Sentences with phrase «favour of the abolition»

But Labour was in favour of the abolition of the Lords then, she says.

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Exceed those limits at peril of in - flight ejection from helicopters.1 Which essentially is the point that making demands in deep favour of labour in parliament result in the abolition of parliament as we know it.

Reid is not a natural pluralist — indeed, he favours abolition of the House of Lords — but his condemnatory language was extreme, describing a Liberal Democrat - Labour deal as mutually assured destruction, and adding:» If we continue not listening then we will lose very badly at any subsequent election.»

Favours total abolition of inheritance tax.

Favours sweeping tax cuts and abolition of Gordon Brown's flagship tax credits, which is not official Tory policy.

In October 2001, he had to apologise after speaking up in favour of Home Secretary David Blunkett's abolition of the voucher scheme for asylum seekers.