Sentences with phrase «labour in a hung parliament»

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In a hung Parliament, who would you go into coalition with?A coalition between the Greens and the Labour Party might be a good idea.

I personally don't mind whether there's a Lab - LibDem coalition if there's a hung parliament, or a semi-formal pact that allows Labour to continue in office with conditional LibDem support.

The current endeavor by Tory backbenchers to repeal the Act is based on a simple calculation — most forecasts predict that the 2015 general elections will result in another hung Parliament, in which the joint seat share of the two dominant parties, Labour and the Conservatives, will be eroded even further.

In a hung parliament the Labour leadership, with other parties, has an opportunity to remove all political space for the cornered prime minister.

Although he may have solved a short term problem, the only long term thing Cameron might have achieved is making a Labour - Liberal Democrat coalition even more likely in the event of another hung parliament.

Mr Cable admitted it would be «difficult to work with the Conservatives or Labour» in the event of a hung Parliament, but added that it was the Liberal Democrat's mindset to show «we can work with other parties in the national interest».

One event which could well kick start a movement towards electoral reform would be a hung parliament resulting in a Labour Lib - Dem coalition.

If the Liberal Democrats can ensure that their party structures operate so as to allow a clear voice to come through, they have every chance of putting forward a distinctive manifesto at the next election - one that will, in all likelihood, put it closer to a reformed Labour Party, should the Alternative Vote deliver another hung parliament.

If the gap in seats between Labour and the Tories is less than that, we shall wake up post-election to a hung parliament.

Well, the only situation where a Lib / Lab coalition would be democratically acceptable after the next election would be one where Labour emerges as the largest party in a hung parliament or has an extremely small majority.

If Labour ends up the largest party in a hung parliament there's plenty of material for a Lib / Lab pact.

His rhetoric about Labour and the Lib Dems» similarities on tax and public services was never far away from courting them in the event of a hung parliament.

If, labour came first, and the liberals third, with a hung parliament, labour would use the liberals in a coalition government.

Labour will be lucky if they simply lose the next election - if I had any say in it - they would all be hanging from the lamp posts in Parliament square.

One may be able to argue that, a hung parliament was what the electorate wanted, but hoped that Clegg would have allied to New Labour, bearing in mind, in theory at least, they should have been more closely related than the Chimera we now have.

This is more than the difference between the current central forecast of a seriously hung parliament and a Tory majority in one direction and almost a Labour majority in the other.

In an interview with the Guardian, the MP for Hull West and Hessle said that when the Lib Dems came to talk to Labour in May 2010, just after the general election resulted in the first hung parliament in 36 years, he believed the two parties would form a coalitioIn an interview with the Guardian, the MP for Hull West and Hessle said that when the Lib Dems came to talk to Labour in May 2010, just after the general election resulted in the first hung parliament in 36 years, he believed the two parties would form a coalitioin May 2010, just after the general election resulted in the first hung parliament in 36 years, he believed the two parties would form a coalitioin the first hung parliament in 36 years, he believed the two parties would form a coalitioin 36 years, he believed the two parties would form a coalition.

The hung parliament of 2010 produced a Conservative - Liberal Democrat coalition but after the Lib Dems» unhappy experience in office — and with neither Labour nor the Conservatives prepared to form a coalition with the resurgent SNP — the UK may be heading for a minority government.

Having the median MP should give Labour considerable bargaining power in a hung parliament.

Elections fought under AV would either wildly increase the majority of the winning party (e.g. Labour in 1997, the Tories in the 1980s) or create hung parliaments by giving the balance of power to the third party.

There's no point in alarming these centre - right voters by reminding them that in a hung Parliament Sir Menzies would angle for a coalition with the next Labour Prime Minister.

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.

Labour's deputy leader Harriet Harman has since made clear in an interview with the Independent newspaper that she is not a supporter of «cosying up» to the Liberal Democrats, on the basis that Labour may rely on the Lib Dems in the event of another hung parliament in 2015.

Whatever people may think of New Labour's achievements, faults and mistakes, there is an enormous difference between the timidity with which a government with a majority of 170 + proceeded in its first term, carefully implementing its incremental manifesto but always looking over its shoulder in search of the «daily mandate», and the astonishing bullishness of this Coalition despite the hung parliament.

Clegg's comments — seen by many as a hint that he might even work with the Tories rather than Labour in the event of a hung parliament — came as the Conservatives outlined their flagship education policy.

The Tories won the most seats but were trapped in a hung parliament, thrashing out a chaotic deal with Northern Ireland's right - wing DUP, after Labour won key symbolic seats in south east England, Wales and Scotland.

I have no doubt that the Conservative Party will make major gains in votes and seats in the next 10 years that will build to their return to power ultimately, but they are a long way off actually winning a majority and it has to be said that a Hung Parliament now looks more improbable than at any time since 2001, demographic factors are working against the Conservative Party as well - Labour seats mostly are held with far lower turnouts which is partly why Labour can get fewer votes than the Conservatives and end up with an overall majority and far more seats than the Conservative Party.

The polls are now showing levels of support that would result in a hung parliament that would, given the maths, almost certainly produce another Labour government.

Some of those in the crowd said before the speech they thought the idea of an outright Labour win was unlikely but most said they were hopeful of a hung parliament, or at worst a very small Conservative majority.

[124] Some of the opinion polls had shown a 20 - point Conservative lead over Labour before the election was called, but this lead had narrowed by the day of the 2017 general election, which resulted in a hung parliament.

The 1992 general election was widely tipped to result in a hung parliament or a narrow Labour majority, but in the event the Conservatives were returned to power, though with a much reduced majority of 21.

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Personally I am astonished that nearly one fifth of people still expect Labour to get a majority, given that it will require the party to lose only 24 seats on a swing of a mere 1.6 % in order to fall into Hung Parliament territory.

One way the Liberal Democrats could try and fix the problems of 2010 might be to offer «red lines» - especially fervent promises which, if not met by Labour or the Tories in the event of a hung parliament, would become dealbreakers.

Mr Clegg refused to rule out the possibility of a coalition between Labour and the Lib Dems in the scenario of a hung parliament, however.

I would campaign for a red - yellow deal including electoral reform and an agreed manifesto, were it possible, both now and (perhaps more realistically) in the event of a hung parliament, and for Labour to have a manifesto which did not contain coalition red lines for the LibDems, as that would.

The Labour peer added that his party is suffering after being in power for 13 years and that he was «not as fearful» of a hung parliament as others.

In the baffling world of hung parliaments, Labour can still win the advantage even if it falls behind the Tories

Labour supports a renewal of Britain's nuclear capacity but is open to discussion on «military capability requirements and cost», suggesting there is room for discussion with Liberal Democrats in the event of another hung parliament.

For some time this website has pointed out that, despite the relentless negativity of the right - leaning press, Labour is on course to win the next election, albeit probably as the largest party in a hung parliament.

Assuming the recent trends observed for both Labour and the Conservatives are real, and assuming they continue more or less unchanged until the election (admittedly a big if, but bear with me) then the outcome is still likely to be a hung parliament, albeit with the Conservatives in a much stronger position.

After 13 years of arrogant rule from the Labour party (with some achievements admittadly), where PR was a convenient whim while there was a wiff of a hung parliament but rejected in search of ulitmate power you now lecture the Lib - Dems on staying true to «progressive» values.

Most voters in Labour - held constituencies want the SNP to help Labour rather than the Conservatives in the event of a hung parliament.

Though we have about 1000 days until the next election, Plaid Cymru have offered the Labour party a deal by way of a strategy should we find ourselves with a hung parliament in 2015.

As the main opposition in a hung parliament, Labour still has more to play for than seemed likely in advance of the general election.

On an equal amount of votes — 34.5 % a piece — the Conservatives would have almost fifty seats more than Labour, Labour would need to have a lead of about four points over the Conservatives just to get the most seats in a hung Parliament.

[69] In practice, Labour were prepared to make a «broad» offer to the Liberal Democrats in the event of a hung ParliamenIn practice, Labour were prepared to make a «broad» offer to the Liberal Democrats in the event of a hung Parliamenin the event of a hung Parliament.

The source was clear about what would happen if Labour and the Lib Dems formed a coalition in a hung parliament to push through electoral reform.

Leanne Wood has made a pitch for the votes of former Labour supporters against a backdrop of Ukip by - election victories and the possibility of a hung parliament at Westminster in May.

The doubling of SNP support in Scotland presages big Labour losses north of the border and potentially a pivotal role for the SNP in a hung parliament.