Sentences with phrase «enter coalition with»

But the No campaign believes its argument about the cost of the referendum — a sop to the Liberal Democrats as part of the deal to enter coalition with the Conservatives — will anger voters.

The Liberal Party's decision not to enter a coalition with the Conservatives, and Baldwin's unwillingness to govern without a majority, led to Ramsay MacDonald's first minority Labour government which took office in January 1924.

But Clegg had earlier told Cameron that the negotiations with Miliband showed why he did not want to enter a coalition with the Labour, despite the fact that Labour and the Lib Dems were closer on press reform.

The Rochdale pensioner, who single - handedly ended Gordon Brown's hopes of winning the general election in the infamous «bigot-gate» debacle last year, expressed disappointment with Mr Clegg's decision to enter coalition with the Conservatives.

Even more strikingly, he said that he «understood» Clegg's decision to enter coalition with the Conservatives in 2010 and his need to support «a credible deficit reduction plan».

«The Senate Democratic Conference and the Independent Democratic Conference must not let this opportunity pass us by, and that is why we ask that you pledge by June 16th to no longer be in a coalition with Republicans and only enter a coalition with fellow Democrats to lead the Senate.»

Would Balls be prepared to enter coalition with Clegg?

«Cable remains popular both in the parliamentary party and among activists, and would be the ideal leader to enter coalition with Labour, which would be the preference of most party members,» he said.

«Liberal Democrats will not enter a coalition with a party not prepared to back pay rises for people working in the public sector.

(c) But if Labour fall to third in the popular vote, it must either enter coalition with the Lib Dems with Nick Clegg taking 10 Downing Street and Labour being the larger - but - junior partner in coalition, or find a new leader who will not be «squatting» in Number 10 having led the government to disastrous defeat.

The SNP would not enter a coalition with any of the main UK parties as it had «fundamentally different» objectives, Mr Salmond claimed.

People sometimes argue that we were wrong to enter a coalition with the Conservatives, and should have done a deal with Labour.

Deny that you would enter a coalition with any other party, even if you have no chance of being in government on your own.

Of course SH had a «first instinct» to enter a coalition with Labour, but as he makes clear in his email there was no choice because: a) Labour lost the election — supporting them would have contradicted everything we believe about democratic legitimacy; b) the numbers didn't add up; c) the Labour tribalists in the Cabinet had no intention of taking coalition seriously.

In September 2010, Lord Ashcroft published Minority Verdict, his analysis of the party's 2010 election campaign and David Cameron's decision to enter a coalition with the Liberal Democrats.

As a result, either the SPD agrees to enter a coalition with Merkel, she heads a minority government, or the country holds news elections.

Those who considered voting Lib Dem but decided not to were more likely to think the party did the right thing by entering a coalition with the Conservatives (55 %) than those who did vote Lib Dem (49 %).

Some are voting tactically in seats where it is a two horse race, others are looking for a new electoral home after the betrayal of Nick Clegg in entering a coalition with the Tories.

That would almost certainly be a minority government — particularly now Miliband has completely ruled out entering a coalition with the SNP or, indeed, doing any kind of deal with the party whatsoever.

After these, Scottish Labour entered a coalition with the Scottish Liberal Democrats, forming a majority Scottish Executive.

The Liberal Democrats tried doing that in 2010 and ended up alienating their centre - left supporters by unexpectedly entering a coalition with the Conservatives.

Not exact matches

Grassroots members of Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) decisively backed the party's decision to enter into another «grand coalition» government with Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU), thus bringing to an end months of uncertainty following September's general election.

Plaid leader Ieuan Wyn Jones then attempted to lead a coalition government, entering into talks with the Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives.

«We continue to stand firmly in that posture as we seek a coalition under similar terms as have existed between the IDC and Senate Republicans, and are willing to enter a coalition consistent with the recent correspondence from state Democratic party officials.

Though his manifesto launch offered voters a deft soundbite - Lib Dems will give Labour brains and the Tories heart - Clegg has struck an uncertain note this week, sometimes sounding as if he would prefer to lose than enter coalition talks with Miliband.

But he has earned Cameron's gratitude by taking a hefty pay cut to enter No 10 on a special adviser's salary of # 140,000 a year, having helped with the negotiations that created the Coalition Government.

Since 2010, when the Liberal Democrat leadership decided to enter into coalition with the Conservatives, the party has been in a state of internal turmoil.

It seems unlikely that Labour would enter into any kind of formal agreement that allowed SNP MPs to become ministers or play a direct role in the management of government departments — indeed, Miliband has ruled out a coalition with the Scottish nationalists.

The Social Democrats actually gained 7 % since last year's general election and did not seem to have suffered from entering into a grand coalition with the Christian Democrats.

Leader Ieuan Wyn Jones told the BBC his party would not «prop up» a defeated Labour, nor would it enter into a coalition with Labour.

They condition the probability with which different parties enter the cabinet, affect a cabinet's majority and coalition status, and may also have an influence on the relative advantage of different parties in securing key cabinet posts (formateur advantage).

It entered a government coalition with the conservative party after a sweeping victory in the 1999 parliamentary elections.

Over the following four agonising days, the party watched as first the local and then the European election results brutally revealed the cost of entering into coalition with the Conservatives.

The lie dems must be so pleased they entered into coalition with Bill Cash.

It comes just over a month after the Tories entered a coalition government with the Liberal Democrats.

She also explained that while Nick Clegg took a risk with his reputation in participating in the debates, his initiative for the debates could be explained by the Liberal Democrat's need to appeal to traditional Liberal Democrat voters, who tend to be more pro-European; and many of those voters turned away from the Liberal Democrats when the party entered coalition in 2010.

If we had been given a vote two years ago about whether we should enter the five year coalition agreement with the Liberal Democrats, I would probably have voted no.

When David Cameron first entered Downing Street in 2010, his position in the Lords was protected by the coalition with the Liberal Democrats — who in practice are now the «swing voters» in the Lords.

They could also enter into a coalition with the IDC if they win three of these five districts.

The view that the Liberal Democrats will be «wiped out» is a result of declining popularity for the Liberal Democrat and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg since entering into coalition government with the Conservatives.

No recovery if we hadn't decided to enter into coalition in order to provide the country with strong government.

A bill was not included in this year's Queen's Speech, meaning it would have to compete with other divisive measures as the coalition enters its final two years.

Plaid is certain to be reluctant to enter a coalition once more after their electoral beating this time round, while a Labour pact with the Tories is highly unlikely.

In Germany in 2013, SPD convention delegates voted by 196 votes in favour to 31 against, with two abstentions, before entering coalition talks with Merkel (though party leaders had already themselves ruled out a coalition with the Greens and Die Linke).

When Democrats last won an electoral majority in 2012, the IDC entered into a coalition with Republicans and blocked them from exercising it.

The decision to enter a coalition government with Labour was controversial at the time.

Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins said the mainline conference is «willing to enter a coalition consistent with the recent correspondence from state Democratic party officials.

It's likely that if the mainline conference secures enough seats, they will need to enter into a similar coalition and power - sharing arrangement with the five - member Independent Democratic Conference.

With mutterings of Clegg's removal, either by his own party, or by force of having to enter into coalition with Labour — who would be more likely to do a deal without him at the helm, and with Vince Cable or even Tim Farron instead — had some wondering if Clegg's forward - looking speech was a little unrealisWith mutterings of Clegg's removal, either by his own party, or by force of having to enter into coalition with Labour — who would be more likely to do a deal without him at the helm, and with Vince Cable or even Tim Farron instead — had some wondering if Clegg's forward - looking speech was a little unrealiswith Labour — who would be more likely to do a deal without him at the helm, and with Vince Cable or even Tim Farron instead — had some wondering if Clegg's forward - looking speech was a little unrealiswith Vince Cable or even Tim Farron instead — had some wondering if Clegg's forward - looking speech was a little unrealistic.

He insisted the party would not be willing to enter any confidence and supply arrangements with other parties, saying that there was no point in forming a «half - pregnant» coalition.