Sentences with phrase «time for party leadership»

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«I've been calling that for a number of years now that it's time for new leadership in both parties quite frankly,» Kind said.

OTTAWA — Former Conservative cabinet minister Tony Clement declared Tuesday that he's running for the leadership of his party — but it's not the first time he has pursued the job.

Certainly, offending parties should be removed from leadership — perhaps indefinitely — certainly for a good, long time while everything is examined and true restoration and reconciliation happen.

Six times the Socialist Party's candidate for president, Thomas is sometimes seen as a disaster in terms of his political leadership.

Reports from the Western region indicates that if the party's leadership does nothing, the NDC will for the first time lose the Sefwi Akontombra seat to the NPP.

First, our research shows that voters regard a government's choice to time the election strategically and for partisan benefit as significantly less important to their vote choice than the incumbent's policy performance and party leadership.

As an ageing so - called Bennite I joined the Party at the time of the leadership election but not, as it happens, to vote for our Jezza.

The Murdoch press empire decided to rain on the Scottish Labour leadership parade on Saturday by releasing a YouGov poll in The Sun and The Times showing the party is 20 points behind the SNP in voting intentions for next Westminster's election — an outcome that could see it lose the vast bulk of its Commons seats.

It is time for Republicans to take their party back from the leadership that has all but destroyed it.

The Green party is holding leadership elections for the first time in its history, with Euro MEP Caroline Lucas running against former star of The Bill, Ashley Gunstock.

Has The Times forgotten that Boris Johnson was championing David Cameron for the leadership of the Party before anyone had even heard the name «Cameron»?

«I think we got a lot done in terms of what we tried to achieve for the betterment of New York City, even with the Republican leadership,» he said in an interview with Capital on Tuesday night, shortly before he spoke at Governor Andrew Cuomo's victory party at the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel.

Asked about the results on the BBC's Question Time programme, Harriet Harman, the Deputy Leader, who scored 4.95, said it was just «one poll» and said those within the party calling for a leadership election were making «an error of judgement».

A committee of Labour's ruling body set a cap of # 156,000 for each leadership contender — equivalent to # 1 for each party member registered at the time the contest began.

Jeremy Corbyn's official leadership campaign has blamed Labour MPs who tried to oust him «at a time of national crisis» for the party's dramatic poll slump.

Party funding is more diversely based than at the start of David Cameron's leadership and this chart from the Spectator captures the fact that his Lordship has not been making big donations for some time.

He said: «At this critical time for our country following the EU referendum result we need strong and effective leadership of the Labour Party.

Rosenbaum resigned from the Albany County Independence Party leadership in October 2004, shortly after the Times Union reported that more than $ 30,000 of the $ 106,500 the party raised over a five - year period went directly to him — and that he received $ 15,656 for «travel and entertainment.&rParty leadership in October 2004, shortly after the Times Union reported that more than $ 30,000 of the $ 106,500 the party raised over a five - year period went directly to him — and that he received $ 15,656 for «travel and entertainment.&rparty raised over a five - year period went directly to him — and that he received $ 15,656 for «travel and entertainment.»

The Rockland County Times has exclusively obtained a copy of a letter sent from the Executive Committee of the Rockland County Democratic Committee to Senator David Carlucci, in which leadership of the party blast the second - term state senator for his defection.

On domestic policy, all the candidates are tilting leftwards and are at least attempting to be bold, even if at times they seem to be conducting a private conversation, addressing the party rather than the nation - as Tony Blair did so successfully when he ran for the leadership in 1994, or David Cameron did when he became leader of the Conservative Party in party rather than the nation - as Tony Blair did so successfully when he ran for the leadership in 1994, or David Cameron did when he became leader of the Conservative Party in Party in 2005.

In theory this could be interpreted to support an argument that a parliamentary party ought to have the power to elect their party leader directly, and indeed, at least historically, parliamentary system parties» leadership electoral procedures usually called for the party's legislative caucus to fill a leadership vacancy by electing a new leader directly by and from amongst themselves, and for the whole succession process to be completed within as short a time frame as practical.

Antoniello was elected at a time when the party was in dire need of consensus, after the party was torn in two, members and leadership taking sides in their support of either Steven Matteo or Lisa Giovinazzo for the Council seat.

«I have known David Cameron for a very long time... A brave and principled man, who has given superb leadership of his party and his country for many years.

The new rules for party membership and leadership elections framed by Ed Miliband (which were supported by the party's Blairites at the time) may have created an insoluble problem for Labour.

It should have agreed on an experienced interim leader who commands general confidence to take the party past the Scottish elections and the European referendum and into 2017, while preparing Labour — and its electoral system — for a proper contest between its next generation of leadership candidates in time for 2020.

Taken together they make for a worrying track record in a Labour leadership candidate, particularly at a time when the party is under so much criticism for having never elected a female leader.

The Clinton family's grip on the Democratic Party has come to an end and it's time for a new generation of leadership to lead the party, CNN political commentator Van Jones Party has come to an end and it's time for a new generation of leadership to lead the party, CNN political commentator Van Jones party, CNN political commentator Van Jones said.

But despite his party's poor showing, a separate YouGov poll for The Times today gave Jeremy Corbyn a 24 - point lead over his leadership rival Owen Smith.

Britain needs a strong Labour party and now it's time for someone else to take forward the leadership.

«There's still plenty of time for the Tory leadership to develop radical ideas but the grassroots are probably correct to sense that the party's policies aren't yet equal to the scale of Britain's challenges.»

A common criticism of the five leadership candidates, both in Westminster and among party activists, is that they have failed to articulate a new social - democratic vision for a Labour Party tasting opposition for the first time in 13 yparty activists, is that they have failed to articulate a new social - democratic vision for a Labour Party tasting opposition for the first time in 13 yParty tasting opposition for the first time in 13 years.

The Labour leadership election is about choosing someone to be leader of the Opposition for the next 4 and 1/2 years, give David Cameron a hard time at PMQs every Wednesday, and lead the Labour Party into the next General Election in 2020.

Our people need Labour party members, trade unionists and MPs to unite behind my leadership at a critical time for our country.

The Labour leadership campaign has already been bruising for the party, and at some unspecified time («by the end of 2017») there will be a (no doubt bruising for both parties) referendum on membership of the EU.

The shadow home secretary and former leadership contender told the Labour Party conference: «It is time for me to turn my full focus to Greater Manchester.

The problem we have always had with the PLP is that much of them no longer see themselves as elected representatives of the movement (in part because a lot of them haven't been elected but were parachuted and imposed from the time of Blair) but as the unaccountable leadership of the Party with a job for life.

«Five families» of Rockland politics hold secret meeting behind cemetery at the offices of the Working Families Party; unlikely personalities seek to save Ed Lettre's leadership of the Conservative Party (EDITOR»S NOTE POSTED NOVEMBER 26, 2012 — PLEASE SEE ADDENDUM AT END OF STORY) BY DYLAN SKRILOFF Desperate times call for half - baked measures!

The Democratic Party's national leadership is taking an active role in the tight race for Syracuse mayor, steering money, time and resources toward the Democratic candidate, Juanita Perez Williams, this week.

«Though I must affirm to the general public that the party was founded on the basis of sacrifice and social justice, we also have to keep in mind that times have changed and these changes call for new ways of doing things, a responsibility that should not be tasked with the leadership alone but those at the grass roots as well as to enable us come back strongly in the next general elections in 2020,» opined the former military man.

But the colourful Mr Clarke has not always been a darling of his party; it has rejected him for the Tory leadership so many times it almost seems to have become a point of policy.

If the party leadership turns a blind eye to members openly advocating support for other parties then unity and discipline will be difficult to maintain in more difficult political times.

Yet Johnson, a former union leader himself, has curiously decided that now is the time to rake over the coals of Labour's recent leadership contest and called for union influence over the party to be further reduced, thus proving the old adage that former poachers make worse gamekeepers.

«At this critical time for our country, following the result of the EU referendum, we need strong and effective leadership of the Labour Party that is capable of winning public support so that we can stand up for the people of Britain.

At a «critical» time for the country, the Labour Party required strong and effective leadership, Mr Benn said.

At the risk of sounding cynical, everything about this — including the perfect timing — suggests to me that it's being staged: 1) Labour is on course for a huge defeat 2) no - one wants to take on the leadership of the doomed party at the 11th hour 3) GB's popularity (such as it is) is at an all - time low Given that no - one else wants the job on the eve of such a crushing defeat, surely the only chance Labour have of gaining support and mounting any semblance of an election campaign is to first restore some faith in their battered leader.

Corbyn's position as party leader has been bolstered by Labour's election performance and rise in the polls, meaning there is no suggestion there will be another leadership contest for some time unless he decides to stand aside.

However, Mr Farage hinted he was considering standing for party leader for a third time, following a summer hiatus, when Ukip holds its leadership elections in September this year.

But the YouGov poll for The Times shows Mr Corbyn's support within the party's membership remains strong - despite the resignations of scores of frontbenchers and an overwhelming vote of no confidence in his leadership from Labour MPs.

He was previously the President of the party, as well as a two - time leadership candidate, and stood for the party in the 2004 Mayoral election.

The early decision was to draft a constitution providing for democratic club rule and an extremely anti-patronage policy, with the intention of contesting the party leadership in a race for district leader against incumbant DeSapio — easily the most important Democrat at that time in the state — in the 1957 party primary.