Sentences with phrase «conservative deputy leader»

The Liberal Democrats gained 3 seats from the Conservatives in the wards of Bridge, East and South, including defeating the cabinet member for leisure and Conservative deputy leader, Brian Moss, in Bridge.

Not exact matches

«Steinbrueck behaves like a bull in a china shop,» said Michael Meister, deputy leader of Merkel's conservatives in the Bundestag (lower house of parliament).

Conservative MP Andrew Bridgen said it «smacks of cronyism» while Labour's deputy leader Tom Watson described it as an «example of the old boys» network».

The state Conservative Party executive committee voted Friday to recommend the party back Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro for governor over state Senate Deputy Majority Leader John DeFrancisco at its May nominating convention.

ICYMI: Deputy Senate Majority Leader Tom Libous told me last night on CapTon that the GOP is «strongly behind» their two colleagues who are locked in life - or - death primary battles with conservative challengers.

The field as it stands right now includes former Erie County Executive Joel Giambra, a Democrat - turned - Republican who appears to have zero chances of getting the Conservative nod, without which no Republican has won statewide since the 1970s; and Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb, who have have already formally announced their campaigns, and Deputy Senate Majority Leader John DeFrancisco, who is officially entering the race today.

Ukip was in crisis today as one of its leading MEPs and former deputy leader defected to the Conservatives.

Following the general election of 2010, the Liberal Democrats formed a coalition government with the Conservatives, resulting in party leader Nick Clegg becoming the Deputy Prime minister and many other members becoming ministers.

With Cornwall Council Conservative leader Phil Seeva and deputy James Mustoe after attending a Conservative Party group meeting this week:

On the Today programme this morning Simon Hughes, the Lib Dem deputy leader, said quite explicitly that the Conservatives» failure to back Lords reform could lead to the Lib Dems blocking the boundary changes that are expected to give David Cameron an extra 20 seats in the 2015 election.

During the past six years I have been first, deputy leader, and then leader of the Conservative group and vice-chairman of the LGA.

Richard Ashworth has been an MEP for South East England since 2004 and deputy leader of the Conservative MEPs since 2009.

Although Labour's deputy leader, Tom Watson, has been tweeting about the Conservative scandal, sometimes in politics, the really telling things occur in the silence.

These fears have been compounded by the recent announcement from the Liberal Democrat's Deputy Leader, Simon Hughes that there will be no General Election pact between the Conservatives and his party.

Simon Hughes, the Liberal Democrats» deputy leader, said although the Conservative MPs» decision not to back House of Lords reform was a «major failure», «life goes on» when it comes to the coalition.

In December 2002, Heseltine controversially called for Iain Duncan Smith to be replaced as leader of the Conservatives by the «dream - ticket» of Clarke as leader and Michael Portillo as deputy.

He had been a Labour councillor for 25 years when he defected to the Conservatives and has held a number of civic posts including chair of Housing, chair of Planning, chair of Recycling and Waste, Cabinet member for the Environment, deputy leader of the council and Mayor of Ealing.

Simon Hughes, the Lib Dem deputy leader, was quick to reject the idea, saying that his party would «take on all comers» at the next election, including the Conservatives.

UKIP's deputy leader Paul Nuttall later responded to her comments, he said her comments were «disgraceful» and «a sign that the Conservatives are very scared of UKIP.»

Cllr James Mustoe, deputy leader of the opposition Conservatives at the Council amongst others demanded answers from the administration — how much did it cost and why the lack of communication to even councillors?

As a member of Westminster Council and deputy Leader of the Labour Group, he was a leader of the campaign to expose the «Homes for Votes» scandal which led eventually to the surcharging of the former Conservative Council Leader Dame Shirley Porter and colleLeader of the Labour Group, he was a leader of the campaign to expose the «Homes for Votes» scandal which led eventually to the surcharging of the former Conservative Council Leader Dame Shirley Porter and colleleader of the campaign to expose the «Homes for Votes» scandal which led eventually to the surcharging of the former Conservative Council Leader Dame Shirley Porter and colleLeader Dame Shirley Porter and colleagues.

The deputy leader of the Conservative group on Bury council who contested Bolton North East for the Tories in the general election.

The deputy leader's speech will also traditionally contain a few heavy blows aimed at the Conservatives.

Twice passed over for the Conservative leadership back when leaders «emerged» (on advice from senior ministers naturally), he, like Heseltine, came close as First Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister.

Simon is leader of the Conservative Group on neighbouring Powys County Council and a deputy chairman of the Welsh Conservatives.

James Mustoe deputy leader of the Conservatives at the Council described the Cannes launch as «poor decision - making» suggested it would be better to bring the investors to Cornwall.

State Senator John DeFrancisco, the deputy majority leader and recognized head of the party's conservative wing, dug into the contract and raises Mr. de Blasio approved with the United Federation of Teachers in 2014.

State Senate Deputy Majority Leader John DeFrancisco criticized Gov. Andrew Cuomo's economic development efforts, tax increases and MTA woes at the state Conservative Party's annual conference on Sunday.

Deputy Leader of the Conservatives on Cornwall Council, James Mustoe, was at the time of the ill - fated Cornish bid one of the ringleaders of the Tory offensive against what they saw as a pointless waste of money.

She has been re-elected continously since and is currently the Deputy Leader of the Conservative Group on the Council.

On 6 April, Flight was deselected as a Conservative candidate by then - party leader Michael Howard, and removed from his role as party deputy chairman, [4] and his party began the process of selecting a new candidate.

Liberal Democrat deputy leader Simon Hughes demanded further concessions before the Conservatives could rely on Lib Dem support.

Murdo Fraser, deputy leader of the Scottish Conservatives, nevertheless called on Mr Salmond to resign as an MP now, rather than wait until the next general election as promised.

In response to deputy Labour leader Harriet Harman's tweet about anger on the doorstep about the Conservatives marriage tax rebate she said: «I met very angry people in Blackburn yesterday.

Welsh Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Mark Williams MP reacts to today's first Conservative majority budget.

Any righteous pretence that it was really about him being political, rather than Conservative, was immediately put into question when Labour (unsuccessfully) tried to get Deputy Leader of the Board Lorna Reith appointed to replace Cooke straightaway.

Nick Clegg, the Lib Dem leader and Deputy Prime Minister, signalled his «irritation» over remarks made by his party colleagues, several of whom hit out both personally at Tory ministers and politically at Conservative - inspired policies, including removing child benefit from higher earners.

Interviewed by Andrew Marr yesterday the Deputy Prime Minister and Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg was asked whether the Lib Dems would choose a coalition with the Conservatives or Labour if the 2015 General Election delivers a hung Parliament.

[2] Conservative councillors who lost seats included the deputy leader of the party Ian Fowler and the cabinet member for education, Peter Collins.

2015 is also the year that the Labour party, which used to love to taunt the Conservatives over their «women problems», elected a man to be the Leader, Deputy Leader and their London Mayoral candidate.

The Deputy Labour leader told ITV News the country is «looking at an early general election» and taking on Theresa May's Conservative government must be the party's «sole priority», after members re-elected Jeremy Corbyn as leader following a challenge from Owen Smith.

«I hope they will feel that I have worked conscientiously for them as I have always tried to do, even when I was heavily involved in the peace process in Northern Ireland or as Conservative Party Chairman or indeed when I travelled a good deal as Shadow Foreign Secretary and Deputy Leader of the Opposition.

Howard Flight, a former deputy chairman of the Conservative party, and Tina Stowell, a former deputy chief of staff to William Hague when he was opposition leader, were also on the list.

She was the Deputy Leader of the Conservative Group, but let's put that into context.

The group's co-chairmen are David Campbell Bannerman, a Conservative member of the European Parliament who had previously served as deputy leader of the UK Independence Party, and Steve Baker, a backbench Conservative member of parliament at Westminster.

Liberal Democrat leader and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has said his party's coalition with the Conservatives leads the way for a «new kind of government».

Cllr Bob Blackman, Deputy Leader of the Conservatives on Brent Council survived a vote of no confidence last night at a Special General Meeting of the Harrow East Conservative Association.

Former deputy leader Simon Hughes was unceremoniously dumped from the Bermondsey seat he had held for 30 years whilst whilst an incredible swing to the Conservatives ended Vince Cable's tenure in Twickenham, which he had represented since 1997.

Brexit would spell the end of David Cameron and lead to a takeover by the hard right of the Conservative party, Labour's deputy leader, Tom Watson, has said.

In 1971 pro-Market figures such as Roy Jenkins, the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, said a Labour government would have agreed to the terms of accession secured by the Conservatives.