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.
Labour launches its general
election manifesto with pledges to reduce the deficit and bring down debt.
Similarly, Tony would link his case for Labour members to control the party's
election manifesto with the struggles of the chartists, suffragettes and, sometimes, Jesus Christ.
The Conservatives have launched a sober - looking general
election manifesto with large chunks of...
Not exact matches
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.
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.
This hews consistently
with Cameron's political
manifesto presented last
election: that the Conservative Party would seek to renegotiate Britain's EU membership and hold a referendum by the end of 2017.
I was charged
with distributing
election materials — leaflets, posters, stickers, the
manifesto — to regional offices, who in turn disseminated them to the constituencies.
With campaigning kicking off for the London Mayoral
Election it would be easy to forget that Labour's
manifesto is yet to be written.
He accepts that Labour has lost its «emotional connection»
with millions of people, but believes that the 2015
manifesto was the «best one» he has supported in four general
elections.
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.
With little more than a week and a half to go to the Scottish Parliament election (albeit with Labour remarkably still to unveil its manifesto) it seems there is nothing that can stand in the way of a second SNP overall major
With little more than a week and a half to go to the Scottish Parliament
election (albeit
with Labour remarkably still to unveil its manifesto) it seems there is nothing that can stand in the way of a second SNP overall major
with Labour remarkably still to unveil its
manifesto) it seems there is nothing that can stand in the way of a second SNP overall majority.
The new year started
with the Green party announcing a universal, non-means tested weekly payment of # 72 to every British adult as its flagship economic policy, only to drop it this week from the party
election manifesto after the programme's costing failed to withstand rigorous scrutiny.
According to the APC, the content of the NPP 2016
election manifesto, which was unveiled Sunday afternoon in Accra, is replete
with what is contained in the APC's
manifesto.
Compare the fall out of 45 - pages draft
manifesto commitments
with the reaction to Ed Miliband's Mansion Tax proposal during the 2015 general
election.
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.
The SSP launched their
manifesto for the 2011 Scottish Parliament
election with promises to oppose cuts and tax the rich.
To help
with the ambition of the Social Liberal Forum to develop radical, distinctive and progressive policies and
manifesto for the next
election,...
Certainly all three main parties went into the last general
election with manifesto pledges to reform the upper house.
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.
Prime minister David Cameron backs the home secretary's plans and called for the act to be replaced
with a UK bill of rights — a plan which featured prominently in the Conservatives» 2010
election manifesto.
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.»
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.
Another would be a general
election victory by a party
with a clear and trumpeted
manifesto commitment to EU membership.
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.
As the Scottish National Party unveils its
election manifesto, leader Alex Salmond says a hung parliament would provide Scotland
with the «greatest opportunity».
As such, the slate of candidates he intends running for the European
elections and future
elections will all be Independents
with no
manifesto and no policies apart from a belief in «our principles of good governance».
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 Conservative 2017
election manifesto unilaterally proposed scrapping the Supplementary Vote voting system used for elected mayors, in London and elected regions and replacing it
with first past the post, which would radically lower mayor's legitimacy.
[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.
We further wish to remind all of us that the
elections are over and it is time we put the past behind us, to collaborate
with the government to succeed in the implementation of its policies as enshrined in its
manifesto.
«As we spelled out in our
election manifesto, Labour believes that the Brexit negotiations should put jobs and the economy first,
with the priority of tariff - free access to the European single market.
The political world has recognised that change needs to happen,
with all three major parties making commitments in their general
election manifestos to improve end of life care.
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.
In its 2015
election manifesto however, the Conservative party vowed to replace it
with a British Bill of Rights, although it is yet to publish any such plans.
He said that
with the general
election exactly one year away, Macmillan aims to make sure that the political parties prioritise cancer care in their
manifestos and that Macmillan has started conversations
with all three main parties.
He added: «The best response we can make is to ensure that the democratic process continues and therefore I have decided that we must to go ahead
with the launch of the UKIP general
election manifesto tomorrow.
A slightly smaller number of voters (16 %) favour a mostly elected chamber
with a small number of appointed members — the position adopted by the Tories in their 2010 general
election manifesto.
Most likely it will be the same
with the
manifestos for this
election.
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».
With the General
Election now less than three weeks away, the very different tactics of Labour and the Conservatives will be on display today as both parties launch their Welsh
manifestos.
After a general
election we would see unseemly horse trading between parties,
with manifesto promises and campaign commitments being jettisoned.
«Shadow transport secretary Theresa Villiers said this week that the Conservatives will back the development of new high speed rail lines in their
election manifesto... «I am working hard on proposals to take high speed rail forward in this country to see if we can't at least start to catch up
with countries like France and to deal
with the capacity problems on our network,» she said.»
Ellie Price catches up
with the week's lighter moments as some parties launched their
election manifestos, and the Queen was revealed to be a Daily Politics viewer.
April 2005: Labour launches its
election manifesto, which proposes a review of the powers of the House of Lords,
with the last hereditary peers removed and MPs given a free vote on whether to elect some peers.
Arising from the issues outlined above, among others, we request for an urgent meeting
with the Leader of the party, and the Party Executive leadership to find lasting solutions to the issues raised so as to prepare the party as a fighting force to deliver more pungently on its
manifesto and face the 2019 General
Elections with even greater commitment.
To help
with the ambition of the Social Liberal Forum to develop radical, distinctive and progressive policies and
manifesto for the next
election, we are seeking to establish regional Social Liberal Forums where we can focus on ensuring everybody within the party gets their say.
The Tories lost the
election,
with the
manifesto being rated disastrous, so that no action may follow.
Hannah Lowery, archivist in Special Collections, said: «
With the public's assistance, we hope to collect a broad range of
election addresses,
manifestos and other publicity for the upcoming general
election.