Sentences with phrase «eurosceptics who»

The report is published as Conservative Eurosceptics who are pressing David Cameron to give parliament a veto over all EU laws ran into trouble when it emerged that they mistakenly claimed to have the support of one of the most senior backbench Tory MPs.

But, in reality, it appears that when Labour said our Eurosceptic promises were all hot air, they were right; that when Heseltine said that in government every Conservative Prime Minister is Europhile, he was right; that when UKIP said Conservatives were not to be trusted on Europe, they were right; that when I and others said that the Conservative Party had changed, and that Cameron and Hague were genuinely convicted Eurosceptics who understood what must be done and would not let us down, we were wrong.

Clarke said he wanted Brexit to succeed, but also made fun of ardent eurosceptics who suggest that EU withdrawal will be easy.

«Strategic defectors» are voters who support Ukip at European elections but return to the Conservatives at general elections: they are older, financially comfortable, middle - class men with Conservative sympathies, socially conservative Eurosceptics who are motivated principally by their desire to send a message to the Conservatives.

Mr Cameron will find it hard to reconcile the demands of eurosceptics who are now seeking the demise of the euro with his public support for the currency.

Even on Europe, there is an English dimension that is simply not reflected in current political rhetoric — even among those Eurosceptics who pride themselves in reflecting the view from the street or saloon bar.

And there are soft Eurosceptics who are sceptical about certain aspects of the EU.

Hunt is a Eurosceptic who may well campaign for Leave, something which also has the potential to add either a booster or an anchor to his career.

«Do I happen to think that it would probably be a eurosceptic who would be the next leader of the party?

James Wharton, the Tory eurosceptic who will carry his party's hopes of an EU referendum in the Cameron - endorsed bill, has a surprisingly colourful early political career.

Clarke was replaced as Lord Chancellor by Chris Grayling, a Eurosceptic who was also considered far less friendly to both the Human Rights Act and European Convention on Human Rights, both constant sources of scorn amongst grassroots Tories.

Douglas Carswell, a leading Eurosceptic who favours a UK exit from the EU, says the Tories should form a general election pact with Ukip.

Bill Cash, the veteran Tory Eurosceptic who is chairman of the Commons European scrutiny committee, said that ministers would face a major rebellion.

Not exact matches

«Seeing the Eurosceptics» dream come true must have triggered a reaction in people who usually criticise the EU and blame it for decisions such as austerity measures.

But the official Brexit campaign group accused ITV of a «stitch up» for selecting Farage who supports rival eurosceptic group, Leave.EU.

Then comes Bill Cash, the most single - minded eurosceptic of them all, who begins by praising Wharton's speech.

This was good for a different reason: genuine pressure faced by the prime minister, who faced question after question from eurosceptic malcontents seated behind him.

While senior Labour politicians seem to feel comfortable speaking to pro-EU middle - class voters who have seen the visible gains of EU membership, they have little to say to Eurosceptic working - class voters who have suffered on the other end.

The best example of this trend is Andrea Leadsom who has gained almost 90 % of her support from leave MPs, including prominent Eurosceptics such as Bill Cash and Andrew Rosindell.

Redwood was not the only eurosceptic backbencher normally suspicious of Cameron's intentions who was now purring quiescently.

However, that decision was challenged by a prominent Irish Eurosceptic, Raymond Crotty, who took the government to High Court.

The Tory awkward squad has traditionally been comprised of eurosceptic backbenchers, who helped ensure David Cameron committed to an EU referendum in the last parliament.

But they also include others who joined the eurosceptic movement in the aftermath of this battle in the 1990s and early 2000s — which many did.

Civil servants, businesses and commentators are now scrambling to work out who these eurosceptics are, what they believe and what they'll do.

Why would a supposedly «pro-European» government stand shoulder to shoulder with the Socialist opposition, who are staunchly pro-Russian and Eurosceptic, in promoting such electoral reforms?

The official Brexit campaign group accused ITV of a «stitch up» for selecting the Ukip leader, who has always supported rival eurosceptic group Leave.EU.

The comments, which came as an aside during a case won by the government, triggered outrage among eurosceptics on the Tory backbenches, who said the UK had been tricked into believing it had an opt - out from the convention when Labour signed up during the Lisbon negotiations.

Labour now finds itself presented the problem of how to manage a core vote that has emerged as a radically Eurosceptic, conservative, insurgency and is forced for the first time to take seriously the tradition - orientated ideals, habits and orientations of the people who have supported it over generations.

One of the most heavily reported outcomes of last week's elections for the European Parliament has been the «revolution on the right» — the large numbers of people who opted to vote for far right, Eurosceptic...

However, the average survey respondent placement hides the fact that the largest majority of people place themselves on the furthest eurosceptic end of a 0 to 10 scale, where 0 = European Unification has gone too far, and 10 = European Unification should go further (among those who give an opinion), as can be seen here:

The more fervent of our colleagues may think it is peanuts and we should have gone further but that's simplistic nonsense»... Mr Clarke also renewed his attack on the Eurosceptic element of his party who advocate leaving the EU.

«There is an extreme eurosceptic fringe of the Tory party who are prepared to do almost anything, including risk Britain's economic future, in pursuit of their agenda,» Lib Dem foreign affairs spokesperson Martin Horwood told politics.co.uk.

Jose Manuel Barroso's use of the phrase will be a form of vindication for prominent eurosceptics like Ukip's Nigel Farage or the Tories» Daniel Hannan, who he branded «eurosceptic - populist - extreme - nationalists».

Those Eurosceptics are the handful of people who now run the country, the rebels on Europe who harassed successive Tory party leaders and who now bully those who question «the will of the people».

The first afternoon session was led by Professor Catherine de Vries, who explained the results of her extensive work into Eurosceptic parties and voters.

The accusation is embarrassing for Tory leader David Cameron, who insisted the Tory MEPs form a group with other Eurosceptics.

Mark Reckless, a leading eurosceptic among the 81 Conservative backbenchers who defied David Cameron last month, said an EU referendum was a matter of «when» and not «if» after the Tory revolt.

The reaction to his remarks was swift and damning, particularly from those who want out, all of whom assume, to quote venerable Thatcherite veteran Norman Tebbit, that «activist Tories are deeply Eurosceptic».

With some reservations, Spicer backs Michael Howard, and some younger eurosceptic politicians of the current generation, Daniel Hannan and Mark Reckless, who were active then, working for Spicer and Howard.

There are not one, not two but three political groups in the European Parliament who consist of members of eurosceptic national parties:

The problem is that many others - who have not met the foreign secretary in person - often still see him as a kind of upmarket Nigel Farage, a Eurosceptic clown with clout.

Positive Slovenia, whose leading European candidate is prominent economist Jože Mencinger, who describes himself as a eurosceptic, polled just 4.6 %.

Some of the other Conservative «rebels» on Lords reform are more generally opposed to Cameron's leadership and the coalition, blaming their leader for failing to win a clear majority in 2010 and failing to pursue the more populist eurosceptic and anti-immigrant positions of his predecessors (who were actually much less successful in general election terms).

Sadly, if predictably, this has failed to secure them and their leader the undying affection of their Conservative partners, as anyone who witnessed Tory Eurosceptics baiting Nick Clegg when he stood in for David Cameron at PMQs yesterday can attest.

UKIP - the United Kingdom Independence Party - is led by Nigel Farage who has become the modernising voice within his Eurosceptic party.

The intervention, which reflects the thinking of English Lib Dem MPs in seats where they face Eurosceptic pressure, has deeply annoyed Nick Clegg who does not want to reveal his hand before possible coalition negotiations.

There are a number of other eurosceptic Conservative MPs and councillors who must now be considering their positions.

Their researchers say the issue will be forced back on to the agenda after party conferences when Douglas Carswell, who defected from the Tories to Ukip, is expected to win a Clacton - on - sea byelection and become the Eurosceptic party's first MP.

However much they like to pretend otherwise, it is they who are in smallish minority in the Conservative Party, which is now firmly Eurosceptic in outlook.

UKIP's surge was accompanied by a dip in support for the Conservatives, who have rebounded as the Eurosceptics have fallen back.