Sentences with phrase «back benchers do»
But when the dust has settled on the unnecessary and ill - judged redefinition of marriage bill, the perceived EU bust up and allegations of disrespect to activists, the reality is that back benchers do not emerge as the «enemy» of Number 10 - and Number.10 does not, in the cold light of the day, default to playing the antagonist.
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Who cares what this back bencher does?
Not exact matches
Opinion polls showed that voters had opposed privatization at the outset (as did the press and many Conservative back benchers), but the Conservatives pointed out that Tony Blair rode to victory in part by abandoning «Clause Four» of the Labour Party's 1904 constitution, advocating state control over the means of production, distribution and exchange.
The debate will give us all a chance to reflect on what the rest of the country thought about the Budget — which is: not a lot — and the fact that only three Labour Back Benchers have turned up to support the Government's final Budget suggests that the parliamentary Labour party does not think much of it either.
This wack would make a good back - bencher / advocate, but his temperament is toxic... if he didn't have his own money he couldn't get a job bussing tables in a greasy spoon with that nasy - assed «tude.
I do not know where the rest of the parliamentary Labour party are tonight — they may be plotting, once again, if the rumours that have been reported this evening are true — but not one Labour Back Bencher could be prevailed upon to speak in support of the Bill.»
The fact of the matter is that the current leader of the opposition is battling some stiff opposition from his own back benchers who apparently did not hear the message from the Australian people at the last election.
They did have to do something about the financing of the LPP, though (as doing it on the back of articling students was never justified and speaks ill of the benchers who signed off on it in the first place).
Many Conservative Party back benchers voted in favour at 2nd Reading in Parliament, as did Green Party Leader, Elizabeth May.