Sentences with phrase «resignation as party leader»

Speaking in public for the first time since his resignation as party leader a day after the general election, in which the Lib Dems lost 48 of their 56 MPs, Clegg said his successor deserved the party's «undivided unity and support».

Not exact matches

The resignation chatter was swiftly denied by the PM's communications staff, but with an election coming up in 2015, we're watching the Conservatives» internal maneuvering as the party contemplates a fourth election with Harper as leader.

Trudeau's minority lasted as long as it did thanks to support from the New Democratic Party (in return for the implementation of some NDP policies), while Harper's was aided by disarray in the opposition Liberal Party — Paul Martin's resignation, a lengthy and divisive leadership convention, and the unwillingness of the new leader, Stephane Dion, to defeat Harper until the Grits had begun to reduce their party and personal debts, and developed new policies (notably the Green ShParty (in return for the implementation of some NDP policies), while Harper's was aided by disarray in the opposition Liberal Party — Paul Martin's resignation, a lengthy and divisive leadership convention, and the unwillingness of the new leader, Stephane Dion, to defeat Harper until the Grits had begun to reduce their party and personal debts, and developed new policies (notably the Green ShParty — Paul Martin's resignation, a lengthy and divisive leadership convention, and the unwillingness of the new leader, Stephane Dion, to defeat Harper until the Grits had begun to reduce their party and personal debts, and developed new policies (notably the Green Shparty and personal debts, and developed new policies (notably the Green Shift).

We guess Greg Clarkâ $ ™ s resignation as Alberta Party leader on Friday should not have come as a big surprise.

Hello Fellow Members, I have the unfortunate task in delivering the news that Romy Tittel tendered her resignation as Leader of the Green Party of Alberta on March 24th, 2018.

I intend to change the Republican Party as we have known it with the voluntary or forced resignation of previously identified RINO County Chairs like Vinny Reda, in Rockland County, as well as Dean Skelos as Majority Leader of the Senate and Brian Kolb as the Minority Leader of the Assembly.

Following Labour's defeat by the Conservative Party at the 2015 general election, Miliband announced his resignation as leader on 8 May 2015.

The co-ordinated string of resignations from the shadow cabinet that followed the Brexit vote was designed to pressure Corbyn to resign as leader of the party.

Following the resignation of Gordon Brown as Prime Minister and Leader of the Labour Party on 11 May 2010, Harman automatically became the temporary leader of the party as well as the Leader of the Opposition, entitling her to the salary and government car that come with theLeader of the Labour Party on 11 May 2010, Harman automatically became the temporary leader of the party as well as the Leader of the Opposition, entitling her to the salary and government car that come with the Party on 11 May 2010, Harman automatically became the temporary leader of the party as well as the Leader of the Opposition, entitling her to the salary and government car that come with theleader of the party as well as the Leader of the Opposition, entitling her to the salary and government car that come with the party as well as the Leader of the Opposition, entitling her to the salary and government car that come with theLeader of the Opposition, entitling her to the salary and government car that come with the role.

The resignation brings to an end another bruising period for the Conservative party, which saw them associated with a class snobbery Cameron had spent much of his time as leader trying to dispel.

Without that immediate, and highly plausible, rebuttal, plebgate snowballed into a full scale scandal spawning a resignation, the revelation of a fake eyewitness account, arrests, inquiries, a Channel 4 documentary, a Scotland Yard investigation and demonstrations at the Tory Party conference, and involved the DPP, the CPS, the IPCC, the Diplomatic Protection Group, ACPO and the Police Federation, as well as drawing in all the party leaders, the home secretary and countlessParty conference, and involved the DPP, the CPS, the IPCC, the Diplomatic Protection Group, ACPO and the Police Federation, as well as drawing in all the party leaders, the home secretary and countlessparty leaders, the home secretary and countless MPs.

The Republicans have been beating the drum for Silver's resignation for some time now, and are even using their on - line petition as a fund - raising tool (although party leaders appeared to confuse Silver and former Senate Majority Leader Malcolm Smith in their last missive).

Having resigned on two occasions during Tony Blair's first term of office, his third resignation only weeks before the April 2010 general election plunged the Labour Party into two decades of infighting, from which it only recently recovered fifteen years later with the election of teenage glamour model Princess Tiaamii Andre - Price as leader.

Francis Maude has admitted the dreadful state the party is in in the North, and it is probably marginally worse in Scotland - i see some idiot candidate is demanding the resignation of the leader of the Scottish party just as we go into an election.

«We have got to look deep in our souls, but we shouldn't open our veins,» said Harriet Harman, the acting leader of the Labour party, as she implored her colleagues to stop bloodletting after the party's loss and the resignation of Ed Miliband.

John Major announced his 1995 resignation as leader of the Conservative Party in the garden.

Tim Farron's resignation as the leader of the Liberal Democrats will spark a contest between the party's 12 MPs — several of whom lost seats in 2015 and have only just returned to parliament.

In his resignation letter to David Cameron, Strathclyde said the time was right to leave, having recently clocked up 15 years as leader of the Tories in the Lords, and 25 years on the party's frontbench, having previously served as a whip, chief whip and minister.

Party leader Nigel Farage, having failed to win the constituency of South Thanet, tendered his resignation, though this was rejected by his party's executive council and he stayed on as leParty leader Nigel Farage, having failed to win the constituency of South Thanet, tendered his resignation, though this was rejected by his party's executive council and he stayed on as leparty's executive council and he stayed on as leader.

However, on 11 May, the UKIP executive rejected his resignation on the grounds that the election campaign had been «a great success», [204] and Farage agreed to continue as party leader.

After the resignation of George Lansbury in 1935, he was elected as Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition in the subsequent leadership election.

Mr Corbyn's position as party leader is under severe threat today as he faces mass Shadow Cabinet resignations from colleagues furious at his display during the referendum.

A string of resignations is seriously bad news for a party leader and it will be bad news in three hours» time as well.

With accusations that he didn't give 100 % to campaigning for remaining in the EU over the past few months, and resignations coming thick and fast from multiple shadow cabinet members, it's increasingly likely that Jeremy Corbyn will need to stand down as leader of the Labour party.

On 11 May, it was announced that Farage would continue to serve as the party's leader, with the BBC reporting: «Party chairman Steve Crowther said the national executive committee believed the election campaign had been a «great success» and members had «unanimously» rejected Mr Farage's letter of resignation&raparty's leader, with the BBC reporting: «Party chairman Steve Crowther said the national executive committee believed the election campaign had been a «great success» and members had «unanimously» rejected Mr Farage's letter of resignation&raParty chairman Steve Crowther said the national executive committee believed the election campaign had been a «great success» and members had «unanimously» rejected Mr Farage's letter of resignation».

«When I table that report at next month's meeting of the Scottish Labour Party executive, I will also table my resignation as leader of the Scottish Labour Party.

She was Shadow Health Secretary from when Jeremy Corbyn took over as leader in September 2015, before quitting in June the following year amid a string of resignations in the party.

ALBANY — Gov. Paterson hunkered down in the walled - off Executive Mansion and begged state Democratic leaders for more time yesterday as a growing number of party members demanded his resignation...

After announcing resignation in Downing Street, he then spoke to activists at Labour HQ where he confirmed he would be standing down as party leader.

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