Sentences with phrase «come after the general election»

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It comes with the Government under pressure after losing its House of Commons majority in the general election as Jeremy Corbyn's anti-austerity Labour outperformed expectations.

With the final report due after the General Election in May, the decision will be sitting on the in - coming Transport Minister's desk.

Asquith's controversial social welfare programme and Lords reform, which restricted the legislative power of the House of Lords, came after the Upper House successfully blocked the «people's budget», forcing a general election.

He came into office on the ticket of the People's National Party (PNP) after winning democratic elections organised by the Rawlings - led Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC), which overthrew the Supreme Military Council (SMC) led by General Akuffo, on June 4, 1979.

After losing the 1959 general election, Labour Party leader Hugh Gaitskell came to believe that public opposition to nationalisation had led to the party's poor performance and announced that he proposed to amend Clause IV.

[9] New expenses rules published by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority coming into force after the 2010 General Election allow employment of one relative but replace funding for a second home with a London Allowance of # 3,760 for MPs with seats within 20 miles of Westminster.

His failure to mention it in his 2014 party conference speech was just one sign of a rather muddled approach to the problem; after the 2010 election, the party's initial strategy was to talk about the necessity of cuts in general while opposing some of the most high - profile cuts introduced by the coalition, particularly when it came to welfare.

The day after the referendum, Cameron raised the issue of «English votes for English laws», with Miliband criticising the move as a simplistic solution to a complex problem, eventually coming out in favour for a constitutional convention to be held after the general election.

In truth, the general election after this one may be the most critical, for if a new group of politicians come into Parliament, and the public, after five years, sense that little has changed, then public attitudes to politics and politicians may plummet still further.

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 election.

In an interview with the Guardian, the MP for Hull West and Hessle said that when the Lib Dems came to talk to Labour in May 2010, just after the general election resulted in the first hung parliament in 36 years, he believed the two parties would form a coalition.

The Progress conference at Congress House in central London came only two weeks after Labour had lost the general election.

The damning condemnation of the parties comes on the day that Labour campaign chief, Lord Mandelson, clashed with journalists who tried to pin him down on which spending programmes will be reigned in or scrapped if the party is still in power after the 6 May general election.

«We came together in the national interest after the general election to deal with the deficit.

A new Constituency Commission report on election boundaries (for general and European elections) is likely to be published in the coming weeks after the publication of final / definitive population statistics for Census 2011 by the Central Statistics Office today.

After defeating the G.O.P.'s preferred candidate, a former congressman named Rick Lazio who, like Skelos, comes from Long Island, Buffalo businessman Carl Paladino carried a dozen of New York's 62 counties in the November general election, most of them in his home base of Western New York.

After serving on Tynedale District Council from 1989 to 1995, Liddell - Grainger contested the seat of Torridge and West Devon at the 1997 general election, coming second to the Liberal Democrat candidate John Burnett.

Among the proposals are that the generous resettlement grants for MPs who voluntarily step down will come to an end from the general election after next, with MPs receiving just eight weeks» pay instead.

Gen Richards» comments come in a period of huge competition between the armed services as preparations for the strategic defence review, which will take place immediately after the general election, reassesses Britain's defence priorities.

Fletcher's resignation comes just a week after Jon Trickett was dumped as Labour's general election co-ordinator, and replaced by Andrew Gwynne and Ian Lavery.

The endorsement comes just two weeks after TP published exclusive footage of Brand saying he was «not a political man»... and that he had not registered to vote in the 2015 general election.

This week's skirmishes come a week after Lammy sounded off about Labour's general election performance in the capital.

The regulations will come just two days after state legislative primary elections and two months before the general election.

Schneiderman lined up a long string of endorsements from the left — from labor unions like SEIU 1199 and HTC to the Rev. Al Sharpton (a nod that might come back to haunt the senator in the general election against Republican Staten Island DA Dan Donovan, after he pledged Sharpton's National Action Network would have an «annex» in Albany if he's elected»).

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 Eelection, 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 Eelection, with you stepping aside as Leader to seek a new mandate if you aspire to lead Labour into the coming General ElectionElection.

Cuomo made his demand on Wednesday, the day after a state inspector general's probe found that the leak of the report to the press came from a spokesman for the state Board of Elections.

That came after the state received a waiver in 2010 that allowed it to keep the federal primary in September despite the 2009 passage of the federal MOVE Act requiring states to provide absentee ballots to military and overseas voters no later than 45 days before a federal general election.

A new Constituency Commission report on election boundaries (for general and European elections) is likely to be published in the coming weeks after the publication of final / definitive population statistics for Census 2011 by the Central Statistics Office yesterday.

It comes a week after TP published exclusive footage of Brand saying he was «not a political man» and that he had not registered to vote in the 2015 general election.

It comes after May lost her communications director Katie Perrior at the start of the general election campaign and her press secretary Lizzie Loudon soon afterwards.

It comes after days of pressure on Mr Martin to announce his decision on plans to curtail his time as Speaker - either resigning immediately or at the upcoming general election.

His comment comes after some party members have declared their intention to contest for the flagbearer position in the NDC ahead of the 2020 general elections.

After almost a month of general election campaigning, Theresa May has come face - to - face with her first angry voter.

The Gloucestershire police inquiry comes after the Electoral Commission met police and prosecutors on Wednesday in an attempt to ensure they do not run out of time to launch possible criminal investigations into Tory funding of the 2015 general election campaign.

«I promise you when the next general election comes Labour, the Conservatives and Lib Dems will promise a referendum,» said Mr Farage, seen below after his speech yesterday.

The interview, which came after Corbyn refused to answer questions about a potential early general election from an ITV reporter earlier in the day, sowed confusion about Labour's Brexit strategy, which had appeared clearer since a shadow Brexit team led by Keir Starmer was appointed last month.

Corbyn's comments came just hours after Prime Minister Theresa May announced she wants to hold a snap General Election on 8 June this year.

The announcement by Mattei, a former federal prosecutor who formed an exploratory committee for statewide office earlier this year with an eye toward next year's gubernatorial election, came a week after Attorney General George Jepsen said he would not seek a third term.

Elfyn Llwyd said it would be «bizarre» if it did not come out before the end of February that it would have to wait until after the 7 May general election.

The former Treasury minister was elected to the post of Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means, which comes with a # 36,000 pay boost, after the 2010 general election.

After several months of campaigning ahead of the general elections which will come off on Wednesday, December 7, the NDC is seeking to cease the moment to deliver its final message to convince its supporters and...

Theresa May's decision to push for a snap general election on 8 June 2017 came after months of denials from Downing Street, so the palpable shock — and in some cases anger — from politicians and voters could be excused

This came barely a month after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) released the time - table for the general elections.

His buoyant mood came after Labour won 262 seats in the General Election, up from the 232 secured by Ed Miliband in 2015.

Specifically, Babaleye said that the Director General, Olusola Oke Campaign Organisation, Bola Ilori, and some leaders of the AD in various local government areas had been pencilled for arrest and would be detained till after the election coming up on Saturday.

The warnings about the money available for counter-terrorism come as ministers discuss a Spending Review that is likely to impose more cuts on the Home Office budget after the next general election.

His comments come after new shadow education secretary Lucy Powell pledged more «local oversight», and represent the party's first official confirmation that this oversight will be led by councils if Labour wins the next general election.

We expect this to continue, even after factoring in any negative impact from Brexit talks or with the up and coming general election.

In April 2017, three days after calling the general election, the government quietly dropped a steep increase in probate fees only weeks before the new fees order was due to come into force.