Sentences with phrase «election manifesto includes»

The PSOE 1982 general election manifesto included the following statement: «The PSOE will keep its promise to hold a referendum, so that the people may decide on Spain's NATO membership.»

Not exact matches

They want political parties to include plans to boost spending for vulnerable children in their manifestos ahead of the 2015 election.

The Tories might well have lost the election had they included this measure in their manifesto.

FI joins call for new deal for dads in election manifestos The Fatherhood Institute has joined a coalition of charities and trade unions, to call on the UK's political parties to include policies aimed at promoting involved fatherhood in their election manifestos.

Part of the Honour the Covenant campaign included the recent Royal British Legion manifesto, released ahead of the general election.

In the 2010 election manifestos, the Liberal Democrats, Labour and the Conservatives each promised to legislate and the coalition agreement included it as a firm proposal.

As noted, the party leadership, including George Osborne's office, has been quick to reaffirm that the policy will be in the election manifesto and enacted within the term of a future Conservative government.

The Party of European Socialists has attracted some rather unfavourable comment in the FT and The Economist (and much positive coverage elsewhere) on our manifesto for the 2009 European elections — agreed by all member parties including Labour at our meeting on December 1 in Madrid: check it out at http://www.pes.org/content/view/1457/72.

It contains a number of resources including the manifesto, an overview of the timetables for the 2017 election and a series of questions for CIOB members and non-members to ask prospective parliamentary candidates.

The main three political parties included plans for reform in their election manifestos.

«There was a strong consensus from the Meeting that it would be better to take some of the heat out of this public debate; this would entail taking forward a calmer internal party review of funding which would be more comprehensive and balanced (including importantly, addressing the Conservative multi-million pound donations at and between elections) and putting that forward as part of Labour's manifesto offer for party funding reforms.»

Roger Williams, deputy leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats, says the party's General Election manifesto will include proposals to increase Wales's borrowing limit from # 500million to around # 1billion - giving Wales's proportional borrowing powers with Scotland.

[183] The idea of a London mayor of a Greater London Authority (GLA) had been included in Labour's 1997 election manifesto, and after their election a referendum was scheduled for May 1998, in which there was a 72 % yes vote with a 34 % turnout.

However, the party is announcing today that the Welsh Liberal Democrat General Election manifesto will include proposals to increase the borrowing limit from # 500 million to around # 1 billion.

They remain torn between the demands of a shadow treasury team (which includes Shabana Mahmood, the previous universities spokesperson) who are eager not to be seen to make unaffordable promises and a political opportunity to put a radical offer on tuition fees at the centre of the Labour election manifesto.

In a debate on the Silk Commission's proposals, including introducing a reserved powers model and strengthening the capacity of the National Assembly to scrutinise legislation, Kirsty Williams will challenge other political parties to follow the Silk Commission's recommendations and include these proposals in their party manifestos for the 2015 Westminster and 2016 Assembly elections.

On 10 April, McConnell unveiled Scottish Labour's election manifesto, which included plans to scrap -LRB-?)

And at the last general election, reforming the House of Lords was included in the Labour manifesto by its author, Ed Miliband.

The Conservative Party manifesto for the 2010 general election included a commitment to introduce the idea of «English votes on English laws» and the party had previously explored this issue through a taskforce led by Kenneth Clarke.

Instead, reformers are meant to be cheered that at least Labour's next manifesto will now include not only the detailed Lords reform plan contained in that draft bill but also a pledge for a referendum on the alternative vote system of election for the Commons.

Suppose the Conservatives include in their next election manifesto a promise to hold an in - or - out referendum early in the next parliament.

The left's further insistence upon the right of the Lords to block changes to tax credits as these were not included in the Conservative Party manifesto demonstrates little appreciation for the role of manifestos in general elections.

The New Patriotic Party in the election manifesto said, the office will «be independent of the Executive, to investigate and prosecute certain categories of cases and allegations of corruption and other criminal wrongdoing, including those involving alleged violations of the Public Procurement Act and cases implicating political officeholders and politicians.»

The policy seemed to break a 2015 Tory election manifesto commitment not to raise taxes - including NICs - for at least five years.

Possible reasons include if Cameron resists the SNP's demands for greater devolution of powers, if the UK votes to leave the European Union or withdraw from the European convention on human rights, or if the SNP wins a decisive victory at the Holyrood elections in 2016 having expressed a desire for another referendum in its manifesto.

School leaders» union NAHT has suggested five key priorities for political parties to include in their General Election manifestos, and grammar schools in not one of them.

Now animal welfare is being included in election manifestos in Lithuania — a huge achievement and change in attitude.

With at least one of the major political parties likely to include an intention to leave the Convention in its 2015 General Election manifesto, this argument will potentially be undermined.