Sentences with phrase «parliamentary coup against»

Ms Thornberry was shadow defence secretary until a parliamentary coup against Mr Corbyn over the past two weeks forced a front bench reshuffle.

His comments could refer to Unite general secretary Len McLuskey, who yesterday condemned the ongoing parliamentary coup against Mr Corbyn in strong terms.

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The 2014 European elections will be remembered as those that transformed the EU into a sort of Parliamentary democracy by indirectly electing the president of the European Commission, or as those that ditched the whole process and lead instead to the first «coup d'état» operated by the European Council against the European Parliament and the voters.

Others expressed outrage at the parliamentary Labour party for undermining him from the start of his leadership and mounting the coup attempt against him.

Many insiders believe that if a coup against Corbyn's leadership was ever to take place, Watson — who acts as a bridge to the trade unions, and maintains close links across the parliamentary party — would be involved.