Sentences with phrase «liberal democrats in»

One is in 2012, when Wylie was 21 and working for the Liberal Democrats in the UK, then in government as junior coalition partners.

-- Ed Davey, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, in address to Liberal Democrats in Glasgow

He did give a reprise of what had gone at the previous shows, where he always opened with his «three key achievements» of the Liberal Democrats in coalition.

BBC Wales political editor Nick Servini speaks to Kirsty Williams of the Welsh Liberal Democrats in the second of his interviews with party leaders in the run - up to the assembly election.

He said the Liberal Democrats in office had delivered the pupil premium to support disadvantaged pupils and free meals to infant pupils.

On Animal Welfare»... it is an issue that the Liberal Democrats in Europe take very seriously.

The recent peak of the Liberal Democrats in terms of support has been below that for the Alliance in the 1980's and only about the same as that in the mid-1970's for the Liberals.

Most likely at the General Election - Labour and the Liberal Democrats will lose every single seat in the South of England outside London and Labour will pickup seats from the Liberal Democrats in the rest of England, and will probably mostly hold their position in Scotland and Wales leaving a Conservative parliamentary party in the House of Commons with a similar number of seats to those Labour had in 1987 and Labour with a similar majority to now, and Nick Clegg probably just hanging on as leader because there is no obvious replacement.

Two polls over the weekend show Labour 17 points ahead of the Liberal Democrats in the Oldham East and Saddleworth by - election.

This is especially so now, with the Liberal Democrats in Coalition with the Conservatives: Labour is now the only major, Britain - wide opposition party.

David Cameron's decision to press ahead with the review, which was blocked by the Liberal Democrats in the last parliament, means MPs will be competing with each other to keep seats if their current constituencies are too small to survive and forced to merge with ones nearby.

Speaking after Mr Cameron had addressed a meeting of Tory MPs, shadow foreign secretary William Hague said: «We will offer to the Liberal Democrats in a coalition government the holding of a referendum on the alternative vote system, so that the people of this country can decide what the best electoral system is for the future.»

«A new Labour leader's first task will be to fight the Liberal Democrats in next year's Scottish and Welsh elections.

Alfie McKenzie, from Poulton - le - Fylde, voted for the Liberal Democrats in the Wyre and Preston North constituency, after being sent a polling card.

Download a Nick Clegg poster, featuring the leader of the Liberal Democrats in the Shepard Fairey Barack Obama «Hope» poster

Nobody could have foreseen the extent to which the whole vote over the last 24 hours has become a referendum on the Liberal Democrats in general and Nick Clegg in particular.

Some 49 Labour MPs joined a group including the SNP and Liberal Democrats in voting in support of the amendment tabled by former shadow cabinet minister Chuka Umunna.

«Ed Vaizey questions future of ministerial car Main Senior Tories ponder «generous outreach» to Liberal Democrats in event of Tory win»

The amendment passed by Labour and the Liberal Democrats in the last Parliament requires the Commissions to deliver their report by 1st Oct 2018, but no earlier than September 2018, so once the revised proposals are published we'll probably hear nothing else till 2018.

Referring to the devolution pledges made by Labour, the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats in the days before the Scottish independence referendum, he said: «as far as I am concerned [they are] not legitimate and not made in my name».

Europe has flared up again as eurosceptics put pressure on the prime minister ahead of his attempted renegotiation of Britain's EU membership terms, which can not begin formally until he wins an overall parliamentary majority or he secures agreement with the Liberal Democrats in a fresh coalition agreement.

ToryDiary: Party members want a say in any decision about a second Coalition with the Liberal Democrats in 2015

When he took over the leadership of the Liberal Democrats in December 2007 he was the fourth leader in less than three years.

Senior Tories are debating the extent of outreach that should be made to the Liberal Democrats in the event of the Conservatives becoming the governing party at the next General Election.

But given the system is as it is, of course I would continue to discharge my right as a party leader to put people in the Lords who share the values of the Liberal Democrats, who support the Liberal Democrats and have a record of showing they support the Liberal Democrats in any number of different ways.»

Commenting on that concession, Lord Newby - who leads the Liberal Democrats in the Lords, also echoed the promises of the Brexit campaign.

Some of them basically seem to regard Liberal Democrats in coalition as a mortal sin.»

Leading lawyer Lord Carlile said it was an «absurdity» to ask Lord Rennard to say sorry for sexual harassment he strenuously denies and said the actions of the Liberal Democrats in the case made «the North Korean legal system look benign.»

They have accused Labour of using the issue to make overtures to the Liberal Democrats in the event of a hung Parliament.

I went to bed reassured the country was going to recognise the huge achievements of the Liberal Democrats in government and would sweep us to power the following day.

[4] The Labour party gained 2 seats from the Liberal Democrats in Bradley and Waterside wards, but the Liberal Democrats took the seats of Walverden and Whitefield back.

Despite losing a seat to Labour in Hednesford, they still managed a net gain of one seat thanks to winning two seats from the Liberal Democrats in Rawnsley and Rugeley.

Senior Conservative sources are already expressing disappointment at the behaviour of the Liberal Democrats in pushing to make the announcement this morning before the Welsh Secretary makes a parliamentary statement this afternoon.

We will not, as Liberal Democrats in government, weaken the ties that deliver our national interest through Euro.

Labour gained a seat from the Liberal Democrats in Brereton and Ravenhill but suffered a net loss of three due to losses elsewhere.

This has culminated in a dedicated website for Liberal Democrats in the constituency - www.liberaldemocratsforleah.org - along the lines of the early «Lib Dems for Cameron» site.

But he said the move, along with a «tsunami of changes taking place» - a reference to concessions to the Liberal Democrats in the coalition deal - could «create a great deal of uncertainty and tension».

It's a very mixed bag of results for the Liberal Democrats in seats we hold.

The Scottish National Party (SNP) signalled its willingness to join Labour and the Liberal Democrats in government as part of a rainbow coalition, but it quickly became clear that Gordon Brown's continued presence as Prime Minister was seen as a major obstacle to formulating a Labour — Liberal Democrat deal.

«The Party shall be a federation constituted by the Scottish Liberal Democrats, the Welsh Liberal Democrats / Democratiaid Rhyddfrydol Cymru and the Liberal Democrats in England (the State Parties)»

«Without the Liberal Democrats in government, the Tories are unleashing mean - spirited policies that are damaging public services.

«In only a short space of time and against much resistance, Liberal Democrats in government have been the driving force in ensuring there is now real momentum behind the devolution process.

Conservatives might also enable Liberal Democrats in marginal battles with Labour (in Scotland, the North and parts of London) a potentially easier fight by withdrawing from the fray.

«He is a wonderful constituency MP, a man who has brought politics at its best to his county,» she said, adding: «Norman became a parliamentary candidate for the Liberal Democrats in 1992, a time when personal ambition might have led many politicians to a party that offered a better chance of becoming an MP.»

[2] They suffered a net loss of 5 seats, [2] including the leader of the council for the past 7 years, Brian Walker, who was defeated by the Liberal Democrats in Rothwell ward.

Child trust funds were opposed by the Liberal Democrats in the 2005 general election, and the Liberal Democrats remain opposed.

Punching the Liberal Democrats in the face is often not the best way to exploit the emerging coalition fault lines.

The expression «state party» for the Liberal Democrats in England sounds odd in a British context: the UK is generally considered to be four nations (England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland) in one state (the United Kingdom) rather than four states — in the American sense — in one nation.

Not just the extraordinary strength of the Liberal Democrats in local government.

But these proposals, agreed by the Tories and the Liberal Democrats in a cross-party commission chaired by Sir Kenneth Calman, are among a number of measures unveiled by the Queen today that will fail to be enacted before the general election.