Sentences with phrase «campaign group»

It is also possible for campaign groups to trigger a local referendum with a signed petition.

The company received # 3.5 M from leave campaign groups in the run up to the 2016 referendum, and has been described by leave campaigners as instrumental in securing their win.

However, thousands of responses said to be from campaign groups were not considered.

The report concludes that personal carbon trading is not the best option for reducing carbon emissions - something environmental campaign groups have been saying for years.

The company received # 3.5 M from leave campaign groups in the run up to the 2016 referendum, and has been described by leave campaigners as instrumental in securing their win.

We track company practice as well as company policy, through monitoring news and business media, as well as campaign group sources from around the world.

Allowing free schools to open where there is a «social need» would increase community integration and help prevent racist abuse in classrooms, a free school campaign group has claimed.

We will use our blog and print publications, as well as working with union activists and campaign groups such as More Than A Score to organise knowledge - building seminars and regional conferences.

Now, following widespread interest from Conservative MPs at the party's conference, it is hoped that a new campaign group will be up and running within a few months.

Prior to the vote, a coalition of civil liberties, professional and campaign groups urged MPs to protect judicial review.

The government needs to spend # 1.7 billion more every year to lift children out of poverty and give them a better start in life, a leading campaigning group has claimed.

Was it a coincidence that different Leave campaign groups used the same obscure Canadian firm?

Now an alliance of farming campaign groups is working to tackle the problem from the demand side — calling for a ban on antibiotic advertising to farmers.

Throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s, some of us warned that campaigning groups did not always describe themselves as such.

Problems arise, she says, when campaigning groups seek to use the science to make their own arguments.

Smaller charities and campaign groups gain invaluable exposure, prompting top journalists to approach them for comment on the issues that matter most.

When does a party political campaign group lose any credibility it might hope to have?

Parents are concerned that the tests are becoming too stressful and «damaging» for children, says The Let Our Kids Be Kids campaign group.

Campaign groups never blame developing countries for failure; this is an iron rule that is never broken.

A new campaign group is asking us to find out what our representatives are getting up to while they are away from parliament for 82 days.

The firm was used by a range of different Leave campaign groups, who between them paid # 3.3 m for its services during the referendum.

Last week, the luxury retailer Fortnum & Mason was accused by campaign group Christian Concern of trying to «retell» the Biblical account creation on a biscuit tin by portraying two men - Adam and Steve - in the Garden of Eden.

This was applauded by Patti Rundall of campaign group Baby Milk Action.

She was countering a claim from Jon Lansman, the founder of pro-Corbyn campaign group Momentum, who said winning elections mattered to «political elites».

It is not isolated from Labour's individual membership — nearly 40 per cent of whom voted for Socialist Campaign Group candidates in last October's NEC elections and, for the first time since the early 1980s, the middle ground in the party is moving to the left.

The upcoming London mayoral election reflects wider problems about women's involvement in politics, a woman's rights campaign group says.

The Tour de France is visiting Cambridge today and is sponsored by Nestlé Perrier Vittel bottled water, presenting an ideal opportunity for campaign group Baby Milk Action to promote the boycott of Nestlé over its irresponsible marketing of baby milk.

When speaking to Premier during our News Hour programme, the head of public policy for campaign group Christian Concern, Tim Dieppe encouraged people to have healthy arguments:

Here is the image (click it to enlarge) which the Richmond and Twickenham Liberal Democrats have used on their website in the last week to accompany a story accusing both the local Conservatives and a local campaign group of lying about a development issue.

Yesterday Mr Benn launched a tirade against Jon Lansman, the founder of pro-Corbyn campaign group Momentum, who said winning elections mattered to «political elites».

A protest march for equality will take place tomorrow Saturday 13th June in Belfast with campaign groups such as Amnesty International and The Rainbow Project taking part.

It was opposed by human rights campaign group Liberty, which says the UK already has the longest pre-charge detention period of 15 comparable democracies.

Example: We have built an alliance with other campaigning groups called the Conflicts of Interest Coalition and new United Nations declarations adopted since are warning governments to safeguard against conflicts of interest when they work with the private sector — but corporations have deep pockets and we need to constantly remind decision makers to put the public interest first.

Shami Chakrabarti, director of civil liberties campaign group Liberty, said it was the «nasty immigration politics», not the politician, that should go.

While Vote Leave is the official Brexit campaign group backed by Boris Johnson and other senior Eurosceptic Tories such as Michael Gove and Liam Fox, Leave.EU is endorsed by Ukip and was founded by Banks, a businessman and Ukip donor.

Veterans for Britain — another pro-Brexit campaign group which took money from Vote Leave and handed it to AggregateIQ — will also face the Electoral Commission investigators.

Herbert, the MP for Arundel and former Home Office minister under Theresa May, is now involved in the Open Britain campaign group holding the government to account on leaving the EU.

Grassroots campaign group Momentum said its thousands of activists had helped to boost Labour's showing in a series of key areas, including Trafford, where the Conservatives lost control, and Wandsworth.

Mr McDonnell said yesterday the three MPs were part of a «right - wing clique» associated with Blairite campaign group Progress.

Some companies are using their customers» smartphone habits to decide whether or not to lend them cash, according to a report by campaign group Privacy International.

Davis has also supported civil liberties campaign group Big Brother Watch and in January 2010 he spoke with Tony Benn at the official launch.

Anti-Brexit campaign group Open Britain meanwhile came up with a rather inventive solution - for Fox to eat a chlorine - bathed chicken live on air.

Alexandra Runswick, director of campaign group Unlock Democracy, told the Daily Mirror that the Government, was «cowering in the shade» of the publicity surrounding Saturday's wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

Jon Lansman, chairman of the Corbyn - supporting campaign group Momentum, recently revealed the dim view that many on the far - left have of the grubby business of electoral success.

And many of the other Campaign Group members like John McDonnell and Michael Meacher.

Campaign group Justice welcomed today's review as a «sensible and clear - headed» analysis of the Human Rights Act, with director of human rights policy Eric Metcalfe saying it made a «refreshing change from ill - informed attacks» on the law.

Last week Pro-Brexit campaign group Leave.EU was hit with a # 70,000 fine for breaching campaign funding rules during the EU referendum.

Momentum «entryists» trying to take over Labour, claims Tom Watson Pro-Jeremy Corbyn campaign group Momentum are «aggressive and stupid», says Michael Dugher Momentum to officially debate Labour party membership