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"leadership contender" refers to a person who is competing or contending for a position of leadership. They are someone who is aspiring or trying to gain a leadership role in an organization, team, or political party.
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Laws was viewed throughout this period as an impressive figure within the party, but was never thought of as a
strong leadership contender because of his obvious right - wing stance.
The author of the economic plan set out by
Labour leadership contender Jeremy Corbyn has defended «Corbynomics» in the face of an attack by the shadow chancellor, Chris Leslie.
«Bosses earning huge amounts while their employees struggle were branded «immoral» by Labour
leadership contender David Miliband last night.»
Andrew Neil challenged the former Labour
leadership contender Ed Balls over comments he made about Alistair Darling's recovery plans being a mistake.
Former
Tory leadership contender David Davis said the British security services now had more information on citizens «than under the Stasi».
An interesting summary of the next likely Labour leader written by the Independent on Sunday's John Rentoul based on our video based poll of likely Labour
leadership contenders for the Mail on Sunday can be found here:
Andrea Leadsom, the former Tory
leadership contender who is currently Leader of the Commons, has claimed almost # 10,000 for ERG research.
As many would expect, Labour's deputy leader Tom Watson has also come forward to say that the party would oppose a move, with
leadership contender Owen Smith promising to «fight tooth and nail» against any plans to lift them.
That includes
other leadership contenders Theresa May and Boris Johnson who, so far, are keeping their cards very close to their chests.
He has been singled out as the most impressive
possible leadership contender by ex-Conservative MPs turned commentators Matthew Parris and Michael Portillo.
Failed
leadership contender Liz Kendall lashed out at «new party members who have been in our party for a couple of months and think they can tell us what to do».
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Labour's deputy leader Tom Watson has also come forward to say that the party would oppose a move,
with leadership contender Owen Smith promising to «fight tooth and nail» against any plans to lift them.
His comments echo those of
fellow leadership contender Ed Miliband, who admitted that the conflict between the dominant figures of New Labour highlighted in Mandelson's book shows why the party needs to move away from the «culture, methods and ways of that New Labour establishment».
Former Labour
leadership contender Yvette Cooper says Theresa May's attack on the EU from the steps of Downing Street «is paranoid if she believes it - and cynically short termist if she doesn't».
Labour
party leadership contender Andy Burnham has called for the promised referendum on Britain's membership of the EU to be brought forward, to avoid a prolonged period of uncertainty.
Nex, which used to be known as Icap and is one of the world's biggest money - broking firms, is attempting to head off a rebellion at next week's annual general meeting by announcing its chairman will personally pay back the # 25,000 used to fund the candidates, including one who ran against Lib
Dem leadership contender Sir Vince Cable.
Some Conservatives are beginning to look back to 2005 when more established Tory
leadership contenders Ken Clarke, Liam Fox and David Davis all lost out to the fresh - faced Cameron.
«Labour
leadership contender Diane Abbott said Mr Hutton would be the Government's «pensions - slasher - in - chief `, while Left - wing Labour MP Paul Flynn said «collaborator» was «too nice a word» for him.»
Party conference, which was threatening to turn into a beauty parade
of leadership contenders, will be a bit more orderly than expected.
More quietly, Alberta backbencher Heather Sweet led a successful bid to quash a convention resolution to ban tankers off British Columbia's north coast, promoted by the riding association of MP Nathan Cullen, a past
NDP leadership contender and a western power broker.
After being accused of «fascism» by politicians
Ukip leadership contender Suzanne Evans day really goes downhill as Harry Potter author mocks her.
Yvette Cooper positioned herself as the
only leadership contender prepared to stand up for the last Labour government's financial management.
John Gummer and Michael Jack have sponsored the Bill, as well as several non-Conservatives including former Energy Minister John Battle and LibDem
leadership contender Chris Huhne.
Andy Burnham is the Labour
leadership contender most likely to improve the party's chances at the next general election, according to a survey of 2,000 people for The Independent by ORB.
He also claimed that
if leadership contender John McDonnell, MP for Hayes and Harlington, is not nominated, then party members will have been «shut out».
Sunday 29 May, 4 pm Elmley Foundation Theatre, # 5 David Miliband talks to Matthew d'Ancona The former foreign secretary and Labour
leadership contender discusses life beyond the frontbench with The Sunday Telegraph columnist.
Warning that Labour is «headed downwards», Mandelson suggests none of the
current leadership contenders has fully grasped the challenge the party faces because they are all putting too much emphasis on the need for unity.
Of the two
main leadership contenders, Tim Farron is likely to find it easier to revive this reputation, because he voted against the 2011 increase in tuition fees.
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Federal Liberal
leadership contender Martha Hall Findlay says she has encountered many people who have been inundated by robocalls asking for donations to the provincial leadership campaigns.
Former Ukip
leadership contender Lisa Duffy told the BBC: «As a party we will learn from this, we will grow and we will move forward and we will continue to be positive.»
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