Sentences with phrase «backbench mp»

Premier's Political Editor Martyn Eden says the EDM is used by backbench MPs to keep pressure and scrutiny on the government to follow through with promises and proposals.

What power, or powers, do Whips have over backbench MPs to enforce this wish?

The chair of the 1922 Committee of backbench MPs said his claims for # 106,141 of maintenance work over five years were «acceptable», including the work he had done on his «helipad» - which he held was not a real helipad.

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 Commons» leading civil servant has sent a clear signal he backs abortive plans to give more power to backbench MPs, in an unusual break from his silence on the issue.

Backbench MPs were organised into campaign units, shadowing each of the major briefs.

«There is also the question, with all the new powers coming to the Scottish Parliament, MSPs have a lot more to do than backbench MPs from Scotland do now.

Perhaps this week, as trade talks begin in earnest and MPs battle it out, both backbench MPs and the government would do well to look at another model of «doing» Brexit.

«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.

Usually backbench MPs seeking to get a law through parliament in their name need to persuade 100 colleagues to vote for it.

Cameron also defended his strategy of allowing backbench MPs to vote for the EU amendment while asking ministers to stay away from the vote.

The 47 Labour MPs who voted against ranged from backbench MPs like Audrey Wise, Ken Livingstone and Diane Abbott, together with Roger Berry, Ann Clwyd and Gwyneth Dunwoody, through to five holders of office, who consequently either resigned or were sacked from their posts (Alice Mahon, Malcolm Chisholm, Gordon Prentice, Michael Clapham and Neil Gerrard).

Conservative Party backbench MPs are behaving themselves.

It is time to hold them to account and in advance of Britain's chairmanship, Parliament and backbench MPs need to have an opportunity to question ministers over their plans.

One change, a few months ago, meant that the BBBC's members were no longer elected by the whole house but the Tory members by Tory backbench MPs only and Labour representatives by Labour backbench MPs etc..

After Northern Ireland secretary Owen Paterson made clear he would not support gay marriage - adding his dissent to indications of opposition from defence secretary Philip Hammond and children's minister Tim Loughton - Downing Street accepted the free vote would apply to members of the government as well as backbench MPs.

In a forthright leader, it called for frontbench sackings and the retirement of backbench MPs dubbed «bed - blockers» - more concerned to draw comfy salaries and accrue pensions.

Dennis Skinner is the ongest serving member of Labour's executive by a long way, having represented his fellow backbench MPs on the executive since 1999, and having previously served for twenty years as a constituency party representative.

Voting for two of the three seats representing backbench MPs and all MEPs (Margaret Beckett was elected unopposed under gender balance requirements) put chalenger John Healey miles ahead on 216, with Steve Rotherham edging Dennis Skinner out by 133 to 121.

I do find it astonishing that 11 years into a failed Labour Government, Labour is regularly able to put up backbench MPs who openly hate the Tories with a passion - people like McShane, Kaufman, Ruane, Pound and Thornberry.

The Labour leader was attacked by backbench MPs and even members of his shadow cabinet after the party lost seats in England and Wales and were humiliated in Scotland, where they finished a distant third.

After a meeting at Chequers between the Prime Minister and backbench MPs, it emerged that the Tories plan to press ahead with what were said to be «robust proposals» to give English MPs control over English laws.

Parliament's House of Commons select committee system, which allows groups of backbench MPs to scrutinise the work of government departments and to initiate their own inquiries in areas related to the work of those departments, has existed in its present form since 1979.

Like Clement Attlee but unlike Ramsay McDonald (Ed Miliband's view is unknown to me), I don't think this is a matter which can be left to MPs alone, though they (including backbench MPs) should clearly be involved.

Appearing before the Treasury select committee of backbench MPs, the chancellor said there would be «very significant financial volatility» if voters chose to leave the EU in the 23 June referendum, which would push up interest rates and tighten credit conditions — making it harder for borrowers to get loans.

Backbench MPs said the public only see the House of Commons on TV for the so - called Punch and Judy sessions at PMQs, and some of their constituents are not impressed.

Backbench MPs said the public only see the House of Commons on TV for the so - called Punch and Judy sessions at PMQs, and some of their constituents were not impressed.

Sacking Damian Green will have left Theresa May more isolated in cabinet but more popular with backbench MPs and members, senior party figures have 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.

The bill itself may also prove to be a true test of how in control the prime minister is of his own party given the level of opposition among backbench MPs and his weakened position in the latest ICM poll, published yesterday, in which 63 per cent of voters said Labour would be better off with a new leader.

A lot of backbench MPs only speak out on their constituency when they are in the Chamber, as opposed to chipping in on Commons statements on national or international matters.

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

Mensch now enjoys a level of attention coveted by most backbench MPs.

The vote came as a reminder to David Cameron of the political gamble he is taking, after the prime minister spent hours in the Commons Chamber listening to backbench MPs» concerns and trying to persuade parliament of the case for action.

Government ministers will speak in favour of the bill but backbench MPs will not be prevented from attempting to «talk out» the legislation.

«While it is disappointing that our amendment did not win a majority of votes in the House of Commons, what it shows is that pro-European backbench MPs of all parties are not going to simply submit to a hard Brexit.

Backbench MPs worried about their seats would do well to ask when the number of frustrated renters will overtake the mortgaged homeowners in their patch.

A series of Labour backbench MPs including Yvette Cooper, Ben Bradshaw and Hilary Benn also backed the government's condemnation of Russia in the Commons yesterday.

Speaking after the debate, Ms McIntosh said: «The negative behaviour of government backbench MPs today shows that the Labour party simply do [es] not care about the rising fear of crime among the general public.

That was the first encounter between backbench MPs and the head of the Security Service.

His comments may seem surprising given the divisions exposed within the Labour party during discussions on the education and inspections bill, with 69 backbench MPs rebelling at the report stage.

Lord Kalms, a former party Treasurer and the founder of the Dixons retail empire, has given voice to the discontent felt by many disgruntled backbench MPs and influential Tory figures who have privately called on David Cameron to dismiss his close ally following a sharp fall in the party's opinion poll ratings.

But the power - sharing deal showed signs of strain, as some of Mr Cameron's own Conservative backbench MPs joined the opposition building against the change.

Plans to beef up the powers of backbench MPs may not become law before a general election, Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said.

A survey of Labour backbench MPs by The Sunday Telegraph found that just under half of those who responded either refused to support Mr Brown or wanted him to step down.

The flashpoint could come as soon as tomorrow's weekly meeting of the parliamentary Labour party at Westminster, when Brown is expected to address his backbench MPs.

He had support from both the Conservative and Labour leadership, however many backbench MPs, particularly those from the Labour Party (who held a large majority in the House at the time), viewed Young as someone who had too recently been a member of his party's front bench team and was thus not sufficiently in touch with ordinary MPs.

Backbench MPs have repeatedly expressed frustration with the system.

13:01 - Cameron finishes talking and the debate passes on to backbench MPs.

Mr Martin rebutted calls from backbench MPs for debate on a no confidence motion against him, saying it was up to the government or opposition to debate the issue.