Sentences with phrase «leadership hustings»
"Leadership hustings" refers to an event or gathering where potential leaders or candidates showcase their abilities and ideas to a voting audience. It is a platform for them to pitch their leadership qualities and plans to gain support. Full definition
The comments come after Labour MP Jack Dromey was filmed also criticising Corbyn's leadership — and then warmly greeting the leader when he showed up at the Labour leadership hustings in Birmingham.
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A Labour source outside the Corbyn campaign said that the idea for a change of gear was made by the leftwinger at the Local Government Association's Labour leadership hustings in Harrogate in June.
Asked during a Labour leadership hustings last night, whether he would defend a Nato ally invaded by the Russians, he replied instead that he would seek to avoid any such conflict happening in the first place.
The lights went out at the Labour leadership hustings during a question about energy supply plunging the room into darkness.
However, there was little sign of unity among their supporters this afternoon as they took part in their first leadership hustings.
As a method of finding answers to the calamity of May 7, the current series of leadership hustings are simply not fit for purpose.
Last night, Jeremy Corbyn and Owen Smith argued over Brexit at a very bad tempered leadership hustings in Gateshead, that was briefly interrupted when the lights went out.
In early June, the Islington North MP was late for a Labour leadership hustings organised by the Fabian Society because he had been speaking at a Stop the War event.
Corbyn made his comments during the Guardian Live's Labour leadership hustings on Thursday, which saw the four Labour leadership candidates take to the stage and take questions from Guardian columnists and Labour members
The pair will take part in three leadership hustings before the winner is announced on 24 September.
On the evening of 9 June, just hours after nominations for the Labour leadership closed, the New Statesman hosted the first official leadership hustings at Church House in Westminster.
Liz Kendall annoyed Andy Burnham's campaign team this week with her «country comes first» swipe during the Newsnight leadership hustings.
Diane James comfortably won the race to succeed Nigel Farage, despite failing to take part in many of the party's leadership hustings around the country.
Several MPs tweeted from yesterday's PLP leadership hustings: John Woodcock, Rachel Reeves, Douglas Alexander and Denis MacShane, for instance.
But in a letter to Mr Corbyn and Mr McNicol last week, Mr Smith called for leadership hustings to be staged in each region of the UK.
I was reminded of that quote when someone at Saturday's Labour Friends of Searchlight leadership hustings gushed to me how the leadership election was «energising the movement».
This is the laughometer from the Coop leadership hustings in Brixton on the evening of Wednesday 30 June.
Labour has done nowhere near enough to address the basic charge of economic mismanagement; from the ludicrously long leadership hustings, which allowed the coalition government an unrivalled opportunity to set the political narrative for four whole months, to Balls» stupid delight in his «flat - lining» gesture, the damage has been done and is yet to be repaired.
Arron Banks spoke out after last night's leadership hustings during which one candidate called for the death penalty for paedophiles, but not if the child «looked 18».
Jeremy Corbyn and Owen Smith argued over Brexit at a very bad tempered leadership hustings in Gateshead, that was briefly interrupted when the lights went out.
Later today Corbyn and Smith will come face - to - face in the first leadership hustings, being held in Cardiff.
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.
I'm interviewing @JackDromeyMP at labour leadership hustings and this happens!
The Labour leader sat in the aisle of the London to Newcastle service on 11 August as he made his way to a leadership hustings event with Owen Smith.
The Labour leadership hustings are not fit for purpose and the real answers are elsewhere, says Dan Hodges in his latest column for TP.
There was a similar reluctance to speak about this subject during a leadership hustings last year.
The Labour leadership hustings are not fit for purpose and the real answers are elsewhere, says Dan...
The Labour leader could have upgraded to first class for his journey to Gateshead to debate Owen Smith in the latest Labour leadership hustings.
So it's a good job the Wakefield MP had her wits about her as the Mirror's Kevin Maguire chucked an unexpected question her way at the GMB Labour leadership hustings.
Despite Ms Bonham Carter's efforts, Mr Kennedy dismayed many in his camp by answering awkward questions at the leadership hustings with funny quips which led many supporters to wonder whether the anti-Ashdown Simon Hughes would make a stronger leader.
On Wednesday night Paul wrote about Channel Four's Labour leadership hustings and concisely concluded what each of the candidates was about.
Ahead of a leadership hustings debate at the Local Government Association conference this week, Mr Miliband even pledged to invite Labour's local government leader, at present David Sparks, into the shadow cabinet if he is elected party leader.
Jeremy Corbyn and Owen Smith clash at a leadership hustings in Gateshead, where Mr Smith was scarcely able to answer a question without being booed by Mr Corbyn's supporters
I am privileged to be able to go to the leadership hustings in Birmingham, in a few weeks time - I have been so honoured to have met such inspirational people, from John Prescott to David and Ed Miliband.
Corbyn had declined at a leadership hustings last week to rule out campaigning for a no vote on the grounds that David Cameron was intent on «trading away workers» rights» in his EU negotiations.