Sentences with phrase «mps support those calls»

The recognition of the subject's value was reflected by a parliamentary campaign in which over 80 cross party MPs supported a call for design and technology to be given greater consideration as a core subject.

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Rachael Maskell is among politicians supporting a call by her party's leader for a new War Powers Act to require ministers to consult MPs first before taking such action in the future.

Catherine West, Labour MP for Hornsey and Wood Green, has tabled an Early Day Motion (used by MPs to publicise a particular cause and to gain support in the Commons) calling on the government to remove vulnerable road users from the reforms.

One action was to support Early Day Motion 1189, a petition for MPs, calling for better enforcement of regulations.

** In December 2017, Unicef UK hosted an event for MPs to pledge support for the Call to Action.

Forty seven Members of Parliament from the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) who are exiting Parliament have come together as a group called 2016 NDC MPs Exit Group and have pledged their support behind President John Mahama.

May would require either the support of two thirds of MPs for an election, or she could call a vote of no confidence in her own government, which would only require a simple majority.

Above all else, the Labour Party supports decency and fairness, and yet certain members have reverted to calling Labour MPs traitors and scum.

Corbyn called on MPs who were considering voting for airstrikes to «think again», telling BBC Radio 2's Jeremy Vine show on Tuesday: «Think of the complications and the implications of what we are doing and please cast your vote against supporting this government's military endeavours in Syria.»

David Cameron today called on MPs to support his calls for the RAF to start bombing the «woman - raping, Muslim - murdering, Medieval monsters» of Isil.

The Conservatives are introducing a Commons amendment on Wednesday calling for a referendum and are hoping to pick up support from Liberal Democrat MPs and some Labour backbenchers.

The Prime Minister has called on the Labour leader to make clear whether he would support measures to stop Scottish MPs voting on matters that only affect people in England.

Brown's closest ministerial ally, Ed Balls, said the email was a «damp squib» by a few disgruntled MPs and insisted that the cabinet was «absolutely united» behind Brown.But the number of cabinet voices emerging in support of Brown did not begin to rise to a chorus until early evening, among them two of the ministers tipped as possible successors to Brown — the home secretary, Alan Johnson, and the energy secretary, Ed Miliband, who said today's call by rebels would be seen as a «temporary distraction» from the job of fighting the Conservatives and laying out future plans for the country.

[15] This created an association called the Labour Representation Committee (LRC), meant to co-ordinate attempts to support MPs sponsored by trade unions and represent the working - class population.

But a number of Labour and SNP MPs have now called on the parliamentary authorities to «urgently investigate» the matter, with former Foreign office minister Chris Bryant calling it a «clear conflict of interest»; Caroline Lucas labelling the findings «deeply concerning» and the SNP's Deirdre Brock asking, «What kind of shameless opportunist would be supporting their colleagues in public while betraying them in private?»

She'd need to call a vote of no - confidence in her own government, one which some of her own MPs might not support.

So - called liberal MPs voted en masse, with just one exception, to scrap powers which held the executive to account when they supported Chris Grayling's reform of judicial review.

Up to two dozen Conservative MPs had said they may support a Labour motion, which called for ministers to «pause and fix» the controversial welfare reform, which the government whipped its MPs to abstain on.

«If he continues to refuse to denounce those calling for a split, members will think he is simply trying to scaremonger them to vote for him by his talking up of threats from a minority of MPs supporting his campaign who are plotting to split our party in Tory newspapers, while at the same time refusing to denounce them.

They called on the UK to support an increase in funding to the European cybercrime centre, something likely to prove controversial among eurosceptic MPs.»

Up to 70 Conservative MPs are reportedly threatening to support a House of Commons motion calling for a review of the Barnett formula.

Labour is set to call on MPs to put their support behind a «jobs first» Brexit in the final round of voting on the Queen's Speech.

The Labour leader had earlier confirmed his MPs would be ordered to support the Government's bill calling for the invocation of the Brexit process.

Foreign secretary David Miliband has called for Labour MPs to support Gordon Brown in the wake of growing anger over the abandoning of the 10p income tax band.

Labour MPs are set to take the unusual step of supporting a rebel Lib Dem amendment calling for the health and social care bill to be dropped.

We called on our supporters to e-mail their MPs and Nick Clegg to urge them to support the removal of the Bishops, and thousands responded.

UKIP's first elected MP, who left the Conservative Party, called on David Cameron to stand by his 2010 election «promises» and support amendments to legislation about recall powers over MPs.

George Osborne has made it clear the government will only call a vote on UK military intervention in Syria when it is «confident» it has enough support to win the vote but uncertainty surrounds how MPs from other party's may vote.

After a week of speculation, the Labour leader today confirmed his MPs would be ordered to support the Government's bill calling for the triggering of the Brexit process.

The MPs want more FGD to be used, and call on the government to support clean coal demonstration projects.

The MPs also raise concerns that some outstanding academies are not providing support for weaker neighbouring schools and the report calls for closer monitoring.

In light of recent reports from The Women and Equalities Committee and calls from MPs to address the discrimination pregnant women and new mothers face at work, The Clear Company has urged businesses to consider long term support for these individuals.

The snap election recently called by Theresa May has seen vast amounts of support from MPs, with The House of Commons voting in favour of the poll by 522 votes to just 13 as the Prime Minister urged them to «trust the people».

In March 2017, two motions supporting the call to ban killer robots were introduced in Switzerland's lower house, the National Council, and supported by MPs from six parties including the Christian - Democrats, Conservative Democrats, Greens, and Liberals.