Sentences with phrase «rival party leaders»

Earlier this year, Cameron and his then rival party leaders, Labour's Ed Miliband and Lib Dem Nick Clegg, also signed a pledge to end the use of coal - fired power stations to produce electricity.

The prime minister agrees to a series of televised debates with rival party leaders in the run - up to the general election.

The rival party leaders were joined by Commons speaker John Bercow and shadow foreign secretary (and Leeds MP) Hilary Benn.

Not exact matches

In Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel's center - right Christian Democrat Union party comfortably won a small regional election, doing better than expected against its main rival, the Social Democrats, and providing a welcome boost for the German leader, ahead of national elections due in September.

And here's where things get weird, as PC Leader Jason Kenney and Wildrose Leader Brian Jean both run as fast as they can into the embrace of their rival's party members.

The National League for Democracy (NLD) has recently won 43 of 45 seats contested in a recent by - election and their leader and pro-democracy icon Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, beat her rival, former military doctor U Soe Min of the Junta - backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), in Kawhmu township just outside Yangon.

Attlee won the party leadership in 1935, and remained leader in 1945 and 1947; partly by accident and luck, particularly because his rivals could not agree on a successor.

Founder and leader of the Ghana Freedom Party (GPF) does not understand why she should wish her arch rival and flagbearer of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) a happy birthday.

Trump's team stepped up the pressure on the prime minister after the tycoon's path to becoming Republican party leader was cleared by rival Ted Cruz's withdrawal from the race.

Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy emerged from today's GOP county leader confab and insisted to reporters that he and primary rival Rick Lazio are deadlocked in their fight for the dominance in the party's weighted convention vote, Capital Tonight's Kaitlyn Ross reports

Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro has secured enough GOP support to win a slot on its ticket, and now has almost double the backing of his nearest rival in the contest for the Republican Party's gubernatorial nomination, Deputy Senate Majority Leader John DeFrancisco.

The statement evoked some criticism from Tom Dadey, who heads the Onondaga County republican party and was the first republican leader to back Turner rival Wendy Long's bid for the Senate.

His main rivals, Tory Craig Mackinlay and Labour's Will Scobie (right), say he barely visited the constituency before Christmas and accuse him of prioritising his roles as party leader and MEP.

But his rival, who is currently leading the race to succeed Michael Howard as Conservative leader, insisted he would not tolerate Lord Archer taking the party whip in the Lords.

Updated 9:21 p.m. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell defeated his tea party - backed primary rival Tuesday, putting the Republican lawmaker one step closer to winning a sixth term in Kentucky.

While there was growth for all the parties and leaders, it is notable that the performance of Labour and Corbyn considerably outstripped their rivals: the Conservatives, for example, rose 11 %, and Theresa May gained less than 22 %.

The former Labour Party Leader is worthy of all the tributes that British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (who hails her former rival as a «great parliamentarian» and man of «high principle») and so many others are bestowing upon his memory.

Policy will be made by Labour members and not the leader, shadow cabinet, or parliamentary party, Jeremy Corbyn has said in a debate with his three leadership rivals organised by the Guardian.

Democratic Party leaders, fearful that she would be vulnerable to opponents in her own party, intervened to dissuade potential rivals from running against her, including Harold E. Ford Jr., a former congressman from TenneParty leaders, fearful that she would be vulnerable to opponents in her own party, intervened to dissuade potential rivals from running against her, including Harold E. Ford Jr., a former congressman from Tenneparty, intervened to dissuade potential rivals from running against her, including Harold E. Ford Jr., a former congressman from Tennessee.

But ironically, keeping the WFP's ballot status, much less its spot at Row E, appears to be increasingly a concern for party leaders and activists as the governor pushes for voters to back him on the Women's Equality Party line, which is increasingly being seen as a rival for liberals» votes and potential siphon away support from theparty leaders and activists as the governor pushes for voters to back him on the Women's Equality Party line, which is increasingly being seen as a rival for liberals» votes and potential siphon away support from theParty line, which is increasingly being seen as a rival for liberals» votes and potential siphon away support from the WFP.

DeFrancisco's path to the GOP designation seemed to clear when his chief rival, state Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb, abruptly dropped out of the race on Feb. 9 and key party leaders quickly endorsed the senator.

There are no examples on record of a British party winning a general election despite being less trusted on the economy than its main rival and with a leader not seen as the strongest candidate to become prime minister.

In such circumstances there may not even have been an internal party leadership election, as the new leader may be chosen by acclaim, having no electoral rival (as in the case of both Brown and May).

-- Colleen Deacon cruised to victory Tuesday in a three - person Democratic primary for the Syracuse - based 24th Congressional District seat, beating two rivals who could not match the support she received from party leaders.

Enter Ed Miliband, leader of the Jets (Rival Westminster street gang sometimes referred to as the Labour Party.

But have Cameron's fellow party leaders inadvertently created a pair of rivals?

For an opposition leader to have a real chance of victory, they and their party must both be well ahead of their rivals by mid-term.

A once - dominant party condemned by voters; its leader rejected; its remaining supporters lukewarm - and facing a popular, fresh - faced rival.

After the mild - manned politeness of last week's debate - the party leaders were quick to go on the attack and Mr Clegg's policies were repeatedly challenged by his rivals.

Are there clues as to a new leader's prospects for success with the wider electorate to be found in the way their party goes about choosing between rival candidates?

30 % of current Labour voters would go with the Corbyn wing of Labour in the event of any split — if Corbyn stays leader they will vote Labour, if the Corbynites left they would vote for his rival party.

The Labour leader secured more than double the support of his rival with 54 per cent among party supporters compared to just 22 per cent for Smith.

Rival Democratic candidate Jo Anne Simon — a longtime Brooklyn Heights district leader and party reform advocate seen as the heir apparent to Ms. Millman — attacked Mr. Sikora's position as a registered lobbyist and ripped Mr. Lander for endorsing him.

Leaders of the Working Families Party and their affiliates could pay a hefty price for shunning Gov. Cuomo in favor of rival Cynthia Nixon over the objections of its union...

Political rivals have accused him of running scared after he said he would only take part in one televised debate, featuring seven party leaders, ahead of the election.

That Trump has New York Republicans in a pickle is made most evident by the number of party leaders who won't say publicly whether they support him or his rivals.

There also is no record that DeAngelis considered turning her investigation of a rival political party leader over to a special prosecutor.

Mr Laws, a senior Liberal Democrat who was present throughout the discussions, gives the first blow - by - blow insider's account of the high - octane and often acrimonious exchanges between the party leaders and rival negotiating teams.

The Court of Appeal's ruling is a blow to Jeremy Corbyn's battle to remain the Labour leader as the majority of those joining the party are expected to support him over rival Owen Smith.

The TUV's performance will be closely monitored by rival unionist parties especially the result of its leader Jim Allister in the European election.

(CNN)- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell bested his tea party - backed rival on Tuesday, cruising to a Republican primary victory in Kentucky, CNN projects.

He also supported an offer by Unite general secretary Len McCluskey that trade union leaders could broker a peace deal between the rival wings of the party.

David Cameron is heading back to Downing Street as prime minister after the Conservatives win a majority - but Ed Miliband, Nick Clegg and Nigel Farage all resign as leaders of his rival parties.

The race is causing tension within the Bronx Democratic County party, whose leaders were hoping Rivera would run uncontested in the primary to keep things civil between the two rivals and allow them to focus more on representing their shared constituents and less on critiquing each other.

I also do not believe it will be at all easy to change the leadership of Labour so soon after electing a new leader in such a short space of time - It shouldn't be discounted also that Corbyn could do very well as party leader in the next few years and stop dead in their tracks any attempts by his rivals within the party to challenge his authority.

His chief rivals, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach and Insurance Commissioner Ken Selzer, used a forum sponsored by the Kansas Republican Party In Atchison to characterize Colyer as a poor manager and weak leader on conservative causes.

«I am not a scientist» is now rivaling the pledge of allegiance as an oath taken by Republican Party leaders.