Sentences with phrase «mps voted against»

This was revealed on the same day (yesterday) that MPs voted against a motion brought by Labour that sought to reverse criminal legal aid reforms.

Just six MPs voted against the Bill, and the few objections that were raised in parliament barely registered and were casually dismissed.

Other than the obvious predisposition of the committee's chairman, it should not be forgotten that the Climate Change Bill was passed by a large majority, only 4 (or thereabouts) MPs voted against it; this gives an idea of the mindset of most MPs on AGW.

No MPs voted against the SNP's backbench motion to stop the planned cuts to employment support allowance and universal credit, with 127 MPs voting in favour, though the motion is purely symbolic.

One hundred and fifty - five Labour MPs voted against a bicameral Parliament and thus in favour of a one House of Parliament.

One hundred and thirty six Conservative MPs voted against the bill, while 40 abstained.

The odds on David Cameron stepping down as Tory leader before the next election were shortened last night, after more Tory MPs voted against his flagship bill on gay marriage than supported it.

Twenty - two Labour MPs voted against the bill and 16 abstained.

In July 2012 91 Conservative MPs voted against Lords reform, defying a three - line whip and kiboshing Nick Clegg's dream of reform to the upper chamber.

Dean, many Labour MPs voted against the Bill that introduced the referendum on AV — that is breaking a commitment to holding one.

During the passage of the legislation in the Commons, six Lib Dem MPs voted against the Conservative - Lib Dem coalition government.

Such was the strength of feeling in the Party that — despite the infamously supine nature of the Parliamentary Labour Party — 139 Labour MPs voted against the catastrophic invasion.

«It's not like Maastricht, when MPs voted against their party because it was a case of ratifying a treaty.

A total of 47 Labour MPs voted against the Brexit bill, joining 50 SNP MPs and seven Liberal Democrats.

That's how many MPs voted against Corbyn in the recent vote of no confidence, yet nobody is coming to the front to lead them.

Several days after MPs voted against UK military action in Syria, the Daily Politics asked commuters and shoppers which of the main two party leaders came out on top.

Rebel leader Helen Goodman has confirmed that 48 Labour MPs voted against sending the Government's Welfare Bill to a second reading.

A motion by the Finance Minister, Seth Terkper, asking for the approval lost by one vote, after 67 MPs voted against the motion, whilst 66 voted in favour of it.

Three Tory MPs voted against giving us a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty.

• Jonathan Freedland argues that many MPs voted against Lords reform because they fancy a warm seat in the Lords when they retire.

Labour MPs voted against the Bill at the time.

The manifesto also said the Tories would «work to build a consensus for a mainly elected second chamber» but 91 Tory MPs voted against a mainly elected Lords.

In February, 52 Labour MPs voted against triggering Article 50.

Only eight Labour women MPs voted against the attacks on lone parent benefits, with a handful of others conspicuously abstaining.

[19] When the Commons voted on the bill of pains and penalties against Atterbury, nearly ninety per cent of Tory MPs voted against it.

Fourteen Conservative MPs voted against David Cameron's proposals on press regulation earlier this evening - or, rather, against the amendments to the Crime and Courts Bill which set out proposals for exemplary damages in relation to newspapers and websites that refuse to be regulated by the new regulator.

Its fall in support was partially reversed for five months from last September — a period when Labour MPs voted against attacking Syria and plans to freeze energy prices and repeal the Bedroom Tax were announced.

66 Labour MPs voted against Maastricht, including, in Bryan Gould, the only resignation from either front bench in order to do so, and outnumbering Conservative opponents by three to one.

Firstly, immediately, and funds permitting, Nuttall will surely be planning a major campaign tour of those constituencies whose MPs voted against triggering Article 50 — and particularly those where the MPs have a small majority and where UKIP are even vaguely viable.

The MPs voting against the legislation are Russell Broadbent, Keith Pitt, David Littleproud and Bob Katter.

This could result in Catholic ministers and MPs voting against the three specific measures but being whipped to accept the bill as a whole if a majority in the Commons votes for the reforms.

The difference is that the Tory / Lib coalition can cope if a few MPs vote against it, a Lab / Lib coalition needed every MP on side plus a few more.

It sets up the extraordinary prospect of around 100 Conservative MPs voting against their own government's Queen's Speech this week.

The data retention and investigatory powers bill (Drip) went through all its changes in a matter of hours last night, with a rump of 33 MPs voting against it at third reading, and 416 voting it through.

It is difficult to imagine on what constitutional authority Corbyn could impose a three - line whip to make his MPs vote against intervention in Syria (though reports initially suggested this is what he had in mind).

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19:24 - The initial predictions are that there were around 150 Conservative MPs voting against the legislation, which is roughly half the parliamentary party.

Miliband reminded Cameron they had walked through the voting lobby together against an in - or - out referendum in the October 2011 division which saw 81 Tory MPs vote against the prime minister.

Hearing that Tory whips were preventing Tory MPs voting against Raab Amdt even though Gov said it was illegal - shambles

A small detail that's escaped the attention of many is that both these parties have agreed that their government can't fall on a vote of confidence unless 55 % of MPs vote against them.

The Prime Minister suffered one of his biggest rebellions over gay marriage with 134 of his MPs voting against in May last year.

Earlier this year, this vote, long - expected, was mooted to mark substantial number of Conservative MPs voting against the Government.

But a large Conservative rebellion saw 91 Tory MPs voting against the Bill and another 50 or so abstaining.

Looking at the overlay of GBP pairs above, the pound dipped slightly at the start of the week, likely because of Brexit - related jitters when British PM Theresa May warned over the weekend that the U.K. faces a «cliff edge» if MPs vote against the E.U. Repeal Bill.

He asserts that the ECtHR: fails to provide certainty and predictability; goes beyond the original scope of the European Convention; and has required the government to give some prisoners the vote despite MPs voting against this.

Not exact matches

The absence of a deal on harmonized sales tax (HST) compensation — a long - festering source of tension between Ottawa and Quebec — seems to be the most important reason why the Bloc Quebecois 49 MPs plan to vote against the federal budget.

The vote in favour of recognising Islamic State's actions against Christians and other minorities as genocide passed with 279 MPs voting in favour and none voting against.

Brown was reported to be looking for a way out of this impasse: the Telegraph claimed that «the Cabinet revolt has forced him to think again» and that «One solution now being considered is giving MPs the option of abstaining in the key vote on the Bill»: but, «Some staunch Catholic MPs say even being allowed to abstain is not enough and instead want to be free to vote against the Bill, or amend it to remove somemeasures».

The British Humanist Association has reactivated Holy Redundant campaign urging the public to email their MPs against continuing reserved places for bishops in the House of Lords following the Church of England's 20th Nov 2012 vote to not to allow women to be bishops.

Those who voted against Lords reform are «not fit to be MPs», the Green party said in a scathing statement today.