Sentences with phrase «among eurosceptic»

Dropping the target will fuel the feeling among Eurosceptic backbenchers that the only way to cut immigration is to leave the European Union.

The decision to sign the Lisbon treaty after all the other signatories had left provoked despair among his allies and a kind of gleeful horror among Eurosceptic adversaries back home.

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

Fury erupted among Eurosceptic Tories after Cabinet members aiming to campaign for «Brexit» were isolated by the PM.

And now he is shoring up his support among eurosceptic backbenchers by kicking up a stink in Brussels.

Though Remain were ahead in the vast majority of polls, these examples have fuelled a quiet confidence among Eurosceptics, a sense that they are managing to keep pace despite a fairly constant onslaught of pro-EU interventions from business and political figures.

The comments, which came as an aside during a case won by the government, triggered outrage among eurosceptics on the Tory backbenches, who said the UK had been tricked into believing it had an opt - out from the convention when Labour signed up during the Lisbon negotiations.

Even on Europe, there is an English dimension that is simply not reflected in current political rhetoric — even among those Eurosceptics who pride themselves in reflecting the view from the street or saloon bar.

Not exact matches

But despite criticism at home and abroad, the eurosceptic PiS enjoys steady support among many Poles eager to hear its message of higher welfare, more Catholic values in public life and less dependence on foreign capital.

A eurosceptic landslide by Marine Le Pen's Front National, Holland's Freedom Party, Italy's Cinque Stelle and Britain's UKIP, among others, will puncture the sense of historic inevitability that drives the EU Project.

In certain circumstances, she might be asked to make concession by the EU which would cause anger among right - wingers in her own party, Ukip and the eurosceptic press.

Holding his backbenchers in check on Europe has been ever more difficult to achieve, however, given the disproportionate number of hard - line Eurosceptics among the 2010 intake of Conservative MPs and the increasing discontent on the Conservative backbenches with the constraints of being in a coalition with the Liberal Democrats.

However, the average survey respondent placement hides the fact that the largest majority of people place themselves on the furthest eurosceptic end of a 0 to 10 scale, where 0 = European Unification has gone too far, and 10 = European Unification should go further (among those who give an opinion), as can be seen here:

Thus, conservative REGNUM tended to present an atmosphere of confusion among ruling European politicians, normally trying to make Pro-Europeanists sound naïve and trivial («Moldova should strengthen efforts towards European integration, because it can bring Moldovan citizens welfare, social solidarity, good laws and respect»), but eurosceptics — witty and wise («The EU is a project with a past but without a future»),» Berdnikovs said.

Mark Reckless, a leading eurosceptic among the 81 Conservative backbenchers who defied David Cameron last month, said an EU referendum was a matter of «when» and not «if» after the Tory revolt.

He later became The Daily Telegraph's Brussels correspondent, with his articles exerting a strong influence on growing Eurosceptic sentiment among the British right - wing.

John Major was consistently opposed by Eurosceptics in his party (known as the Maastricht Rebels — a small minority of MPs before 1997, but enjoying much wider support among party activists).

The Conservative candidate also picked up more than double the number of Ukip voters as Khan, suggesting that Goldsmith could benefit among more Eurosceptic parts of outer London.

As David Cameron heads to Brussels in a bid to twist the arm of Jean - Claude Juncker, some of his eurosceptic opponents are busy wrestling among themselves.

European Parliament rules have been designed to frustrate the project - but if Mark can pull it off, he will attain folk hero status among Tory eurosceptics.

Following a YouGov poll showing that the deeply eurosceptic UKIP holds a comfortable lead among those who intend to vote on May 22 comes a report from the Electoral Reform Society which reveals the extent of the rift between the European parliament and the British people.