Sentences with phrase «by lord»

I suspect that not more than one quarter of the money from CCHQ (5 % of our total campaign spend in marginal seats) is funded by Lord Ashcroft.

The amendment, to be debated next Wednesday, came as peers discussed a report by Lord Strathclyde into the power held by the Lords in the wake of the second chamber blocking government plans to cut # 4bn from working tax credits.

In a message to Clegg, Goldsworthy said: «There is no reason for him to be cowed by Lord Rennard.»

An analysis by Lord Ashcroft suggests the LibDem position will remain weak, even under AV.

Public life 2012: board member, Olympic Delivery Authority; 2010 - 11: commissioner for the Commission on Assisted Dying chaired by Lord Falconer; 2005 - 07: ministerial adviser on employment service provision for disabled people.

In most seats this is only a marginal difference — in Lib Dem held seats it can be substantial, as repeatedly shown in polls of Lib Dem marginal seats using a two - stage national - then - constituency voting intention questions (see here by Lord Ashcroft, and here by YouGov).

Patrick McLoughlin is the new Conservative chairman and will combine that post with the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, taking on roles previously held by Lord Feldman and Oliver Letwin.

It was being promoted by Lord Saatchi, the advertising magnate after his wife Josephine Hart died from ovarian cancer.

The Help to Move idea is contained in a report by the all - party group, which is chaired by Lord Best, the former head of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.

(The latter, Baroness Armstrong, will have been in good company, as she was joined in the lobby by Lord Arbuthnot, a former Tory Chief Whip, making his debut as a rebel.)

The figures in the Populus poll commissioned by Lord Ashcroft conducted on January 5th - 6th speak for themselves.

A Westminster standards commissioner has received five complaints about a tweet sent by Lord Kilclooney regarding Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, the BBC has been told.

Recent marginal polling by Lord Ashcroft suggest that this could already be happening.

A damning report by MPs condemning the BBC's «cavalier use of public money» has been dismissed as «shabby» by Lord Patten.

There is some support for this conclusion in the constituency polling provided by Lord Ashcroft.

It is obvious that without the successful fund raising by Lord Feldman a lot of this could not have been achieved.

The then - Bolton manager strongly denied the allegations and a subsequent independent inquiry by Lord Stevens found no evidence of improper payments.

Not a word would emerge from his lips which had not previously been uttered by Lord Justice Leveson.

There was a public Inquiry at the time by Lord Justice Taylor which found — and I quote — that the main cause of the disaster was «a failure of police control.»

The controversial move has been criticised by Lord Harries» commission and prompted concerns from the Labour benches.

The Veterans» Transition Review was conducted by Lord Ashcroft KCMG PC and published on 11 February 2014.

The cack - handed attempt by Lord Oakeshott to stir insurrection against Clegg by leaking private polls he'd paid for in battleground seats backfired spectacularly.

His remarks were rejected by Lord Hall, who insisted his colleagues maintained the highest standards of impartiality.

Peter Vipond, Director of Financial Regulation at the ABI, responds to a speech by Lord Myners, Financial Services Secretary to the Treasury at the ABI, on the government's plans for responding to Solvency II.

Dear Michael, I am writing to you after reading the response of your Schools Minister Lord Nash on 6 February to a parliamentary question tabled by Lord Taylor of Warwick (HL 4987).

Therefore, that (long - term) kettling would be illogical and indefensible (and thus, potentially, illegal by Lord Hope's criteria).

Highest earning graduates would pay more on average than under the current system or that proposed by Lord Browne while lower earning graduates would pay back less.

Commenting on today's decision by the Lord Justice that last year's GCSE English results will not be regraded, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers» union, said: «It is very clear to the NUT and the other organisations who brought this action that a great injustice has been done.

In 2011, the Government announced planned changes to the TPS following a fundamental review of public service pension provision by the independent Public Service Pensions Commission chaired by Lord Hutton.

A reception at Belfast City Hall, hosted by the Lord Mayor, and incorporating a tour of the recently refurbished building for conference delegates is on offer.

The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) has commented on the report of the Working Party chaired by Lord Howe: «Making taxes simpler».

Recent constituency polling by Lord Ashcroft has further reinforced the message of the Scotland wide polls.

26 March 2013 — TAXATION: CAPITAL GAINS TAX Question: To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Deighton on 11 March (WA 38), whether they have revised the methodology set out in the policy costings document published alongside the 2010 Emergency Budget Report, in the light of subsequent receipts.

«The UKIP threat is draining Tory support in key marginal seats so much that the party could let Ed Miliband into Downing Street, according to a poll released today by Lord Ashcroft, former deputy chairman of the Conservative party.

These ideas contrast with those social liberal principles held by Lord Oakeshott, the Lib Dem president, Tim Farron, many party members and previous leaders such as Charles Kennedy.

A poll by Lord Ashcroft in November put the Tories one point ahead of UKIP on 33 %, with Labour not far behind on 26 %.

It follows a Regional Parties Committee review over whether statements made by Lord Rennard had brought the party into disrepute.

The first VC acquired by Lord Ashcroft was awarded to Magennis.

Nick Clegg has played down suggestions that Vince Cable knew about a controversial poll commissioned by Lord Oakeshott in the Deputy Prime Minister's constituency.

Launched in 1988 by Lord Ashcroft, Crimestoppers UK was founded in the wake of the murder of Pc Keith Blakelock during the Tottenham riots.

Inverness, Nairn, Baednoch and Strathspey was singled out by Lord Ashcroft for a remarkable constituency poll earlier this year which put the SNP on 50 % - more than double the 21 % recorded by Alexander.

«Well, You Did Ask...» draws on two years of research by Lord Ashcroft Polls.

Fowler welcomed the prime minister's letter and «recognition of the careful and considered work done by Lord Burns and his committee».

Special Forces Heroes is linked to a four - part television series of the same name, co-funded by Lord Ashcroft, which is to be shown on FIVE (November 2008).

As polling by Lord Ashcroft recently showed, a significant chunk of UKIP's support derives from concern over immigration.

[482] In his speech responding to the referendum results, David Cameron said that an all - party commission, chaired by Lord Smith of Kelvin, would oversee the implementation of the new powers.

Significant support has also been given by Lord Ashcroft in the UK to the NSPCC (National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children), the Victoria Cross and George Cross Association, the Disability Foundation, RAFT (the Restoration of Appearance and Function Trust), Diabetes UK, Stroke Association, the Cliff Richard Tennis Foundation and, in the US, to The Carter Center.

His warning came as the Speaker of the Commons» wife Sally Bercow faces legal proceedings brought against her by Lord McAlpine, whose name was falsely associated with paedophilia accusations on social media sites like Twitter.

I shall vote No tomorrow, but not for any of the reasons offered by Lord B.

A separate poll conducted by Lord Ashcroft found the Lib Dem's economic spokesperson Danny Alexander is also set to lose his previously safe Inverness seat in a 29 - point landslide to the SNP.