Sentences with phrase «devolution referendum resulted»
In 1979, however, the Welsh Liberals suffered from the Lib - Lab pact, and support for the failed devolution referendum resulted in a poor election for the Liberals: over half of their 28 candidates lost their deposit.
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While the 55 % -45 % referendum vote preserved the territorial integrity of the UK, David Cameron's linkage of English Votes for English Laws to plans for further devolution to Scotland, just minutes after the announcement of the result, undoubtedly played into Scottish nationalist hands.
The result of the Welsh Assembly referendum will not only decide whether the assembly gains significant legislative powers; it will also be a verdict on the success or failure of devolution.
Whatever the differences in opinion on Brexit as a whole, I hope we'd all agree that it can not be allowed to damage a devolution settlement that is the result of two referenda.