Sentences with phrase «conservative policy agenda»

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The two conservative senators this week expressed deep concern that MacManus was too close to Clinton during her tenure, doesn't share Trump's «America First» agenda and other conservative foreign - policy goals, and, as one of Clinton's closest advisers, was deeply involved in the State Department's initial response to the Benghazi attack.

In 2005, he used the first policy convention of the then - new Conservative Party to take potentially divisive social - conservative issues like abortion off the parConservative Party to take potentially divisive social - conservative issues like abortion off the parconservative issues like abortion off the party's agenda.

William Hague is in Moscow today as he bids to win over a Russian government deeply concerned by the Conservatives» foreign policy agenda.

David Cameron and Nick Clegg have unveiled a raft of policies reflecting the Conservatives» «big society» agenda.

The conservative ideology informs Trump's selections to run trade policy, where he is committed to renegotiating NAFTA and advancing an «America First» protectionist agenda.

He has a different agenda and style to the newly appointed Andy Coulson, who is more sympathetic to traditional Conservative policies.

At the time, it was part of a civil rights agenda being set by the then Labour opposition, which included such things as the Human Right Act, and a (failed) «Ethical Foreign Policy» and was in stark contrast to the authoritarian approach of the then Conservative Government; Michael Howard's support for ID cards and Ken Clarke using PII Cetificates in the Matrix Churchill case spring to mind.

As a result, governing parties: the Socialist Party (PS) and the conservative Union for a Popular Movement (UMP)-- who defend EU policies but are internally divided about the EU — remain unable to adopt strong agendas, and have presented low - key platforms in the campaign.

The French Green Party and the French left in general remain more attached to these distinctions, whereas in the German Green Party, the moderate Realo wing had already won over the hard - line Fundi wing, possible alliances with the Conservatives were no longer taboo, and third way policies under the center - left Gerhard Schröder government, such as Agenda 2010 and the Hartz I — IV laws, found considerable support.

The Conservatives have become the first British party to launch a policy agenda on the internet today with a live webchat with David Cameron which can be accessed through politics.co.uk.

The division, which brought to a head weeks of mounting tension over the Conservatives» Europe policy, saw the government defeat John Baron's amendment regretting the absence of an EU referendum bill from the coalition's legislative agenda by 277 votes to 130.

Yet we need to see it do more to support politics on the backbenches and an extended role for shaping Conservative policies at the next election, helping to deliver a Conservative majority in 2015 and dominating the Parliamentary agenda.»

Tim we are a broad tent of opinion in the conservative party and I think that David Cameron is trying to move towards a policy agenda which reflects that, and to say that it is a move towards the Libdems is a bit disingenuous.

The obvious conclusion is that there is a worry that should the new conservative policies prove popular and increase the party's poll ratings further, then their power to influence the direction of the party back to a more right wing agenda decreases.

«As promised, House Minority Leader John Boehner, along with Reps. Aaron Schock (R - IL) and Peter Roskam (R - IL), huddled this morning with representatives of the most powerful conservative business and trade groups in the country to field policy ideas and build a legislative agenda ahead of the November elections, when Republicans could retake the House.

«Jeremy Corbyn has missed a prime opportunity to seize the cities and devolution agenda back from the Conservatives, and put it at the heart of Labour policy as it prepares for a potential snap election.

This pledge was not connected with Conservative party policy, with any particular constituency or with any specific agenda.

Following up on a resolution adopted by the State Committee of the Green Party at the party's nominating convention in Troy on Saturday, May 17, Green Party leaders sent a letter today to the Executive Board of the Working Families Party suggesting a joint meeting to discuss cooperation in opposing Governor Cuomo's conservative agenda and supporting their common progressive policy goals.

Spencer Pitfield on Comment: Immigration and education on the Conservative Policy Forum's agenda

«Spencer Pitfield: Immigration and education on the Conservative Policy Forum's agenda Main Robert Buckland MP: The Justice and Security Bill strikes the correct balance between openness and the need to preserve our national security»

It is policy making on the hoof - the agenda «political survival of the Labour party» In only takes two or three Unions to realise that Labour will be out of office for the next few years and that they may as well save the millions of pounds they spend supporting Labour and instead engage in positive dialogue with the Conservatives «for free».

For years, the Republican «Long Island Nine» in the State Senate stayed out of the way when Cuomo looked to pass liberal social policies like gay marriage and gun control, and supported his fiscally conservative agenda on taxes, education, public sector unions and regulation.

The acceptance of the policy by George Osborne and David Cameron is political in nature, but in failing to fight the argument they are allowing Labour to set the agenda in favour of higher marginal rates of tax in that people will assume that the Conservative leadership must have decided that it will raise money, otherwise they would oppose it

When it comes to developing a policy agenda that delivers fairness and social justice, the Conservative party is leading the political world away from the target - driven, top down, statist approach that Miliband pioneered when he ran the Downing Street policy unit.

The report identifies several managers and their spouses who are tied to the charter network, several of whom presumably champion school choice and other conservative education policies on the Trump administration's policy agenda (Hedge Clippers, 2015).

Materials included in the November 23, 2015 Lincolnshire Board of Trustees agenda packet included a report from the conservative Illinois Policy Institute, which pushed the idea of establishing local right - to - work zones.

Pruitt has lived his life in a conservative bubble, and much like Vice President Mike Pence, his intense religious convictions, his naked political ambition, and his industry - friendly policy agenda are in perfect alignment, with nary a hint of cognitive dissonance.

Further, what if you think that, in dialog over policy, someone is pursuing a «conservative» agenda.