Sentences with phrase «as a backbencher»

Mr Varoufakis said that he will remain as a backbencher in the Greek parliament, where he has «a lot more room to manoeuvre and speak the truth».

Having spent more time with his family, Fowler then returned twice to front line politics, first as Chairman of the Conservative Party (as a backbencher in Parliament) from 1992 - 4, during which time he oversaw the Boundary Changes in the early 1990s; then on the Conservative front bench as Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Transport and the Regions, 1997 - 8 and finally, as Shadow Home Secretary, 1998 - 9.

Former PM David Cameron listened to Mrs May's speech from three rows behind her, taking his seat as a backbencher for the first time in 13 years.

The prime minister ruled out any such move, despite having supported a similar report when he first entered parliament as a backbencher.

, which is not entirely fair, as most anyone who follows federal politics will know Mr. Wilks as the backbencher who was very briefly concerned about one of last year's budget bills.)

As backbenchers return to Westminster for the fourth and final session of this parliament, one unnoticed trend is now crystal clear: not once since the Second World War has any other parliament seen a more rebellious bunch of MPs sitting on the government benches.

The Prime Minister is also the only one of the three main party leaders committed to giving the British people an in - out referendum on membership of a reformed EU, a Downing Street spokesman has said, as backbenchers urged David Cameron to adopt new veto powers.

There will be a tough parliamentary party meeting this week as backbenchers vent their worries.

His career has almost entirely been spent as a backbencher.

I served six years as a backbencher and, therefore, I am not unhappy to be able to devote myself to promoting my constituency's interests and to support the Labour Government from the backbenches.

As backbenchers lined up to give their opinion on the measures, stormy scenes ensued, with Labour's former home secretary David Blunkett accusing both the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats of being «out of touch» with ordinary people in the country.

Unfortunately, the host appeared to have mixed up national debt and budget deficit, and also introduced Davis as «a member of the government», rather than as a backbencher from the governing party.

With the likes of Alastair Campbell (ruthlessly effective in swelling CLP coffers as an auctioneer), Alan Johnson (knows how to tell a joke) and David Miliband (who I saw deliver a tired after dinner speech to another CLP when Foreign Secretary but who delivered a speech with aplomb to DaWN as a backbencher after 2010, taking his seat to rapturous applause with a satisfied look that said, «that's what you could have had»).

Virgin blocks rail franchise award going to FirstGroup as backbenchers rebel over Heathrow third runway

Speaker John Bercow repeatedly intervened to keep order and remind Ms Harman that she must stick to government responsibilities as backbenchers clashed noisily over the issue ahead of the general election.

The Bill had its Second Reading in the Commons yesterday, during which new Oldham East and Saddleworth MP Debbie Abrahams gave her maiden speech and David Miliband gave his first full speech as a backbencher since losing the Labour leadership.

Call for party unity falls flat as backbenchers join attacks on leader, with shouting, tears and rival sides briefing against each other

The SNP's Alan Brown asks Davis why he no longer supports the case he made as a backbencher when he proposed a bill calling for parliamentary control of the executive.

His own job looks a bit shaky,» he yelled triumphantly as his backbenchers erupted into cheers.

The Stalybridge MP announced his departure on Facebook, saying he felt it was best if he serves the Labour party as a backbencher.

Close and contentious Commons votes mean drama: lobbying, protests, MPs torn between the demands of constituents and Whips, Governments struggling with rebels - with much of this acted out beneath the blazing glare of the media searchlight, as backbenchers give interviews, Ministers are doorstepped and their Parliamentary aides resign.

Although best known as a backbencher, Mitchell is a former opposition spokesman on trade and industry and opposition whip.

Andy Burnham, the sports minister (and fellow Evertonian) had a strong record in promoting supporters» trusts as a backbencher.

Ludmer says in terms of lessons learned, «it was just too difficult for something this significant to proceed as a backbencher's proposed bill.»

The firm favourite to succeed Gordon Brown as Labour leader until a surprise loss to his brother by a single percentage point, he subsequently quit frontline politics but remains as a backbencher.

There may be a number of Lib Dem ministers who feel they will have a better chance of keeping their seats as backbenchers

After appointing Mullin to junior office again in 2003 the Prime Minister discovered that as a backbencher he had voted against the Iraq War.

He would remain as MSP for Orkney until the 2007 election, but would serve his time out as a backbencher.

So something that required me to be in London longer than I needed to be as a backbencher, it's not something I would jump at.

As a backbencher, he'd be a pain in the a ***, a voice for the left.

As a backbencher she is far more well known, articulate and passionate than many on the front bench.

As a backbencher, you proposed a Private Members Bill to improve services for families with disabled children.