He should now follow his messages of empathy with consistent political and diplomatic leadership.

What Labour does need, however, is more consistent and effective leadership than it got in 2011.

The city manager said the Hartford police and the city's residents need a dose of steady, consistent leadership from a strong chief.

A better example of fine and consistent leadership one could not ask for.

"This new policy may be a beginning but it needs loud, clear, consistent leadership," she said.

Filkin's report also found that there had been no consistent leadership by the Met's senior team on the issue of media contact.

They also said that their union had maintained a strong, consistent leadership for two decades.

"This district requires the kind of consistent, stable and strong leadership which I have provided," she said in a statement.

They respond well to firm, but gentle, consistent leadership.

Under their long, consistent leadership, Cabinet government became a convention of the constitution.