Sentences with phrase «secret leadership ballot»

P.S. Hewitt's just said on Sky that she's prepared to call for a secret leadership ballot... but not to say how she'd vote in that ballot.

The Blairite former health secretary caused a sensation this January when she and Geoff Hoon attempted to bring down Gordon Brown by urging Labour MPs to vote in a secret leadership ballot.

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In a secret ballot on 23 June 2015, Yindjibarndi people throughout the State voted by an overwhelming two - thirds majority for change in the management and leadership of Yindjibarndi Native Title business.

As Brown prepared for Prime Minister's Questions, the former Cabinet ministers circulated a letter among colleagues calling for a secret ballot on his leadership.

«The full scale of the backlash against two former cabinet ministers» failed bid to initiate a secret ballot on Gordon Brown's leadership started to emerge today.

On 6 January 2010, Field was one of the few Labour MPs to back Geoff Hoon and Patricia Hewitt's calls for a secret ballot of the Parliamentary Labour Party with regard to the leadership of Gordon Brown.

Six and a half hours after Geoff Hoon and Patricia Hewitt emailed MPs to say a secret ballot of the entire Labour parliamentary party would clear the air of doubts about Gordon Brown's leadership, Miliband — the foreign secretary and likely next Labour leader - made a statement which fell short of the full - throated backing offered by other members of the cabinet.

Emails from irate Labour MPs obtained by LabourList show extent of dismay at yesterday's call for a secret ballot on Gordon Brown's leadership

David Miliband tonight issued a lukewarm vote of confidence in the prime minister after two former cabinet colleagues called for a secret ballot by Labour MPs to settle the question of his leadership «once and for all».

And afroirish made an early leadership bid: «Geoff Hoon and Patricia Hewitt call for secret ballot over Gordon Brown's leadership... Do you think I could throw my hat into the ring?»

Padpad added: «Patricia Hewitt and Geoff Hoon calling for secret ballot on Gordon Brown's leadership!

[137] A challenge to Brown's leadership was made in January 2010 when Patricia Hewitt and Geoff Hoon wrote to Labour MPs calling for a secret ballot on the issue.

As we went to press, a letter was being circulated among Labour MPs calling for a secret ballot on Gordon Brown's leadership.

On 6 January 2010, she and fellow ex-minister Geoff Hoon jointly called for a secret ballot on the future of the leadership of Gordon Brown.

4.08 pm: Janet Anderson, a former minister, has backed the proposal for a secret ballot on Brown's leadership.

12.30 pm: Nick Robinson has just come onto BBC News saying that Hoon and Hewitt (see my post at 11.57 am) are calling for a «back him or sack him» secret ballot on Brown's leadership.

12.52 pm: Charles Clarke has said he supports the call for a secret ballot on Brown's leadership.

Unlike other leadership posts, which are selected by secret ballot in the respective caucuses, the entire House must vote for the speaker in early January.