Sentences with phrase «backbench conservative»

At a press conference on February 6, 2012, Steve Woodworth, backbench Conservative MP for Kitchener Centre stated that he tabled a motion in Parliament calling for the creation of a special committee to study medical and scientific evidence about when a child can be considered a human being separate from the mother.

This is just one in a series of climb - downs by her department believed to be aimed at pacifying hostile backbench Conservative MPs representing large numbers of small schools in rural constituencies.

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.

Speaking to the 1922 committee of backbench Conservative MPs, May reportedly defended the idea of selection by saying: «We have already got selection haven't we - it's called selection by house price.»

His third run for Harlow was successful and after the 2010 general election, he was elected to the executive of the 1922 Committee of backbench Conservative MPs.

«My problem is with his temperament,» says backbench Conservative Nadhim Zahawi, a Trump critic.

The group's co-chairmen are David Campbell Bannerman, a Conservative member of the European Parliament who had previously served as deputy leader of the UK Independence Party, and Steve Baker, a backbench Conservative member of parliament at Westminster.

Earlier, a report in the London Evening Standard, edited by the former chancellor George Osborne, claimed David Cameron had tried to introduce such a scheme, but the 1922 committee of backbench Conservative MPs blocked it.

The decision comes after sustained pressure from motoring groups and backbench Conservative MPs, who have argued that the high oil prices of the past few years were already making driving prohibitively expensive.

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

The 67 Conservative rebels constitute a third of the backbench Conservative parliamentary party.

The Guardian's political editor Heather Stewart said that one backbench Conservative MP had summed up their reaction in three words:

George Osborne is expected to endorse the plans, although backbench Conservative opposition is likely to be extremely vocal.

About twelve of them said yes, and the European Research Group was founded under the chairmanship of Michael Spicer, who would go on to chair the 1922 Committee of backbench Conservative MPs, before stepping down as an MP in 2010 after being caught in the 2009 expenses scandal paying for maintenance of his helipad with public money.

Through a largely chronological history of Britain's relationship with the European project, Cato the Younger tells of not only the guilt of the fifteen men and women named above, but also of the «supporting cast» that includes the likes of Mr James Goldsmith, Mr George Osborne, the Barclay Brothers, Sir Edward Heath, Michael Gove and a range of backbench Conservative MPs.

Were it not for the disarray in the Labour Party and the unpopularity of the Lib Dems, the fraught relationship between backbench Conservative MPs and the Leader would be significantly worse and the number of letters sent to Graham Brady would be rapidly approaching 46.

[75] In August 2012, Clegg announced that attempts to reform the House of Lords would be abandoned due to opposition for the proposals by backbench Conservative MPs.

Backbench Conservative opinion being mostly Eurosceptic, the Prime Minister received some testing questions.

Berrington, H. & Hague, R (1998) «Europe, Thatcherism and traditionalism: Opinion, rebellion and the Maastricht treaty in the backbench conservative party, 1992 — 1994», West European Politics, vol.

The government also backed a backbench Conservative MP's bid to make it legal for Canadians to transport domestic wine from one province to another.

With those eight well - chosen words, a heretofore largely anonymous 48 - year - old backbench Conservative MP named Brent Rathgeber accomplished many things.

Backbench Conservative MP Jacob Rees - Mogg told The Times it would be «foolish» to approve a higher financial settlement for the EU, and former Tory leader Ian Duncan Smith urged the government to «sit tight» as the situation had tipped Brexit negotiation into chaos.

If Mark Reckless wins by a comfortable margin in Rochester, then it would be a good idea for these backbench Conservatives to follow their colleague's lead and stand for UKIP in a by - election right now.

Backbench Conservatives have rallied to defend Andrew Lansley's plans for NHS reform, after the proposals were substantially diluted by Nick Clegg.

However, in the past few weeks, it has become clear some backbench Conservatives are concerned that punishing the other parties with heavy cuts could come back to haunt them when they are in opposition in future.

Academies It was a flagship announcement at the budget but it was once again backbench Conservatives, combined with councils, who forced Downing Street to water down the proposal.

Not exact matches

The Conservative MP, who has been responsible for digital industries in the UK since 2010, added that he was looking forward to supporting government from the backbenches.

One of Farron's big selling points was he sat on the backbenches then, freeing him from accusations he was backing the Conservatives.

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.

By avoiding confrontation and by making concessionary gestures to their Coalition partner, their strategy would appear to be to «hang the Liberal Democrats out to dry»; as realistically, the Conservative Party backbench would never pass a bill mandating a grand convention to write a brand new constitution from scratch.

Graham Brady, the chairman of the Conservatives» backbench 1922 committee, says that legislating on Lords reform was NOT a Conservative manifesto commitment.

The 57 - year - old, one of David Cameron's harshest critics on the Conservative backbenches, is not thought to be defecting to Ukip and will not stand for re-election in 2015, limiting the damage his resignation will have on the prime minister.

David Cameron needs to rebuild the «damaged relationships» between himself and Conservative party members, a senior backbench Tory MP has said.

«My message to those Conservative backbench MPs who seem to think they have the right to force a turbo - charged right - wing agenda on our country is this: you didn't win the last election,» he said.

However, this failed to satisfy campaigners and in June 2011 a backbench business debate tabled by a Conservative MP, which had cross-party support, resulted in a unanimous vote in favour of a ban.

Several other MPs, particularly on the Conservative backbenches, went on to ask Corbyn a variation of Woodcock's question.

Conservative Party backbench MPs are behaving themselves.

We might have got very excited in the last week or so about the extent of opposition to Lords reform from among the Conservative backbenches, but — despite the programme motion setback — the coalition has at least succeeded in buying itself a lot of time to make progress.

This morning's account in the Times (#) of a «dinner table plot to unseat the coalition» turns out to be the second subtantial leak from the No Turning Back Group - the right - of - party - centre backbench dining club of Conservative MPs of which I was once a member.

ANDREW TURNER MARTIN VICKERS HEATHER WHEELER Finally and separately, the following nominations have been received for Conservative members of the Backbench Business Committee - four posts: DAVID AMESS BOB BLACKMAN PETER BONE JANE ELLISON PHILIP HOLLOBONE MARCUS JONES

Matthew Barrett profiles the socially conservative Tory backbench group»»

He was a member of the Treasury Select Committee from 2004 until he was briefly, in 2005, a spokesman on work and pensions under the leadership of Michael Howard, but returned to the backbenches later in the year when David Cameron became Conservative leader.

Julian Lewis spoke from the Conservative backbenches -

Over on the NottsPolitics blog Professor Philip Cowley underlines the rebelliousness of backbench Liberal Democrat and Conservative MPs since the formation of the Coalition.

The government will face the prospect of having to rely on the enthusiastic support of the Conservatives to get the measure through the Commons in the face of a backbench revolt.

Endemic rebelliousness on the Conservative backbenches is here to stay even if the Tories change their leader, experts have warned.

The government fought off a backbench rebellion of 69 MPs last night when the Conservatives helped them get through the report stage of the education bill.

The heckling from both Labour and Conservative MPs was so intense that Speaker John Bercow had to plead with the backbenches to stop their «organised barracking».

Conservative backbench opinion is hardening against Mr Lansley making dramatic retreats in the face of staunch Liberal Democrat opposition.

ConservativeHome hopes and expects the Parliamentary Conservative Party to undertake policy - making, not least through backbench committees.