Sentences with phrase «with leadership contender»

Labour's deputy leader Tom Watson has also come forward to say that the party would oppose a move, with leadership contender Owen Smith promising to «fight tooth and nail» against any plans to lift them.

As many would expect, Labour's deputy leader Tom Watson has also come forward to say that the party would oppose a move, with leadership contender Owen Smith promising to «fight tooth and nail» against any plans to lift them.

There are, however, very many Labour members and supporters who, over the years, have had dealings with the leadership contenders.

Not exact matches

Rempel is now being talked about as a contender for the Conservative leadership, a prospect she addressed in a series of sardonic tweets last year, including, «All your DMs with DO IT aren't helping.

Still, with Hundley in his third year as starting quarterback, and with well - placed seniors on the defense — Owa Odighizuwa on the defensive line, Eric Kendricks at inside linebacker, Anthony Jefferson at safety — there was supposed to be enough veteran leadership and experience on the roster to make UCLA the favorites in the Pac - 12 South and supposed darkhorse contenders * in the national title race.

The last - minute inclusion of Jeremy Corbyn as a contender to the leadership of the Labour Party was received with derision by mainstream media and party figures.

By contrast, Yvette Cooper, Andy Burnham and Liz Kendall — the three «real» contenders of Labour's leadership election — struggled to find points of disagreement between themselves, and none of them explained with clarity their analysis of the causes of Labour's catastrophic defeat.

Cruddas will take the leadership contenders up on their offer, saying: «I want to see a more democratic party with an actively involved membership, a conference that is strengthened and its agenda setting opened up.

Most leadership contenders have agreed with a suggestion mooted by David Miliband that the currently appointed position should be elected by party members as part of a package of reforms to make the party more sensitive to its activists.

Whilst the existence of the document itself is cause for much cheer, it appears as if the leadership contenders are coming to the wider debate about the future of the Labour party with their direction already established.

The former Labour leadership contender only revealed his relationship with the 31 - year - old just a couple of days before he announced his candidacy.

Other leadership contenders, inluding front runner Charles Kennedy, have doubts about Ashdown's policy of ever - greater co-operation with the Labour Party.

Labour leadership contender Jeremy Corbyn has praised Welsh Labour's record and calls for closer links with the UK party.

Labour leadership contender Jeremy Corbyn praises Welsh Labour's record and calls for closer links with the UK party.

With David Cameron gone and the Brexiteers in the ascendancy, Javid disappeared from the lists of future leadership contenders.

Sunday 29 May, 4 pm Elmley Foundation Theatre, # 5 David Miliband talks to Matthew d'Ancona The former foreign secretary and Labour leadership contender discusses life beyond the frontbench with The Sunday Telegraph columnist.

Angela Eagle, who so far is the only declared contender for the leadership battle, accused Mr McCluskey of being «dramatic» with his criticism of anti-Corbyn MPs.

A photo of Labour leadership contender Jeremy Corbyn looking almost unbearably sad on the night bus has got people talking online — but he's not the first serving MP to mix with the riff - raff

Boris Johnson, the London mayor often touted as a future leadership contender, condemned Israel with the words Cameron has declined to deploy.

Cable is among those seen as a possible rival to Farron for the party leadership, with Ed Davey, Norman Lamb and Jo Swinson also rumoured to be contenders.

«Some women have raised with me that a solution to the rise in assault and harassment on public transport could be to introduce women only carriages,» said the then Labour leadership contender.

Rumours about Labour's ability to weather the current the political storm abound, with many commentators already drawing up a list of potential leadership contenders.

Merseyside police questioning 44 - year - old suspect in connection with threatening email to Labour leadership contender

That was the question put to people in Nuneaton, the town chosen by Newsnight for the first live televised hustings debate with the Labour leadership contenders.

The former leadership contender is also facing the awkward prospect of meeting with prominent world figures like Hilary Clinton who he describes: «She's got dyed blonde hair and pouty lips, and a steely blue stare, like a sadistic nurse in a mental hospital.»

However, before contenders submitted their forms, former Director of Communications, Nana Akomea was quoted as saying, «this particular election may present the NPP with the most undiversified national leadership, as almost all the elected positions may be filled from the Akan subgroup.

The stark assessment comes from David Miliband as the Labour leadership contender tries to get to grips with the public's rejection of New Labour, now consigned to the history books and to be replaced by what some have dubbed, somewhat unimaginatively, Next Labour, which Miliband says can be relaunched from Scotland.

With both the main contenders opposing Brexit, the outcome will be a judgment on Corbyn's leadership.

The highest profile Liberal Democrat with a vulnerable majority is former leadership contender Chris Huhne, sitting on just a 1.1 % majority in Eastleigh.

It also jostles with the other global contenders for leadership in examining the impact of technology on the legal process.