Sentences with phrase «leadership contest without»
Were Boris to re-enter the Commons in 2015 and David Cameron to lose, the election the former would not be able to enter an immediate Conservative leadership contest without being seen to break his word to serve a full - term as Mayor.
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Famously, Jeremy Corbyn could not have entered the Labour leadership contest without the nominations of MPs who wanted a leftwinger in the race, although they had no intention of voting for him.
Allowing Jeremy Corbyn to stand in a new Labour leadership contest without the backing of at least one - fifth of the party's MPs and MEPs would be «remarkable», according to legal advice seen by PoliticsHome.
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She became PM without facing a full Conservative leadership contest after her key rivals from what had been the Leave side pulled out.
«I want this to be resolved without a damaging, divisive leadership contest.
Like Miliband, Duncan Smith was an outsider in the leadership contest and was elected without leading a poll of the parliamentary party.
Talks are taking place behind the scenes aimed at persuading Mr Corbyn to resign and allow a leadership contest to take place without him.
However, this did little to end speculation about the future of their unpopular leader Iain Duncan Smith and in October 2003, he lost a vote of no confidence and was replaced by Michael Howard, who stood unopposed for the leadership role and took control without a leadership contest.
Political parties without established offices, leadership and reasonable presence may not be allowed to contest the 2019 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission has said.
Cameron declared during the 2005 leadership contest that the Tories would withdraw from the centre - right grouping in the European parliament, partly to attract the support of eurosceptic MPs, when he almost certainly would have won without making such a commitment.
He was appointed to the role without a leadership contest after the only other candidate pulled out at the 11th hour.