Sentences with phrase «backbencher peter»
Liberal backbencher Peter Nugent joined forces with two Opposition colleagues yesterday to launch a public fund to help implement the recommendations of the stolen children Report.
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Tory backbencher Peter Bone commented to the BBC: «All the things I wanted to see - I wanted to see Ken Clark go, to see the party chairman go - have happened.
So wrote Conservative backbencher Peter Bone MP in our debate feature in this month's magazine.
The Labour backbencher Peter Kyle shared Jowell's description of a meeting with Tony Blair at which she tried to persuade him to back the Olympics.
Few MPs stood up to defend the decision, although Tory backbencher Peter Bone commented: «It is not for this House to tell the established church how to run itself.»
On Newsnight, right - wing Tory backbencher Peter Bone just told Baroness Warsi that it's «the beginning of the end of the coalition».
His eurosceptic inclinations are so strong that Pursglove helped found Brexit group Grassroots Out with older fellow Conservative backbencher Peter Bone earlier this year.
Instead we had what Tory backbencher Peter Bone pointedly referred to as our «stand - in prime minister».
Behind me on the green was another TV crew, interviewing the maverick Conservative backbencher Peter Bone, no doubt banging on about the EU and David Cameron's in - out referendum pledge.
Not exact matches
Edmonton - East MP Peter Golding is what I would refer to as a wall - paper backbencher.
16:35 - Peter Bone praises Khan for delivering a «powerful speech» - a very unusual step for a government backbencher, talking about an opposition spokesperson.
But Clegg also went out of his way to disassociate himself from Conservative backbenchers during the press conference, saying the «loopy ideas of Peter Bone» showed that large sections of the party were stuck in the past.
Continue reading «20 Tory backbenchers back Peter Bone's amendment calling for a trigger on an in / out EU referendum»»
But plenty of onlookers found that a curious message to be broadcasting when you're moving seasoned free - marketeers like Peter Mandelson into government and, for whatever reason, leaving out veteran left - wingers like backbencher Jon Cruddas.
Many Tory backbenchers are reassured by the presence of a man obsessed with their pet issues, such as immigration and welfare, and are willing to accept his demands for discipline in the parliamentary party.
Three old guard Tory backbenchers — Douglas Hogg, Anthony Steen and Sir Peter Viggers — whose gardens were maintained by taxpayers, were shamed into announcing they would stand down at the general election.
The Bruges Group will be kicking off 2013 with a February meeting on «How to deliver a UK free of the EU», featuring long - serving Eurosceptic backbencher and Maastricht rebel Sir Richard Shepherd MP (Aldridge - Brownhills), as well as Peter Bone MP (Wellingborough) and Dominic Raab MP (Esher and Walton).
«There will be continuing voices who are basically anti-coalition,» he goes on, mentioning a Tory backbencher called Peter Bone, who was recently heard making the case for a minority Tory government, issuing a tantalising rallying call to Tory activists: «Without being shackled to the Liberal Democrats we could introduce real Conservative policies relevant to the nation.»
«Tory backbenchers will reportedly get a free vote when votes for prisoners are first debated next week Main 20 Tory backbenchers back Peter Bone's amendment calling for a trigger on an in / out EU referendum»
Tory backbenchers want him to send a tough negotiator who will fight the UK's corner and are pressing for Environment Secretary Owen Paterson, former Defence Secretary Liam Fox or former Cabinet minister Peter Lilley to be handed the role.
Peter Lilley, another favoured candidate among Tory backbenchers, is also thought to be unacceptable.
A couple of hours ago, two backbenchers - John Baron MP and Peter Bone MP - tabled an amendment to the Queen's Speech, expressing regret that the Government had not announced an EU referendum bill.
But Labour MP Gloria de Piero, commentator Peter York and Conservative backbencher Nadine Dorries are not convinced that the current government has been successful at persuading the electorate they are like everyone else.
I didn't realise until I read it on the Shipley profile here a few months ago that Peter Davies is the father of the ultra-rebellious Tory backbencher Philip Davies.