Sentences with phrase «leadership contest which»

Mrs Thatcher eventually pulled out of the Conservative leadership contest which followed and resigned as PM later that month.

Speaking after his comprehensive victory in the party's leadership contest which the former deputy leader won with 62.6 % of the vote, beating Suzanne Evans and John Rees - Evans, Mr Nuttall said the solution to the immigration crisis was to end the war in Syria.

It would be good see a leadership contest which showcases the wide range of strengths, opinions and talents across the Labour Party.

Mr Rowley is adamant that he is not revisiting the leadership contest which followed the departure of Johann Lamont.

He could save the party — and himself - from a bruising leadership contest which no one really wants.

Not exact matches

But such a scenario, which seems unrealistic on its face, is at best a long way off given the near - certainty of another divisive Liberal leadership contest.

Despite being in the midst of a leadership contest, which ends with a vote on October 18, 2014, the NDP continues to nominate candidates for the next election.

You might be forgiven if you have not paid much attention to the Alberta Liberal Party leadership contest, which is currently under way.

Kenney's plan has also raised questions on whether such a merger platform contravenes leadership contest rules, which forbid candidates from doing harm to the party or its brand.

Ed Miliband, a young Brownite, then won a bitter leadership contest, in which the main adversary was his brother David, one of Blair's closest advisors.

After a bitter referendum campaign which featured much blue - on - blue infighting, the Conservatives now face a leadership contest to choose the next Prime Minister.

If the next Tory leadership contest comes down to Boris versus that EuroMP Fox News has the hots for, I think I know which one Conspirators would want to win.

One interesting issue in this scenario is whether Labour would seek to hasten a departure by Nick Clegg (as the Liberal Democrats did for Gordon Brown in 2010) and whether the context of being in government with Labour would affect the outcome of any Lib Dem leadership contest (for which Tim Farron is currently hotly tipped).

Labour's constitution stipulates that any challenger who wishes to contest the party leadership against an incumbent leader (as opposed to contesting a vacant post) must be nominated by 20 % of Labour MPs and MEPs, which would currently be 51 MPs / MEPs.

The first is that the Conservatives don't even end up as the largest party and Cameron is summarily ejected from Downing Street, in which case he would immediately resign, leaving the way clear for Boris to fight a leadership contest against, in all probability, George Osborne and Theresa May and possibly one or two other, darker horses — odds on Chris Grayling anyone?

The first two leadership contests of the summer have set a high bar — but the Ukip contest, which gets underway tomorrow, could still prove to be the most entertaining of them all.

Yet, even with the influx of all these new people after the election, the membership which voted in the leadership contest probably looked pretty similar, and thought pretty similarly, to the membership that had campaigned for a Labour victory in May 2015.

The discussions do not need to lead to a firm policy programme, but we need to find out what views on Labour's future direction exist within the Labour Movement so we can then have a meaningful leadership contest in which the candidates and those voting understand each other.

This rather shameful and funny Sun headline really came to symbolise the shambolic Liberal Democrat leadership contest, in which Mark Oaten's career was obliterated and Simon Hughes outed as bisexual.

[109] The Labour Party held a leadership election, in which Jeremy Corbyn, then a member of the Socialist Campaign Group, [110] was considered a fringe hopeful when the contest began, receiving nominations from just 36 MPs, one more than the minimum required to stand, and the support of just 16 MPs.

The other motion reduces from 15 per cent to 5 per cent the number of parliamentary Labour party nominations required for leadership contests — which would smooth the path for a left wing replacement to Corbyn.

His criticism, which he soon toned down, placed Mr Kennedy in an ideal position for the leadership contest as he picked up votes from across the party.

The five - month long contest for the Labour leadership ended tonight as the ballot closed, leaving the two Miliband brothers, David and Ed, waiting until Saturday afternoon to discover which of them will be given the task of leading the party.

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

He said the contest - which saw him admitting to having both gay and heterosexual relationships after repeated media questioning - was «a really good leadership election campaign».

The leftwinger has embarked on a slight change of tactics, in which he will flesh out more of his policy plans this week, after mistakenly believing that the leadership contest would move down a gear in early August to allow Andy Burnham and Yvette Cooper to take time out to be with their young children.

Ms Abbott warned that Mr Smith's history as a lobbyist for US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer would count against him when it came to the ballot of party members which will decide the leadership contest.

With the Conservatives having recently prevaricated on the agenda, and with Labour poised to win most of the metro - mayor contests next year, it was a golden opportunity for the party leadership to reclaim the mantle of torch - bearers for decentralisation — an opportunity Corbyn has failed to seize, but which May might grasp next week.

Corbyn's victory, which means he has now won more Labour leadership elections than Tony Blair, and two more than Gordon Brown, was widely expected from the beginning of the contest, with Labour's self - styled «moderates» seemingly reliant on keeping Corbyn off the ballot paper, something they failed to do in July's NEC meeting.

For the purpose of what follows I am assuming that Jeremy Corbyn (JC) will win the leadership contest, which now appears very likely, and that Labour does not split or collapse into a state of civil war, which is somewhat less likely but will hopefully be the case.

From the ensuing chaos of an aborted Tory leadership contest (in which Gove and Johnson both imploded early on), Theresa May emerged as winner, becoming PM after a two week interregnum.

Ed Balls was in good form at last night's Labour leadership hustings at the TUC conference, producing a string of jokes which rather suggested that he thinks the contest is all over as far as he's concerned.

It is understood that UKIP, which is in the middle of its own leadership contest, have offered Mr Helmer leadership of its grouping of MEPs but he has declined.

Kinnock, who backed Ed over his brother, David, in the 2010 leadership contest, said: «A hostile press which thought he was a soft target have not forgiven him for proving them wrong — and the vindictiveness will continue.

Ed must genuinely have hoped to have his big brother back around the shadow cabinet table after the bitterness which marred the later stages of the leadership contest — and the narrow outcome which must have shocked him almost as much as it did his defeated.

In which case, would we face more frequent all - male contests for the leadership with this rule?

«The national leadership of the party has asked us to continue with the campaign because the campaign is not for any candidate but for the party which is contesting the election.

As two major unions, Unite and Unison prepare to announce this week which candidate they will support in the Labour leadership contest, political editor Gary Gibbon analyses how the battle is testing the brotherly bond between David and Ed Miliband.

Those who want to challenge my leadership are free to do so in a democratic contest, in which I will be a candidate.»

Mr Corybn's speech to the National Women's Conference offered a change from the Labour leadership contest, which has so far dominated proceedings ahead of the party conference.

He explained that the leadership of Chief John Odigie Oyegun has ended in line with the party's constitution, saying a waiver was given which means he could contest

The leadership contest was triggered after Mr Farron's surprise post-election resignation, in which he said he could not reconcile his Christian beliefs with leading the party.

Following the turbulence which has hit the Labour Party in the weeks since the EU referendum, a leadership contest looks set to take place, but how do they actually work and what are they?

Mr Miliband said future leadership contests would be decided by a one member, one vote election which would mean union members could pay # 3 to affiliate to Labour and then get a leadership vote which would be equal to that of full members of the party.

The MPs were deeply foolish in acting to pass the vote of no confidence, which has had no effect other than to trigger the current leadership contest.

Sarwar's campaign received legal advice regarding Unite's sign - up processes, which it described as bringing the leadership contest into «serious question».

In the interview with the Observer Mr Corbyn also offered his first public comments on the Court of Appeal's judgement to bar around 130,000 members from voting in the leadership contest in a ruling which upheld the initial decision of Labour's ruling body.

NLI has also expanded its offerings through two programs, Rooted and Rising for alumni and Movement in Green which offers public programming, a fellowship, local events, a high school essay contest, and a micro-grant award for environmental leadership.

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