Sentences with phrase «prime of his political career»

For an intelligent, experienced and talented man in the prime of his political career, the taste of defeat was bitter; all the more so when his forward propulsion was stopped dead in its tracks by his own brother.

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After a bruising EU referendum campaign, and a summer out of the spotlight, former prime minister Sir John Major reflects on his long political career — and insists he has no appetite for making a comeback

It used to be that achieving the prime ministership was the pinnacle of any political career — the product of a lifetime of service to both party and public after which, former prime ministers, all passion spent, would shuffle off into the House of Lords and spend their golden years giving speeches few will hear.

British Prime Minister Theresa May gave one of the most important speeches of her political career Wednesday morning.

OPENING THIS WEEK Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun by Kam Williams For movies opening December 30, 2011 BIG BUDGET FILMS The Iron Lady (PG - 13 for violent images and brief nudity) Meryl Streep impersonates imperious Margaret Thatcher in this intimate portrait recounting the private life and political career of the former Prime Minister of Great Britain.

This handsome drama works hard to tell an old story in new ways, rendering Churchill's early prime ministerial career as a minefield of political peril, and considering the women in his life, particularly his wife (Kristin Scott Thomas) and secretary (Lily James).