Sentences with phrase «election manifesto on»

Nigel Farage (R) speaks as deputy chairwoman Suzanne Evans (C) and MEP Patrick O'Flynn (L) look on during the launch of the party's election manifesto on April 15, 2015 in Thurrock, England.

«It can reasonably be argued that MPs can be whipped by their party managers to support legislation promised in an election manifesto on which they were elected.

The Liberal Democrats concentrated on education, while a UKIP figure suggested himself as a future leader, as the two parties launched their election manifestos on Wednesday.

Not exact matches

Macron dedicated a chapter to Europe and its benefits in his election manifesto, and on Brexit, said he would defend the integrity of the single market.

Tory platform says no Brexit deal better than bad one UK prime minister Theresa May unveiled the Conservative Party manifesto on Thursday, setting the stage for the general election on 8 June.

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.

Instead, Labour will set out, in our general election manifesto, tough fiscal rules that the next Labour government will have to stick to - to get our country's current budget back to balance and national debt on a downward path.

Hunting became a particularly high - profile political issue in the late 1990s, with the election of Tony Blair's Labour government, which in its 1997 manifesto promised MPs a free vote on a ban on hunting with hounds.

The last Labour government was able to plan its 1997 manifesto on the basis of rising departmental spending in the first years after the election.

That's hardly surprising; having been promised in Labour's 2005 election manifesto a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty, and having seen other member states hold one, the public is eager to have its say.

Being the first SONA to be delivered by him, there was huge expectation that he would use the occasion to offer a broad overview of his vision and plan for Ghana especially in the light of the extravagant promises he made on the campaign trail in the 2016 elections and as contained in the NPP's manifesto for the same election.

It will be difficult to construct election manifestos or advocate policies if parties can not be sure of delivery, either because of the performance of smaller parties in Scotland, or because, depending on the make - up of English MPs, such policies may be vetoed in the south.

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.»

I suppose after the Tories misled voters at the general election with a manifesto that could be filed on the fiction shelf, impersonation is an obvious principle - free option for Conservatives without scruples.

Broad consensus exists between the unions collectively and Momentum on policy following the success of Labour's 2017 election manifesto, overseen by the underestimated Andrew Fisher.

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.

On 15 May 2012, Miliband appointed Owen Smith to replace Peter Hain — who retired from frontline politics — as Shadow Welsh Secretary, and also promoted Jon Cruddas to the Shadow Cabinet, putting him in charge of overseeing Labour's ongoing policy review with a view to draft Labour's manifesto for the next election.

Some MPs and Party members fear that David Cameron doesn't really want progress on this front at all, because he's hoping for a joint Coalition front at the next election, and therefore a joint manifesto with the Liberal Democrats.

If the Party then decides on change, if should say so unambiguously in its general election manifesto.

The introduction of metro mayors, on the other hand, was part of the Conservative Party manifesto ahead of the 2015 general election, and part of their wider plan to devolve more powers from national government to city regions.

The APC on Sunday served notice it will sue the NPP for plagiarising its 2016 election manifesto, which was launched last Thursday in Accra.

Who is holding the pen on the Tory manifesto for the next general election?

This has continued since the election as the Liberals have sacrificed many of the manifesto pledges that they used to pose themselves to the left of the Labour Party, such as the scrapping of Trident, proportional representation, an amnesty for illegal immigrants and opposition to nuclear power — the latter on which it will now abstain in any parliamentary votes rather than oppose it as its manifesto had stated.

With a coalition on the cards again for the next government, a capacity to compromise on, and in some cases jettison, manifesto and election pledges will play an important role in any negotiations.

Michael Gove is facing demands from Labour to explain whether the government has abandoned a Conservative general election manifesto pledge to give MPs a free vote on whether to overturn the foxhunting ban.

In an interview ahead of one of the most crucial weeks for the coalition, Harper places himself above the fray as he says that all three parties should support Lords reform on the grounds that it was in each of their general election manifestos.

In the 2017 election, the Conservative manifesto will be more heavily scrutinised than the Labour or Liberal Democrat manifestos, since the Conservatives are expected to win a parliamentary majority on the basis of the published polls.

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As we approach the next election in 2015, we will only see the party structure strengthen, especially as the Tory Party will be campaigning back on its own manifesto with the aim of getting a majority.

Labour is to fight the election on a manifesto pledging to offer jobs but cut long - term benefits to anyone who has been unemployed for more than two years.

The party will officially launch its manifesto in Sunyani in the Brong Ahafo Region on Saturday ahead of the 2016 general elections.

The Welsh Conservatives focused on reform of the EU at the launch of their manifesto for the European elections in Cardiff.

But for now at least, on economic policy, on which the fate of millions and the result of next election will depend, Ed has failed to deliver the change Britain needs from the manifesto policy the electorate rejected.

Miliband said the manifesto would have more in common with the 1997 election agenda, which was cautious on spending, rather than those proposed in 2001 and 2005.

«Labour is committed to bringing forward proposals on the future of the House of Lords in its election manifesto,» he said.

The 2017 general election manifesto reflected only a minor change to this approach and proposed «an inflation cap on rent rises».

This led to the Labour manifesto for the 2015 general election under Ed Miliband's leadership which promised to «legislate to make three - year tenancies the norm, with a ceiling on excessive rent rises».

The party delayed in releasing the manifesto for the 2016 elections on suspicion that their main contender, the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) will plagiarize their ideas.

It was revealed today that Lord Rennard said he stepped aside from the Lib Dem group in the House of Lords and has quit his position on the party's Federal Policy Committee, which helps prepare the election manifesto.

It was Labour's turn on Tuesday, and yesterday it was the Lib Dems opportunity to launch their manifesto for the General Election on June 8th.

«In Government, the Liberal Democrats have delivered on the front page of our previous General Election manifesto.

The Vice President, who's the running mate to John Mahama for the December elections, said this at the Banquet Hall of the State House, ahead of an event on Tuesday, where President Mahama gave highlights of the National Democratic Congress» (NDC) manifesto for the 2016 polls, which is slated to be fully launched at Sunyani in the Brong Ahafo Region on Saturday.

UKIP has put Britain's withdrawal from the EU and stricter controls on immigration at the heart of its manifesto and Nigel Farage has had to repeatedly fend off questions during the election about his party having racists in its ranks.

The NDC's manifesto for the 2016 elections will be based on four thematic areas, just as its manifesto for 2012.

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Commenting on the Conservative Party's general election manifesto, which was published today, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers» union, said:

He might be instinctively grateful for those MPs continuing to push for modernisation and the green agenda — while he must stick to being seen gravely focusing on Britain's immediate economic realities — and essentially doing all the manifesto legwork for his next election campaign.

Theresa May ran for election not on a manifesto, or a Brexit plan or even as a party leader.

Liberal Democrats, Labour and the Green Party have all pledged to follow the vInspired lead and will deliver five election promises for young people on Twitter, as part of their manifestos; so groundwork has been made.

Now that all political parties per their discussions with the select committee on legal and constitutional matter are all in agreement for November 7,2016 and every first Monday of November in subsequent election years even though political parties like National Democratic Party (NDP) are suggesting this amendment to take effect in 2020, we see no reason why there is a slow pace of operations in the release of manifestos by the various political parties.