Sentences with phrase «facing backbench»

A Conservative MP has said the government could be facing a backbench revolt, over its proposals to change school funding in England.

Mr Blair is facing a backbench revolt over the plans, which critics claim will bring in selection by the back door, and Mr Cameron capitalised on this by listing among the proposals that the Tories agree with, a new power for schools to bring back selection.

The move comes as a blow for the government, which is already facing backbench revolts over health reforms and is set for a battle over proposals to give schools more freedom.

The government currently faces a backbench rebellion over its attempts to force MPs to accept a 1.9 per cent pay rise, putting them on a par with public sector workers such as police and prison officers.

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To secure this, you'll need to obtain significant parliamentary backbench support, which is largely done through the most traditional of communication channels: face to face conversation.

So as a momentous week draws to a close, Theresa has a radically reshaped Cabinet facing some really tough challenges but with some unhappy former members on the backbench.

As for the former, the regulation of the parliamentary party has been modified under the coalition government and Cameron has faced an unprecedented scale of persistent backbench revolts throughout his first term.

Instead, he backed down in the face of backbench demands and installed Chris Grayling, who ran a mind - bogglingly wrong - headed penal policy.

The Tory leadership has faced a voluble and increasingly muscular backbench and activist base over issues including Britain's relationship with the EU and government planning reforms.

The government will face the prospect of having to rely on the enthusiastic support of the Conservatives to get the measure through the Commons in the face of a backbench revolt.

Conservative backbench opinion is hardening against Mr Lansley making dramatic retreats in the face of staunch Liberal Democrat opposition.

It noted that «Labour MPs dissent more often than Conservatives; they dissent in great numbers than Conservatives; and they dissent on more issues than Conservatives» — and concluded that «judging from their current voting behaviour, there is the real possibility that any future Labour Government will face significant backbench dissent».

If Cameron & Co. rush ahead, then they may face even more backbench disgruntlement when Parliament does eventually return from recess.

The bill was opposed on both sides of the House and Brown was facing a growing backbench rebellion.

The backbench measure still faces further parliamentary hurdles, and there is no guarantee it will become law with most Labour and Liberal Democrat MPs abstaining.