Sentences with phrase «labour says the policy»

Labour says the policy would cost the taxpayer around # 1.4 bn per year and that it would stem a decline in bus use by those within the age bracket since the Conservatives came to power.

The bill does not specifically include provisions to privatise probation but Labour says the policies it covers will be delivered by the «probation landscape» the government intends to create.

Not exact matches

In his Sunday Times interview, Sugar, who famously quit the Labour Party in 2015 over its anti-business policies, called Corbyn a «poor leader» and said the Labour Party in «hopeless disarray.»

Lighthizer has also said he's seeking policies that lift Mexican wages to discourage cheap - labour outsourcing; he has mentioned, as one example, reforms to collective - bargaining procedures.

The opposition Labour Party, which had repeatedly called on Rudd to resign, said May was responsible and should explain her own role in the government's immigration policies.

Britain's opposition Labour Party said the attack on English hospitals showed the need to place cyber security at the heart of government policy.

The labour market data is improving, so the Fed is getting ready to withdraw some of its massive monetary policy stimulus — logical, you might say.

They said in their statement that future policy will be contingent on a handful of factors, including the «evolution» of «labour market conditions.»

Marc Lee, economist at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, a progressive Vancouver think tank, says that government action on the reforms suggested by labour will be hampered by ideological objections to running deficits in bad times.

In a statement after the end of the two - day policy meeting, the central bank said, «The stance of monetary policy remains accommodative, thereby supporting strong labour market conditions and a sustained return to 2 per cent inflation.»

A Christian Labour candidate has said he «deplores» politicians bickering over policies, and wants them to talk about values instead.

A Christian Labour candidate has said he «deplores» politicians bickering over policies, and wants them... More

«Piecing together Breivik's various posts on the Internet, many media reports have characterized the terrorist — who says he was upset over the multiculturalist policies stemming from Norway's Labour Party — as a «right - wing, Christian fundamentalist.»

In a recent interview with Sky News, he said «God is not left - wing or right - wing» after it was implied he «takes policy positions close to Jeremy Corbyn's Labour party».

A small percentage of women (5 - 10 %) would reach this stage, but many maternity units policy says they will induce labour before 42 weeks, so in the UK, only about 3 % of babies are born after 42 weeks of pregnancy.

Jones says: «In the 1960s, the consultant - controlled maternity units introduced a policy of «active management of labour (AML)», which ensured pregnant women lost all power over childbirth.»

The chair of the communities and local government committee, whose Sheffield South East constituency borders Rotherham, said the failure to implement child protection policies means at least one officer should join Labour's council leader Roger Stone in losing their job.

FoE director Tony Juniper said: «New policies are urgently needed to cut UK emissions, which have risen under Labour despite promises of substantial cuts.

«One thing about McDonnell and his tribe is that they're intellectually curious,» says Allen Simpson, public policy director at Barclays and chair of Labour In The City, who stood as Labour's candidate for Maidstone and the Weald in the general election.

Rather, he says Labour lost the contest because it «wasn't sufficiently different to the other two main parties in the economic policy being offered».

You could be on the doorstep and say something about a policy and a voter would agree, but then say «But we're Labour».

He said the availability of ready markets in the face of huge population, constant electricity, cheap labour, serene environment and other enormous opportunities for businesses to thrive abound in Lagos Island CBD, pointing out that the return of corporate organizations will indeed accelerate the vivid realization of government policy.

Meanwhile, backbench Labour MP John Mann attacked the policy shift, saying it left Labour with a «glaring» contradictory economic policy.

«This unfair and shambolic tuition fee policy is now unravelling,» Labour leader Ed Miliband said.

The shadow home secretary also pledged to properly centre the right to family life in Labour's immigration policy, saying her party «don't want to break up families from the EU in the way we currently do for non-EU families.»

Labour peer says the government must replace «gender neutral» budgeting with economic policies that put women first

The MGI said government policy and labour market practices helped determine the ultimate extent of flat or falling incomes.

Labour have tried to frame this in terms of a failing of his entire academies policy, but there was some support for Mr Gove from Sir Michael who said that structural changes were not at fault.

And Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary Owen Smith said Labour's Brexit policy is «deepening and evolving», in a further sign that the party is ready to change tack.

If I were advising Labour, I'd say it's clear there's something wrong with the team, or with the policies, or with the message, or with a combination of all three.

And whilst we can all pick policies that would improve a Labour government, who is to say that those would be the ones identified as the price for a coalition.

Meanwhile Nicola Sturgeon, in attacking austerity is saying just the kind of thing about fiscal policy that will help keep their recruits from Labour in the SNP fold.

The party's elder statesman said he particularly hoped to attract young people «to our cause» with the Conservatives «in disarray and in retreat» and a «complacent» Labour's economic policy set to be «found out».

«Former home secretary Jacqui Smith has said she worries Labour's policy review resembles a pregnant panda - a long time in the making but with no - one sure if there is anything in there.

Encouraging Labour members to help shape party policy, Corbyn said: «The media commentariat simply don't understand it.

Liam Byrne, who is overseeing Labour's policy review, says that he now expects the party's leadership rules to be «on the table» in discussions.

Following former leader Johann Lamont's complaint that Scottish Labour was treated as a «branch office» by the UK party, Murphy vowed to make Scottish Labour «more Scottish», argued with the UK party over policy, and went as far to say he «isn't a unionist» two weeks ago.

But former Shadow Chancellor Chris Leslie, a long - standing critic of the Labour leader, said: «Would the Prime Minister agree that a policy if inaction also would have severe consequences and that those who would turn a blind eye, who would do nothing in pursuit of some moral high ground, should also be held accountable for once.»

In addition, he claims this decline threatens the link between trade unions and the Labour party, as it becomes increasingly undemocratic to have these smaller organisations having such a large say in the development of party policy.

Extensive Policy Exchange polling reveals not only that nearly half of these voters say they would consider a Labour vote, but that many of their stated values are close to those they say they perceive to be Labour values.

Labour also seized on the u-turn with shadow business secretary Clive Lewis saying: «The prime minister announced she is ditching her flagship policy to put workers on company boards - just one month after committing to it.

Proposing the amendment, Labour peer Lord Alli said it was in line with official party policy and was what the majority of its members wanted.

Andy Burham says Labour got intoxicated by big business but hasn't developed that into a policy position on tax.

Former Labour leadership contender Owen Smith - who was sacked from Mr Corbyn's frontbench after breaking from party policy to call for a second referendum - seized on the apparent slip of the tongue by Ms Thornberry, saying it was the latest in a string of inconsistencies on Brexit from Labour frontbenchers.

Labour's policy on Brexit has been thrown into fresh confusion after two shadow ministers said a Norway - style trading partnership is not «off the...

At Labour's national executive yesterday, Ed Miliband failed to deliver on his leadership campaign promise to give members more say in policy making.

At the Labour women's conference, taking place before the formal start of the full national event on Sunday, Mr Corbyn said his proposed review of party democracy would ensure wider support for his policies.

Not surprisingly, given the above, half (49 %) of Labour's new members believe the membership should have more say over policy, with the figure rising to 54 % and 65 % respectively among those who joined during and after the leadership election.

Policy will be made by Labour members and not the leader, shadow cabinet, or parliamentary party, Jeremy Corbyn has said in a debate with his three leadership rivals organised by the Guardian.

Saying Stalin did more harm than good and Mao was the greatest bloke of the 20th century, wasn't exactly, great PR for Tony Benn when he was dictating labour policies in the early 80's was it,