Sentences with phrase «fight over the referendum»

Not exact matches

After their half - term break MPs are back for a week of fighting talk - over clashes with the Lords, the Scottish independence referendum and even the wages of EU staff.

Your down - and - dirty guide to the Brexit year ahead, from the fight over transition to the chances of a second referendum.

Miliband's advisers, in their Westminster bubble, seem to have forgotten that the Scottish Labour party is fighting a fierce battle over the referendum.

The 2009 special election received significant national attention, and was alternately described as «a referendum on President Barack Obama» and «a fight over the identity of the Republican Party.»

Campaigners fighting for women's votes in the EU referendum have clashed over whether it protects their rights.

Frank and I fought hard for consolidation and eventually we prevailed — we were able to get a referendum on the ballot that was adopted by the voters with over 3/4 of the voters approving it and we eliminated an entire office in the town saving over $ 500,000 per year.

With splits over the European referendum to contend with, Mr Cameron may simply have decided it was not worth a fierce fight with the backbenches.

One is former Chateauguay city councillor and local businessman Michel Gendron, who is fighting the legality of a motion presented by council to dismiss him from office over his refusal to complete an obligatory declaration of property, which all elected officials are required to do under Quebec's Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities.