Sentences with phrase «councillor says»

One Toronto city councillor says the city should consider letting residents make payments for things like property taxes using cryptocurrencies.

The former county Councillor said that her faith will play a part in her now role as an MP and she will «definitely» be prayerful about her decisions and her constituents.

About a third of Labour councillors said Ed Miliband was not doing a good as leader, and 30 % reckoned they would do better with someone else at the top, a Sunday Politics / ComRes survey found.

He described how a female councillor said women who dress provocatively «are asking for it» and claimed that older people in the party tolerated sexual harassment because they felt they «had to put up with it».

According to the BBC report, a letter sent to county councillors said the high needs funding could be made up by taking money from mainstream schools, but at the moment no official decision has been made.

Both councillors say the city is facing a housing crisis, and with costs escalating, the dream of home ownership is getting out of people's reach.

One Councillor said it's because a constituent complained I have 4 kids and I can't get home to them for dinner.»

Not exact matches

«Some people you can agree to disagree with,» says Adam Vaughan, the Toronto city councillor whose ward is home to Billy Bishop airport, «but with Bob you know you're in for a battle.»

The city is working on a more comprehensive refugee plan but it needs more help from the federal government, said councillor Kristyn Wong - Tam.

The Chinese government's top diplomat, State Councillor Wang Yi, said the two will meet on Friday and Saturday in the central Chinese city of Wuhan.

The policy that councillors will vote on won't immediately decrease the city's number of payday loan businesses to 15 to match its number of wards because it will grandfather in existing companies, but will prevent new ones from opening, said Tom Cooper, the director of the Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction.

Said Abdulbaki will seek the Wildrose nomination against Chestermere Town Councillor Heather Davies in Chestermere - Rockyview.

Bear claws, hides and teeth are not trophies,» said Doug Neasloss, Chief Councillor for the Kitasoo / Xai» Xais.

Support for the Green Party councillor has grown to 35 per cent, up nine percentage points, but she's still not said if she's even running.

Councillor Stephen Brady, Leader of Hull City Council, said: «This is an incredibly important day, not just for Neal Barnes and his team, but for the city of Hull.

Councillors in the city agreed on Wednesday to «take all necessary actions within its powers» to stop what it said was the harassment by protesters against women using the clinics.

Agreeing with the stance, Kensington MP Emma Dent said Senior councillors and decision - makers linked to the Grenfell Tower refurbishment can not stay in their roles as a corporate manslaughter investigation looms.

Disappointed by the move, Local councillor Kenny Khan said «These people pay local taxes.

A Member of Parliament — or a magistrate, or the Head Teacher of a school, or a borough councillor - who dared to say «Children should be taught that marriage is the lifelong union of a man and a woman, bringing new children into the world» would in all probability be denounced with vigour and forced to resign.

Councillor Binda Rai said she was «thrilled» by the outcome, adding: «This is really a stand for women, and for women's rights to access healthcare that is legally available to them.»

Councillor Toby Neal at Nottingham City Council was quoted by the Nottingham Post as saying: «Whilst respecting the court's decision, I feel the judge has missed the point of us bringing this action, which was to protect people from feeling bullied and intimidated while accessing hospital services - something we don't welcome in our city.»

As a Councillor in Tower Hamlets I can also say I am not aware of anything yet that contradicts Times original reports in private or public1

Andrew Wood, Tower Hamlet's Councillor for Canary Wharf Ward replied to May's Tweet and said: «There were specific allegations in Times report which we still do not know whether true or not.

Scottish Labour's inequalities spokeswoman Monica Lennon said: «It is shocking to see the Tories lift the suspension of these councillors.

A spokesman for the Scottish Conservatives said: «Having served a suspension, both councillors have been readmitted to the party after offering unreserved apologies for any offence caused.

NO POLITICIANS: Councillor Norm Brennan, Edward River council Mayor, said politicians had no role to play in the Murray Darling Basin Plan.

Green Party councillor Isabelle Mayor said the idea of a city - wide day without meat had gained little traction at the time, but that things had changed in recent years.

Local dairy farmer and Moyne Shire councillor Daniel Meade said the ACCC intervention created more uncertainty for Koroit and surrounding communities.

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Gateshead Council's Cabinet Member for Culture, Sport and Leisure, Councillor Gary Haley, said: Gateshead has a long established reputation for hosting major sporting events and we are delighted that the Great North 10k Gateshead is taking place again this year.

Kirsty Blackman (Aberdeen North)(SNP): I want to speak particularly about the asks that my hon. Friend the Member for Glasgow Central (Alison Thewliss)-- I want to say Councillor Thewliss — mentioned.

Khan argues that the increase in people considering voting Green has been «a consequence of the Lib Dems collapsing» and points to 19 councils in London which he says are now without a single Lib Dem councillor.

«Over these years, we've been getting nowhere as councillors,» she says.

And I did that because I thought that Jeremy Corbyn deserved a chance to take Labour into the election,» says Craig, who is also a Labour councillor.

Responding to a series of written questions from a Liberal Democrat councillor, Billings said: «To speak about «a premeditated ambush» is not helpful and seems designed to heighten emotions in a quite gratuitous fashion.

An HMRC spokesperson said: «The introduction of a tax exemption for travel expenses paid to councillors, including journeys between their home and most frequently used council offices, will make the rules clearer and more consistent.»

In a Sunday Times article, Mr Phillips referred to a High Court case being taken by the National Secular Society and an atheist former councillor challenging the holding of prayers in local council meetings as «nonsense on stilts», and said human rights legislation was undermined by using it to settle «parochial disputes».

The problem is the councillors» expenses system is «opaque», Alexandra Runswick of Unlock Democracy says.

New powers and freedoms will give both councillors and the people they represent a greater say over how their services are run.

Her colleague Blackman, meanwhile, initially trained to be a doctor before becoming a councillor, and says she would have gone into teaching should she not have become an MP.

Blackman, like the rest of our MPs, says she is «very rarely» made aware of her age, a fact that diverges from her time as a councillor.

One outer London Tory councillor I spoke to said that they were finding very few people with any interest in the race.

It has been a challenging transition and represents a «huge switch» — Blackman was able to balance childcare and her role as a councillor while her partner was in full time work — but she says there are some perks.

«We have worked closely with the developers to maximise the affordable housing offer on this important site,» Councillor Ken Clark, chair of the strategic development committee said at the time the plans were announced.

Councillor Chris Hayward, of Hertfordshire County Council, said: «I think there's plenty of time for us to claw back.

We've taken Basildon and Peterborough and we've shown what hard work by Conservative councillors can do in delivering for people,» she said.

When asked about the comments, the prime minister said that she «did not agree» with the councillor.

«We don't force people to work for us exclusively without being able to work for any other employers,» said cabinet member for finance councillor Mark Allison.

Speaking in Cardiff, the opposition leader said: «I've just been listening to candidates and councillors from the Vale of Glamorgan and they have been saying to me that the 10p tax rate is coming up again and again.

«We've spent months working on plans to open up empty buildings across the city to make sure nobody has to sleep rough on the streets this winter,» councillor Paul Andrews said.