Sentences with phrase «coalition over the issue»

Amid suggestions of a rift in the coalition over the issue, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said the settlement was affordable and the government should be «as generous as it can be», where possible, to public sector workers.

Not exact matches

The defeat was the most serious setback for Prodi's nine - month - old coalition government, also deeply divided over a host of domestic issues ranging from the budget, pension reform and a bill giving legal recognition to gay and unwed couples.

A coalition of environment groups sued in May over the action, asking a U.S. court to stop Interior from issuing coal leases until it completes the analysis.

Canada's rail giants, Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd., currently have an advantage over shippers, the coalition said, and Ottawa's latest attempt to reform Canada's rail system doesn't go far enough in addressing those issues.

But I wanted to personally respond to the critique issued by Kathy Keller, written in open - letter - style, over at The Gospel Coalition.

Like all such coalitions, this new alignment is fraught with internal tensions, particularly over social issues.

A childbirth educator, author, and researcher for over 25 years, she has presented on cesarean and VBAC issues at national conferences and in advanced doula trainings across the U.S. Jukelevics served as Chair of the ICEA's Cesarean Options Committee and the Coalition for Improving Maternity Services.

Splits over wind farms and the EU budget would be less damaging if the coalition had issues which united it.

The coalition agreement had seemed a done deal on Wednesday, but hit a snag Thursday after Jewish Home representatives skipped a final meeting with Likud - Beytenu negotiators, over the issue of whether Bennett would be afforded a «deputy prime minister» title.

The final «main gate» decision on whether to go ahead with the Trident renewal will be taken in 2016, after the coalition agreed to avoid a divisive standoff over the issue in the current parliament.

When I was ballot access director for the North Carolina LP, we developed a strong coalition with the Green Party over the issue of ballot access.

Analysis shows that as far as these issues are concerned Conservatives are the focus of attention rather than the coalition government — this helps to explain why Liberal Democrat support has not improved over time.

Conservative opposition to the coalition's plans to legalise gay marriage has rallied in Birmingham, raising the possibility of a serious grassroots revolt over the issue.

JC: We recently had an issue that claims over the effectiveness of the coalition's welfare cap made by Ian Duncan Smith were «unsupported by the official statistics».

With Lib Dem and Conservative coalition partners already issuing blunt correctives to each other over the 50p tax rate, the report could cause more tension in the coalition as both parties approach their annual conference.

A statement, purportedly issued by the Civil Societies Coalition for the Emancipation of Osun State (CSCEOS) in which Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State was accused of «illegally diverting over N7billion of N11.744 bilion out of N84billion Paris Club funds accrued to the state by the federal government» (Thisday, January 6, 2017) refers.

«After 60 per cent votes for sure fire election losers, IRA - supporting Shadow Chancellors and Scottish Labour unnecessarily splitting the party on issues over which it has no responsibility, we have a Shadow Minister telling «Stop the War» — a madcap coalition of trots, Islamists and anti-west fury chimps — that Labour will consult them on how it will vote on Syria.

Strathclyde was appointed a companion of honour and praised by Cameron for his «assured handling» of Lords business, which included tricky manoeuvres over the now shelved reform of the House of Lords and rebellions among coalition peers on issues including secret courts and NHS reform.

Coalition tensions over the issue have bubbled to the surface before and the business secretary showed at this key event at his own party conference that he is prepared to keep on fighting to prove that the Tory target is both unachievable and wrong.

Norman Lamb argues for civilised dialogue over social issues despite «hysterical» reaction of some Labour members to coalition

The new coalition points to a number of potential changes to the constitution that they would like to see, including the creation of a public financing system for campaigns, election reforms like same - day registration, court reforms to make it easier to navigate the judicial system and the ability for local municipalities to exercise greater control over issues they traditionally need state authority to manage.

A coalition of federal lawmakers has spoken out against the new duties, including U.S. Reps. Brian Higgins and Elise Stefanik, who issued a joint statement on Thursday citing concerns over costs for consumers and potential job cuts for employees of newspaper and book publishers.

Lib Dem business secretary says coalition can continue, but warns of «major issue» arising over NHS reforms

This — not the headlines about Clegg vowing to stop Osborne from abolishing the 50p rate — is where the real division in the coalition is over the issue.

Senator Jeff Klein, the leader of a group of breakaway Democrats who lead the Senate in a governing coalition with the Republicans, is under intense pressure from the left over the campaign finance issue.

Mr Cameron wants an urgent resolution to the crisis over health which he sees as politically toxic for the Conservatives and the single issue most likely to tear the coalition apart.

Campaigners had become increasingly concerned that the pledge, which was in the coalition agreement, was being kicked into the long grass following months of silence over the issue.

Mr Clegg told the hall that he is playing a long game and that it would be disastrous for any future coalitions if this one was to fall apart over a single issue.

Senior Tories now fear that their party and the Lib Dems — for whom Lords reform is a defining issue — will end up at war over the matter and that the proposals could fatally undermine the coalition.

Though school discipline reform is an imperative for the most ideological progressives, the debate over the issue has revealed some rifts within the de Blasio coalition.

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said the coalition had united over plans to give all pupils under seven in England free school meals after reports of a rift with Conservatives on the issue.

While most of the mandated reductions came from labor savings achieved through the agreement reached with the State Employee Bargaining Agent Coalition (SEBAC) over the summer, the governor was still required to issue approximately $ 180 million in holdbacks for fiscal year 2018.

In patching together the fragile coalition of interests needed to successfully pursue its bid, the state approached negotiations like Middle East peace talks, seeking agreement first on broader issues and putting off fights and controversies over specifics.

The coalition includes the organizations that represent the blind, people with dyslexia, people with learning or processing issues, seniors losing vision, people with spinal cord injuries, people recovering from strokes, and many others for whom the addition of text - to - speech on the Kindle 2 promised for the first time easy, mainstream access to over 245,000 books.

Over the years, Anne has spoken at national conferences on a variety of animal welfare issues and has consulted with states, smaller communities, and individual shelters to help them form animal welfare coalitions and work on board development, compassion fatigue, and related issues.

In addition, there have been recent revelations about a split in the coalition over reducing the current annual «subsidy» of # 150 for every UK gun licence issued.

The Coalition for Community Solar Access (CCSA), a coalition of over forty businesses and non-profits working to expand access to clean, local affordable energy through community solar, issued the following statement in response to yesterday'sCoalition for Community Solar Access (CCSA), a coalition of over forty businesses and non-profits working to expand access to clean, local affordable energy through community solar, issued the following statement in response to yesterday'scoalition of over forty businesses and non-profits working to expand access to clean, local affordable energy through community solar, issued the following statement in response to yesterday's hearing:

Over 200 organizations — the largest coalition ever assembled on the issue of wildlife mortality from feral cats — joined ABC and signed on to a letter requesting that the U.S. Department of Interior prohibit feral cat colonies on public lands.

Robert M. «Mike» Duncan, president and CEO of the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE), issued his own statement touting coal's environmental improvement over the past decades and expressing concern for the future.

What are your thoughts about how we need to win over organized labor — because that's going to be an important part of the coalition fighting on these issues?

As he saw it, the FTC's workshop - whose outcome we won't know for some time - showed that there were two competing lobbies over the RECs as offsets issue: a coalition of U.S. and international energy firms that support RECs on one hand, and a diverse international array of offset aggregators, brokers and developers represented by organizations such as the International Emission Trading Association (IETA) which support offsets.

Prior to law school Zara was a front - line community advocate for over a decade, working extensively on issues involving violence against women and children, anti-racism, immigrant and refugee issues, legal aid reform, custody and access advocacy, anti-poverty initiatives and specific coalition work with South Asian women.

Over a six - month period, the Coalition engaged closely with service providers, public servants, carers, and Aboriginal Medical Services and people with lived experiences, uncovering a range of needs, issues and gaps in regional mental health and suicide prevention service delivery.