Sentences with phrase «liberal democrats who»

So far as the English Local Elections go - it's a major extension of control of English Local Government for the Conservative Party, but following on from results in 2003 that were still before Labour were hit by a backlash over the War in Iraq - if the Conservatives had failed to advance from 35 % in 2003 and Labour had held it's vote of 30 % then it would have been remarkable, it's still slightly up on 2006 for the Conservatives and Labour have only recovered marginally so far - it's a sign of continued revival of the Conservative Party, but also of a Labour revival, disappointing news for the Liberal Democrats who lost support even compared with last year where elections were fought, heavy losses of support nationally compared to 2003.

The steelworks were reopened in 2012, but it did not help the Liberal Democrats who lost the seat back to Labour in 2015 on a swing that was almost as large.

While Egan landed the endorsement of former gubernatorial candidate Zephyr Teachout, a standard - bearer for liberal Democrats who trounced Gov. Andrew Cuomo in Albany County, McCoy racked up endorsements of many leaders among Albany County's progressive Democrats, including Mayor Kathy Sheehan.

[10] The gains came at the expense of the Liberal Democrats who dropped 3 to 13 seats and the Conservatives who were down 2 to 11 seats.

«My wife Ann and I are very grateful to our families and many friends both inside and outside the Liberal Democrats who have shown unwavering support throughout.

Labour is making a genuine appeal to Liberal Democrats who feel the same as we do; stand firm and stand up for the NHS.

Its a bit like the Liberal Democrats who currently claim their unpopularity is down to lack of media coverage or SWPers who claim they are not a mass party because not enough copies of Socialist Worker have been sold.

[5][6] Three of the Conservative gains came at the expense of the Liberal Democrats who dropped to four seats on the council, [5][6] with the Liberal Democrat group leader Richard Andrews in Eynsham and Cassington being one of those who were defeated at the election.

And Mr Laws said that «nobody is going to dictate to the Liberal Democrats who leads our party» when asked about possible future coalition talks, and the role of Nick Clegg.

We need a new word to describe Conservatives and Liberal Democrats who have misgivings and doubts about the coalition.

David Laws says «nobody is going to dictate to the Liberal Democrats who leads our party» in future coalition talks.

«It was the Welsh Liberal Democrats who prioritised education in the election, setting a challenge for Wales, and we have stepped up to that challenge in government.

This was dwarfed even by the Liberal Democrats who received a total of # 828,657 after their electoral drubbing.

One source told me that the party was delighted to have got ahead of the Liberal Democrats who only selected their candidate - a local councillor - yesterday evening.

Gordon Brown will be hoping to win a few seats back - particularly from the anti-war Liberal Democrats who rode high then - but Labour's opinion poll rating is now below that of 2004 so the Labour leader might lose a few seats in his nightmare scenario.

A YouGov daily tracker poll for the Sun today shows the Conservatives unchanged on 34 %, five points ahead of the Liberal Democrats who were up by one on 29 %, with Labour unchanged on 28 %.

A decision to substantially keep control orders would present problems for the Liberal Democrats who promised in their election manifesto to scrap them.

It is a key education pledge for the Liberal Democrats who propose # 2.5 bn of extra funding for headteachers to spend in the best interests of children.

And if there is no overall majority, will the rump of Liberal Democrats who remain in the next Parliament prefer to stick with Mr Cameron or to take their chance with Mr Miliband?

Ed Davey, the energy secretary, is one of those leading Liberal Democrats who has always sidestepped the leadership question with care.

In 2010 it was the Liberal Democrats who were the kingmakers: next time it could be UKIP, the Greens, the SNP or even the Democratic Unionist Party who find themselves helping to prop up a government — and that means the bigger parties will be engaging in a lot of courting, a lot of bargaining, and not much in the way of chilling before polling day.

And now today Ed Milliband is reported as seeking to make common cause with those few Liberal Democrats who had actually kept their word.

In the 2010 General Election Labour got 8,609,527 votes — far more than the Liberal Democrats who share power with the Tories.

It is an idea whose time has come and I am proud that it is the Liberal Democrats who are the first political party to commit to delivering this.»

The Labour council in Sheffield is to reverse # 2m of spending cuts made by the Liberal Democrats who ran the authority until May's elections.

But it represented a bitter defeat for many liberal Democrats who sought to use the party's leverage on the budget to resolve the plight of immigrant «Dreamers» who face deportation after being brought to the U.S. illegally as children.

Therefore our message going into the New Year is clear: it is only the Liberal Democrats who will create opportunity for everyone by building both a stronger economy and a fairer society.

«In the last election it was the Welsh Liberal Democrats who made building 20,000 affordable new homes a priority.

«I am enormously thankful for the unfailing support I have received from people across the political spectrum but especially those within the Liberal Democrats who have stood by me throughout.»

Sir Menzies Campbell and Lord Ashdown among group of senior Liberal Democrats who write letter to the Guardian in support of North Norfolk MP

On Wednesday, we reported that Tory MPs at the 1922 Committee wanted to «get those yellow b ** tards», in reference to Liberal Democrats who were criticising Andrew Lansley's NHS reforms, having voted for it before.

He said: «When you go into government, particularly in such a dramatic way, you get a bunch of Liberal Democrats who walk through the door of Whitehall and the rest of the party does not necessarily walk through the door with you.

And once again it's been the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats who have been leading the fight against this.

It was the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats who led the opposition to this — and we've been leading the way on the environment in other areas, too.

«With the savage cuts that will undoubtedly be announced by the Chancellor in the autumn Comprehensive Spending Review, the introduction of the pupil premium will represent nothing more than a Pyrrhic victory for the Liberal Democrats who originally advocated this policy.

Labour is split down the middle on electoral reform, unlike the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats who are overwhelmingly united as parties on separate sides of the argument.

De Blasio's landslide victory in New York City has resonated with many liberal Democrats who are preparing for mid-term battles with the GOP for control of Congress.

But it is strongly opposed by Nick Clegg and other Liberal Democrats who view it as a paternalistic moral judgement on people's lifestyle choices.

That such figures were queuing up to tell the media that a period of opposition would be best for Labour was a terrible disappointment for Liberal Democrats who were openly calling for a Lib - Lab coalition.

In the meantime, Liberal Democrats who are concerned about the coalition will stick with the party and wait to see how the situation develops.

The Green party may not emerge from the general election with more representation in parliament but it is on course to win its highest - ever vote — and it will be Labour and the Liberal Democrats who feel its impact the most.

Labour's predicament is difficult, but it is the Liberal Democrats who face an existential crisis.

Liberal Democrats who vote through a rise in tuition fees will be systematically targeted at the ballot box, the president of the National Union of Students (NUS) has told politics.co.uk.

If you look at what we are saying about decentralising power, the environment, opposing identity cards, the priority given to education, I think there are a lot of people in the Liberal Democrats who would agree with that.

Pagels is a liberal democrat who stresses the liberty of the individual vis - à - vis the state.

We will vote on Tuesday to make this happen — and, while the Conservative leadership has now set its face against action, I call on every Liberal Democrat who supports a low carbon future to join us and vote with us to make this change happen.

Young and personable, Abbotts is a lifelong Liberal Democrat who came within 700 votes of taking the Conservative seat of Bromley and Chislehurst in a 2006 by - election.

The GOP conference — which has been at odds with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, a liberal Democrat who in 2014 sought to flip the chamber to Democratic control — rejected the extension «without prejudice» according, to the resolution's language.

Whether you are a Christian who is interested in politics or a Liberal Democrat who is seeking an insight into Christian thinking, I commend this collection to you.»

But Mr Blair may well feel less well disposed to a more distant Liberal Democrat who is likely to make his mark in the leadership campaign with swingeing attacks on Labour.