Sentences with phrase «backbenchers about»

But the coalition's commitment to green policies has recently been questioned, amid scepticism among Tory backbenchers about the benefits of wind power, and the chancellor's enthusiasm for exploiting Britain's shale gas reserves.

Although the Conservative rebellion is expected to be far smaller than originally predicted after Mrs May and Mr Cameron launched a campaign to win over sceptical backbenchers about 40 MPs are still expected to vote against the arrest warrant.

Consider the many speeches from Tory backbenchers about «repatriating» powers from Brussels.

We can expect to see more inaccurate claims from Tory backbenchers about renewable power sending the cost of energy bills soaring (and failing to account for the necessary cost of replacing ageing infrastructure regardless of whether we go green).

The government is facing a potential revolt from backbenchers about the extent of its welfare reforms.

Not exact matches

, which is not entirely fair, as most anyone who follows federal politics will know Mr. Wilks as the backbencher who was very briefly concerned about one of last year's budget bills.)

He, and backbenchers on the opposition side, would be free to stand up every so often and ask a question of the government about some matter of particular concern to him or his constituents — a question that had not been vetted by anyone with any authority over him.

Tory backbencher Jacob Rees - Mogg has dismissed speculation about his potential to be Tory leader and insisted «no one serious» believed he would be a candidate.

Although Grant, as a Red Tory, tended to support the Conservative Party, he would scarcely be enthusiastic about what that party has become today under Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who moved two years ago to shut down a backbencher's effort to reopen the issue of when human life begins.

12:34 - Fiona Bruce, a Tory backbencher, asks a question about regulation - a whiff of the whips about that one, although you never know.

Campaigning Labour backbencher Chris Bryant, who has been pressing the PM about the texts in the Commons, tweeted: «These new texts are the tip of an iceberg.»

It is about time that the backbenchers took action.

Their exchanges will be judged a success by Labour backbenchers, after Miliband effectively riled Cameron to back up negative impressions about the shortness o the prime minister's temper.

16:35 - Peter Bone praises Khan for delivering a «powerful speech» - a very unusual step for a government backbencher, talking about an opposition spokesperson.

Conversations over issues where the parties have a shared interest, like Lords reform, are suspected by Tory backbenchers of being used as a cover for discussions about longer - term prospects.

John Hayes says his appointment as parliamentary adviser to David Cameron move shows the Prime Minister «cares» about the views of his backbenchers - Huffington Post

There certainly was concern about the possible actions of two right - wing backbenchers to further undermine Ed Miliband's leadership, and the reshuffle was designed to strengthen the small band -LSB-...]

The Conservative leader was detonated by Labour backbenchers who, for shame, shouted «Tory» as Cameron raised former defence chiefs» «disingenuous» accusations about Gordon Brown's Iraq inquiry evidence.

For a leader who was whispered about by his own backbenchers it is the last part of that statement which will be the most reassuring.

14:40 - Labour backbencher Valerie Vaz asks about the British bill of rights.

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.

Deputy prime minister upbeat about chances of newly published reform bill despite warnings of revolt by Tory backbenchers

David Cameron is likely to be questioned about Mrs Miller in Prime Minister's Questions this lunchtime and then Tory backbenchers will have a chance to voice their concerns at a meeting of the party's influential 1922 committee.

Some Labour backbenchers are concerned about the Lib Dem's attitude to trade unions, and support from Unite might just tip opinion in favour of a coalition.

Whether Osborne is now officially the Tory backbenchers» favourite to replace David Cameron as party leader, as the report suggests, I don't know — but his position is certainly far less vulnerable than it was last summer, when I wrote about it for the Times (#).

Whitehall reform isn't just about ministers versus civil servants, but also ministers versus backbenchers

Her question about «women's empowerment» is barely audible over the din from backbenchers.

After Speaker John Bercow finally saw sense and let Labour backbencher John Mann raise the issue in the Commons, the stage was set for what could have been a constructive exchange of views about how best to restore public trust.

Corbyn himself has sometimes flirted with this approach in the past, and some Labour backbenchers accuse their leader of being lukewarm on Europe, but Miliband insists: «Jeremy is as passionate about this as I am.

But Mr Cameron came under pressure to act when Labour backbencher John Mann complained to standards commissioner John Lyon about elder son Henry.

If the voting age is to be lowered, it should come about as a result of general acceptance in society, a campaign from backbenchers in Parliament, and / or being prominently placed in the manifesto of a winning party - all of which would follow a period of serious consideration of the issue.

I Tweeted about this yesterday and was immediately told that it's a two - way process with Tory backbenchers regularly returning fire.

«The people behind him,» Miliband explained gently to the PM about his backbenchers — often only ever behind him in the literal sense — «are cheering because they want to vote «no»».

But when Conservative backbencher Douglas Carswell asked about the role of civil servants in the government and suggested they were blocking ministerial action, he received a humiliating response from the prime minister.

11:55 - Speaker John Bercow, having rebuked Labour backbenchers for their «noisy conversations», then proceeds to ruin minister Lynne Featherstone's answer to a question about aid agencies» limited access to Mali.

12:32 - The permanently angry Labour backbencher John Mann is fed up this week about people being prevented from building their own homes.

Several seemingly - planted questions from Tory backbenchers suggested it was a concerted government strategy to escape questions about the Budget.

After all, two years ago relatively few people knew about a certain veteran left - wing backbencher from Islington.

It would get rid of the troublesome Tory backbenchers on the party's extreme and moderate wings who are increasingly bullish about that small majority of hers.

12:27 - Tory backbencher Bob Stewart sounds thoroughly fed up about the plight of pensioners who are subsisting on # 6,000 a year, not # 26,000 a year.

12:16 - Back in the chamber, a Labour backbencher gets in the now mandatory weekly question about the PM's food bank approach.

I'm officially about to take bets to see if a backbencher brings up the Sergeant controversy.

Paul Truswell, whose Commons motion attacking the bill's proposals has attracted over 60 signatures from Labour backbenchers, said there was a «tremendous amount of concern» about the bill.

No - one (who isn't involved in politics) gives a flying dingo about Labour's online strategy, or which backbencher is the biggest goon.

It is said to contain extraordinary and unverified allegations about various backbenchers, ministers - and two members of Theresa May's current cabinet.

The prime minister has said he's relaxed about how backbenchers vote,» Europe minister David Lidington told politics.co.uk in an interview yesterday.

Cameron, answering another question about Afghanistan from a backbencher, explains that in Helmand province the control on the ground is shifting to Afghan forces.

If a significant number of backbenchers cause a fuss about the treatment, it will be a good way to raise the profile of the issue within government.

12:06 - In response to a question from Tory backbencher Nick Boles, Cameron says he will use his visit to Washington next week to ensure that the US and UK are «absolutely in lock step» about the need to secure a stable transition - and exit - out of Afghanistan.

In keeping with the Tory backbencher's own good breeding, his advice was that his party «should be enormously polite about UKIP» and that it should try to understand their virtues as well as their vices.