Sentences with phrase «snp alliance»

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg now appears to have ruled out a post-election deal with the SNP, making a possible Labour / Lib Dem / SNP alliance less likely.

The poster fuelled voters» fear of a Labour - SNP alliance and amplified comments by Cameron that «you could end up with a Labour government led by Ed Miliband, propped up by Alex Salmond and the Scottish National party».

Not exact matches

As in Scotland when pro-independence Labour voters switched to the SNP because of Labour's support for Cameron rendering Scottish Labour a pointless electoral alliance that can never be elected again.

Tagged: Greens · Liberal Democrats · Progressive alliance · SNP

Now the UUP are in formal electoral alliance, one presumes their votes could be guaranteed, so Cameron would probably turn his attention again to the DUP, Plaid Cymru and the SNP.

While the SNP, Plaid Cymru and the Greens are all naturally inclined towards leftwing alliances and the unionists and UKIP towards the right, the realpolitik of bargaining for power can sometimes produce surprise alliances.

Unlike Business Secretary Vince Cable, Alexander emphatically ruled out the idea of a progressive alliance involving his party, Labour and the SNP.

The Scottish National party (SNP) and Plaid Cymru have signalled their willingness to work in a four - party «progressive» alliance keeping the Conservatives out of power.

The Government has now been defeated four times by a tactical alliance of Labour, the SNP and the Lib Dems — including on a Budget vote.

Speaking in Edinburgh, Nicola Sturgeon said the SNP had a «clear and unequivocal» mandate and would govern on its own rather than in alliance with other parties.

The scandal comes as the SNP's majority was reduced to just one, after two MSPs - John Finnie and Jean Urquhart — quit the party over its decision to join the Nato alliance.

Creating a progressive alliance with Greens, SNP, Left Unity, Plaid Cymru makes a lot of sense and Compass could facilitate this.

Reports suggest that Downing Street may seek to push the proposed boundary reforms through the Commons in alliance with Democratic Unionist MPs, Plaid Cyrmu MPs and even the SNP.

Lewis also wants to see Labour forming progressive alliances or electoral pacts with other parties across the left including the Greens, Liberal Democrats and SNP.

Most Green and SNP voters probably prefer a Labour - led government to a Conservative - led one, and that is why those two left - leaning parties have been at the forefront of calls for a «progressive alliance» (particularly in the form of a post-election deal, as far as the SNP is concerned).

For Labour, the main danger of a progressive alliance is the SNP.

Just like in 1979 and 1997, an alliance of Labour and SNP voters will be sufficient to see the yes campaigners over the line to victory.

Instead, she is likely to find herself imprisoned, in office but not in power, with an alliance of Tory rebels, Labour, the Lib Dems and the SNP as her gaolers.

George Osborne has claimed that an SNP - Labour alliance would ramp up government spending, costing families # 350 each

David Lammy: «After the general election, you would forge common alliance with parties that you can actually do business with, and the SNP must be part of that story» (ITV News, 20 April 2015).

The threat of an SNP - Labour alliance ramping up government spending has become the central theme of the Conservative's election campaign, with just two weeks to go until polling day.

Recent polls show SNP voters wanting an SNP — Labour alliance at Westminster

The alliance will employ Illumina's platform for high - multiplex single - nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genotyping to develop tests for gene variants deCODE has previously shown to have impact on the risk of a growing number of common diseases with major public health impact.