Sentences with phrase «snp mp»

Though the SNP MPs are cool on their affection for Westminster, they each see it as a vehicle through which they can influence debate and policy.

Scottish affairs committee chair Ian Davidson gave the slur as SNP MPs heckled him during a debate late last night on the Scotland bill.

SNP MPs «need to be on their planes back» to Scotland, a Tory MP said today as she defended government proposals to restrict the voting rights of non-English MPs.

Five Lib Dem MPs, three Plaid Cymru MPs and 51 SNP MPs also voted against the amendment stating that the Government must trigger Article 50 by the end of March next year.

Meanwhile, Scottish voters are tactically voting to oust SNP MPs - and in some cases SNP voters have crossed over directly to vote against a second independence referendum.

They will be joined by SNP MPs, Liberal Democrats and presumably by some pro European Tory MPs even if their defiance risks a wider political explosion.

This will be done in the usual way, so SNP MPs will still get the chance to try to scupper the plans.

It seems unlikely that Labour would enter into any kind of formal agreement that allowed SNP MPs to become ministers or play a direct role in the management of government departments — indeed, Miliband has ruled out a coalition with the Scottish nationalists.

But Sturgeon, leader of the Scottish National Party, and the 56 SNP MPs united against Cameron, and in a humiliating political climb down, Cameron was forced to cancel the free vote.

The rising popularity of the fizzy drink follows the 2015 general election, when the number of SNP MPs jumped from 6 to 56.

The 49 Labour MPs were joined by 34 SNP MPs, 12 Lib Dems, four Plaid MPs, one Green and one independent.

In the past, SNP MPs have voted only on issues that directly affect Scotland.

In February 2017, SNP MPs Tommy Sheppard and Margaret Ferrier and Liberal Democrat Shadow International Development Secretary, Baroness Sheehan were part of a Caabu and Medical Aid for Palestinians delegation to the West Bank.

Nicola Sturgeon has joined newly - elected SNP MPs today as the party marks its historic landslide general election victory in Scotland.

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?»

A number of SNP MPs then sat directly the Labour front bench instead.

This week, SNP MPs have been trying to occupy the block of front bench seats on the right hand side of the chamber, to underline their status as the third biggest party.

In whatever eventually comes forward from the UK government to parliament, SNP MPs will not vote in any way that would undermine Scotland's interests.»

Although this proposal was sniffed at by some members of the Scottish Nationalist Party on Monday, the government was only aiming to implement exactly what SNP MPs demanded when we originally set the Committee up, without minority party participation.

Ms Sturgeon told the BBC: «Given that we are, unfortunately, facing another Conservative government, it's all the more important that we've got a strong team of SNP MPs standing up for Scotland.

By last night, senior Labour and SNP MPs were threatening to vote down Brexit if the Government appeal fails.

SNP MPs are over represented in the House of Commons.

Mr Salmond said SNP MPs would «vote for more powers» in the event of a «No» vote, but insisted: «We're anticipating a «Yes» vote.»

He argues that the election of a large number of SNP MPs is likely to greatly exacerbate tensions that were -LSB-...]

Large numbers of SNP MPs who don't yet know the ropes may hinder their ability to play the parliamentary game as well as the more established parties.

Conversely, the cohort of SNP MPs shrinks to 31, while the Tories lose 90 seats, with the likely result being that Britain would have been faced with another coalition instead of a Conservative majority.

With 56 SNP MPs and a shortage of well - connected Nationalist advisors in the UK lobbying industry, there has never been a greater demand for consultants plugged into the higher reaches of Nicola Sturgeon's party.

Apart from the DUP, almost every other party in the Commons voted against the government, including six SNP MPs and three Plaid Cymru MPs.

Grilled by angry SNP MPs on whether she would be happy to launch a nuclear strike that could kill 100,000 people, Mrs May swiftly replied: «Yes.

After a strong start following last year's general election, the SNP MPs in Westminster have proven themselves to be everything that Labour is not.

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

It is expected the majority of Labour MPs will back renewal after Jeremy Corbyn offered his MPs a free vote, while SNP MPs will vote against.

In the vote this afternoon, there were 13 Labour MPs who voted against the Welfare Cap, including the two tellers, as well as three Plaid Cymru, one Respect, three SDLP, and five SNP MPs.

Asked about SNP MPs being told off for clapping earlier, Mr Salmond says the Commons needed to catch up with the real world.

But this excludes the possibility of SNP MPs, including Alex Salmond who is set to make a return to the Commons, sitting in a Miliband Cabinet.

In his first major contribution to this year's Election campaign, the former Labour Chancellor says an influx of SNP MPs at Westminster would turn Scotland into «Neverendum land».

That's a reasonable excuse for someone like Jared O'Mara, or some of the dodgier SNP MPs.

In Glasgow, the «magnificent seven» as the city's new SNP MPs were dubbed by Nicola Sturgeon, include several stalwart campaigners such as Alison Thewliss, Anne McLaughlin and Natalie McGarry.

Philippa Whitford, who joins 55 other SNP MPs in Westminster, the vast majority of them first - timers, was interviewed by the Guardian when she first announced her candidacy and made a prescient comment: «What strikes me is that, if we pull it off, this is going to be the most non-political group of politicians Westminster has seen for a long time.

SNP MPs must be among the few groups of travellers who fly into London Airport and wish they did have to go through passport control

She insisted SNP MPs would be prepared to vote on English matters, such as the NHS and education — breaking the party's previous commitment not to vote on issues which are controlled by the Scottish Parliament.

MacRae added: «Given that the UK parliament had to rely on the votes of SNP MPs to get the Convention through, it is a clear sign of the support in Scotland for age - appropriate sex and relationships education for young people across the UK.»

Not exact matches

MPs gave their unanimous backing to SNP MP Alison Thewliss to push ahead with her Feeding Products for Babies and Children (Advertising and Promotion) Bill, which she says will «better support all parents in the infant feeding choices they make for their children».

It has already been signed by MPs from Labour, Liberal Democrats, Plaid Cymru, Green, Conservative, and even the SNP, making a rare venture into English and Welsh matters.

While Johnson's suggestion that the UK should be positive about Trump prompted some derision in the Commons chamber, MPs such as the SNP's Mhairi Black also took to Twitter to express their disdain.

«Even if he could secure the support of the Lib Dems and around ten Ulster Unionists, Cameron would be able to count on 317 MPs, while Labour, the SNP and the smaller left - of - centre parties in England, Wales and Northern Ireland would have around 325.»

Similarly, the SNP argued that Labour MPs had handed the Government a «blank cheque for hard Brexit».

As well as being forced into letting the SNP have another crack at independence, Salmond reasons that May will have to drop the proposed boundary changes to reduce the number of MPs from 650 to 600.

At the 2015 general election the bulk of the Yes vote backed the SNP while the No vote splintered and Sturgeon sent a clone army of new MPs to London.

This shift matters because, while the SNP only have six MPs right now, they are very likely to have at least 20 more after 2015.