Sentences with phrase «left wing of the party»

Mainline Democrats are an aggressive, far left wing of the party, don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

[6] The left wing of the party fought back and managed to defeat any change: symbolically, it was then agreed to include Clause IV, part 4, on Labour Party membership cards.

Tensions between Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the left wing of his party heightened after the governor attended a fundraiser to raise campaign money for a now - disbanded group of breakaway Senate Democrats.

For the left wing of the party, that would be disastrous.

Tensions between Democratic Governor Cuomo and the left wing of his party heightened after the governor attended a fundraiser to raise campaign money for a now disbanded group of breakaway Senate Democrats.

The development is a significant one for the left wing of the party in the state for a new toehold on the committee, considered a top - down entity controlled by the governor.

A former Labour general secretary seen as a hate figure by many on the left wing of the party has been given a peerage by Jeremy Corbyn.

The announcement of former western New York Rep. Kathy Hochul comes at the same time a new poll shows Cuomo continuing to face a threat from some in the left wing of his party.

Centrist activists in Lewisham had feared the NEC, on which Corbyn's backers now have a majority, would only allow them to choose between candidates from the left wing of the party.

In a move seen as an attempt to smooth over his relationship with the left wing of his party, Cuomo proposed raising the minimum wage to $ 10.50 an hour statewide and $ 11.50 an hour in New York City by the end of 2016.

His delayed endorsement of Hillary Clinton in 2016 left him isolated, irking the Clintons and siding him against the left wing of the party, where he said his own ideology is a more natural fit.

It has been campaigning for a soft Brexit, and against rule changes that would make it easier to elect another leader from the left wing of the party.

Both the right and the left wings of the party need to move past the obsession with Blairism; whilst I appreciate that there are some individuals on the frontbench who we could still call Blairite because of their association with the Blair years, now we are seeing it used to describe people like Liz Kendall in the leadership race.

Snubbed by Tony and Gordon, Diane endeared herself to the left wing of the party by denouncing those Labour leaders who send their kids to private school.

Tensions between Democratic New York Governor Cuomo and the left wing of his party have heightened after the governor attended a fundraiser to raise campaign money for a now disbanded group of breakaway Senate Democrats.

The announcement of former Western New York Congresswoman Kathy Hochul comes as a new poll shows Cuomo continues to face a threat from some in the left wing of his party.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Mayor Bill de Blasio heaped praise on Sen. Elizabeth Warren today, the progressive Massachusetts Democrat who some in the left wing of the party have been urging to run for president.

Elsewhere, fellow former leadership challenger Liz Kendall criticised the left wing of the party for not being enthusiastic enough about remaining in the bloc.

Having enraged the left wing of his party with several initial high - profile appointments, Mr. Obama is now under pressure to placate this mob.