Sentences with phrase «dem backbenchers»

A caucus of some 60 hard - line backbenchers is preparing to break openly with the government's declared strategy of trying to soften the blow of leaving the EU's single market by arranging a transitional period, during which which the U.K. would still pay into the EU's budget and not be able to sign its own trade deals.

Long suggested his own frustration is a symptom of a much wider problem — an unhealthy gap between Liberal backbenchers» political instincts and the sort of policy thinking that emanates from the well - staffed offices of the Prime Minister and top cabinet ministers.

Calgary backbencher Len Webber quit the Tory caucus, saying he could not longer stomach Redford's temper tantrums and abuse of subordinates.

With a mother who worked as a secretary to William Hodgson, a Conservative backbencher in Ontario, Clement had early experience with campaigning.

DECEMBER The Property Council launched a strong campaign on the GST 2005 issue, forming industry allies and widening lobbying efforts to include ministers and backbenchers from all parties.

Conservative backbencher Lawrence Toet and Public Safety Minister Vic Toews then performed a similar routine on the subject of Thomas Mulcair's driving.

I sat on a committee of Liberal backbenchers when the whole bank merger issue arose and when the banks themselves, the CEOs of the banks, wanted to expand into the U.S. and merge with a lot of the American banks, which would have caused us the same kind of turmoil that befell the Americans.

Mr Varoufakis said that he will remain as a backbencher in the Greek parliament, where he has «a lot more room to manoeuvre and speak the truth».

, which is not entirely fair, as most anyone who follows federal politics will know Mr. Wilks as the backbencher who was very briefly concerned about one of last year's budget bills.)

This week in the legislature, the NDP's backbencher queries in question period were often devoted to asking NDP ministers what carnage would occur to schools, nurses and poor old granny if Jason Kenney slashed and burned the public sector.

While the New Democrats continue to try to shame Conservative backbenchers — see Olivia Chow's statement on Monday and Niki Ashton's statement on Tuesday — the Conservatives have responded by finding new ways to lament for the prospect of a cap - and - trade system.

The backbencher, the MP for Barrow and a fierce critic of Jeremy Corbyn, had been ordered to appear before party disciplinary chiefs over the...

The changes to Morneau's plan followed an onslaught of complaints from doctors, lawyers, accountants, shop owners, farmers, premiers and even some Liberal backbenchers.

Then there is the «private member's bill» tactic, where the government pretends it's just this or that backbencher introducing anti-union measures, but those measures are supported and probably drafted by the Conservative inner circle.

But as opposed to Brown, who as a federal backbencher brought a relatively blank slate to his Ontario bid, Kenney needs no introduction to the national scene.

Donna Kennedy - Glans: Departed the backbenchers to become Associate Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy, a new position.

Edmonton - East MP Peter Golding is what I would refer to as a wall - paper backbencher.

Ms. Cusanelli served as Minister of Tourism, Parks and Recreation for less than a year before an Olympic travel spending scandal led to her demotion to the backbencher.

In a more perfect House of Commons, such a backbencher — and this is not to single Mr. Toet out, only to use him as a convenient example — would be in the House during Question Period to do two things: represent his constituents and hold the government to account.

He, and backbenchers on the opposition side, would be free to stand up every so often and ask a question of the government about some matter of particular concern to him or his constituents — a question that had not been vetted by anyone with any authority over him.

A Liberal backbencher wins big.

More quietly, Alberta backbencher Heather Sweet led a successful bid to quash a convention resolution to ban tankers off British Columbia's north coast, promoted by the riding association of MP Nathan Cullen, a past NDP leadership contender and a western power broker.

The sequester allowed the Republican leadership to back out of the debt ceiling fight while backbenchers could posture that they had cut spending by $ 1.2 trillion in some to - be-determined way.

Tory backbencher Jacob Rees - Mogg has dismissed speculation about his potential to be Tory leader and insisted «no one serious» believed he would be a candidate.

The Commons exchanges also saw Labour backbencher John Woodcock say shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry was «not fit to stand at that despatch box» after she warned many foreign parties were now acting like the Assad regime.

Although Grant, as a Red Tory, tended to support the Conservative Party, he would scarcely be enthusiastic about what that party has become today under Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who moved two years ago to shut down a backbencher's effort to reopen the issue of when human life begins.

Nevertheless, the government is (or was when we went to press) determined not to allow its own backbenchers any freedom of conscience when it comes to the main vote in the Commons.

He told The Australian Financial Review he has at least two and as many as five backbenchers willing to cross the floor.

Backbencher Andrew Laming feels the second verse needs to be packed with more Australian values.

Nationals backbencher David Littleproud and deputy leader Bridget McKenzie are among five new faces being promoted to the Federal Cabinet as part of the Prime Minister's reshuffle.

Chinese tinned peaches served in hospitals and other institutions in Australia could contain up to twice the allowable levels of lead, according to test results released by a Coalition backbencher, Sharman Stone, as she fights to save Australia's last fruit major processor, SPC Ardmona.

Holm is going to be way too much for Anderson, who should have gotten some can or 135 backbencher rather than the only woman to give Cyborg a competitive fight.

One Tory backbencher described Cameron's idea as «the nanny state gone mad» but our PM is expected to urge parents to take classes to learn how to discipline their children as well as teach them good behaviour and improve their communication.

I don't think that's gold - plated at all,» Labour backbencher Tom Blenkinsop told politics.co.uk.

Conservative MP Nadine Dorries became the latest government backbencher to question David Cameron's social housing plans yesterday.

Eastleigh may not be one of the areas where the Lib Dems are struggling, however, with the party doing all it can to cling on to a seat Tory backbenchers are desperate to take.

The government's proposals to give voters the right to recall their MPs fundamentally miss the point, two Conservative backbenchers have told MPs.

The backbencher, along with husband Andrew Mackay, claimed for thousands for their family home, while he claimed for their London property, meaning the taxpayer paid for all their accommodation.

Durham's Labour backbencher Roberta Blackman - Woods faces a real threat to her 3,274 majority from the Liberal Democrats.

The leader of the opposition was right to let Tory backbencher Andrew Bridgen do his job for him.

Yesterday, a Conservative backbencher added his calls to the campaign to recall parliament, regardless of the success of the UN resolution that has led to a ceasefire.

The backbencher claimed for more than 200 trees and # 70 for the emptying of his septic tank.

Tory backbenchers have shown their true colours in recent months, not least when a group of them released their Alternative Queen's Speech, which included plans to:

The 60 - year - old backbencher suffered a heart attack last year after becoming embroiled in the expenses scandal, having unsuccessfully put in a # 50 claim for «dog - minding».

«Look, there's lots of people with good talents out there,» Conservative backbencher Nick de Bois said.

The chancellor acknowledged the work of individual campaigners like shadow minister Stella Creasy and Conservative backbencher Robin Walker, but refused to accept the policy had been driven from opposition.

Will his EU loathing backbenchers give him an easy ride?

12:34 - Fiona Bruce, a Tory backbencher, asks a question about regulation - a whiff of the whips about that one, although you never know.

His entire time in power has been dominated by trying to make accommodation with other forces: from the Lib Dems, to Ukip, to his own backbenchers.

The reform has been labelled a «bedroom tax» by Labour, which has encouraged its backbenchers to bombard David Cameron over the issue in prime minister's questions.