It is simply the view, and a view I think shared by most members of t… — Francis Maude

It is simply the view, and a view I think shared by most members of the party, that it is very difficult to have a leader that does not command the support of the parliamentary party.

Francis MaudePolitician · British · b. 1953

More from Francis Maude

A leader in the Democratic Party is a boss, in the Republican Party he is a leader. — Harry S. Truman
Unfortunately, the Republican leadership in the House right now seems to have been strangled by the tea party. — Debbie Wasserman Schultz
I know that the right kind of political leader for the Labour Party is a desiccated calculating machine. — Aneurin Bevan
But if we can work with people in other parties to get the right answer for the country we'll do that. — Francis Maude
Our party has known great, great days. But we have no God-given right to survive, let alone to succeed. — Francis Maude
If we do what we think is right, not try to point-score, people will begin to trust us. — Francis Maude