Sentences with phrase «during coalition negotiations»

While Mr Cameron promised before the election to implement the tax break, the issue was been kicked into the long grass during coalition negotiations because it is considered paternalistic and hectoring by Liberal Democrats.

He will have heard the answer that the right hon. Member for Blackburn (Mr Straw) gave when I asked him whether it had been the case that the outgoing Labour Prime Minister had offered, during the coalition negotiations, to ram through the alternative vote without a referendum.

It has become clear, listening to Ed Balls and Ed Miliband describe how keen Huhne was during the coalition negotiations with Labour to abandon the Lib Dems» manifesto pledge to delay spending cuts, that he has far fewer ideological objections to Osbornian austerity than some of us might have assumed in the not - too - distant past.

So the chancellor can propose whoever he / she wants, and the president will usually oblige (in theory... in practice the minister posts are handed out as bargain chips during the coalition negotiations).

He'd come to an agreement with the Tories during the coalition negotiations, Mr Sad Face told us.

The Lib Dem leader has a huge stake in the outcome of the referendum, as it was a key demand for his party during the coalition negotiations.

Not exact matches

Second, unlike 2005, during the latest coalition negotiations the SPD managed to bring social democratic issues to the fore, promoting its popular image as the party of social justice.

In addition it was increasingly clear during the negotiations that many senior members of the Labour party did not want a coalition with us and preferred the option of going into opposition.

His idea of offering Nick Boles as a hostage to the Lib Dems during particularly fraught Coalition negotiations brought the house down.

Sheehan is hoping legislators will add the funding during negotiations with Cuomo this month, and said she will meet soon with leaders of the state Senate, controlled by Republicans in coalition with the Independent Democratic Conference.

Coalition Demands Fair Funding for Charter Schools and All High - Need Students; No Cuts During Budget Negotiations