Sentences with phrase «election manifesto promises»

The deputy prime minister responded by pointing out Labour had broken election manifesto promises on higher education funding in 1997 and 2001.

How do the politicians really feel about creativity — and what do their election manifestos promise for the arts, craft and culture?

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) in its 2008 and 2012 election manifestos promised to ensure the bill is passed.

The line that Labour was prepared to drop its election manifesto promise for a referendum was also emphasised to the media by William Hague.

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

This was terribly unfair as, although we had done a U-turn on our election manifesto promise, the new deal was actually going to be a lot better and fairer for students.

Not exact matches

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.

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.

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.

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.»

This would be 12 days after the election, by which time deals will have been done, manifestos compromised, and patronage promised.»

«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 Conservative manifesto for the 2015 general election contained a promise not to raise income tax, VAT, or national insurance for the duration of the parliament.

The SSP launched their manifesto for the 2011 Scottish Parliament election with promises to oppose cuts and tax the rich.

I promise today that at the next election, we will present a manifesto that explains how we can help to make the living wage a part of our strategy to make Britain's economy work for working people again.

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) in its 2016 manifesto promised to «oversee the direct election of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) within 24 months of election into office, to coincide with the next District Assembly elections in 2019.»

Here in percentage terms (after factoring in fixed costs and manifesto pledges) are the degree to which the IFS thinks you are in the dark: you don't know 87 per cent of the cuts Labour would have to make if they stuck to their election promises, 82 per cent of the Tory cuts that would come your way, 74 per cent of the cuts the Lib Dems would have to make.

It is an ineluctable fact: poll after poll has shown that most Britons are strongly against the expansion of the EU's power - and an even greater majority demand the referendum promised by all three main parties in their manifestos at the last General Election.

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».

Following the election, the Liberal Democrat Leader in the Lords, Lord Wallace, argued that the convention which constrains the Lords from voting down the governing party's manifesto promises (the Salisbury convention — established following Labour's landslide victory in 1945, when the party had just 16 peers) was out of date.

Reacting to the report today, the Communication Workers Union (CWU) accused the government of initiating a privatisation agenda when it spoecifically promised not to do so in its election manifesto - a point made also by the Conservatives.

Both Mr Cameron and his shadow chancellor, George Osborne, have rejected promising tax cuts so early in the parliament, saying it is «highly unlikely» they will be part of the next general election manifesto.

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.

The Welsh Liberal Democrats today unveiled their manifesto ahead of next month's assembly election, promising to build «a fair future, a green future,» if elected.

As he launched Labour's election manifesto, Miliband said Labour would not promise anything it could not fund.

She assured that as the Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, she would play her role of delivering on the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) manifesto promise on behalf of the government by guiding the processes and activities leading to the election of MMDCEs on partisan basis in Ghana.

As part of their manifesto at the 2015 general election, the Conservative Party promised to repeal the Human Rights Act 1998 and replace it with a «British Bill of Rights».

A decision to substantially keep control orders would present problems for the Liberal Democrats who promised in their election manifesto to scrap them.

They promised a referendum on it in their 1997 general election manifesto but the idea was kicked into the long grass by Tony Blair following his landslide victory, saying he wanted to keep the link between MPs and their constituencies.

After a general election we would see unseemly horse trading between parties, with manifesto promises and campaign commitments being jettisoned.

[2] Despite the research carried out by the Jenkins Commission in 1998 suggesting an AV + system for Westminster elections, the 2001 manifesto did not make such a promise.

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.

All three of Westminster's mainstream parties are likely to take further steps towards localism in their 2015 election manifestos, but radical promises towards significant devolution of power remain improbable.

But the Conservative manifesto ahead of the 2015 election promised that NICs would not rise as part of a five - year «tax lock».

The Child Trust Fund scheme was promised in the Labour Party's 2001 election manifesto [3] and launched in January 2005, with children born on or after 1 September 2002 eligible.

Promises or commitments made nearer election time, or in manifestos, risk being seen as election ploys.

The promise was also used to persuade Eurosceptics to vote Conservative at the election last year, and it featured prominently in the manifesto.

The Community Day Schools were part of the governing National Democratic Congress» manifesto promises for the 2012 elections.

The Chancellor has «found» the # 12bn of benefit cuts promised in the Tory election manifesto - here's what we know about the savings so far.

Chancellor George Osborne has said he has now «found» the # 12 billion of welfare savings promised in the Tory election manifesto as part of the party's plan to eliminate the deficit in the public finances.

Chancellor George Osborne said he has «found» the # 12 billion of benefit cuts promised in the Tory election manifesto.

UKIP has launched its election manifesto with promises to pull out of the EU, limit immigration, and reduce taxes for low and middle - income households.

Conservative candidates across the country promised in our election manifesto that we would be tough on crime, increase the prison population to 96,000 by 2014 and that «anyone convicted of a knife crime can expect to face a prison sentence.»

Let no one be deceived, the ability of the All Progressives Congress, APC as a party that can win election in any part of Nigeria with the intervention of state apparatus now is in serious doubt.In most cases, supporters of the once unassailable party are wondering how they have been hoodwinked into accepting the APC which campaigned with a promise of change and a better deal for the people.In fairness, it is not that the manifesto of the party or its constitution is faulty.

However, contrary to the Labour Party's earlier manifesto promises, no referendum was held before the 2001 general election and the statement was not repeated.

At the February 1974 general election, Labour's manifesto promised renegotiation of Britain's terms of membership, to be followed by a consultative referendum on continued membership under the new terms if they were acceptable.

The unexpected election of a single - party government means there is a stronger emphasis on keeping manifesto promises than there would have been under a coalition, which would have allowed more room for alteration, says Prof Malcolm Chalmers, research director of the Royal United Services Institute (Rusi).

Gordon Brown will tomorrow promise to put mutualism and co-operatives, such as the John Lewis Partnership, at the heart of Labour's election manifesto.

Following the General Election in 2015, NFER, in collaboration with Full Fact, reviewed the education promises made in the Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrat manifestos.