contest
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Allies of Streeting said he did have the numbers, but decided to put pressure on the prime minister to set out a timetable for his departure, rather than kick off an immediate leadership contest.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
That contest is now focused on a stretch of water where the waves can reach 50 feet in the winter: the Taiwan Strait.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Burnham would need to win a parliamentary by-election and become an MP to enter a Labour leadership contest, a complicated endeavour fraught with risk and uncertainty.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
Then, the contest would go to a vote among some 300,000 Labour members and trade union representatives to choose a winner between Starmer and any other candidate who is nominated for the top job.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Inside was a picture from yesterday, at the fishing contest.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
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