Sentences with phrase «as a backbencher from»

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That is probably an important part of Miliband's positioning: he faced intense pressure from his backbenchers to make life as uncomfortable as possible for the coalition.

Gordon Brown's authority faces another test as Labour backbenchers square up over an amendment barring tax exiles from being party donors.

It may be tempting to secure senior parliamentary support for an issue, but from a campaigning perspective it is often better to build strong cross-party links among backbenchers as they are better able to table questions and put on pressure.

The government is struggling to craft a motion that satisfies Liberal Democrat MPs — who in many cases owe their seats to anti-Iraq-war defections from Labour in 2005 — as well as little England Tory backbenchers who, nudged by Ukip's anti-intervention stance yesterday, fear that Nigel Farage speaks for their voters better than Cameron does.

Nick Clegg's defence of human rights came after weeks of attack from the prime minister and assorted Conservative backbenchers, as right - wingers sought to use the riots as a trigger to renegotiate European human rights law.

The new government's majority is also smaller than the outgoing coalition's and the party's leaders will face a growing challenge from rebellious backbenchers, just as John Major, elected in similar circumstances, did after 1992.

As prime minister David Cameron works on the finishing touches of his much - awaited speech on Europe and immigration he is under considerable pressure from his backbenchers and some frontbenchers to signal that he is ready to campaign to leave the European Union.

As well as the content of the Statement, it's worth noting the contributions from Conservative backbenchers in the Commons session that followed iAs well as the content of the Statement, it's worth noting the contributions from Conservative backbenchers in the Commons session that followed ias the content of the Statement, it's worth noting the contributions from Conservative backbenchers in the Commons session that followed it.

The second change was to allow ministerial aides (Parliamentary Private Secretaries) as well as full backbenchers to vote and these received instructions from Keith Simpson, bag carrier to William Hague to vote for change.

The outspoken backbencher took to Twitter just minutes after the former welfare - slasher sensationally quit from his role as Work and Pensions Secretary.

If the voting age is to be lowered, it should come about as a result of general acceptance in society, a campaign from backbenchers in Parliament, and / or being prominently placed in the manifesto of a winning party - all of which would follow a period of serious consideration of the issue.

This body came under criticism from Conservative spokesperson Jacqui Lait as «undemocratic» and Labour backbencher Clive Betts has also criticised its unaccountable nature.

Cameron will be weighing up the various possibilities warily, as he seeks to prevent himself being caught between mutually incompatible demands from Tory backbenchers and the Lib Dems.

Boris Johnson, the London mayor, has faced calls from Tory backbenchers to give the contest a shot, but he has already ruled himself out of the race as he has already put himself forward for the greater London seat of Uxbridge.

On Tuesday, I tabled a Private Members Bill on petrol prices, supported by many other Conservative backbenchers, as well as MPs from Northern Ireland, and Scotland.

The sheer glee of Labour backbenchers as Brown ran rings around David Cameron in PMQs revealed quite how much the PM's hold on Downing Street, so nearly prised from his grip last spring, has been strengthened in recent weeks.

I'm afraid that the world has moved on from the time when a well crafted piece from John Redwood would be enough to send potential Ukip jacks back into their Tory boxes.A party where the old guard of Maude Clarke, Hurd, Heseltine, Gummer, Patten etc clearly now pull the strings of an inexperienced leader just endorses the fear of being conned.What did happen to the Tory policy on fisheries?Why can only backbenchers support BOO whilst shadow (non) ministers and whips are blackmailed into supporting the collective policy of continued EU membership.Why would those seeking disengagement from what even the most active champions of the EU now CONTINUALLY refer to as an experiment vote Conservative?

But she was unable to finish her sentence, as protests from Tory backbenchers drowned her out, leader to the speaker John Bercow telling her that she mist «stick to matters of government responsibility».

Responding to a question from Conservative backbencher Eleanor Laing, the prime minister was cheered as he asked: «Hands up!

loud cheers from tory backbenchers and approving waving of order papers as PM walks into chamber to take seat for PMQs

That would see Mr Cameron facing a furious revolt from his backbenchers and grassroots Tories, as the man who failed to win a majority last May and who had now lost the electoral system they love too.»

Shadow defence secretary Emily Thornberry briefed Labour MPs on her review of defence policy on Monday night, warning submarine based warheads could become as obsolete as the Spitfire - sparking outrage from backbenchers.

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.

Some Labour backbenchers regard Momentum as a party within a party, organising its members to put pressure on MPs from other wings of the party to fall in behind Corbyn's line on certain issues, such as rejecting military action in Syria.

The letter, co-ordinated by Labour backbencher David Lammy, was signed by MPs from Labour, the Liberal Democrats, the SNP, Plaid Cymru and the Greens as well as one Conservative, Anne - Marie Morris.