Sentences with phrase «motion of no confidence in someone»

On 22nd July (the last time the party's GC was able to meet), it passed without dissent an emergency motion of no confidence in the London Labour Party's conduct of the shortlisting process.

There are 23 examples of a successful motions of no confidence in a UK Government; the last being in 1979 when the Labour Prime Minister, James Callaghan, dissolved the Government after the «Winter of Discontent».

Fianna Fail, whose backing Varadkar requires from the opposition benches to keep his government functioning, has said it will move a motion of no confidence in Fitzgerald at 2000 GMT on Tuesday unless she quits, a position that hardened on Monday.

The blog receives a motion of no confidence in Reality's ability to reason effectively.

When asked if Henry Bolton will be the next to leave, Arnott said: «He finds himself in a very difficult position to be honest, I think he genuinely does believe that if he does resign the party can't survive the stresses and strains of another leadership election... but at the same time the national executive committee has just voted for a motion of no confidence in him so it's very difficult for him to continue under those circumstances.»

And then to top it off, Tory MP James Duddridge tabled a motion of no confidence in the speaker, telling Sky News that there was plenty of support on the Conservative benches for removing him.

While the government could engineer its own defeat by instructing its MPs to pass a motion of no confidence in their own cabinet, that defeat would not be sufficient to bring about an election.

A tearful Beckett, a former acting leader and former foreign secretary, said that «never in my wildest dreams» had she envisaged voting for a motion of no confidence in a Labour leader until Tuesday.

Rather, she voted against the motion of no confidence in Corbyn's leadership.

The Conservative Group on Cornwall Council has today welcomed the failure of a motion of no confidence in Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner Alison Hernandez.

The Conservatives were actually considering a motion of no confidence in the leader and his administration but they say the timing of the annual leadership vote means it's not necessary.

Doctors have overwhelmingly supported a motion of no confidence in the health secretary, in a move which is likely to further distance NHS workers from the government.

Dame Margaret Hodge, who tabled a motion of no confidence in the Labour leader, warned he is «standing in the way» of the party reconnecting with voters in an open letter written together with fellow backbencher Ann Coffey.

More than 60 shadow ministers have quit in the past two weeks, while three - quarters of Labour MPs backed a motion of no confidence in the embattled leader.

The moves against him came after more than 60 of his ministerial team resigned, and three - quarters of his MPs backed a motion of no confidence in him.

More than 60 members of Labour's frontbench have stood down in the past week, while 172 MPs - three - quarters of the total - last week backed a motion of no confidence in their leader.

Under the terms of the Fixed - term Parliaments Act 2011, the period between one general election and the next is fixed at 5 years, unless the Commons passes a motion of no confidence in the Government sooner than that, or if the House of Commons, with the support of at least two thirds of its members, resolves that a general election should take place sooner.

More than 60 shadow ministers have quit, while three - quarters of Labour MPs backed a motion of no confidence in the embattled leader.

Two backbenchers have submitted a motion of no confidence in Mr Corbyn which, if accepted for debate, would lead to secret ballot on Tuesday.

The dramatic move will come as MPs prepare to debate a motion of no confidence in Mr Corbyn at a meeting on in the Commons on Monday evening - followed by a secret ballot the next day.

Party veteran Margaret Hodge tonight moved a motion of no confidence in Mr Corbyn, which will be voted on by Labour MPs tomorrow.

Labour MPs will also vote on a motion of no confidence in their leader tomorrow, with the result being announced some time after 4 pm.

More than 60 shadow ministers have resigned, while three - quarters of Labour MPs backed a motion of no confidence in Mr Corbyn.

Although he still retains the backing of most Labour party members, three - quarters of his MPs backed a motion of no confidence in him.

Meanwhile, the two MPs who tabled the motion of no confidence in Mr Corbyn today warned Labour was facing «political oblivion» if he leads them into the next election.

Shadow business minister Chi Onwurah has also revealed that she had voted in favour of the motion of no confidence in Mr Corbyn.

Labour MPs will debate a motion of no confidence in Mr Corbyn tomorrow evening, followed by a vote on Tuesday.

MPs will also debate a motion of no confidence in their embattled leader at a meeting of the parliamentary Labour party this evening, followed by a vote tomorrow.

A motion of no confidence in his performance as leader was also backed by more than three - quarters of Labour MPs, while a string of party grandees have called on him to resign.

«I've put a motion to the Parliamentary Labour Party which is a motion of no confidence in Jeremy Corbyn, which I hope he'll think about seriously, reflect on and do the decent thing, as David Cameron has done.

Ms Beckett, who briefly led the party following the death of John Smith in 1994, struggled to hold back tears as she revealed she had been one of the 172 Labour MPs who backed a motion of no confidence in Mr Corbyn yesterday.

Former minister Margaret Hodge and Stockport MP Ann Coffey have tabled a motion of no confidence in Mr Corbyn today in the wake of the vote for Britain to leave the EU.

Former minister Margaret Hodge and Stockport MP Ann Coffey tabled a motion of no confidence in him as anger mounted over his conduct in the EU referendum campaign.

Parliamentary Labour Party to discuss a motion of no confidence in Jeremy Corbyn, if chairman allows

«David Cameron should now think very hard about putting down a motion of no confidence in the Government, precipitating an early debate next week.

Labour MPs have overwhelmingly backed a motion of no confidence in party leader Jeremy Corbyn by 172 to 40.

The Speaker, John Bercow, is expected to face a motion of no confidence in the Commons on Monday in the wake of allegations that he bullied a member of parliamentary staff.

Following the referendum result, I learnt of the motion of no confidence in Jeremy Corbyn because of his handling of the Remain campaign.

This is a further blow to both the Minister and his department after The British Medical Association's annual conference passed a motion of no confidence in him in June of this year.

Some years later, in November 2003, I broke the story on Sky News that enough Tory MPs were backing a motion of no confidence in Iain Duncan Smith to trigger a vote to topple him.

Nearly his entire shadow cabinet resigned and a motion of no confidence in his leadership was passed following the EU referendum.

A key event was the motion of no confidence in the government, in which 13 PAP assemblymen crossed party lines and abstained from voting on 21 July 1961.

Yesterday I linked to Douglas Carswell MP's blog and his decision to explore a motion of no confidence in Michael Martin.

Brown used his speech at the Momentum conference last week to call for unity after the bitter leadership challenge to Corbyn over the summer, where more than 80 % of MPs voted for a motion of no confidence in the Labour leader but who easily defeated challenger Owen Smith in votes from members.

Labour MPs will debate a motion of no confidence in Mr Corbyn at a meeting in the Commons tomorrow night, then vote on it on Tuesday.

Earlier former Labour minister Margaret Beckett fought back tears as she revealed she had been one of the 172 Labour MPs who backed a motion of no confidence in Mr Corbyn yesterday.

The MP who put forward the motion of no confidence in speaker Michael Martin after the expenses scandal, Carswell's influence has grown quickly since he was first elected to Parliament in 2005.

Government sources said they had partly picked up Wright's proposal after MPs found themselves unable to table a motion of no confidence in the Speaker unless the government tabled the motion.

The astonishing developments came a day after three - quarters of Labour MPs voted for a motion of no confidence in Mr Corbyn.