Sentences with phrase «backbenchers led»

Backbenchers led by Bernard Jenkin want the government to reverse the spread of human rights law, relieve businesses of red tape from Brussels, and regain control over immigration.

Campaigning backbenchers led by Tory Charlotte Leslie are debating «accountability and transparency in the NHS» on the day health secretary Jeremy Hunt bans gagging clauses silencing whistleblowers.

Not exact matches

Ms. Cusanelli served as Minister of Tourism, Parks and Recreation for less than a year before an Olympic travel spending scandal led to her demotion to the backbencher.

More quietly, Alberta backbencher Heather Sweet led a successful bid to quash a convention resolution to ban tankers off British Columbia's north coast, promoted by the riding association of MP Nathan Cullen, a past NDP leadership contender and a western power broker.

Chinese tinned peaches served in hospitals and other institutions in Australia could contain up to twice the allowable levels of lead, according to test results released by a Coalition backbencher, Sharman Stone, as she fights to save Australia's last fruit major processor, SPC Ardmona.

Yesterday, a Conservative backbencher added his calls to the campaign to recall parliament, regardless of the success of the UN resolution that has led to a ceasefire.

His failure to remember the name of the guy he'd had dinner with led to Tory backbenchers yelling «Who's Bill?

He was an obscure left - wing backbencher going up against some of the Labour leadership's leading lights; when the race began, oddsmakers gave him a 100 to one shot at victory.

Mark Reckless, a leading eurosceptic among the 81 Conservative backbenchers who defied David Cameron last month, said an EU referendum was a matter of «when» and not «if» after the Tory revolt.

Jacob Rees - Mogg, a Conservative backbencher and leader of the Eurosceptic European Research Group, said customs union membership was unacceptable to leading Brexit supporters and accused Philip Hammond, the chancellor, of undermining Britain's departure from the EU.

«Andrew Lansley's revelation makes clear that there are still significant questions to be asked,» says Jesse Norman, the Conservative backbencher who led yesterday's debate.

The «Ukip tendency» in the Tory parliamentary party took root then, led by Enoch Powell and a handful of backbenchers like Neil Marten.

• Stephen Phillips, another Conservative backbencher, has tabled amendments that would oblige the Home Office to report on whether allowing immigrants from any new countries joining the EU to come to the UK would lead to excessive immigration.

Alan Johnson says Gordon Brown is the best man to lead the Labour Party; Alistair Darling says Labour should be concentrating on the business of government; Ed Miliband also backs Brown to the hilt and says he has the support of the Cabinet and the vast majority of Labour backbenchers.

Backbenchers clearly want a Whips Office that listens more as well as a Downing Steet that leads more.

Two backbenchers have submitted a motion of no confidence in Mr Corbyn which, if accepted for debate, would lead to secret ballot on Tuesday.

It is notable that Simon is leading on this, not just another backbencher — and strikingly, not anyone from the Labour benches.

A bon viveur, writer, journalist and lawyer, he was one of the leading members of the awkward squad on Labour backbenchers from 1997 to 2010.

Conservative backbencher Charlotte Leslie is leading calls from the government benches for Nicholson to quit over failings at the NHS.

The rebel Conservative backbencher Phillip Davies has made a name for himself as a leading member...

Meanwhile Conservative backbenchers informally led by former Welsh secretary Cheryl Gillan will vote against the government.

The rebel Conservative backbencher Phillip Davies has made a name for himself as a leading member of the Tory awkward squad with a particular interest in crime and justice issues.

At the start of the session, his backbenchers failed to lead with a sarcastic cheer for Miliband — the early dig they usually use to unsettle the Labour leader.

He singled out left - leaning backbencher Jon Cruddas, who is leading Labour's policy review, for criticism.

Britain should only open its doors to Christian refugees from Syria, a leading Conservative backbencher has said.

Graham Jones, the Labour backbencher for Hyndburn, is seeking a debate in parliament on the circumstances leading to Meadows» death.

Fellow backbencher Sir Roger Gale offered a more measured reprimand, regaling that when serving on the Civil Partnerships Bill committee he had received cast iron assurances from — amongst others — the MP for Rhondda [Labour's Chris Bryant] that the passing of the bill would definitely not lead to full - blown marriage; not the last to subsequently question the government's «iron clad» assurances.

«We are very confident that we can lead a progressive consensus in the House of Commons which would be sufficient to defeat the government, drawing on our contact with Tory backbenchers.»

This move is unlikely in itself — David Cameron is in no mood to face down his backbenchers, the Telegraph and UKIP on another policy area in the months leading up to an election.

The party's home affairs spokesman Joanna Cherry told Sky's Murnaghan programme she was «already aware that a number of leading Tory backbenchers will be with us on that».

«This seems to be just the latest panicked response from the Prime Minister who is now following, rather than leading his backbenchers» Mr Alexander said.

Conservative backbenchers have pressed Mrs May to take advantage of the sizeable current poll lead over Mr Corbyn's Labour in an attempt to build a greater Commons majority.

12.30 pm: Brown mocks the idea that the Conservative party can take a lead on climate change when it can not even convince its own backbenchers.

The leading Tory backbenchers Anna Soubry and Dominic Grieve, who have spearheaded the rebel drive to remain in the customs union, said their main priority was to ensure that frictionless trade was delivered in the final deal.

I'm not aware of a serious previous proposal by a backbencher to debate with the Prime Minister - especially not when that backbencher is part of the Coalition the Prime Minister leads.

Bernard Jenkin, the Conservative backbencher and a leading Brexiter, told the Today programme this morning that he thought Theresa May would end up having to abandon her customs partnership proposal.

For some MPs, that's the top priority - but one leading euro - sceptic backbencher, Mark Pritchard, said there was no immediate pressure on Mr Cameron.

The prime minister would be told by the 1922 committee of Tory backbenchers that he could not lead the two years of negotiations over Britain's exit from the EU after having led a failed campaign to keep the UK in a reformed EU.

The MPs were part of a Liberal Party group, led by backbencher Alex Hawke, which this week urged Mr Abbott to ditch his paid parental leave scheme.