Sentences with phrase «leadership contender who»

For a Labour leadership contender who has made his working - class credentials the centrepiece of his campaign, it could be fatal.

Andrea Leadsom, the former Tory leadership contender who is currently Leader of the Commons, has claimed almost # 10,000 for ERG research.

Davidson glided smoothly in to her expert skewering of the Tory leadership contender who was accused of exaggerating her CV and who tried to claim that reporting what she had said was gutter journalism.

Following his election as party leader, Stelmach announced a new cabinet that included all of the leadership contenders who had supported him in the second round of voting.

Not exact matches

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.

Another highly likely contender is Cruddas who performed very well in the last deputy leadership contest.

Former Labour leadership contender Owen Smith - who was sacked from Mr Corbyn's frontbench after breaking from party policy to call for a second referendum - seized on the apparent slip of the tongue by Ms Thornberry, saying it was the latest in a string of inconsistencies on Brexit from Labour frontbenchers.

Not so for Simon Hughes, another leadership contender, who was outed by the Sun just four days later.

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».

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.

Andrew Lanza of Staten Island and John Flanagan of Long Island — who has been floated as a contender for the leadership position — referred all questions to LaValle.

Kendall, who is seen as the most Blairite of the leadership contenders, was asked by soon - to - be BBC Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg whether the comments from CWU's deputy general secretary Dave Ward were offensive.

Former Labour leadership contender Liz Kendall is a rap aficionado who likes running along the Thames to Eminem and Dr Dre.

Writing in an article for The Observer today Umunna, who has been tipped as a potential contender for Labour's newly vacant leadership post said his party had «allowed the impression to arise that we were not on the side of those who are doing well.»

Angela Eagle, who so far is the only declared contender for the leadership battle, accused Mr McCluskey of being «dramatic» with his criticism of anti-Corbyn MPs.

Mr McDonnell, the Shadow Chancellor who is also chairing Mr Corbyn's re-election campaign, today challenged Mr Smith to disown the comments and suggested the leadership contender was giving «tacit support» to the calls for a split.

The BBC's Ben Brown takes a closer look at the contenders for the Labour Party leadership, who take part in a Newsnight debate in Nuneaton on Wednesday evening.

Speaking to Channel 4 News, Labour leadership contender Ed Miliband - who is widely supported by the trade unions - said the unions were «absolutely right» to show concern.

The word «swarm» has also been seized upon by Labour leadership contender Andy Burnham, who called it «nothing short of disgraceful» in a robustly - worded tweet.

There is also a job for Toby Perkins, who ran Blairite contender Liz Kendall's leadership campaign.

Jeremy Hunt, the health secretary who is seen as a leadership contender, is on 2 % — the same level as the chief whip Michael Gove who is one of the chancellor's strongest supporters.

«David Davis, the former Tory leadership contender, argued that Mr Osborne, who has made the rating central to his austerity programme, had been undermined.

The Labour leadership contender, who has pledged to rebuild the party, also welcomed further powers for the Scottish parliament.

The former leadership contender is also facing the awkward prospect of meeting with prominent world figures like Hilary Clinton who he describes: «She's got dyed blonde hair and pouty lips, and a steely blue stare, like a sadistic nurse in a mental hospital.»

There are, however, very many Labour members and supporters who, over the years, have had dealings with the leadership contenders.

Amongst the leadership contenders Ken Clarke was obviously top, identified by 83 % of people, followed by David Davis who is now correctly identified by 57 % and Sir Malcolm Rifkind on 47 %.

First, since we've been discussing how few people actually know who the Conservative leadership contenders are, there was a question on recognition.

Labour leadership contender Ed Miliband will today say that it was the party's less affluent voters who lost Labour the election and hits out at his critics who have accused him of running on a ticket «pandering» to the left of the party, branding them guilty of «New Labour nostalgia».

On Tuesday we heard from two people who are not contenders for the Lib Dem leadership.