Sentences with phrase «labour government while»

[reverting to an English accent] The fact is, genuinely, I do not want another Labour government while I'm mayor or indeed for the forseeable future, I think they would take us in completely the wrong direction... It's the pointless negativity that I dislike about Labour.

48 % of people blame the previous Labour government while only 17 % blame the coalition government.

Not exact matches

So while most people consider secret voting to be a fundamental component of democratic government, the Canadian Labour Congress calls it «a threat to workers rights.»

During the Socred government years of 1983 - 84, he was head of the BC Federation of Labour, fighting Bill Bennett's «restraint» budget while B.C. teetered on the edge of a general strike.

While Labour Day evolved into a celebration of work, employers and life, May Day was a protest against the status quo, government, corporations and other institutions that refused to give working people their deserved share of the economic pie.

Canada's «Achilles heel» is the country's lagging labour productivity, and while governments can help turn that around, it's ultimately up to the private sector to boost it, Scotiabank CEO Brian Porter said Tuesday.

While it is almost impossible for Chinese civil society to bring pressure on its own government, there could be other ways of addressing labour standards.

While the Trudeau government is right to address issues, such as labour and environmental standards, that can distort trade, Canada has to be careful not to overplay its hand on «progressive» trade.

Labour shadow minister Gloria de Piero said: «No one should use deeply offensive language like this,» while Helen Grant, the government's sports and equalities minister, described the remarks as «completely unacceptable and very disappointing.»

The hypothetical (and it is a very, very extreme one, not a prediction) would involve Harriet Harman or someone else leading Labour, while A.N.Other politician, with whom the Liberal Democrats felt they could do business, acting as the head of a coalition government.

And while the previous Labour governments failed in many of these areas, it is important to note that there were some positive steps, too.

I spoke to a contact who admitted that he and one other guy, also now working for the government, came up with the idea of the campaign over a drink while they were reading a story about Labour's policy in the Guardian.

Labour MPs can sit back and watch the carnage on the government side of the House, while fulfilling their manifesto commitment of voting for the general principle of Lords reform.

Gordon Brown joked about the «snow - storm plot» to unseat him as Labour Party leader while he launched the government's growth strategy in central London.

Some Labour MPs would probably back the government anyway, while some Tory MPs would probably oppose it.

Speaking in Lokoja while addressing a rally held by Organised Labour to mark this year's May Day celebration, Bello explained that the N20 billion was the first tranche of the N50 billion applied for to clear salary arrears of the state and local government workers.

Labour overreaches itself when it refers to these provisions in the bill as an omnishambles; the government could not have done much better while trying to modify complex marriage laws, to balance equality laws and religious freedom and at the same time to reconcile irreconcilable, opposing interests.

As the Minority in Parliament, we are in strong solidarity with the labour front in pressurising the NPP government to ensuring that the liberties of the Ghanaian worker is not infringed upon, while cooperating with all efforts targeted at improved cost of living and the dignity of the Ghanaian workforce.

While Labour ran away, the real progressive party in British politics was willing to go into the lions» den and fight for justice where it matters: in government.

At the beginning of this parliament the Labour party lost precious months conducting an overlong leadership campaign that allowed the coalition government to develop its big fat lie about the global recession, while we in Labour examined our collective navel.

In March 2009, while Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Miliband attended the UK premiere of climate change film The Age of Stupid, where he was ambushed by actor Pete Postlethwaite, who threatened to return his OBE and vote for any party other than Labour if the Kingsnorth coal - fired power station were to be given the go - ahead by the government.

#BESFactCheck suggests that while this might be true, they haven't managed to convince voters that they will deal with these issues in government: only 29 % of voters felt that Labour would prioritise the economy, only 58 % felt they would prioritise the NHS, and just 16 % felt that they would prioritise dealing with immigration.

In Monday's shadow cabinet meeting, MPs agreed that Corbyn would open Labour's argument in Wednesday's Commons debate by opposing airstrikes while shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn will close the debate with an argument in favour of the government's motion.

He knows that while I won't return, I will do everything I can from the backbenches to put Labour into government, and Ed Miliband into 10 Downing Street.

The figures weren't much better among Labour's own supporters: while three quarters felt that Labour would prioritise the NHS in government, only 23 % felt they would prioritise immigration.

In Wales, 44 % would prefer a Labour - led government, while in Scotland, 45 % would prefer a Labour - led government.

Ed's leadership struggled with the tension between building a new offer of change while also trying not to define ourselves entirely against the preceding three terms of Labour government, in which he played a considerable part.

A question from Ian Graham: «The Labour Party is now the only party with a significant presence in each of England, Scotland and Wales, while the new government's base turns the West Lothian Question on its head: the Coalition's partners hold 12 of 59 seats in Scotland, and 11 of 40 in Wales.

Jeremy Corbyn greeted the moment by pledging Labour would hold the government to account «every step of the way» during the negotiation process while the Lib Dems accused Theresa May of starting without a plan.

The Focus E15 campaign has been on the front line of this battle for the past two years and while we congratulate Mr Corbyn on his new position, until he challenges the actions of Labour - run councils as well as government policy, we remain sceptical.

While I am the first to admit that the Labour Party's prospects of forming a government in the near future are not propitious, I know that the party will eventually emerge from its internecine struggle and present itself ready for government — as it has done after every period of civil war in its history.

While all the major parties in this election — including Labour — are proposing to launch an unimagined level of attack on the working class, the most favourable outcome remains a Labour government with the highest possible vote.

And, while senior Labour politicians are busily apologising for spending too much in the past, the Oxford economist, Simon Wren - Lewis, has shown that the argument that the last Labour government seriously mismanaged the nation's finances is a myth.

While Labour MP John Trickett said the incident «raises a series of questions about the ethics of public service and the integrity of the Government».

He rejects the hard - headed instincts of previous leaders, while his commitment to Labour as a party of government is ambiguous.

While it may later revive electoral reform should it fail to win a majority in 2020, Labour may decide not to adopt pre-emptive commitments on this issue before first testing the water to see if it can form a single - party government.

On cutting government spending, SNP, Green and Labour voters take a left position by opposing further cuts (particularly vehemently in the case of SNP voters), while Conservative voters take the opposite position.

Ed Miliband insists he is aiming for an overall majority, while some recent reports have suggested Labour are planning for a minority government if they are the largest party in a hung parliament.

And yet all strike and income distribution topics - the bread - and - butter of union strategy - were discarded, while Labour's public sector, welfare and counter-terror programmes - the bread - and - butter of its government strategy - were accepted wholesale.

The best estimates are that there will only be a handful of Conservative MPs willing to vote against the government's position while there will be significantly more Labour MPs willing to defy Jeremy Corbyn's position and vote for action in Syria.

An education freedom act would take educational decision - making firmly away from the politicians and into the hands of local authorities, while sponsor - managed schools would replace Labour's academies, to be commissioned by local authorities rather than central government.

In July this year, Nick Clegg denounced the Labour government for perpetrating a «moral outrage» by holding over 1,000 children in detention while awaiting removal from the UK in 2009.

None of those recommendations have been progressed under the coalition government, since they were ruled out by both Conservatives and Liberal Democrats at the 2010 election, while Labour's always unrealistic projection of 400 - 600 million passenger movements in the UK by 2030 was further undermined by a weak economy.

While Jeremy Corbyn may be pleased by Ireland's reunification, the breakup of the UK, closing off any Scottish Labour recovery within the union, reduces the prospect of Labour government.

Therefore while Labour could support a Lib Dem led government as the change its supporters prefer, the Lib Dems could not back a Labour government to continue in office just because together they have more MPs.

She will say: «I am not going to stand back whilst this government takes aim at hard - fought workers» rights, abuses their small majority to try to destroy the Labour party while it is in opposition.

Between 1999 and 2010, when Labour ran both the UK and Welsh governments, Wales» economic performance relative to the rest of the UK deteriorated while outcomes in key devolved public services like the NHS and Education also worsened significantly.

While they had yet to become electable as a government, they underlined their growing reputation as a worthwhile alternative to Labour and Conservative, offering plenty of debate in parliament and not just representing a protest vote.

A number of other senior Labour figures also took up senior positions: the trade union leader Ernest Bevin, as Minister of Labour, directed Britain's wartime economy and allocation of manpower, the veteran Labour statesman Herbert Morrison became Home Secretary, Hugh Dalton was Minister of Economic Warfare and later President of the Board of Trade, while A. V. Alexander resumed the role he had held in the previous Labour Government as First Lord of the Admiralty.

David Thompson heard from Labour MP Helen Goodman who said it will have a «really devastating impact», while Conservative MP Margot James reckoned it was «outrageous» for Labour to complain when it built too few homes in government.