Sentences with phrase «dems voted against it»

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* OBAMACARE BECOMES WEAPON FOR DEMS: The New York Times reports that the tables have turned, and Democrats are using the Republicans» failed repeal vote as a weapon against them in multiple House races:

Nevertheless some Lib Dem MPs have vowed to rebel and vote against the government, including former leader Ming Campbell.

Five Lib Dem MPs, three Plaid Cymru MPs and 51 SNP MPs also voted against the amendment stating that the Government must trigger Article 50 by the end of March next year.

They need the Lib Dem vote to hold up against their rival but topple when facing them.

«Ministers fear Lib Dem activists at the party's annual conference, which starts this weekend in Glasgow, are set to rebel against key Government policies and may vote to reinstate the 50p rate introduced by Labour weeks before it lost power in 2010.

Two of the eight Lib Dem MPs, Farron's defeated rival for the tarnished crown Norman Lamb and Ceredigion MP Mark Williams, stood firm and voted against the latest war.

However, now that he has said that Lib Dem Ministers will vote against Government policy, I wonder what his definition of collective responsibility is within a coalition Government.»

There is now no excuse for his Tory colleagues to vote against a bill which is, he says, not just a Lib Dem measure.

Julian Huppert, the Lib Dem MP, says he will be voting against Theresa May's plan to make it easier for the government to deprive foreign - born nationals of their citizenship.

Lib Dem MPs are planning to vote against but, if Labour abstain, the Raab amendment is likely to be passed.

Unless he steps aside, or at least allows competion within the party, most dems will vote for ANYONE who run against him.

«such as the 53 % who voted Labour or Lib Dem, and the nearly 2/3 who voted against the Tories» I'm fed up with reading this rubbish Put the Conservative and Lib Dem vote together than you have more... that means more of a country representation.

Before the election, 55 out of the 57 Lib Dem MPs signed a pledge to vote against any increase in fees.

In Lib Dem target seats Labour voters were far more likely to vote tactically against the Conservatives than against the Liberals by a margin of about 4 - 1.

Later in the campaign Populus asked Lib Dem supporters in 12 Lab / Con marginal seats how would would vote, bearing in mind that their seat was likely to be a close race between Labour and the Conservatives; in nearly every seat Lib Dem supporters were as likely to vote tactically against Labour as they were against the Conservatives.

You can't assume that anyone voting against Labour and for Lib Dem in any particular constituency with a Labour / Lib - Dem in 1st and 2nd wouldn't have preferred the Tories if they knew their vote would have been counted in this way.

The stolen supreme court seat is something you might not want to push... just another reason for dems to organize, fund raise and vote against anyone aligned with the GOP.

And if they are looking for MPs to pair with, they could ask those Lib Dem MPs who have already said that they will vote against their own government to cooperate.»

Ed Miliband also called on those Lib Dem MPs who disagreed with the policy to vote against it.

One is the decline of the Liberal Democrats and tactical voting — one of the reasons the electoral system had worked against the Tories in recent decades was that Labour and Lib Dem voters had been prepared to vote tactically against the Tories, and the Lib Dems have held lots of seats in areas that would otherwise be Tory.

As a result, the deputy prime minister said he would instruct his MPs to vote against another bill which would have cut the number of MPs by redrawing the constituency boundaries — a change opposed by many of the 57 - strong Lib Dem MPs since it is expected they would lose 15 or more seats.

The idea that Lib Dem ministers might vote against a Cabinet colleague might seem to undermine the collective responsibility of the government.

Pelosi is trying to get back against Weiner for not voting to reelect her as the Dem leader (a decision I heartily concur with).

Meanwhile, a number of Lib Dem backbenchers, several of whom voted against the VAT increase, have publicly criticised Green.

Sarah Teather, the Lib Dem former education minister, told the World at One that she would vote against the bill.

Yesterday Sarah Teather, the Lib Dem former education minister, also said she would vote against the bill.

During the passage of the legislation in the Commons, six Lib Dem MPs voted against the Conservative - Lib Dem coalition government.

When the bill to which the amendment is attacked comes back to the Commons, it's been confirmed today that Lib Dem MPs will vote AGAINST the Tories to overturn the redrawing of the electoral map begun by Nick Clegg in this parliament.

Last week, piqued by the failure of Lords reform, Nick Clegg categorically stated Lib Dem MPs would vote against the Government's proposals.

If it were just that she is running against two Democrats, those two would split the Dem vote.

One overwhelmingly good reason not to: he urged people to vote Lib Dem against Labour candidates on the eve of the last general election.

John Leech, the Lib Dem MP for Manchester Withington, said he was one of two Lib Dem MPs who voted against going into coalition with the Tories.

None of this is necessarily fatal to the government's plans — people about the Lib Dem leadership are talking about these votes being advisory, rather than binding — but, at the very least, they increase the headwinds that Mr Clegg, and the Coalition, are operating against.

«Lib Dems defeating Tories» is, therefore a curious situation; a situation made all the more curious when Lib Dem MPs (in government) join forces with Labour MPs (in opposition) to «defeat» Conservatives (in government) who on the whole voted against the amendment.

It convinced scores of Tory MPs that there was no point in holding out against a Tory - Lib Dem coalition - even though the price of such a coalition was a promise to hold a referendum on the so - called «alternative vote» system which will cost numerous Tory MPs their seats.

At the Lib Dem conference in September, activists voted by 224 to 220 against making the return of the 50p rate a party policy.

«THOMPSON Park replaced the House of Commons as Labour leadership hopeful Ed Miliband challenged Burnley Lib - Dem MP Gordon Birtwistle to vote against the coalition Government's budget during an impromptu debate.

Former Lib Dem leader to vote against rise in tuition fees after Vince Cable reneged on party's election pledge to abolish them