Sentences with phrase «between labour»

«And I think without prejudice to the talks that will now happen between Labour and the Liberal Democrats, Gordon Brown's decision is an important element which could help ensure a smooth transition to the stable government that everyone deserves.»

That certainly would explain the gap between Labour and SNP voting shares in Westminster and Holyrood elections.

An electoral alliance survives to this day between the Labour Party and the Co-operative Party, which fields Labour Co-operative candidates in general elections in several constituencies, and in some local council elections.

In between the Labour and Conservative Conferences Britain's three principal broadcasters agreed a proposal for three debates between the three party leaders - each one transmitted by a different broadcaster.

Writing for the Blairite Progress magazine in 2013, Johnson described trade union officials as «fat, white, finger - jabbing blokes on rostrums shouting and screaming» [38] and said in 2014 that «A perception that Labour is in the pocket of the unions is damaging to the party... The precious link between Labour and the unions becomes a liability rather than an advantage when it is allowed to look like a transaction.»

Just a thought — to reduce the disconnect between the Labour Party and the voters, and to maximise the Labour vote at general elections, would it not be wise to match candidates to constituencies in the selection process, wherever possible?

The answer is to be found in the deteriorating relationship between Labour's leader and his shadow chancellor, a dysfunction which is increasingly defining policy - making within the party.

The problem is magnified for the leader of Britain's third party, especially now the fight between Labour and the Conservatives has grown so intense.

In an interview with The Times today, David Cameron stays away from attacking Clegg, preferring to outline four arguments against a hung parliament and putative deal between Labour and the Lib Dems:

Politics: While Labour have held Derby North more most of its history it has often been a tight marginal between Labour and the Conservatives.

Leadership election Gordon Brown told the assembled media outside Downing Street: «If it becomes clear that the national interest, which is stable and principled government, which can be best served by forming a coalition between the Labour party and the Liberal Democrats, then I believe I should discharge that duty to form that government which would in my view command a majority in the House of Commons in the Queen's speech any other confidence votes.

Settling the election campaign team is seen as a precursor to settling campaign strategy itself, and follows fears by some that the party would run a «core vote strategy» or seek to recycle outdated past political dividing lines between Labour investment and Tory cuts.

Furthermore, the forthcoming general election is far more likely than the last two to end up with the third party being squeezed as the country faces a fundamental choice between Labour and the Conservatives as to who should form the Government.

The collision of these two strategies has hobbled Labour's economic message and fractured the relationship between Labour's leader and shadow chancellor.

The difference between these two strategies could be the difference between Labour winning and losing the election.

Unite cried «foul» and hinted that Labour had exaggerated on purpose for their own ends; local witnesses suddenly, fortuitously, withdrew testimonies; and by party conference an uneasy truce was in place between Labour and Unite, both saying «move along, nothing to see».

Paul Kenny told the BBC that Labour leader Ed Miliband's «bold move» was «as close as you can get» to ending the link between Labour and the unions.

• Much commentary has centred on Labour's win in Plymouth, forgetting to mention that Plymouth voted heavily to leave, and that over the years the council has swung between Labour, Conservative and no overall control.

In 2010 the result was an extremely tight three - way finish between Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrat with Labour only winning by 42 votes.

Politics: Harrow East is a traditional marginal seat between Labour and the Conservatives, and has remained so despite the growing numbers of ethnic minority voters.

Earlier, a war of words erupted between Labour's deputy leader, Tom Watson, and the Unite union boss, Len McCluskey, a key ally of the Labour leader.

But, in Oldham East and Saddleworth, a place which had been a three - way marginal in 2010, voters just saw a straight choice between Labour and the Tory - Lib Dem coalition.

Knockout performances by any of the three men could make all the difference between Labour or the Tories being the largest party.

[12] As a result, the Oldham East and Saddleworth by - election, 2011 was needed, [13] by which time the tuition fees backtrack from the Liberal Democrats was known however one non-mainstream media report stated the seat was «ultra-marginal between Labour and the Liberal Democrats».

But I got the impression that Williams and Cable (who, of course, used to be in Labour before the SDP split) will never be entirely neutral between Labour and the Conservatives.

The Communicate research poll in the Independent was much shorter, and just did a forced choice question between Labour and Conservative under David Cameron and David Davis (why a forced choice rather than a voting intention I don't know).

What the media want is a game of political ping pong with figures in the billions being bunged about between Labour and the Conservatives at this point in the cycle.

Treshholds: On a uniform swing between Labour and the Conservatives, if Labour gain Dumfriesshire Clydesdale and Tweeddale they will have a majority of 100, if Labour lose Stourbridge, they will lose their overall majority.

Since the election Labour have risen from 30 % to around about 40 % in the polls, the majority of this increase being at the expense of the collapsing Liberal Democrat vote (there is a small amount of churn between Labour and the Conservatives, but no great shift.

And then there's Thanet South, which looked anything but marginal in 2010 but which is now a three - way contest between Labour, the Conservatives and UKIP thanks to the candidacy of Nigel Farage.

Plymouth represents a true toss - up between Labour and the Conservatives, with the balance of the council delicately poised between them.

This rule was removed in the late 1950s, and from the early 1960s till the late 1980s there was no systematic bias between Labour and Conservative.

«Given the strong links between Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrat politicians and Scotland in Union, I am sure they will now make the same demands of «disclosure» from SiU that they have of others.

Ed Ball's will be the sacrifice that seals a coalition deal between Labour and the SNP, if senior members of Ed Miliband's inner circle have their way.

Earlier this year in the wake of the row over candidate selection in Falkirk, Ed Miliband announced that he wanted to reform the relationship between Labour and its affiliated trade union members.

That said, there is a disconnect between Labour voters and a wealthy, Americanised liberal elite that's present in all the parties.

That's because, given the likelihood of the gap between Labour and the Conservatives closing between now and 2015, Labour know this isn't good enough to offer a strong chance of victory.

He said the Lib Dems had to be «equidistant» between Labour and the Tories, and should start attacking the Conservatives in their local election leaflets.

The national executive committee, which is evenly balanced between Labour's right and left factions, must ensure the next leader builds a broad team that includes the long - neglected left.

He is a strong advocate of the links between Labour and the trade union movement, having previously been a full - time union official.

Tom Watson, Michael Dugher and Vernon Coaker are all on the right, but better on class issues and, having voted for Ed Balls, may be better on the economy too — long live the tensions between Labour First and Progress!

Having lost his job when Boris Johnson ousted Livingstone from the Mayor's office in 2008, Fletcher was out of frontline politics until early in 2013, when Ed Miliband hired him to liaise between the Labour leader's office and the trade unions.

The Scottish first minister, Alex Salmond, has hinted he could be open to a coalition between Labour and the Scottish National party (SNP), raising the possibility that he could return to Westminster and take a senior role in the government next May.

But Scotland's first minister, Alex Salmond, said a deal between Labour and the SNP was possible, telling Channel 4 News: «The Liberals and the Labour party would have to get together on a programme and then make approaches to other parties.

There has been a conspiracy at Westminster between Labour, Conservative and Libdem to conceal the truth from us about Royal Mail «s problems and the closure of so many post offices.

The differences over Trident, aired in the city where Labour's only pacifist leader, George Lansbury, failed to persuade trade union leaders of the need to disarm in 1935, go to the heart of the differences between Labour's two wings.

A coalition just between Labour and the Lib Dems would not have a majority in Westminster.

If one side ends up with a thumping majority it could pass sweeping rule changes shifting the balance of power between Labour members and MPs.

The reasons for the difference between Labour's big lead at Westminster and almost non-existent lead for the mayoralty is partly down to the Liberal Democrat vote, which breaks in Johnson's favour, and partly down to there being more «Labour for Boris» voters than there are «Tories for Ken».

A majority of Tory and Liberal Democrat supporters - 75 % and 51 % respectively - opposed a deal between Labour and the SNP.