Sentences with phrase «labour back benchers»

Wouldn't gave supported bombing myself, but if it was a free vote, then they weren't rebels, When Tony Blair had a free vote on changing abortion, and was leader of the opposition and he was against the Tory law in 1995 ′ were those labour back benchers who voted in a free vote, rebels?

The debate will give us all a chance to reflect on what the rest of the country thought about the Budget — which is: not a lot — and the fact that only three Labour Back Benchers have turned up to support the Government's final Budget suggests that the parliamentary Labour party does not think much of it either.

And the revolt goes beyond the front bench with a BBC poll showing 63 per cent of Labour back benchers are against the plan.

Mr Salter, who entered parliament as part of Labour's landslide victory in 1997, said he wanted to be free to work with Labour back benchers to put forward «positive proposals» on education reform.

I do not know where the rest of the parliamentary Labour party are tonight — they may be plotting, once again, if the rumours that have been reported this evening are true — but not one Labour Back Bencher could be prevailed upon to speak in support of the Bill.»

Not exact matches

Opinion polls showed that voters had opposed privatization at the outset (as did the press and many Conservative back benchers), but the Conservatives pointed out that Tony Blair rode to victory in part by abandoning «Clause Four» of the Labour Party's 1904 constitution, advocating state control over the means of production, distribution and exchange.

I have been privileged to work as PPS to four senior Labour ministers in four government departments and now feel that I can make my best contribution to the Labour effort in parliament by concentrating on helping, as a regular back - bencher, to show that Labour remains sound on matters of Defence.

For the benefit of Labour Members, the Deputy Prime Minister, the Justice Secretary, the Prime Minister and Government Back Benchers, will the Chancellor tell the House what is today's policy on child benefit?»

While admitting that she had not read Labour's manifesto in detail Ms Sturgeon added: «I would be seeking to build alliances with parties like Plaid Cymru and the Greens and back benchers...

Three shadow cabinet members and one front bencher resigned after imposed a three - line whip on Labour MPs to back triggering Article 50.