Sentences with phrase «conservative electoral coalition»

But in terms of the Conservative electoral coalition, Brexit has produced a less ambiguous effect: the party has absorbed a large portion of the former UKIP vote, as voters on the authoritarian side of the political spectrum have migrated, or returned, to a Conservative Party that now promises concrete, credible action to regain control of the borders.

Not exact matches

Both Cameron and Clegg need to remind and reinforce to the Conservatives and the Lib Dems why they are in coalition, and the new Labour leader needs to reassure a movement that they can supply hope, comfort and electoral credibility.

David Cameron has denied misleading Conservative MPs during coalition talks with the Liberal Democrats, insisting he did not tell them Labour was offering Nick Clegg's party electoral reform without a referendum.

- What distinctively Labour argument could yet challenge the Conservatives, and seek to reunite Labour's fracturing electoral coalition?

The party has long been paying the price for having joined a coalition government with the Conservatives and now the 2015 general election is taking place in a very crowded electoral field.

The correct democratic thing — as much as I hate to say it — is to recognise that the conservatives have the democratic right to be in government as the majority partner in a coalition, and the offer cameron has made is in my view fair and reflects the electoral mandate.

Nick Clegg undermined the prospect of a Conservative - Lib Dem coalition in a hung parliament, by turning his electoral sights on David Cameron's party.

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Constitutional reform assumed a pivotal role in the coalition negotiations of 2010; and it was only when the Conservatives made key concessions regarding electoral reform that the prospect of a Conservative - Liberal Democrat coalition emerged.

Voters in 2010 did not choose to have a Conservative / Lib Dem coalition government (under the current electoral system there is no mechanism which would have allowed them to express such a preference).

Nick Clegg has signalled his determination to press ahead with reform of the House of Lords in a move likely to anger Conservative MPs who have identified the issue as an electoral millstone that contributed to the dismal performance by coalition parties in last week's local elections.

They would take a Tory - led coalition for eg electoral reform; the Conservatives would offer much less.

Johnson was rewarded with an electoral landslide in 1964 against conservative Barry Goldwater, which broke the decades - long control of Congress by the Conservativconservative Barry Goldwater, which broke the decades - long control of Congress by the ConservativeConservative coalition.

In saving First Past The Post the Tory leader put the long - term electoral interests of the Conservative Party before the short - term interests of his Coalition.

Any collapse of the review could cause a major crisis for the Coalition - since Number 10 is relying on it to ease the electoral disadvantage which the Conservatives face.

It shows that 84 % of members support the party being in coalition with the Conservatives, even though 59 % of them think this will be bad for the party's electoral prospects at the next election.

Given the concessions on electoral reform and fixed term parliaments that the Conservatives were forced to make as part of the Coalition Government, they are unlikely to allow themselves to be pushed into other constitutional reforms in the immediate future.