Sentences with phrase «backbench revolts»

Whips report to the prime minister on any possible backbench revolts and the general opinion of MPs within the party, and upon the exercise of the patronage, which is used to motivate and reward loyalty.

As for the Labour leader's performance, he's had two weeks of «good but should have done better» with everything from ministerial resignations to mass backbench revolts to use as ammunition.

As Professor Philip Cowley of Nottingham University notes, the current session has already seen more government backbench revolts than all but four sessions in the post-war era.

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.

As for the former, the regulation of the parliamentary party has been modified under the coalition government and Cameron has faced an unprecedented scale of persistent backbench revolts throughout his first term.

Later backbench revolts, not due to Tyne & Wear or Merseyside, added the requirements, first for a referendum on the Assemblies, then for a threshold for a «Yes» vote to become effective.

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

Earlier this week, a Tory backbench revolt over CLG's original proposal cut the Government's majority to 27.

Mr Blair is facing a backbench revolt over the plans, which critics claim will bring in selection by the back door, and Mr Cameron capitalised on this by listing among the proposals that the Tories agree with, a new power for schools to bring back selection.

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.

Mandelson has decided to launch the bill in the Lords to give him more time to gauge the kind of concessions that will be necessary to prevent a full scale backbench revolt in the Commons.

Purnell's move is also likely to strengthen the secretive backbench revolt which is gathering steam and was reported to have about 75 members.

And a Labour backbench revolt is brewing.

And, finally, if Cameron reneges on his referendum promise, he will follow in the footsteps of John Major and be destroyed by a backbench revolt within the Conservative Party, while handing a lifeline to UKIP.

A Conservative MP has said the government could be facing a backbench revolt, over its proposals to change school funding in England.

Not exact matches

MPs have not begun sitting yet at Westminster and already there is revolt on the backbenches at a new device changing the rules on dissolution of parliament.

That's why only Purnell moved against Brown and without a palace coup there'll be no peasant's revolt from the backbenches.

What this means is his vulnerability to revolts and pressure from his own backbenches is now acute - opening up the possibility of a repeat of the draining experience of the Major years.

It's also about other issues - general backbench dissatisfaction with the establishment - see yesterday's 1922 committee revolt over IPSA - and also about the new generation of MPs more aggressively asserting their rights over the executive.