Sentences with phrase «party president»

The party love him, and after two terms as party president he leaves on a high.

He is the first to declare his bid in a race expected to be dominated by him and former party president Tim Farron, who has expressed anger that the election was fought «on the politics of fear».

As well as chatting to voters and revealing his recipe for doorstep success, the former party president told us he had «no preference» between Labour and the Tories.

Liberal Democrat party president Tim Farron has warned it would be «absolutely foolish for the party to turn in on ourselves»

The election broadcast follows comments by party president Tim Farron yesterday that Baroness Thatcher's government pursued «organised wickedness».

More than 60 % of party president Tim Farron's Westmorland and Lonsdale constituency would move into the new constituency of Kendal and Penrith where he would likely face a stern challenge from existing Tory Penrith and Border MP, the former diplomat Rory Stewart.

He recently stood down as party president after four years during which it was his job to tour the country and cheer up downtrodden activists.

Listen to former Liberal Democrat party president Simon Hughes outline why he is involved in the international parliamentarians» network on conflict prevention and human security:

Organized in 1931, the party targets residents who want to avoid the burdens of political fundraising, partisanship and campaigning but who would like to serve in the public office the chance to do so, said party president Lee Crumbaugh, a former village trustee.

Senior Liberal Democrats suggested for the first time on Monday that Lord Rennard had not stood down as the party's chief executive for health reasons, but after pressure from Nick Clegg's office and the then party president over general allegations of sexual impropriety.

Progressive Conservative party president Katherine O'Neill has said the committee running the leadership contest has decided to bring in a neutral third party investigator to check into Jansen's allegations.

He was the Progressive Conservative party president at the time, and among a group who met for breakfast once a week at the Park Plaza Hotel to advise then Premier Bill Davis.

In a statement, newly elected PC party president Katherine O'Neill appeared to be cool to Kennedy's possible candidacy, noting that Tories gathered for last month's annual general meeting had voted to rebuild the party under the Progressive Conservative brand and rejected the idea of unifying with another party.

This statement would trigger a contest offering the Lib Dems a valuable media spotlight right through to the party conference in October, when Clegg's successor (almost certainly current party president Tim Farron) is unveiled.

Liberal Democrat Party President Baroness Sal Brinton delivered a keynote speech to Welsh Liberal Democrat Spring Conference this weekend.

Many Lib Dems, including party president Tim Farron, have expressed dissatisfaction.

The Alberta Can't Wait group, backed by former Reform Party stalwarts Preston Manning and Cliff Fryers, lobbyist Hal Danchilla and 1980s Tory cabinet minister Rick Orman, and the Alberta Prosperity Fund, backed by former right - wing talk radio host Dave Rutherford, former MLAs Heather Forsyth and Shiraz Shariff, and former PC Party president Jim McCormick.

Former party president Jeff Calloway and St. Paul gas line operator Raymond Germain will run under their party banner.

New party president Marit Stiles said although tuition is normally deemed a provincial matter, it's «something we'll have to talk about» that could fight inequality and has excited youth delegates.

Speaking after the vote, party president Gerry Adams said: «The decision we have taken today is truly historic.

Asking Hope to become Party President whilst she would become official Party Leader, Hope refused, saying he was leader until death.

Sir Menzies, the Lib Dem acting leader and foreign affairs spokesman, will appear on The World at One on Thursday, followed by party president Mr Hughes on Friday.

The Guardian: «Senior Liberal Democrats suggested for the first time on Monday that Lord Rennard had not stood down as the party's chief executive for health reasons, but after pressure from Nick Clegg's office and the then party president over general allegations of sexual impropriety.»

And while detailed complaints were made to Nick Clegg's Chief of Staff Jonny Oates, former Party President Ros Scott, and former Chief Whip Paul Burstow, Nick Clegg claims to have known only «general concerns» about Lord Rennard's conduct.

National Party President Peter Goodfellow said in statement he was disappointed with the ruling.

It is apparently for that reason that Prime Minister Stephen Harper's allies in the party leadership, including party president John Walsh and Harper's chief of staff, Ray Novak, are not inviting defeated candidates for the first post-election caucus meeting, apparently in mid-November: They want to contain a rising tide of anger against Harper and his campaign.

Endorsed by Alberta Progressive Conservative Party president Bill Smith, Manitoba Senator Don Plett, Manitoba MP Joy Smith and former PC MP for Calgary - Centre Harvie Andre, former Calgary - Southwest PC MP Bobbie Sparrow.

Party President Shelley Wark - Martyn is a former New Democratic Party MPP with cabinet experience in Ontario.

Liberal Party President Erick Ambtman edged out Calgary - Buffalo MLA Kent Hehr in the latest blog poll asking readers of this blog who they thought should replace Calgary - Mountain View MLA David Swann as leader of his party.

Past Wildrose Party President Jeff Callaway is running for Senate under that banner.

The 743 residents voting represented an increase from past years, said Lee Crumbaugh, Civic Betterment Party president.

Christine Cheng has recently co-published an article with Margit Tavits in Political Research Quarterly arguing that female party presidents in Canada are more likely to nominate female party candidates.

The former party president used his Beveridge lecture to last year's Social Liberal Forum conference to argue that the «post 1979 consensus» had failed and that Britain needed «active, ambitious liberal government» to tackle poverty, climate change, and the housing crisis.

Vote shares for the four biggest parties remain unchanged since last week, with the Tories on 30 %, Labour on 29 %, UKIP on 16 % and the Liberal Democrats holding on to their 10 %, a result which party president Tim Farron joked was causing champagne corks to pop at Lib Dem HQ last week.

A lost deposit in Corby, no victories in the Police Commissioner elections, no wonder Party President Tim Farron described it as a «painful day».

His four years as party president obliged him to tour the country, cheering up the coalition - beleaguered activists.

Sir Menzies Campbell confronted party president Simon Hughes after he appeared to criticise his leadership, it has emerged.

by Mark Dunlea, co-founder of the Green Party of NY and author of Madame President, The Unauthorized Biography of the First Green Party President

More than a quarter backed party president, Tim Farron, and a fifth Lib Dem cabinet minister, Danny Alexander.

Eastleigh by - election Liberal Democrat candidate Mike Thornton tells the BBC's Norman Smith that despite the scandals surrounding former Eastleigh MP Chris Huhne and the former party president Lord Rennard, voters are more interested in local issues.

If Clegg did not make it through this process, as many in Westminster acknowledge seems likely, younger figures like party president Tim Farron are viewed as potential successors.

You could say that Trump would be the «Republican & American Independent Parties President», but the other parties are so small and little known in relation to the mainstream parties that it would give no practical information.

Speaking to TP in his constituency last month, the former party president went on to put the boot in to Labour with surprising vigour:

12:32 - The PM is pressed again on universal credit, before Lib Dem party president Tim Farron raises a petition calling for radiotherapy services in his local hospital to be saved.

He has fought off relentless criticism from the Left of the party, discreetly from Vince Cable within government, and more openly from the ambitious party president, Tim Farron.

(REM), on 17 December 2017, party president François Bayrou appealed for a «common house» with the presidential party for the 2019 European elections, an idea also supported by Christophe Castaner, leader of La République En Marche!

Our bright hope of changing the face of British politics has given way to the grim reality that 2015 will be what party president Tim Farron has termed a «survival election».

Referring to the 609 people who voted for Plaid in its first parliamentary election 83 years ago, current party president Dafydd Iwan is said to have «immortalised» the essence of the party with this song.

Partisan orders would be canceled when an opposing party president takes office, making them much less useful for permanent policy changes than signed laws from congress.

An even more ebullient party president Tim Farron claimed: «This is a staggering result and the people who had written us off will have egg all over their faces.