Sentences with phrase «several cabinet resignations»
The inquiry is part of measures by Brown to try to regain the initiative after he headed off a rebellion in his ruling Labour Party following disastrous European elections and several cabinet resignations this month.
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The post divides Cameron's cabinet into four major segments: the first incarnation, the reshuffle in September 2012, the cabinet as it lined up before Tuesday's movements and how it looks now - although several other minor shuffles took place after ministerial resignations.
The survey, carried out between Monday and Thursday as Mr Corbyn came under fire from MPs and suffered several resignations from his shadow cabinet, found 50 % of Labour members support him as leader but 47 % do not.
Brown's cabinet began to rebel; there were several key resignations in the run up to local elections in June 2009.
The days leading up to the elections saw the resignations of several high - profile cabinet ministers.
The result of the EU referendum caused discontent among some Labour MPs, and several shadow cabinet members asked for Jeremy Corbyn's resignation over what they saw as his feeble leadership.
In other words, several of the key resignations, including cabinet departures like that of Hazel Blears, are prompted by the need to clean up the government and the knowledge that individual positions may become untenable — if they are not so already.