Sentences with phrase «to be a leadership election»

That is especially true when there is a leadership election, which effectively means the party starts with a blank slate.

«There will be a leadership election for the next leader of Ukip in September and I will consider, over the course of this summer, whether to put forward my name to do that job again.»

«The condition they laid was that Gordon [Brown] had to go and we all knew that anyway... I thought, well, if there's a leadership election in these circumstances I'll stand.»

Former adviser to Gordon Brown There's going to be no leadership election because we're going to win the election and Gordon Brown's going to be leader.

Occasionally, when there's a leadership election brewing, putative leaders do «listen» to MPs.

Dire though the current hysterical atmosphere is for Labour - and the local and European election results will surely make things worse - there must now be a leadership election.

If there is a leadership election, this could be a huge help in ensuring that he is one of the two people chosen by MPs to go forward to the run - off vote among the wider membership.

He said: «There will be a leadership election for the next leader of Ukip in September and I will consider, over the course of this summer, whether to put forward my name to do that job again.»

I think Ukip need to sit down and change their strategy and there should be a leadership election.

That means that even if we see the Tories continue, which would be the path of least change, there needs to be a leadership election.

There will, for a start, be a leadership election: the Whips and the NEC will forbid another coronation.

But discontent remains, with dozens of local parties holding meetings to vote on whether there should be a leadership election.

However, there was to be no leadership election that autumn.

In a challenge to his internal critics, a spokesman for Mr Corbyn said today: «Our view is that the leader of the Labour party is on the ballot paper if there's a leadership election.»

«The time for setting out one's stall for the future will be when actually there is a leadership election.

However, Corbyn's aides have insisted he will automatically be on the ballot paper if there is another leadership election, virtually guaranteeing him victory given his continued popularity with the party rank - and - file.

Labour won the election, but within 24 hours there was a leadership election and McIntosh was replaced — despite having the Labour leader Michael Foot's support — by Livingstone.

However, Mr Corbyn's aides have insisted he will automatically be on the ballot paper if there is another leadership election, virtually guaranteeing him victory given his continued popularity with the party rank - and - file.

Assuming there will be a leadership election and assuming Corbyn wins (two large assumptions I appreciate because it is not in the interest of the plotters to run in an election they are likely to lose and anything might happen in the campaign if and when it comes) then the opportunity to renew the party is now there.

Miss Goldie said this recommendation will be implemented in the autumn, meaning there will be a leadership election.

I do think it is time now party members had the opportunity to say whether or not there should be a leadership election.