Sentences with phrase «by the party leaders after»

The coalition's policy platform was the coalition agreement, negotiated by the party leaders after the 2010 election and never endorsed by the electorate.

The coalition's policy platform is the coalition agreement, negotiated by the party leaders after the 2010 election and never endorsed by the electorate.

Not exact matches

Justin Trudeau, leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, was recently asked by a charitable organization to give back a hefty speaking fee — $ 20,000 — after the event he spoke at took a loss.

«It's fair to say that the policy and character of my government would be, or the government which I lead, would be very different to that of President Trump,» said Varadkar, 38, who was elected prime minister by the ruling Fine Gael party in June after former leader Enda Kenny stepped down.

Federal Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, centre, is arrested by RCMP officers after joining protesters outside Kinder Morgan's facility in Burnaby, B.C., on Friday March 23, 2018.

I was very struck and motivated by an article in The Times the day after I was elected leader that said the party that started with Gladstone will end with Farron.

Gramsci himself, by that time the leader of the Italian Communist party, was arrested in 1926 after his parliamentary immunity was violated and died in 1937 after years of bad food and maltreatment in a Fascist prison.

Trump's team stepped up the pressure on the prime minister after the tycoon's path to becoming Republican party leader was cleared by rival Ted Cruz's withdrawal from the race.

For a start the bright sparks behind the idea chose to post their video just hours after all party leaders had given their backing to the charity single recorded by a cross party choir of politicians being released in memory of murdered MP Jo Cox and designed to raise cash for the foundation in her name.

@Stuart White: The Cabinet Office rule - book (draft of chapter 6, approved by the House of Commons Select Committee on Justice and drawn up in consultation, I understand, with the party leaders and with constitutional experts) lays it down that after an election the incumbent prime minister has a duty, as well as a right, to remain in office until there's clear and incontrovertible evidence that someone else is definitely in a position to command majority support in the house of commons.

«If the result of the May 7th general election is not clear cut, the days immediately after it should not be characterised by a private fix by the party leaders, where newly elected members of parliament and their parties are bypassed,» Allen says.

Upon Ed Miliband's election as leader of the Labour Party, The Guardian reported that after looking at Policy Network's Southern Discomfort Again pamphlet, he is expected to set up a commission into the so - called «squeezed middle», modelled on the inquiry set up by Joe Biden into the US middle class.

The day after Labour's non-dom announcement, Fallon launched a deliberately excessive attack on Miliband, suggesting he would betray the country by surrendering the Trident nuclear deterrent in order to reach a deal with the Scottish National party: «Miliband stabbed his own brother in the back to become Labour leader.

This brought him to the attention of party leader Tony Blair, and shortly after his defeat by the SNP he was welcomed at the Scottish Labour Party Conference in the Eden Court Theatre in Inverness where he spoke immediately before Blair in the critical debate on abolition of Clause 4.4 of the Labour Party Constituparty leader Tony Blair, and shortly after his defeat by the SNP he was welcomed at the Scottish Labour Party Conference in the Eden Court Theatre in Inverness where he spoke immediately before Blair in the critical debate on abolition of Clause 4.4 of the Labour Party ConstituParty Conference in the Eden Court Theatre in Inverness where he spoke immediately before Blair in the critical debate on abolition of Clause 4.4 of the Labour Party ConstituParty Constitution.

Nixon arrived at the Albany Hilton as debate over the endorsement pinged back and forth in a basement ballroom, only entering to applause after the results of ballot — which she ultimately carried with 91.5 % of the vote — were confirmed and trumpeted by party leaders.

If Jo Swinson beats the odds to hold her East Dunbartonshire seat, she would stand a very good chance — on her own merits, but also because the party is embarrassed by its lack of women MPs, and likely to be more so after the next election (though chances are the Farron or Lamb teams will try to sign her up to a «dream ticket» as deputy leader).

During the governorship primaries, the bulk of Yahaya Bello's votes came from some party members who had earlier defected to Accord Party after the alleged imposition of candidates by leaders of the party prior to the 2015 general elecparty members who had earlier defected to Accord Party after the alleged imposition of candidates by leaders of the party prior to the 2015 general elecParty after the alleged imposition of candidates by leaders of the party prior to the 2015 general elecparty prior to the 2015 general election.

The party leaders said they don't think the two seats will be filled by a special election until after the state budget is approved in early April.

Later on Tuesday, Cuomo's hand - picked state Democratic Party Chairman, Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, put out a statement saying that after further «discussion and clarification,» Klein and his members accepted the terms laid out by four party leaders on MoParty Chairman, Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, put out a statement saying that after further «discussion and clarification,» Klein and his members accepted the terms laid out by four party leaders on Moparty leaders on Monday.

The governor, at a business group breakfast earlier this summer, was asked, by the leader of the state's Republican Party, Ed Cox, how the bridge would ultimately be paid for, after that.

The unification plan put forth by leaders of the New York State Democratic Party, predicated on a special election likely to be held after the state budget is approved in late March or early April, would bring together the Independent Democratic Conference (IDC) with the 23 mainstream Democrats in the Senate.

He was offered a junior ministerial post by Gordon Brown in 2007 after he impressed people with the quality and near - success of his campaign to become deputy leader of the Labour party.

In 1980, when I was a student at the Acherensua Senior High School, there were attempts by some chiefs and opinion leaders from Ahafo to get the Dr Hilla Limann government to create the Ahafo area as a separate region out of the Brong Ahafo Region but the move fizzled out after the December 31,1981 coup that toppled the People's National Party (PNP) government.

The Labour leader was attacked by backbench MPs and even members of his shadow cabinet after the party lost seats in England and Wales and were humiliated in Scotland, where they finished a distant third.

The rumours stated days after Tinubu wrote a February 21, 2018 letter addressed to the APC national chairman, John Odigie - Oyegun, where he copied Buhari and other party leaders, accusing the chairman of sabotaging the assignment given to him by the President.

Keir Hardie, who had taken a leading role in getting the party established, was elected as Chairman of the Parliamentary Labour Party (in effect, the Leader), although only by one vote over David Shackleton after several balparty established, was elected as Chairman of the Parliamentary Labour Party (in effect, the Leader), although only by one vote over David Shackleton after several balParty (in effect, the Leader), although only by one vote over David Shackleton after several ballots.

However, his strategy is still being questioned by some within the party following the poor election results, especially after his one - on - one debate with Ukip leader Nigel Farage did not appear to win him much support.

An opinion piece by James O'Brien, written after he interviewed Farage, said that the leader had «let his mask slip», and encouraged critical thinking on supporting the party.

Mr Corbyn spoke out after his MPs voted by 172 to 40 in favour of a motion stating they have «no confidence in Jeremy Corbyn as Leader of the parliamentary Labour party».

Mr Ashdown will step down as party leader after the June European elections, and retire as MP for Yeovil at the next general election, but his restless energy is unlikely to be satisfied solely by more time spent at his house in France and with his baby grandson.

The 9 - term Long Island Republican had announced his decision to skip the race last fall, but said in December that he would reconsider his decision based after requests by party leaders.

I do not blame the candidate or party leaders who were only after all going by established rules for such special elections.

Six and a half hours after Geoff Hoon and Patricia Hewitt emailed MPs to say a secret ballot of the entire Labour parliamentary party would clear the air of doubts about Gordon Brown's leadership, Miliband — the foreign secretary and likely next Labour leader - made a statement which fell short of the full - throated backing offered by other members of the cabinet.

UKIP deputy leader Paul Nuttall has said his party is «going places» after coming second in the South Shields by - election.

Just a day after she «chafed at the decision by California Republican Party Chair Jim Brulte to target Democratic Assemblyman Adam Gray of Merced,» Assembly GOP leader Kristin Olsen turned her fire on the caucus staff who helped her...

[5][6] Press rumours of a split in the Labour Party had occurred since Jeremy Corbyn's election as leader in 2015; this intensified after pro-EU members of his shadow cabinet resigned in protest of his allegedly weak support for the Remain campaign, leading to a leadership challenge by Owen Smith.

Trafford MBC's former Conservative leader Sean Anstee has said campaigning by hundreds of activists from outside the area was an important «contributory factor» in his party losing overall control of the council - but said it is not «cut and dry» Labour will take control after becoming the largest group.

Scozzafava, who is not seeking re-election this fall, endorsed Democrat Bill Owens after she was pushed out of the NY - 23 race by Doug Hoffman, the Conservative Party candidate who drew support of Tea Partiers trying to push the national GOP to the right and punish party leaders for backing a pro-gay marriage, pro-choice modeParty candidate who drew support of Tea Partiers trying to push the national GOP to the right and punish party leaders for backing a pro-gay marriage, pro-choice modeparty leaders for backing a pro-gay marriage, pro-choice moderate.

But Republican leaders withdrew their support of him after Conservative Party leaders raised objections that the mayor had officiated two same sex marriages (in keeping with the law, by the way) and refusing to endorse repeal of the 2011 Marriage Equality Act.

Now, the former shadow transport secretary claims she was told to «f *** off» by her own local party members in Nottingham after explaining why she was backing Owen Smith to be Labour leader.

US Attorney Preet Bharara was at the Vanity Fair Oscars party last night, after sending a message to de Blasio on Friday by using the same prosecutors who took down ex-Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and ex-Senate Majorityy Leader Dean Skelos to interrogate him about his campaign fund - raising activities.

A man was beaten up by BNP men after he spilled a drink on party leader Nick Griffin, an MP has claimed.

The newspaper industry looked to be on a collision course with parliament today after it dramatically announced it would reject the royal charter agreed by party leaders.

Former NYPD detective Bo Dietl is trying his luck as a libertarian candidate after he was rejected by local Republican Party leaders to run on their ticket.

Mr Kaminski, a senior right - winger close to Poland's President, is now leader of the Conservative and Reform Group, formed by the Tories after Mr Cameron took his MEPs out of the mainstream, pro-EU, European People's Party (EPP).

Just a day after she «chafed at the decision by California Republican Party Chair Jim Brulte to target Democratic Assemblyman Adam Gray of Merced,» Assembly GOP leader Kristin Olsen turned her fire on the caucus staff who helped her pick up three seats on election night.

After the mild - manned politeness of last week's debate - the party leaders were quick to go on the attack and Mr Clegg's policies were repeatedly challenged by his rivals.

I am however deeply disappointed with the discussion and by your failure to recognise that the turmoil after the Referendum vote, a likely Autumn election, the responsibility to hold the Labour Party together and the very wide - and ever widening - concerns about your leadership require a fresh leadership election, with you stepping aside as Leader to seek a new mandate if you aspire to lead Labour into the coming General Election.

He could make a welcome return to the cabinet and frontline politics after making such a spirited contribution to the party over the years of opposition by sitting next to Blair on a Europhile platform, calling anyone who disagreed with such a stance headbangers and underming successive leaders.

The Tory leader has seen her party's rating with the public go up by 10 points since April, despite being split over Europe after the Brexit vote.