Sentences with phrase «by the conservative party»

The Liberals have also attempted to counter the image of Prime Minister Stephen Harper put forth by the Conservative Party, instead portraying him as a controlling and secretive leader with a hidden agenda, and attacking his judgment by tying him to past Conservative scandals, such as the Cadman affair, alleged spending misconduct in the last election, and the conduct of Maxime Bernier, the former Conservative minister of foreign affairs.

During the nomination race, Edmonton - McClung PC MLA David Xiao was disqualified from the contest by the Conservative Party National Council (Mr. Xiao was defeated in this month's provincial election).

If Mr. Xiao's disqualification is upheld by the Conservative Party National Council, it is expected that Edmonton hotel manager Kelly McCauley will be acclaimed as the party's candidate for the next federal election.

UPDATE (October 16, 2014): According to reliable sources, Mr. Xiao's appeal has been rejected by the Conservative Party of Canada National Council.

UPDATE (October 15, 2014): Mr. Xiao has released a statement confirming he is appealing his disqualification as a nomination candidate by the Conservative Party in Edmonton - West.

A Progressive Conservative MLA is appealing a decision by a Conservative Party of Canada committee to disqualify him as a nomination candidate in the newly created Edmonton - West federal riding, according to reliable sources.

Late into the night last Monday, the House of Commons held an emergency debate, initiated by Conservative Party MPs, on the process for the Trans - Mountain Pipeline.

The Government has been formed by the Conservative Party, which won 331 seats out of 650.

Coffey's campaign shot back that there is «reason to doubt» Kennedy's support for marriage because he has been endorsed by the Conservative Party.

He was described by the Conservative party as a «devoted champion for the area».

Name a significant book that was published in the last 10 years?An Invitation to Join the Government of Britain was published by the Conservative Party earlier this year.

«Lynton Crosby is employed by the Conservative party to advise us on political strategy and dealing with Labour and the rest of it.

He and Bruce Blakeman were placed on the ballot at the GOP convention, but DioGuardi, who had been endorsed by the Conservative Party, did not.

In Spain, for example, serious corruption scandals referring to decades of illegal financing by the conservative party, and the atrocious mismanagement of a fund created by the socialist government of Andalucía to aid companies engaged in collective dismissal procedures (EREs in their Spanish acronym) have recently emerged.

It has 75 councillors, elected from 70 divisions, some of which elect more than one member, and is currently controlled by the Conservative Party.

The proposals were caricatured by the Conservative Party as «Venezuelan - style rent - controls» — but targeting «generation rent» and «hard working Britain» may yet prove to be a shrewd move.

Following Labour's defeat by the Conservative Party at the 2015 general election, Miliband announced his resignation as leader on 8 May 2015.

The ad, sponsored by the Conservative Party, so clearly exploits the 9/11 tragedy that New York's police and firefighters unions have demanded that he pull it.

The progressive Conservatism being advocated by the Conservative Party today is thoroughly allied to a liberal agenda.

So Arthur Baker is celebrating and defending the trashing of a building which was not occupied by the Conservative Party * and the pointless injury to police and students who unfortunately happened to be standing in the way of a thrown brick — does anyone yet know how much brain damage he has suffered?

And in any case, the British political agenda will be dominated by the Conservative party for the next five years.

Malliotakis has been endorsed by the Conservative Party.

Scrapping capital gains tax is one of the options under consideration by the Conservative Party as part of a series of proposals for its reform.

With his voice breaking, Cameron confirmed this should be completed by the Conservative Party conference in October.

This is currently held by the Conservative Party, and it (and its predecessor seat) have been successfully defended by former Holyrood Presiding Officer between 2007 - 11, Alex Fergusson since 2003.

As you are not on the approved list of candidates of Haltemprice and Howden Conservative Association you will not be selected by the Conservative Party to stand for any ward covered by the Association at the local elections.

«I sometimes really think that time is running out for us to get our act together and unless we can get consent from those political parties to work together and actually begin to make a difference then I'm afraid to say the next 10 to 20 years could be dominated not just by the Conservative party, but I feel we could see a breakthrough under the first - past - the - post system of a post-Brexit Ukip party in parts of this country.

Which, unfortunately, were proposed, supported by the Conservative party at first, and then ditched a few years ago.

The 34 - year - old legal executive will be welcomed by Conservative Party Leader David Cameron at Manchester Town Hall at 1530 hrs.

The endorsement by the Conservative Party's executive committee comes more than a month before the Republican Party is scheduled to meet for its convention.

The council election was held on the same day as the national General Election, when the Labour Party government lost power and the Watford parliamentary constituency was won by the Conservative Party.

He has been endorsed by the Conservative Party.

Asked if Mr Goldsmith was aware Mr Gani had been invited by the Conservative party, the campaign declined to comment.

The appointment by the Conservative Party of Sayeeda Warsi as shadow minister for Community Cohesion sends the wrong signal at a time when Britain is fighting a global war against Islamic terrorism and extremism, both domestically and internationally.

He has already been backed by the Conservative Party.

Fields first surfaced as a contender last week when she was screened by the Conservative Party officials Wednedsay night.

I have received the endorsement of the Independence Party and hope to be endorsed by the Conservative Party.

Speaking outside the Houses of Parliament today, May said: «I am honoured and humbled to have been chosen by the Conservative party to become its leader...

Tony Blair was accused of presiding over a «government of the living dead» by a Conservative party leader rejected as a disciple of Groucho Marx.

«I am honoured and humbled to have been chosen by the Conservative Party to become its leader,» Mrs May told the gathered media.

The latest was a web ad released Monday morning, playing off an earlier TV spot (the web ad was condemned by Conservative Party Chairman Mike Long, a Zeldin supporter).

Earlier, Ed Balls summed up the nightmare endured by the Conservative party in his speech earlier.

The highest - scoring senator was Greg Ball, a Hudson Valley Republican who cast votes approved by the Conservative Party 80 percent of the time.

But then elephants are being shot at by Conservative Party Chairman Mike Long, who is in turn hit with liquid rainbows.

For the Liberal Democrats, that great hope is provided by the Conservative party.

Farley, a first - time candidate and director at Mistral Capital International and a former state Republican Finance chairwoman, was praised by Conservative Party officials.

«However, it is clear agents were told by Conservative party headquarters that the costs were part of the national campaign and it would not be possible to prove any agent acted knowingly or dishonestly,» he said.

He said some of the donors were also under the impression that the approaches had been approved by the Conservative party.

A draft parliamentary bill to allow for an in - out referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union by the end of 2017 is to be published by the Conservative Party on Tuesday.

On April 20, Chris Allen was notified by the Conservative Party's vice chair, Gaetana Ciarlante, that the party would be conducting interviews on May 5 for those seeking the Conservative line.