Sentences with phrase «exercising effective opposition»

And while current approval rates indicate zero prospect for Corbyn's vision, there is also a question for Owen Smith's supporters about what exactly they expect of him — to «win back the party», to go back to exercising effective opposition, to win a general election, all while preventing a split?

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Either social conservatives will devise effective new political strategies now, in 2018, or the Republican party will turn against them, and Democrats will exercise their power more aggressively, unhampered by fears of opposition.

Even if there is majority support, the effective working of the council should require some representation for opposition parties, in sufficient numbers to exercise their proper functions of scrutiny of the way the council's executive governs the local authority.