Sentences with phrase «liberal democrat coalition»

The Communications Data Bill is supposedly dead in the water during the current Parliament — the Conservatives» Liberal Democrat coalition partners refuse to allow it — but the key elements are found in the amendments to the Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill, which is in its latter stages of development.

After the UK general election in May 2010, the Global Warming Policy Foundation began lobbying the Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government to stop subsidies for alternatives fuels and encouraged the government to abandon the UK's emissions reductions targets.

Charles Saatchi was a committed and very public New Labourite and these plans sound remarkably aligned to the designs of the new Conservative / Liberal Democrat coalition.

They say those cuts don't show up in the government's tally of science spending, however, because much of the reduction comes in spending on capital projects — such as new buildings and equipment — which the newly elected Conservative - Liberal Democrat coalition government last year moved outside of the science budget.

Willetts says the current Conservative - Liberal Democrat coalition is not going down the same path.

Presented with a decision between a Conservative - Liberal Democrat coalition and a Labour — SNP arrangement, 45 per cent of voters say that they would prefer the Con - Lib option, compared to just 33 per cent who prefer Lab - SNP.

The new Conservative - Liberal Democrat coalition unveiled its full policy document this morning, building on the deal agreed during talks between the parties last week.

But dissatisfaction about the hardline reaction on the Tory benches among their Liberal Democrat coalition colleagues is intensifying with key figures urging caution.

She served as a junior minister in the Labour - Liberal Democrat coalition Scottish Executive from 2004 until the coalition's defeat by the Scottish National Party (SNP) in 2007.

The Welsh Labour education minister has accused the Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition UK government of failure and mismanagement of education in England.

Electoral reform is a key Liberal Democrat coalition condition, MP Simon Hughes tells Jon Snow.

Across the UK, more than a million public sector workers took part in the industrial action, thought to be the biggest over pay since the Conservative / Liberal Democrat coalition came to power in May 2010.

The Welsh Labour education minister accuses the Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition UK government of failure and mismanagement of education in England.

The prime minister has held talks with the Chancellor George Osborne and his Liberal Democrat coalition partners to seek agreement on next week's budget.

British Prime Minister David Cameron appointed Letwin to the newly - created office of Minister of State for Government Policy in the newly - formed Conservative - Liberal Democrat Coalition government in May 2010.

Became Prime Minister at the head of a Conservative - Liberal Democrat coalition in 2010 (more information at They work for you)

The McConnell government was a continuation of the Labour — Liberal Democrat coalition that had existed under the previous McLeish and Dewar governments.

We open a series on what Cameron's «red lines» should be in any second Conservative - Liberal Democrat Coalition.

In a sign of increasing tensions between Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition partners, Bernard Jenkin, chair of the Commons public administration committee, said: «If the politics of envy made a country rich, we'd be very rich... Most rich people are contributing far more in tax than other people.»

Their Liberal Democrat coalition partners were opposed, but have agreed to support the Conservatives» plans in government.

Despite the views of some of his party members, it seems that five years of meetings with other European leaders and maybe even his time rubbing shoulders with Liberal Democrat coalition partners might just have changed Cameron's outlook.

As is also shown in the graph the number of defeats under the Conservative / Liberal Democrat coalition (pale blue) was relatively modest — particularly once it is noted that the 2010 - 12 session, unlike all the others over the period, ran for a full two years.

While the replacement of the FPTP system had been considered since as early as the turn of the twentieth century, it never garnered enough support in Westminster, until the Conservative - Liberal Democrat coalition took office in 2010.

Last month, 26 per cent of respondents said that there will be such a majority; 23 per cent said there will be a minority Conservative Government and 16 per cent that there will be a second Conservative - Liberal Democrat Coalition.

However, this overtly nationalist approach is likely to be constrained by his Liberal Democrat coalition partners, who are far more European and internationally - minded.

Mr Balls predicted that the Tory - Liberal Democrat coalition will use an increase in the sales tax - which is paid by everyone, including the unemployed and pensioners - in order to pay for a pre-election income tax cut which benefits only those with earnings.

Later that day, the two parties jointly published the Conservative — Liberal Democrat coalition agreement specifying the terms of the deal.

In a sign of increasing tensions between Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition partners, Bernard Jenkin, the chair of the Commons public administration committee, said: «If the politics of envy made a country rich, we'd be very rich... Most rich people are contributing far more in tax than other people.»

Brown resigned as Prime Minister on the evening of 11 May, and the Conservative — Liberal Democrat Coalition government led by David Cameron took office shortly thereafter.

In interviews at the Lib Dem conference, Clegg, unsurprisingly, left the door open to a partnership with Miliband: «If the British people say that the most legitimate outcome of the next general election would be a Labour - Liberal Democrat coalition, of course I would be prepared to play my part in that.»

The Liberal Democrats emerged from a meeting of their Parliamentary party and Federal Executive to announce that the coalition deal had been «approved overwhelmingly» shortly after midnight on 12 May, and later the same day the two parties published the Conservative — Liberal Democrat coalition agreement setting out the terms of their deal.

On 15 June 2010 Cheryl Gillan, the new Welsh Secretary in the Conservative — Liberal Democrat coalition government at Westminster, announced that the referendum would probably be held between January and March 2011.

The 2010 election delivered a hung parliament and gave the third party a direct share in national office in the form of the Conservative - Liberal Democrat coalition.

Under the following Conservative - Liberal Democrat coalition government, academies became widespread following the Academies Act 2010, and there are now more than 4,500 academies.

Tensions within the Tory party about the compromises being made by ministers with their Liberal Democrat coalition partners have already sparked concern.

In 2010, the Conservative — Liberal Democrat coalition government agreed to hold a national referendum on the alternative vote, [110] held on 5 May 2011.

[174][175] The Conservative — Liberal Democrat coalition government formed in May 2010 stated in its initial programme for government its commitment to creating a high - speed rail network.

Following a review by the Conservative — Liberal Democrat coalition, [11] a route was opened to public consultation in December 2010.

[17] When the Conservative and Liberal Democrat Coalition formed the Government in 2010, Blunt was appointed as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Ministry of Justice.

At the opening of the edition, presenter David Dimbleby said that the new Conservative / Liberal Democrat coalition would not allow a front bench member of the government to appear on the show unless Campbell was dropped.

During the Conservative - Liberal Democrat coalition government from 2010 — 2015, the leader of the Liberal Democrats, as a member of the government, did not ask questions during PMQs.

In the Conservative — Liberal Democrat coalition agreement of 11 May 2010, the two parties formed a coalition government.

Constitutional reform assumed a pivotal role in the coalition negotiations of 2010; and it was only when the Conservatives made key concessions regarding electoral reform that the prospect of a Conservative - Liberal Democrat coalition emerged.

In June 2010, the new Conservative - Liberal Democrat coalition government announced plans to remove funding from the new boards and to remove their statutory functions.

The Conservative — Liberal Democrat coalition agreement committed the coalition government to such a referendum.

The UK was last investigated in 2009, so no previous CESCR investigation has looked at the effects of the Conservative - Liberal Democrat coalition government's policies nor those of its successor.

«Inner - circle» Despite the doubts from some Lib Dem activists, David Cameron insisted today that Mr Clegg will be part of his «inner circle» in the Conservative / Liberal Democrat coalition government.

Would a Labour - Liberal Democrat coalition have spurred such a high strike rate?

May 20th 2010 - After Britain's general election, the Conservative - Liberal Democrat coalition's programme for government states: «We will implement the proposals of the Calman Commission.»

A Conservative - Liberal Democrat coalition government will put a binding motion before the House of Commons in the first days following this agreement stating that the next general election will be held on the first Thursday of May 2015.