Sentences with phrase «deal in a hung parliament»

He went on to talk about what the party might want to see if in a position to do a deal in a hung parliament after the 2015 election.

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In the current 2017 UK general election which has resulted hung parliament, Theresa May is trying to get a deal with the DUP.

The Tories won the most seats but were trapped in a hung parliament, thrashing out a chaotic deal with Northern Ireland's right - wing DUP, after Labour won key symbolic seats in south east England, Wales and Scotland.

I would campaign for a red - yellow deal including electoral reform and an agreed manifesto, were it possible, both now and (perhaps more realistically) in the event of a hung parliament, and for Labour to have a manifesto which did not contain coalition red lines for the LibDems, as that would.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the tracks Michael Gove has become the first senior Conservative to rule out any kind of deal with Ukip in the event of another hung Parliament.

In the same month that party leader Nick Clegg publicly insisted he was not the «kingmaker» in the general election his aides were secretly planning how to deal with the hung parliament scenario which eventually emergeIn the same month that party leader Nick Clegg publicly insisted he was not the «kingmaker» in the general election his aides were secretly planning how to deal with the hung parliament scenario which eventually emergein the general election his aides were secretly planning how to deal with the hung parliament scenario which eventually emerged.

Though we have about 1000 days until the next election, Plaid Cymru have offered the Labour party a deal by way of a strategy should we find ourselves with a hung parliament in 2015.

Critics say the minister is keeping the door open for a deal with the Lib Dems in the event of a hung parliament.

Any potential Lib / Lab deal in the event of a hung Parliament in 2015 would have significantly more than mere numbers against it.

However, the result was a hung parliament, in which the number of Conservative seats fell from 330 to 317, prompting her to broker a confidence and supply deal with Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) to support her minority government.

He also reveals, for the first time, that he would demand the resignation of Nick Clegg before doing any deal with the Lib Dems in any future hung parliament.

But in a hypothetical hung Parliament situation where the Liberal Democrats could form a majority government with either party, and both offered equally good deals, 46 % of Lib Dem members would prefer a deal with Labour.

The polls all point to a hung Parliament and one in which Labour have just enough seats (even if they come third in the popular vote) to do a deal with the Lib Dems.

Plaid Cymru would not make a deal with the Conservatives in the event of a hung parliament, Leanne Wood confirms.

As private debate within Labour circles intensifies on the terms of a potential deal with the SNP, Uncut has learned that some of Ed Miliband's closest advisers are plotting to sack Ed Balls in a bid to secure Ed Miliband's tenure in Number 10, in the event of a hung parliament where Labour is not the largest party.

The business secretary, who will be a key figure seeking to broker deals in the event of a hung parliament, also spoke about the need for «co-operation» if no party has an overall majority.

In an interview with The Times today, David Cameron stays away from attacking Clegg, preferring to outline four arguments against a hung parliament and putative deal between Labour and the Lib Dems:

Asked if Labour would do a deal with the SNP in the event of a hung parliament, Mr Miliband said: «There isn't going to be a coalition.»

Plaid had hoped to play a role in a hung parliament, but that disappeared with the formation of the Tory - Lib Dem deal.