Sentence examples for trigger a leadership from inspiring English sources

A worse defeat might trigger a leadership race within the LDP.

Less than a fortnight later, Mr Abbott faced a mutiny by backbenchers who tried, unsuccessfully, to trigger a leadership challenge.

He said it had been a "shocking" result for both the Tories and Labour, adding that he imagined it would trigger a leadership crisis for Cameron.

The next step is likely to be a vote of no confidence which, if it passes, would trigger a leadership contest with the current incumbent as a candidate.

By early evening that estimate had risen to 100 – well above 20% of the parliamentary party, which is the threshold needed to trigger a leadership election.

It will not have escaped Mr Cameron's notice that 65 irate Tories signed yesterday's protest letter, while only 50 MPs are required to trigger a leadership election".

Faced with the shocking result Miliband decided to quit, triggering a leadership election.

Sources close to Blears said that triggering a leadership election "was not her intention".

In a slight concession to the concerns from MPs, Rudd agreed the threshold for triggering a leadership spill would be 60% when the party was in opposition.

A source close to Corbyn said the number of resignations was destabilising but ultimately irrelevant unless someone triggered a leadership election.

This means there is no need for a "stalking horse", unlike in 1989 when backbencher Sir Anthony Meyer wounded Margaret Thatcher after triggering a leadership vote.