Sentences with phrase «elected house of»

Although the House of Commons voted by a significant majority in favour of a fully elected House of Lords, the issue is complicated by the fact that it also voted for the contradictory option of a largely elected hybrid House of Lords.

This latter option is consistent with the manifesto commitment detailed in the Conservative Party's 2005 general election manifesto «for a substantially elected House of Lords».

The government's promise was to restore the authority of the elected House of Commons over the executive.

Thus it is stated that «the ability of a government to command the confidence of the elected House of Commons is central to its authority to govern», but that this is «not the same as having a majority or winning every vote» (at para 2.7).

As with constitutional monarchy mixed with parliamentary democracy (elected House of Commons plus unelected Senate *), the LSUC had stumbled upon the best form of self - regulation: voting elected and lay benchers in ultimate control, with lay benchers helping to make the public interest a live issue at all times, a competent staff, and, importantly, a group of experienced independents.

Despite recent cabinet disagreements, he promises: «We will publish proposals very soon that will show our determination to have an elected house of Lords.»

Clegg has been open that he had supported equalisation of boundaries in principle, but said months ago that he would exact retribution against the Tories for failing to back a deal to introduce an elected House of Lords.

Lord Strathclyde's review has been tasked with looking at «how to protect the ability of elected governments to secure their business in parliament», and «in particular how to secure the decisive role of the elected House of Commons in relation to (i) its primacy on financial matters and (ii) secondary legislation».

Labour leader Ed Miliband said he was firmly behind proposals for a fully elected House of Lords.

If control orders are sufficiently watered down — and the word is they may be — that will count as a victory for him, as will the paternity leave extension he outlined yesterday and the 80 per cent elected House of Lords now in prospect.

Instead, the Lords would have been limited to asking MPs to «think again» about planned legislation, leaving the final decision to the elected House of Commons.

Parliament, which consists of the House of Lords and the elected House of Commons, was convened on 25 May 2010 at the Palace of Westminster by Queen Elizabeth II.

74 % said they supported fixed - term Parliaments, 73 % more free votes, 66 % that the number of MPs should be reduced, 56 % that MPs should not have second jobs and 51 % supported a fully elected House of Lords.

The Government's White Paper published last July, and for which there is backing from other parties, committed us to an 80 % or 100 % elected House of Lords.

The direct participation of the royal and viceroyal figures in any of these areas of governance is limited; in practice, their use of the executive powers is directed by the Executive Council, a committee of ministers of the Crown responsible to the unicameral, elected House of Assembly and chosen and headed by the Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador Dwight Ball the head of government.

Many - giving parliament the power over Britain going to war, a largely - elected House of Lords, «no» to ID cards and support for reform of the electoral system - seem designed to woo the Liberal Democrats as possible coalition partners.

True, the average person in the street may not be spending every waking moment campaigning for an elected House of Lords or a change in the Barnet formula, but there is — however ill - defined — a feeling that the political process is too distant from the people.

If anyone believed the clear vote by MPs for a fully elected House of Lords would mark the end of this historic battle, they should think again.

Shadow Commons leader Theresa May said: «The House of Commons has clearly expressed a preference for a substantially or wholly elected House of Lords.

It is clear that, despite committing to a mostly elected House of Lords in their last three manifestos and the coalition agreement, many Conservatives are likely to give in to their instincts and defend the establishment.

Cameron says he is in favour of a predominantly elected House of Lords.

«At the last election, all political parties put forward in their manifestos proposals for a partly or mainly elected House of Lords.

Katwala said of proposals for an elected House of Lords:» [The coalition] have got to have some baubles on the Lib Dem tree.

The Coalition Agreement committed the present government to four major pieces of constitutional and electoral reform: a referendum on the AV voting system, the equalisation of constituency sizes, an elected House of Lords and five - year fixed - term Parliaments.

The review would consider in particular how to secure the decisive role of the elected House of Commons in relation to (i) its primacy on financial matters; and (ii) secondary legislation.

Instead, this London - based lobby group want local voters to throw me out because I am against an elected House of Lords and I am Chairman of the All Party group for the promotion of First Past the Post.

He is calling for proportional representation in all elections, an elected House of Lords and control of the running of schools, hospitals and transport to be handed to local government.

Opponents claimed to support the principle of reform but rejected measures such as widespread elections for new lords, which they said would threaten the primacy of the elected House of Commons.

• Rightwing Tory MPs complain that a reformed, democratically elected House of Lords would compete with the House of Commons (70 Tory rebels sign letter opposing Lords reform, 9 July).

As you know, an elected House of Lords was part of the Coalition Agreement: a fundamental part of the contract that keeps the coalition parties working together in the national interest.

Asked what sort of reform the government should pursue, 38 per cent of users called an entirely elected House of Lords.

They are not there to throw out financial bills from the elected House of Commons.»

People have suggested that it should address the unfinished business from previous reforms: an elected House of Lords, a British bill of rights, reform of party funding, a written constitution.

In January 2017, he repeated his personal belief that there should be an elected House of Lords on Andrew Marr:

Some 36 % (24 %) said voters should be able to sack their MP between General Elections; 33 % (47 %) backed an elected House of Lords; 24 % (25 %) supported a written constitution while 11 % (21 %) supported replacing the monarch with an elected head of state.

«If there was an elected House of Lords, none of us would stand.

The letter, organised by Jesse Norman and Eleanor Laing, states: «We come from all sides of the Conservative Party and are writing as reformers to express our serious concern at the current proposals to create an elected House of Lords.

A million new skilled jobs, an elected House of Lords and halved budget deficit among PM's promises to the electorate

There are a number of challenges, but I think there is a very clear message that needs to be sent to them as well, which is that the democratically elected House of Commons has voted for this,» he told BBC News.

Who, indeed, recalls the ermine - trimmed arguments that the British peerage produced to kill off Nick Clegg's plan for an elected House of Lords in 2012?

Michael Ellis, Tory MP for Northampton North and parliamentary aide to Theresa May, told Sky News: «We can not have a situation where the unelected [House of Lords] overrules the democratically elected House of Commons.

For the Labour leadership, the choice is simple - take a principled view that they support an elected House of Lords and so ask their MPs to vote with the Government, saving it from possible defeat; or take a more pragmatic view that their job is to break up the Coalition and so ask their MPs to vote against the Bill.

The deputy prime minister's former director of strategy knows exactly what he's doing when he warned of «consequences» if plans for an elected House of Lords are killed off by a Tory revolt

The peers say with opposition peers being more assertive there is confusion about the Lords» powers and «considerable uncertainty about its relationship with the elected House of Commons».

An elected House of Lords «The majority of cross-benchers wouldn't stand for election.

Three (support for a wholly elected House of Lords, opposition to PR at local government level, fur labelling) were endorsed.

The Commons Speaker, John Bercow, has called it absurd that the unelected House of Lords is substantially larger than the 650 - member elected House of Commons, and has said he thinks its membership should be cut in half to about 400.

«It was in the last three Conservative manifestos, it's been Conservative policy to have a mainly elected House of Lords since 1999.

Another failure for the Liberal Democrats has been in relation to their pledge to deliver «a fair deal by cleaning up politics», following the 67.9 % vote against the introduction of the alternative vote system in the May 2011 referendum and the absence of the promised elected House of Lords.

I make it 21 to date, including tax - cuts for low - earners, the introduction of a mansion tax, a major council house - building programme, cuts to universal benefits for wealthy pensioners, rent reforms for private tenants, a living wage for public sector workers, and an elected House of Lords.