Sentences with phrase «male leadership contest»
Labour is set for an all - male leadership contest after Angela Eagle withdrew to offer her support to Owen Smith as a «unity candidate» to take on Jeremy Corbyn.
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The former Lib Dem frontbencher had to resign from the party's leadership contest in 2006 after admitting a relationship with a male prostitute.
Labour have a lot to be proud of when it comes to equalities, and it would give the wrong impression if its leadership contest was all male.
Labour's leadership core consists of Corbyn and McDonnell with Watson as the formal back - up, the leadership contest in 2016 was an all - male shoot - out after Angela Eagle stood aside, there were no female candidates for any of the city - region Mayoralties in 2017 and, as Tories love to point out, they've had two female PMs to Labour's zero.
The Welsh Party has just finished the election of their new Deputy Leader (itself an all - female contest to balance the male Leader) but that isn't likely to be enough (and nor should it) to placate those wanting to see a greater balance in Labour's leadership positions.
However, if the leadership contest was not all male — and since I can't see an all - female contest happening just yet — you wouldn't know who the valid candidates would be until after the leader was elected.
In which case, would we face more frequent all - male contests for the leadership with this rule?