Sentences with phrase «parliament over the executive»

«We're going to look at fixed term parliaments, reform of the House of Lords, more power for Parliament over the executive,» he said.

In his judgment, Lord Neuberger says: «In declaring subordinate legislation to be invalid in such a case, the court is upholding the supremacy of Parliament over the Executive.»

Not exact matches

But for a senior mandarin to call in the police over a leak more associated The birds have flown Members of Parliament need to be protected from the executive with party point - scoring than national security, and then for the misuse of authority to be compounded by the Government, police, Speaker and Serjeant at Arms raises real and important concerns.

There is division at the grassroots; our MPs in parliament are fighting each other; national, regional and constituency executives are at each other's throat over our defeat and alleged «hoarding» of campaign funds,» a senior member of the NDC who does not want his name mentioned told this paper.

He strategically stayed off the position of a Minister of Parliamentary Affairs to enable him have an undivided focus on Parliament without looking over his shoulder to see whether the Executive whip is flopping behind him.

The primary that saw the sitting Member of Parliament, Nii Armah Ashietey defeated last year, sparked various controversy in the Constituency with party supporters petitioning the Constituency, Regional, National Executives of the NDC, as well as the founder of the party, J.J. Rawlings over his daughter's eligibility to contest the primary.

They should have focused more on increasing the accountability of the executive to parliament and how elected lords would strengthen parliament's position in a system where there are too few «checks and balances» over what governments can get away with.

These five measures, as outlined by the NPP flagbearer, include providing the requisite leadership to tackle corruption; the scrupulous enforcement of the teachings of the Public Procurement Act (Act 663); the establishment by Act of Parliament of an Office of Independent Prosecutor to investigate and prosecute certain categories of cases and allegations of corruption; the devotion of more resources to enhance the capacity of anti-corruption agencies; and supporting all moves to give Parliament greater oversight capability over the activities of the Executive.

This is legislation brought forward by a government which actually gives Parliament more power over the executive.

3.45 pm: Over at CentreRight.com Douglas Carswell MP argues that politics will only be restored with radical reform of parliament and accountability structures: «If we want a legislature with fewer vacuous soundbites and which actually holds the executive to account, we need to elect MPs willing to be more than cheerleaders.»

The proposal for a mechanism to allow the recall of MPs has been so mangled that if it goes ahead it will actually strengthen, rather than weaken, the executive's control over parliament.

Following Ghana's historic victory over the weekend in the maritime boundary dispute with neighboring Cote d'Ivoire, Adansi Asokwa Member of Parliament, Kobina Tahir Hammond, has been speaking exclusively to Citi FM about the behind - the - scenes - roles he played in the eventual Executive decision that took the stand - off with the Ivoirians to the International Tribunal on The Law of the Sea (ITLOS) in...

«The BBC Trust has attacked as «bizarre» leaked evidence from Mark Thompson, its former director - general, claiming the corporation's governing body misled parliament over pay - offs to senior executives.