Sentences with phrase «resign over the election»

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By Eli Yokley Top Stories Debbie Lesko (R) defeated Democrat Hiral Tipirneni in a special election in Arizona's 8th District to fill the vacancy left by Republican Trent Franks, who resigned in December over sexual misconduct allegations.

Greek Prime Minister reversed course after a rebellion within his own Socialist party over the referendum, but ignored repeated calls to resign and call elections.

The Richmond Park by - election was called after Zac Goldsmith resigned over Heathrow expansion.

Yesterday's Glasgow North East by - election saw Labour win the seat vacated by Michael Martin after he resigned as Speaker with a majority of 8,111 over the SNP.

He is a former flatmate of the Unite general secretary, Len McCluskey, and resigned as Labour's election coordinator over the Falkirk selection row involving the trade union.

Labour's Emily Thornberry has resigned from the Labour front bench over a tweet she sent during the Rochester and Strood by - election campaign.

Labour's Emily Thornberry resigns from the Labour front bench over a tweet she sent during the Rochester and Strood by - election campaign.

«Not everyone was happy with the by - election but at least he kept his promise to resign his seat over Heathrow expansion.

Sen. Bernie Sanders suggested today he wouldn't be opposed to seeing FBI Director James Comey resign, due to fallout over his decision to reopen an investigation into Hillary Clinton's private email server just days before the 2016 election.

The view Tony Blair has destroyed the Labour Party, by his critics is often met with, the last election Neil Kinnock fought, he got 34.5 %, the last election Blair fought he got 35.3 %» all be it, on a lower turnout, those who'd been in the party for years, who resigned over Iraq, stopped voting labour in 2005, even though Blair was on his way out, lost MPs who were against Iraq, their seats

[13] He decided to resign at that time in the expectation that the Conservative Party would make over 500 gains in local government elections, but in the belief that these would be achieved in spite of, rather than because of, Iain Duncan Smith's leadership.

Turner is involved in a special election against Assemblyman David Weprin (D - Little Neck) for the congressional seat previously held by Anthony Weiner, who abruptly resigned in June over a sexting scandal.

Voters do not care about Tony Abbott's alleged crises such as the Speaker resigning over the expenses row, according to Lynton Crosby, one of the advisers credited with helping David Cameron win the British election.

Turner's win over state Assemblyman David Weprin (D - Little Neck) in the special election for the 9th District seat, which opened after former Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner resigned amid a sexting Twitter scandal, was seen as an upset for the largely Democratic district.

Lord Paddick has resigned as Lib Dem Home Office Spokesman over views expressed by leader Tim Farron during the election campaign.

Grant Shapps and Lord Feldman should resign over revelations the Conservative party failed to act on complaints about an election aide at the heart of a bullying scandal, says the father of a young activist believed to have killed himself.

Turner won a special election to replace Brooklyn Congressman Anthony Weiner, who resigned over a sex scandal.

After suffering defeat in the London Mayoral election Zac Goldsmith resigned over the Government's position on Heathrow expansion.

Laws, who was briefly chief secretary to the Treasury after the election before resigning over his expenses, was broadly supportive of the government's plans.

It was two weeks after the general election and I had already been forced to resign over an expenses claim.

Watson, who urged Corbyn to resign over the summer, received an ovation in the conference hall for his speech on Tuesday, urging his party to stop «trashing the record» of the Blair and Brown governments if it wants to win elections.

Blunkett's comments come amid rising tension within the Labour party over Miliband's leadership, with frontbench MPs set to warn him that he will have to resign as leader if he loses the general election next year.

Tom Watson, who was involved in the selection of Labour's election candidates, resigned his shadow cabinet position over the Falkirk row in July.