Sentences with phrase «leadership contest remains»

The leadership contest remains up for grabs and Burnham or Cooper may yet pull Corbyn back.

Not exact matches

It is unclear whether the other remaining MLAs — Rick Strankman and Pat Stier — are interested in contesting the leadership.

Banff - Cochrane MLA Ron Casey was one of two MLAs to endorse Ken Hughes «short - lived leadership campaign and has remained quiet since he dropped out of the contest on May 12, 2014.

If he makes it into the Commons and there is no immediate leadership contest because Cameron remains PM, then Boris will be given a job to do — one that will either give him a real chance to show he can actually perform at the highest level or else will give him more than enough rope to hang himself.

Corbyn idolised Tony, remaining passionately supportive even after Tony had lost the 1981 deputy leadership contest when other ardent followers drifted away.

Four long months after it wheezed into life, the Labour leadership contest has proved one thing beyond doubt: for all the ideological gymnastics of the New Labour years, the party's political centre remains much where it ever was — on what used to be called the soft left.

A leadership contest would only take place if Cameron lost a confidence vote, which would be unlikely if the remain campaign wins the referendum.

But whether the winds of change are blowing in the town, or residents are more comfortable with a mixed bag of municipal leadership, is a question that remains to play out in future electoral contests.

As Labour starts its leadership contest, the opposition's stance on public spending and deficit reduction remains unclear.

As the minority party has one less leadership position after losing the speaker's chair, there may be a contest for the remaining leadership positions.

Clegg is expected to remain neutral throughout the leadership contest.

The leadership contest is now seen as a two - horse race between Mr Miliband and his brother David, who remains ahead on nominations from MPs and constituency Labour parties.

The hustings came as Conservative MPs who support all three remaining leadership candidates are urging the party to speed up the contest so a new prime minister is chosen by the end of the month.

The Islington North MP voted to leave the European Economic Community in 1975 and was lukewarm in his support for voting for Remain during the Labour leadership contest.