Sentences with word «backbench»

Cabinet opponents of the customs partnership plan are backed by the influential European Research Group of Tory backbench MPs.

This is obviously starting to be one of those issues which puts pressure on backbench MPs - and really matters locally.

Douglas Carswell, Tory backbench MP for Clacton in Essex, and one of the small group of Better Off Out MPs, argues that the eurozone crisis has destroyed the economic case for EU membership:

The prime minister made the comment at Tuesday night's meeting of the 1922 Committee of backbench Conservative MPs.

In 2014, a Conservative backbench MP from Saskatchewan introduced Bill C - 560, which, if passed into law, would have legislated a rebuttable presumption of ESP, but it failed to pass second reading in the House of Commons, it was reported at the time.

The concessions in the academies plan was forced by an uprising from backbench Tory MPs — who were particularly concerned about the potential impact on smaller schools in rural areas.

The Department for Education has stated that when the compulsory academy plan was ditched after a rebellion by backbench Conservative MPs, the Treasury took back most of this extra funding.

The government is braced for another Labour backbench rebellion when MPs vote on the final stages of the controversial education bill today and tomorrow.

The biggest post-war rebellion on Lords reform was 47, when Labour backbenches revolted against a white paper in November 1968

However, these plans were scuppered by backbench Tory MPs in 2012 and this year's election will be fought in the same seats as 2010.

Gordon Brown has already notched up more backbench revolts in just over a year than Tony Blair suffered in his entire first term.

He proved nearly as good a rabble - rouser from the Tory backbenches as David Cameron, and rebuffed the surprisingly limited Tory attacks on his own position on the EU referendum with apomb.

During the recent Commons backbench debate on welfare reform on Thursday 27 February, Ian Mearns MP raised the issue of an assessment of the impact of the Government's welfare reforms on disabled people, which included references to your work at the Centre for Welfare Reform.

The row follows Mr Brown's own clash with backbench MPs over the abolition of the 10p tax rate, announced in last year's Budget.

The result of the election of representatives of backbench members of Parliament and MEPs has been announced (though without voting figures).

The subsequent Third Reading debate was remarkable for the ferocity of backbench opposition and the scarcity of MPs willing to come to the government's defence.

The vote, which took place as the Commons debates Lords amendments to the electoral registration and administration bill, will deepen already intense bitterness on the government backbenches over the coalition's stalled constitutional reform agenda.

Public health minister Anna Soubry has called on disenchanted backbench colleagues to end the «tw*t tery» undermining David Cameron — before attacking the prime minister herself.

A genuine and sustained debate among MPs about the details of the policy regime, much of it centred around the proposals in a paper from moderate backbench critics Alan Whitehead and Peter Bradley, has led to significant government concessions and a new focus on questions of increasing access to university from a broader social intake.

Jacob Rees - Mogg has been elected chair of an influential backbench group of Eurosceptic Tory MPs after promising to help Theresa May carry out the type of Brexit she originally promised.

Oral Questions - Culture, Media and Sport, including Topical Questions; Women and Equalities Business Statement - Leader of the House Backbench Business -(i) Protecting future generations from violence against women and girls (ii) Preventing sexual violence in conflict Adjournment - Coventry and Warwickshire city deal - Chris White

Under convention, government amendments have to be debated before backbench amendments.

Meanwhile, Cameron has launched an «audacious power - grab» against his own backbench MPs, it has been revealed.

Efford said backbench MPs who once questioned whether Corbyn, the MP for Islington North, could gain support among traditional voters had been won over by his performance.

The Lib Dems want to deny them this bonus as a direct riposte for backbench Tories ruining coalition plans to reform the House of Lords.

Even with a big majority, there were times when backbench rebellions meant their plans for England were pushed through Parliament against the wishes of English MPs, and only Scottish votes secured a majority for Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.

A Private Members bill introduced by backbench Liberal MP Mark Gerretsen, Bill C - 243 (1st Session, 42nd Parliament, 64 - 65 Elizabeth II, 2015 - 2016) may have the answer.

This concession helped her win backbench support in the Commons, aided further by a three line whip.

The move comes as a blow for the government, which is already facing backbench revolts over health reforms and is set for a battle over proposals to give schools more freedom.

«Will the PM support the Lib Dem backbench bill to make sure peers pay their full tax in this country?»

Liberal Democrat backbench business committee co-chair Lorely Burt comments on the government's proposals for a clampdown on executive pay:

This legislative mouthful is causing serious concern among backbench Conservative MPs.

Staffers to Lib Dem frontbenchers today were apparently «baffled» at the news of Foster's appointment, who is perhaps a bit too «coalitious» for a role where he needs to rally disgruntled backbench Lib Dems in his favour.

But that may also reflect the fact that the whips office have been regarded by the reformers as being exceptionally open to backbench dissent on this one, with some reformers claiming Nick Brown (partly for Newcastle political reasons) as Chief Whip seemed to be encouraging oppoisiton to the decision the Cabinet was taking, more than support for it.

He is also looking to bring the policy board back with more backbench representation and different name.

He's well known, both for his dogged backbench campaigns and his opposition to UK military intervention in Iraq and Afghanistan.

This time, Cameron, after assessing the state of Tory backbench opinion on Lords reform, simply put the interests of his own party's unity ahead of the agreements in the coalition.

The voice of the anti-EU Tory Right will be heard on the influential new Backbench Business Committee

We already have 69 MPs supporting the campaign, including Natascha Engel MP (Chair of the influential Backbench Business Committee), Keith Vaz MP (Former Europe Minister) and Jon Cruddas (Labour's new policy chief).

Margaret Beckett was first elected to the national executive as a parliamentary party backbench representative two years ago, although she had been a member from 1980 — 1992 as a member of the womens» section (elected by conference) and as deputy leader from 1992 — 1994.

The Liberal Democrat backbench policy committee covering the Treasury had backed the move in a report published in March.

Brilliant question from @YvetteCooperMP on #childrefugees - don't think ever heard clapping at #pmqs for backbench question before

12:22 - The standard welfare to - and - fro, a staple of the Labour backbench contributions, is followed by a question about aid money to Rwanda.

The former London mayor has been notably less restrained than many during the Brexit battle, but the prime minister may have to cave into backbench pressure to elevate Johnson to a senior cabinet job nevertheless.

But there was nothing Harper could do about the recent backbench motion to create a committee to determine when life begins and «everybody knew what that was code for,» said Rae.

Meanwhile, many backbench House members were unwilling to go along with any deal that only made small cuts in spending.