposition unless you have the playing field to fight on and that is domestic policy.»

In June 1997, with the Conservatives in opposition, he became Parliamentary Private Secretary to Leader of the Opposition William Hague.

Edward Samuel Miliband (born 24 December 1969) is a British politician who was Leader of the Labour Party as well as Leader of the Opposition between 2010 and 2015.

Upon defeat, Brown resigned as party leader and Harman became Acting Leader and Leader of the Opposition until Ed Miliband was elected leader.

Time and again, pollsters tell us that he is the least popular Leader of the Opposition in history.

Before the 1997 general election he praised Tony Blair at the Brit awards, offering the then - leader of the opposition invaluable good publicity among young voters.

[106][107] Leader of the opposition Ed Miliband called on Rebekah Brooks, the News of the World's editor in 2002, and then the chief executive of News International, to «consider her conscience and consider her position».