Sentences with phrase «labour benches»

from the Labour benches - they have got a problem, it's now totally apparent they have got a problem and they have got to deal with it.»

Kidd argued that Duncan «wound up the Labour benches by accusing them of «synthetic indignation» for wanting to know every footnote of the PM's financial affairs... He told Mr Cameron to fend off the forces of envy, lest the Commons be «stuffed full of low achievers.

In Westminster terms, the monthly joust between Ed Balls and George Osborne is usually box office and true to form the Labour benches were packed.

In his opening speech in the opposition day debate, which was peppered with angry heckles from the Labour benches, Salmond said Blair should be held to account for what was «very much a personal campaign, unbeknownst to cabinet and indeed to parliament», citing the memo sent to the then US president, George W Bush, from the prime minister saying: «I will be with you whatever.»

But on his own benches he is the lone refuser, the only one who will vote today against what most of Clarke's colleagues and almost all on the Labour benches know to be an approaching Brexit calamity.

To gasps from the Labour benches, the chancellor announced «tough but fair» reforms that will lead to extra changes for housing benefit and on the rules for the mobility and care arrangements for disability living allowance.

The role of Government: «I am afraid that there is a basic ideological differences between those on the Labour Benches and those on the Government Benches — we believe in devolving power and giving freedom to people.

Earlier in the week, I wrote about Len McCluskey's development of a «party within a party» of Unite MPs on the Labour benches.

«After 13 years of a Labour Government, this is quite simply a disgrace and should act as a constant reminder to those on the Labour Benches, who have already begun looking back on their time in government as some sort of golden age in which poverty and inequality were abolished.

On Wednesday, at Prime Minister's Questions, acting leader Harriet Harman casually committed the Labour benches to supporting a third runway for Heathrow, the central recommendation of Sir Howard Davies» long - anticipated Airports Commission.

Shadow Justice Secretary Jack Straw faced Clegg from the Labour benches.

To laughter from the Labour benches, Betts continued quoting Cook to add: «I have specialist knowledge of the situation which I would like to share with you confidentially.

And, thirdly, he embarassed the Labour benches by noting that a health expert who recommended NHS privatisation advised the last Labour government, not this Coalition (watch a video of the clip).

As the cry rose from the Labour benches, the Deputy Prime Minister was in his office, having a security briefing and catching up with phone calls.

Occasionally a Tory MP stood up to offer mockery of the prime minister, but he was met with vocal irritation by the Labour benches and conspicuous silence from his own colleagues

Paul Evans speaks to Quentin Davies, the former Conservative who made an unlikely figure on the Labour benches, and is now in the Lords.

12:02 - Lots of ironic cheers for Cameron's presence from the Labour benches.

15:38 - «We are in the EU and we want to be,» Cameron says, prompting mockery on the Labour benches.

But I think it is certainly difficult to see most of the 91 Conservative members [who rebelled over Lords reform], and a good many of those who spoke on the Labour benches against the bill on Monday and Tuesday last week, shifting their ground on what for many of them is a really fundamental obstacle.

And yet parliament breaks up for Easter after the humiliating spectacle of the Tory leader holding court at the despatch box, taunting the Labour benches opposite as his MPs roared with laughter.

Hague congratulated her on not putting the shadow chancellor on the Labour benches «which helps us to hear».

When he does eventually leave the House of Commons the entire chamber will be worse off without this worker's son made good — perched in his trademark tweed jacket on the front corner of the Labour benches, belligerently arguing a point when others have long given up the ghost.

Seriously, you could fill the Labour benches with geese and they'd be a more effective opposition.

The fact that Labour are still in power even with the worst PM since the term was invented, shows how little honour there is on the Labour benches.

Gauke, whose speech was constantly peppered with shouted objections from the packed Labour benches, said universal credit was «working and the rollout will continue and to the planned timetable.»

Despite Alexander saying that the pensions proposal was an «offer that the opposition should support», the reactions from the Labour benches drew some criticism.

By the end, his MPs were absolutely roaring their support and the Labour benches were notably silent.

«With this prime minister a veto is not for life, it's just for Christmas,» Ed Miliband told the chamber, to raucous laughter from the Labour benches.

On the Labour benches, Jeremy Corbyn is firmly opposed but around 30 MPs are thought to be willing to back action as things stand.

This follows a debate in the House of Lords in which peers from the Liberal Democrat, Conservative and Labour benches, as well as crossbenchers, also called on Government to get regulations through before the election.

But while Labour may be spending their time talking about aspiration there is so far very little evidence of it on the Labour benches.

Conservative MPs have long had a difficult relationship with Bercow, who was elected as Speaker due to widespread support from the Labour benches.

12:16 - It's hard to find new words to describe the sheer lethargy on the Labour benches every week.

Bercow again calls for order, this time from the Labour benches.

There is no longer a talent bank on the Labour benches.

The Labour benches loved it...

It appears Bercow is now, more than ever, granting Labour spurious SO24 debates, Points of Order and even advising them on how to use arcane parliamentary procedures to whack the government, in an attempt to shore up the support he needs on the Labour benches.

12:28 - John Bercow almost loses his cool altogether while trying to keep control of the Labour benches.

It is notable that Simon is leading on this, not just another backbencher — and strikingly, not anyone from the Labour benches.

Theresa May, six per cent for her, and no friend of Mr Osborne for digging those famous heels in, was also upgraded to the «best Home Secretary in a generation» after much encouragement from the Labour benches.

Balls» Budget response showed an improved ability on the Labour benches to deploy damaging framing devices against the coalition, with the shadow chancellor branding yesterday's housing policy a «spare home subsidy».

12.23 - Similarly lots of questions about government «complacency» from the Labour benches.

12.24 - Will Cameron take responsiblity for the «living standards crisis» in Britain asks a forgettable member of the Labour benches.

The Commons may be about to be cut by about 10 % but the Lords has never been larger as the Coalition seeks to increase its representation relative to the swollen Labour benches.

12.30 pm: Lots of laughter in Commons after Speaker says to Labour benches that they should not jeer at Tory backbenchers (Harriet Baldwin) who support the Government.

12.24 New Tory MP Matt Hancock points out that Labour were going to increase benefits at less than inflation - and David Cameron agrees that the dupes on the Labour benches wouldn't have known that.

To his credit, Prime Minister David Cameron and his ministers have been robust in defending the reforms, saying that the changes are designed to make public sector pensions affordable for the long term and failure to reform will bankrupt the whole system, a point even many on the Labour benches recognise.

If I was picking Osbourne wouldn't have been my first choice for Chancellor, but having a very close Leader and Chancellor will stand out as starkly different to the Labour benches.

It is being claimed by some in Westminster that a deal has been done between Mr Blair and Mr Ashdown in a bid to shore up the Liberal Democrat leader's position while averting a full - scale civil war on the Labour benches.

He's had a rapid rise to the Shadow Cabinet since becoming an MP just two years ago and will be surrounded by former cabinet and junior ministers on the Labour benches as well as long - serving backbenchers.