Sentences with phrase «labour came to power»

The test results rose markedly after Labour came to power and introduced literacy and numeracy strategies in England's primary schools.

The changes to the curriculum, the switch to GCSEs with exams at the end rather than modules, the revamping of the content of GCSEs, would all be likely to remain if Labour came to power.

Former Home Secretary Jack Straw recalls the battle to change the law on the age of consent when Labour came to power.

Former Home Secretary Jack Straw recalls the battle to bring the age of consent for gay men in line with that for heterosexual couples after Labour came to power in 1997.

Michael Fallon has written recently in the Sevenoaks Chronicle that when Labour came to power in 1997, the constituants of Sedgefield and Sevenoaks each received # 66 per head funding from the government.

Although satisfaction fell among Conservative supporters when Labour came to power, it rose by 12 percentage points to reach a high of 61 per cent in 2009.

Leaving aside the question of whether this is simply due to easier exams, it's clear that this increased «attainment» is not resulting in greater employability — so the reported 65 % increase in education funding since Labour came to power can not be judged a good investment, by any stretch of the imagination.

The protection of our local shopping heritage — the defence of independent, family - run shops and businesses — and the preservation of the remaining Post Office network (we have lost 10 out of our 18 Post Office branches since Labour came to power) are all issues that affect the quality of life and the vibrancy of our community.

Much of the increase is due to wage increases, although the Lib Dems point out that those on the lowest salaries are also paying proportionally almost 1 per cent more in tax now than they were when Labour came to power.

Debt is still lower than when Labour came to power, although this doesn't necessarily mean that Brown - or his successor - would be able to make such a strong debt - busting claim a couple of years down the line In fact, recent increased borrowing debt looks likely to increase further.

Since Labour came to power we have exported over # 20bn of arms, including over # 2.5 bn worth to Africa.

When Labour came to power in 1997 Reid served as Minister of State for Defence.

In the 1992 general election Evans retained Welwyn and Hatfield with a slightly reduced majority (8,465), but lost the seat when Labour came to power five years later.

That's a running total of around 100 vetos lost since Labour came to power.»

Council tax bills have more than doubled since Labour came to power, and the poorest pensioners pay four times as high a percentage of their income than the richest working people.

Medical experts are calling the achievement «fantastic» given 1.2 million people were on waiting lists when Labour came to power and that many people spent years on the lists before treatment.

UK unemployment has hit two million - its highest level since Labour came to power.

He pointed towards the closure of special needs schools when explaining how the number in children in special schools had fallen by 9,000 since Labour came to power.

In 1997, when Labour came to power, people were left with 34.5 per cent of their gross income after taxes, national insurance, mortgage or rent.

Their annual bill hit # 1,439 in 2010/11, up from # 688 when Labour came to power.

He said Scotland's recent economic growth, which has seen unemployment fall by 50 per cent since Labour came to power in 1997, had only been achieved by a «partnership» between Westminster and the devolved government at Holyrood.

[4] When Labour came to power under Ramsay MacDonald in January 1924, Buxton was appointed Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, [5] with a seat in the cabinet, and sworn of the Privy Council.

When Labour came to power in 1997 they expressed a desire to move these issues onto the agenda, with a Human Rights Act, a PM opposed to ID cards, and such things as an «Ethical foreign policy» to express a belief that the rights of others could be placed above our national interest.

As Chancellor, Mr Brown scrapped the tax relief on dividends paid into pension funds just a few weeks after Labour came to power in 1997.

When Labour came to power their anthem was «things can only get better.»

In his only clear nod to the LibDems on PR he promised a full report on the success of the new voting methods used since Labour came to power.

Indeed, it was McDonnell's comments on the embargo that were picked up by sections of the British media today, with the shadow chancellor promising that if Labour came to power it would «break the blockade».

Since Labour came to power we have seen a reduction in the number of children and pensioners living in poverty.

When Labour came to power in 1997, Tony Blair made it his priority to secure peace in Northern Ireland.

The 5 million poorest households are paying more in tax and receiving less in benefits than when Labour came to power, a difference that adds up to # 1,300 per annum.

He is the fourth Tory leader since Labour came to power in 1997.

The numbers were already rising when Labour came to power and it didn't seem unreasonable that Labour would put a stop to that.

Labour came to power in 1997 on a platform of devolving power to Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, the English regions and London.

Those, such as Dan Hodges at the Telegraph, who are still betting on a Tory - led government, believe that the Tories» aggressively insisting the SNP will pull the strings if Labour come to power will have a significant pro-Tory impact on English marginals as polling day approaches.

Not exact matches

Then comes a question from Tory MP Michael Ellis, a member of the home affairs committee, who suggests Hague could use his surveillance powers to find out what the Labour party's position actually is.

In his book Power Trip, Damian McBride recalls his frustration — and sneaking admiration for — Tony Blair's annual conference Houdini act: «Each year we'd come in with Tony under pressure, probably assisted by some unhelpful splashes from me in the Sunday papers; Gordon would make an ecstatically received speech appealing to Labour's soul and adding to the pressure; and Tony would then deliver an even better - received speech dashing Gordon's hopes and putting him back in his box.»

Since labour has come to power benefits for the most needy have gone down, I now get # 86 a week if the Tories had stayed in I would now be getting # 116.

However, without careful thought and planning well ahead of the election, an agreement could come quickly unstuck, because there will be intense criticism that a discredited Labour Party was clinging desperately power, and that supine Liberal Democrats lacked the guts to eject it.

Labour should pledge to have a genuine, open - ended review of Britain's nuclear weapons if it comes to power.

It was refreshing to hear Dromey admit that the previous Labour should have done more in terms of housing and that the UK's current housing crisis didn't start in May 2010 when the coalition government came to power.

As with hereditary peerages, baronetcies generally ceased to be granted after the Labour Party came to power in 1964.

When Labour was in power, these people were abandoned and now these people have no reason to come back to the fold.

When the Labour governments elected in those years squandered their political support by wave after wave of pay restraint and finally IMF - inspired cuts in public spending, Margaret Thatcher came to power in 1979 and made a last ditch attempt to stem the Tory decline.

Front page articles by John Blevin extolled the virtues of Labour into Power claiming the document was «a genuine attempt to strengthen and extend internal democracy» (7 February) which «has come down firmly in favour of a rebuilt partnership between membership and leadership» (31 January).

On coming to power in 1997, Labour inherited a small PSNCR of around # 5 billion, and in the following years achieved a budget surplus, by sticking to the outgoing Conservatives» parsimonious spending plans until 1999, and by raising # 22.5 billion from the sale of 3G mobile phone spectrum licences.

New Labour made devolution a centrepiece of its reform programme when it came to power, with the promise that «devolution will be the salvation of the UK».

The damning condemnation of the parties comes on the day that Labour campaign chief, Lord Mandelson, clashed with journalists who tried to pin him down on which spending programmes will be reigned in or scrapped if the party is still in power after the 6 May general election.

Miliband's call for a de-centralising of power to the regions comes from a series of recommendations made by the former Labour transport secretary Lord Adonis.

And, while Ukip did indeed attract more former Labour voters during the later New Labour years, they have won a substantially higher proportion of Tory voters since the coalition came to power.

Coming to power in 1997 on a mantra of «education, education, education», Labour is keen to build on its successes.