Sentences with phrase «said during the leadership election»

He said during the leadership election campaign that he would be prepared to serve under his brother, who until Saturday had always been his junior in politics, but he has not confirmed that he will since Ed emerged victorious.

Not exact matches

Not surprisingly, given the above, half (49 %) of Labour's new members believe the membership should have more say over policy, with the figure rising to 54 % and 65 % respectively among those who joined during and after the leadership election.

As further evidence of his outspoken nature, he also was a vocal critic of the election of Long Island Republican John Flanagan as Senate majority leader in 2015, so much so that earlier this year he said he was seeking GOPers to run against Sen. Michael Nozzolio, R - Seneca County, who backed Flanagan during the 2015 leadership battle.

During the leadership contest Ms May ruled out an early general election, saying that not holding one would create stability during Brexit negotiaDuring the leadership contest Ms May ruled out an early general election, saying that not holding one would create stability during Brexit negotiaduring Brexit negotiations.

As I said yesterday, David Cameron made it perfectly clear during the leadership election that economic stability would be prioritised over unfunded tax cuts, and was subsequently elected by a significant majority of the party membership, so anybody getting their knickers in a twist about him sticking by that policy (the title of this thread is clearly wrong) now is being unreasonable.

The text of the press conference jointly signed by Sheikh Usman Abubakar Babantine and Imam Musa Tanimu, Chairman and Assistant Secretary respectively said, «The discernible sense of disillusionment of the masses was clearly seen during the just concluded intra party local government primary elections in many states in the country which resulted into rioting, use of weapons, massive killings and vandalism, «This shows that we are still lacking qualitative and responsible political leadership.

The poll says that Corbyn enjoyed an overwhelming lead among members who joined Labour during and after last year's leadership election.

After significant electoral defeats at the hands of the SNP in 2015 and 2016, and splits over Corbyn's leadership bid last year, senior figures in both wings of the Scottish party say they are keen to preserve unity during the leadership election.

Ratings for Ming Campbell however remain atrocious — the YouGov tracking data showed him slumping after the local elections and YouGov's monthly poll found only 6 % of people thought that he would make the best Prime Minister (though that said, like the Dunfermline by - election during their leadership crisis, the Bromley & Chistlehurst by - election shows it doesn't necessarily stop them winning votes).

During his doomed leadership contest David Miliband said Labour could not afford to go into the 2015 general election with no business support.