Articles tagged with: Leadership

19 Feb Political parties

'He said there was no chance of her winning': Inside the 1975 Conservative leadership race

Margaret Thatcher owed her victory to the cunning Airey Neave and the miscalculations of Tories who just wanted to give Ted Heath ‘a kick up the bum’, reports Lord Lexden

13 May 2024 Home affairs

Priti Patel Is Quietly Becoming The Favourite For Next Tory Leader

With many Conservatives now resigned to a fate of being ousted from office at the next election, a number of MPs seem to have diverted their energy to shoring up a future leadership bid in the inevitable event of Rishi Sunak standing down.

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13 Oct 2022 Culture

UK Sport launches development programme for leaders in high-performance sport

This week UK Sport has launched its 18-month development programme, ‘Leading To Perform’, for leaders in the high-performance sport community. The programme is designed to enhance leadership potential within performance senior leadership team roles.

26 Jul 2022 Economy

Rishi Sunak Accused Of Being "Extremely Aggressive" During Tory Leadership Debate

Conservative leadership hopeful Rishi Sunak has been accused of being "extremely aggressive" and "mansplaining" during a fiery TV debate with fellow contender Liz Truss.

12 Jul 2022 Political parties

Simon Hart: Why I'm backing Rishi Sunak

I was at the Welsh Conservative conference recently listening to a Q and A between Rishi Sunak and William Hague.

30 Jun 2022 Political parties

Boris Johnson "Is Not Long For This World" According To Prime Minister's Biographer

Leading historian and the biographer of a string of recent Prime Ministers Sir Anthony Seldon has predicted a less than prosperous trajectory for Boris Johnson's future in Number 10.

The untapped power of UK management could guide us through uncertain times

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30 Mar 2022 Economy

The untapped power of UK management could guide us through uncertain times

As it celebrates its 75th anniversary, the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) is making a compelling case for a national strategy that empowers the UK’s leaders to tackle the defining challenges of our time.

CMI research shows women occupy only 41% of UK workplace management roles with an ‘action gap’ remaining

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08 Mar 2022 Economy

CMI research shows women occupy only 41% of UK workplace management roles with an ‘action gap’ remaining

The Government and employers should commit to published, accountable action plans to end bias and inequity in the workplace.

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18 Feb 2022 Transport

RIA wins two Trade Association Forum Awards on diversity and leadership

22 Dec 2021 Political parties

Fewer Than A Fifth Of People Would Support Matt Hancock Returning To Cabinet

Fewer than a fifth of people would support Matt Hancock returning to a top job in government, an exclusive new poll for PoliticsHome has found.

Investment in Management Skills Crucial to 'Levelling Up', Say Business Leaders

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20 Oct 2021 Economy

Investment in Management Skills Crucial to 'Levelling Up', Say Business Leaders

Business leaders have called on the Chancellor to make investment in management and leadership skills a central plank of the Government’s ‘Levelling Up’ agenda.

29 Sep 2021 Political parties

Andy Burnham Accused Of "Overplaying His Hand" At Labour Party Conference

From selfies with young fans to policy speeches and pub karaoke, Andy Burnham was never far from the limelight at this year’s Labour’s party conference.

12 Nov 2020 Foreign affairs

Boris Johnson should be on notice, Joe Biden will set a high bar for international ambition and leadership

International order is coming apart at the seams, the US and UK must step up and lead together to meet the urgent challenges we face on climate, coronavirus and human rights.

16 Jul 2020 Political parties

Lib Dem leadership hopeful Ed Davey forced to apologise after suggesting journalist 'paid by Number 10'

Sir Ed Davey has been forced to apologise after he questioned if a journalist was 'paid by Number 10' during a live radio clash.

20 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

Coronavirus: A vacuum of global leadership

International cooperation has been found wanting in a time of global pandemic. With the United States retreating from its leadership role, and countries gripped by domestic health concerns, who can take control? Sebastian Whale reports

03 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

We need united leadership, the prime minister must follow Wales’ lead

The prime minister should follow the lead shown by devolved administrations and extend an olive branch.