Sentences with phrase «local party members»

This engages local party members in thinking about policies we want to propose, and then submitting them and gaining support for them at conference.

Lutfur Rahman should take legal action against this action — the views of local party members speak for themselves!

We overstated Ed's support among local party members, and understated it among trade unionists.

Turning towards the Houses of Parliament, Livingstone and Christine moved to West Hampstead, north London; in June 1977 he was selected by local party members as the Labour parliamentary candidate for the Hampstead constituency, beating Vince Cable.

Now, the former shadow transport secretary claims she was told to «f *** off» by her own local party members in Nottingham after explaining why she was backing Owen Smith to be Labour leader.

Securing a significant level of support from local party members, he nonetheless failed to apply for candidacy in time, and so the incumbent centrist Reg Freeson was once more selected as Labour candidate for Brent East.

Selections are a matter for local party members and affiliates in accordance with Labour party rules.»

In some 40 towns, local party members join activists from as far away as L'Aquila, 400 miles to the south.

Last night's meeting of local party members voted 108 - 84 against a motion which pointed out the demonstration was also attended by some Conservative and DUP MPs, as well as Tory peer Norman Tebbit.

Her victory came as local party members rejected Rachel Holliday, the candidate backed by Corbyn.

Local party members did all the campaigning.

He was reportedly mistaken for a UKIP voter but following outcry from his fellow local party members, he has now been reinstated.

A shameful way to take advantage of local voters and bulldozes local party members.

He twice resigned from Cabinet posts under Tony Blair but told local party members that standing down was «by far the most difficult political decision I have ever made, in a lifetime of extremely difficult decisions».

Instead of election candidates being chosen by local party members behind closed doors, anyone in the constituency who is a registered supporter of the party has a vote.

It is thought local party members will back Mr Miliband's position rather than force him to resign, however.

Just over one - third of this year's leadership electorate recall voting in the 2010 contest; we have weighted our raw data for this group to reflect David Miliband's lead among local party members.

Speaking following his selection by a one member one vote ballot of local party members, Steve said: «It is a great honour to be selected by members to be the Welsh Liberal Democrat candidate in this by - election.

To confront Corbyn, Labour MPs will have to be prepared to confront their own local party members, a majority of whom - by definition - will just have anointed him their leader.

However, he was not selected by local party members, losing out to Alan McFarland.

Jeremy Corbyn wants to hand the nominations for Labour awards and peerages to local party members in a shake - up of the honours system, according to a report.

The Green Party's decision not to field a candidate was controversial among some local party members, but it arguably had a significant effect.

Some local party members complained about the lack of multiple voting locations in the rural constituency and the police were called to the voting station after an allegedly intoxicated man caused a disturbance.

Enthusiastically, I jumped into a car of the local party member, who had asked me to come with them.

In a letter announcing his decision to local party members, Hunt stated: «There were very few jobs that would have convinced me to stand down as MP for Stoke - on - Trent Central, but the post of director of the V&A - the world's greatest museum of art, design and performance - is just that.»

Bristol West MP Thangam Debonnaire faced a meeting of local party members, where voting took place on a motion accusing her of working with other parties to attend an anti-racist demo outside parliament.

Having lost by a relatively narrow 800 votes in the General Election in June 2010, Heathcoat - Amory announced to the local party members and media that he would not be contesting the next general election.

I never thought I'd say this, but local party members have their uses after all!

It has been rare for sitting MPs to lose such a vote; but doing so leads to a ballot of all local party members.

I think those MPs who say they are listening and consulting and haven't yet made up their minds, need to listen a bit harder to some of their constituents and local Party members.

Local party members have selected moderate doctor Gillian Troughton to fight Jamie Reed's seat.

Indeed, she has had the Conservative whip withdrawn and there are mutterings that she will face a tough ride from her local party members when it comes to the selection of a candidate for the 2015 general election.

The Labour former home secretary and MP for Hull West and Hessle was among the first to inform his local party members that he was standing down.

Len McCluskey has warned Labour MPs trying to unseat Jeremy Corbyn that they could be booted out by their local party members.

Last week Tower Hamlets Labour group, myopic in their perpetual factionalism, joined forces with local Tories to vote down the annual budget proposed by the former Labour council leader and now independent mayor Lutfur Rahman, who of course was removed as Labour candidate by the National Executive Committee in the run up to the 2010 mayoral election, despite having been selected by a majority of local party members.

Another MP - like Sir Patrick Cormack - who has properly resigned before 1st January so that his local party members have a fuller say in the choice of his successor.

The voice of shooting was heard loud and clear at the three main UK party conferences, where BASC promoted the sport through a series of receptions, putting the case for shooting to Ministers, spokespeople, parliamentarians, councillors and local party members.

Local party members had been left outraged after Labour announced a remarkably tight timetable in the race for the nomination - with concerns some activists might be unable to attend the showdown meeting.

In an email to local party members she said: «After 22 years of campaigning and 20 years of having had the privilege of being the MP for this diverse, forever surprising and wonderful marginal seat I know when it is time to stand down and pass on the baton.

As the campaign progressed, Mr Hague made a virtue of going round the regions, drumming up support among local party members.

I hadn't voted for Jeremy, and weeks before I'd sent an email to my local party members saying why I was voting for Andy Burnham.

In fact, some local party members were distinctly unhelpful.

«We now face a by - election and local party members will soon choose a candidate equally committed to Copeland and its people.»

Unite chief Len McCluskey said MPs had to «respond to local party members».

One local party member, a retired postal worker, said the changes were being foisted on the party to appease right wing media and the Conservatives.