Tag: resign
Lamont quits, let us bid farewell
Johann Lamont is to stand down as leader of the Labour Party in Scotland after a lacklustre referendum campaign and amid claims of...
David Miliband set to resign as MP
David Miliband, the brother of Labour leader Ed Miliband has announced he is to step down as an MP tomorrow to take up a...
The BBC and the media – professionalism and ethics
By G.A.Ponsonby If I were to put to you that the vast majority of the journalists reporting on the independence debate were doing...
More banks involved in rate rigging scandal as calls grow for...
By Martin Kelly Barclay’s Chief Executive Bob Diamond is facing increasing calls to step down as head of the under fire bank as...
Activist resigns from Labour after party tries to claim credit for...
By a Newsnet reporter A leading student activist has quit the Labour party in disgust after accusing local officials of trying to claim credit...
Disgraced MP Eric Joyce refuses to stand down despite being convicted...
By a Newsnet reporter Former Labour MP Eric Joyce has said he has no intention of standing down as the MP for Falkirk despite...
Eric Joyce “should do the right thing” say Falkirk Labour party
By Martin Kelly The splits in the Labour party over the Eric Joyce affair have deepened after the MP's local branch members issued a...
Lamont silence condemned as Scottish Labour resist calls for Eric Joyce...
By a Newsnet reporter The Scottish Labour party are reported to be resisting moves to force ‘headbutt’ MP Eric Joyce to resign as the...
Pension protesters call on Lib Dem Alexander to resign
By a Newsnet reporter A demonstration has taken place in the constituency of Lib Dem MP Danny Alexander in protest at the UK coalition’s...
Silvio Berlusconi resigns
By a Newsnet reporter Italy’s flamboyant Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has resigned his position; in doing so ending a seventeen year political career.The controversial...