Sentences with phrase «potential leadership challenger»

Backbencher touted as potential leadership challenger signals concern over current strategy but also criticises Blair's tactics

Just ask Peter Hain, who this week emerged as a potential leadership challenger to Gordon Brown because of his ardent opposition to the government's plans for Royal Mail.

Meanwhile another Blairite minister who is seen as a potential leadership challenger appears to be keeping his options open in regard to standing against Mr Brown.

Potential leadership challengers, such as Dan Jarvis and Angela Eagle, are prepared to work together to decide which candidate has the best chance of toppling Corbyn.

Not exact matches

It's not out of the ordinary for a challenger to tie their potential opponent to the national party's leadership.

Cable is leading the fight against further cuts to the welfare budget, but the Treasury also faces opposition from potential Conservative leadership challengers including defence secretary Philip Hammond and environment secretary Owen Paterson.

«The rules by which the Labour Party is governed are unambiguous: the leader does not require any signatures to be nominated in a leadership election where there is a potential challenger to the leadership,» the letter states.

A potential challenger to Chair Tom Dadey's leadership was brought into the fold after a weekend of intense discussions.