Sentences with phrase «rumours of a leadership challenge»

Last year, the Prime Minister flew to Brussels amidst rumour of a leadership challenge if he didn't achieve at least a token repatriation of power.

[140] Lamont had attempted to quash rumours of a leadership challenge at the 25 September 2014 session of First Minister's Questions, the first of the post-referendum era.

[13] Lamont had attempted to quash rumours of a leadership challenge at the 25 September 2014 session of First Minister's Questions, the first of the post-referendum era: «When the First Minister is long gone I will still be doing my job on behalf of the people of Scotland.»

Not exact matches

As soon as the rumours started swirling on a couple of blogs on Tuesday evening about a new leadership challenge, I phoned a couple of friends incredulous at the ill - conceived timing.

[5][6] Press rumours of a split in the Labour Party had occurred since Jeremy Corbyn's election as leader in 2015; this intensified after pro-EU members of his shadow cabinet resigned in protest of his allegedly weak support for the Remain campaign, leading to a leadership challenge by Owen Smith.

With a brutal battle raging for the future of the Conservative party, and the vast majority of Labour's MPs united over Europe, the early stages of the referendum campaign brought temporary relief from the relentless rumours about party coups, splits and leadership challenges.

For foreign readers, yes, there are rumours of another leadership spill or challenge all over the Australian press.