Sentences with phrase «liberal democrat leader»

Scottish Liberal Democrat Leader Willie Rennie MSP and Welsh Liberal Democrat Leader Jane Dodds teamed up to appear on BBC Wales» Sunday Supplement to discuss conference, the Scottish and Welsh Government's Continuity Bills and learning from the success of the Scottish Liberal Democrats.

Prime Minister David Cameron says a televised debate on Europe between UKIP's Nigel Farage and Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg revealed «quite extreme views».

Until now, the shadow chancellor has always suggested that Nick Clegg's removal as Liberal Democrat leader is a pre-condition of any coalition between the Deputy PM's party and Labour.

Liberal Democrat leader Vince Cable has meanwhile accused the Government of making immigration policy on the false assumption that «Joe Public, out there, is a bigot».

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Vince Cable argues in the wake of the Windrush scandal that the electorate is more colour - blind than Westminster gives it credit for.

Both leaders went out of their way to deny instant claims that the initiative - which caught all but a select handful of MPs and ministers by surprise - is a prelude to a merger, coalition or even the long - rumoured seat at the cabinet table for the Liberal Democrat leader.

The Liberal Democrat leader questioned whether the US president would even pick up the phone to the UK prime minister if the country can not «punch above its weight in the EU».

Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg quickly displayed signs that they had learned from last week's debate in Manchester, which the Liberal Democrat leader was widely seen as the victor.

(He really had his options covered, did the Liberal Democrat leader.)

Sir Menzies Campbell is crowned Liberal Democrat leader, vowing to be more than a «safe pair of hands».

Former Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy lost his Ross, Skye and Lochaber seat to the SNP's Ian Black ford.

The Liberal Democrat leader, Nick Clegg, said: «One of the saddest failings of the Labour Government has been its failure to really shift the life chances of Britain's poorest children.

A former Liberal Democrat leader has described how he has continued to hate both the Labour and Conservative parties.

The Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has been in Colchester at one of the region's longest running businesses.

The key principle, which the Liberal Democrat leader has set out for at least a year now, was repeated in an interview in The Independent 10 days ago: «If a party with no majority has the strongest mandate, we accept the principle that that party has the right to govern either on its own or to reach out to others.»

Former Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown has been offered a hat by Andrew Neil after predictions of big losses for the Liberal Democrats proved correct.

The Liberal Democrat leader speaks five languages, goes on road trips with Louis Theroux and has a bizarre link to Stalin.

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg indicates he has strong differences of opinion with his Tory coalition partners over free schools in England.

He made the remark at a lively EU referendum debate organised by the Guardian in London, where the issues of security and immigration loomed large and there were particularly bitter exchanges between the former Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg and Ukip leader Nigel Farage.

Meanwhile, Nick Clegg resigned as Liberal Democrat leader after his party suffered heavy losses and UKIP leader Nigel Farage also stood down.

And should Sir Menzies Campbell become Liberal Democrat leader, it will be a gift to Westminster gossips and sketch writers everywhere.

Former Liberal Democrat leader Lord Ashdown describes how he continues to hate both Labour and the Conservatives.

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Vince Cable condemned the visit as he accused the Turkish leader of having an «unacceptable disregard for liberal, democratic values».

Included in the announced list were new «working peers»: 31 new Labour life peers recommended by Tony Blair to reduce the Tory majority; Paddy Ashdown, the Liberal Democrat leader, recommended 11 new Liberal Democrat life peers; five were recommended by William Hague, the new Conservative Leader.

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg also stood down after his party's disastrous showing across the UK, with 10 losses to the SNP in Scotland.

Nick Clegg, the Liberal Democrat leader said: «A secret inquiry conducted by a clutch of grandees hand - picked by the Prime Minister is not what Britain needs.

A look through the Liberal Democrat leader's CV reveals an interesting range of influences, across the political spectrum.

The Liberal Democrat leader, Vince Cable, has accused the government of being soft on tax avoidance.

Liberal Democrat leader to tell his party conference taxes would be raised, if necessary, to pay for beefed - up provision

The Liberal Democrat leader is appalled that 90 per cent of the # 1.75 billion contract for a wind farm off the Kent coast has gone to foreign contractors.

Liberal Democrat leader Menzies Campbell is expected to say his party's commitment to proportional representation is «absolute».

On Wednesday 17th March politics.co.uk will be conducting an in - depth interview with Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg.

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has talked of the need for «radical change that puts power back in the hands of the people».

British Gas's 15 per cent energy price increase will hit Britain poorest families, claimed Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg.

The former Liberal Democrat leader was selected to head the eight - person committee, which will seek to ascertain why Metropolitan police officers were permitted to search Mr Green's parliamentary office without a warrant.

The Liberal Democrat leader claimed this service was now threatened with closure, under new government plans to move the functions of 46 fire and rescue centres to regional command centres.

Liberal Democrat leader Menzies Campbell said: «Brick by brick government policy on Iraq is collapsing.»

Ahead of a key speech from the prime minister on Friday, the Liberal Democrat leader said the clamour for an in - or - out referendum was having a «chilling effect» on growth.

Responding to the scrutiny of Ukip's candidates and policy, former Liberal Democrat leader Ming Campbell said simply: «Welcome to Test cricket.»

«It is clear that the NHS does need to be updated if it is to meet patients» needs and provide world class health care in the future,» the Liberal Democrat leader wrote.

The warning came as Liberal Democrat leader Sir Menzies Campbell said the government had failed to learn the lessons of the summer floods.

Working women would receive a cash boost when they have their first child under new plans announced by the Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy.

The Liberal Democrat leader told the Welsh Assembly to expect difficult times, but not look at the spending review as an ideologically - driven apocalypse.

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg said the government should scrap its identity card plans and use the freed - up funding to pay for more police on the streets.

The unofficial opening of the contest follows news of the death of former Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Lord Russell - Johnston.

But the former Liberal Democrat leader can comfort himself with the knowledge that his memoir, Politics: Between the Extremes, has outperformed famous works by Leo Tolstoy and James Joyce.

Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy has pressed the Prime Minister to set out a proper exit strategy from Iraq.

The Liberal Democrat leader's revealing answers to questions put by politics.co.uk show him as a schoolboy activist and underline his European grounding.

Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron has earned the dubious honour of being the first major party...

22:57 - Simon Hughes, deputy Liberal Democrat leader, just told Iain Dale's LBC programme he cast his second preference vote for Siobhan Benita.