Sentences with phrase «for labour conferences»

It is understood the unions were not willing to change voting arrangements for Labour conferences, or for the party's national executive.

It is understood the unions were not willing to change voting arrangements for Labour conferences, or for the party's national executive.

And how brilliant it is to see the hall here in Liverpool, absolutely packed for the Labour conference, well I say it's packed but Virgin Trains assure me there are 800 empty seats.

I assume that the Conservatives are staying quite quiet this week out of politeness for the labour conference

I assume that the Conservatives are staying quite quiet this week out of politeness for the labour conference, and I wonder if browne will disrespect that next week like he did last year.

An opening event for the Labour conference is the New Statesman reception where Andrew Neil meets MPs and delegates.

One of the opening events for the Labour conference is the New Statesman reception where Andrew Neil caught up with some of the guests, including MPs Douglas Alexander and Ben Bradshaw.

Most of those will be saved for Labour conference.

Not exact matches

Backed by Star Trek actor Sir Patrick Stewart and former Labour spin - doctor Alastair Campbell, the group said it is also planning marches in Europe, to political party conferences and organising for stalls to be set up in busy town centres.

Yussuff and one of the other task force members, Alberta Federation of Labour President Gil McGowan, were at the centre of the effort to secure McKenna's commitment to set up the task force and ensure financial support for laid - off coal miners, after the minister led the formation of the Powering Past Coal Alliance during last year's UN climate change conference in Bonn.

For that reason only we find now the ruling powers are in the hands of secular non religious ones... The conference above stated that the secular regimes in the West had used the indifference between religions, branches, doctrines by creating «Fitnah» said to be harder than killing... because you get all those with Fitnah to fight among them selves... beside establishing and supporting terrorist groups to get the area unstable far from investment and development environment that has caused the mass immigration of the capital heads, professions and skilled labour hands from their countries to the west and be treated as garbage at countries that they do not belong to whether as culture, race or religion....

They say: «In the months prior to becoming Labour's Shadow Schools Minister in October 2016, Mike Kane was gifted # 5,218.55 by the Catholic Bishops» Conference of England and Wales, also to cover the costs of a parliamentary intern for 10 months.»

The group add that Hinds is not the only one receiving money from the Catholic Bishops» Conference, they claim Labour and the Liberal Democrats were also donated money in return for interns in their offices.

In 2010, she chaired the highly acclaimed 5th International Normal Labour and Birth Research conference in Vancouver, and she is currently on the Steering Council for sessions in China and Brazil.

A workshop using this kit as the basis for discussion was conducted at the joint UTLC (United Trades and Labour Council) and SAECCI (South Australian Employers» Chamber of Commerce and Industry) Occupational Health and Safety Conference «Working Together» at the Adelaide Convention Centre in April 2000.

The International Normal Labour and Birth Conference, downunder for the first time this October (2016), was, as one participant described, «A perfect blend of science, love, and dancing.»

The 1993 Labour Party Conference introduced the rule for «women - only shortlists» in 50 % of all target seats.

Perhaps more important was that the conference marked out the ground on which the parties are likely to try and fight the next election — the Conservatives will ask for time to finish the job of fixing the economy, Labour will focus on trying to reduce people's cost of living.

The voting period for the Labour leadership will open in mid-August and close on 10 September, with the winner announced at a special conference two days later.

Andrew Marr & Gordon Brown Marr provoked criticism for his last question during an interview with prime minster Gordon Brown at the 2009 Labour Party conference.

Instead of the siege mentality which has marked recent conferences, Labour will be able to welcome a new leader who will hope for a honeymoon period, with a looming backdrop of the government's spending review.

Ed Miliband is set to try to implement the first major change to Labour's founding principles for 17 years at this year's party conference.

Our hot new forward planner, Jessica, says she has identified the perfect location for the very first commonlocation for the Labour and Conservative Party conferences: Daventry.

«Donations to the Labour party buy votes at your conference, candidates and MPs in this House and pay for the votes that gave him his job,» Cameron replied.

Delegates to the Labour Party conference will have difficulty sitting down for the first couple of days.

The home secretary has refused to confirm or deny his ambitions for the Labour leadership, and at the party conference this week has kept a low - profile.

The major problem for Labour is that its five - year conference strategy is now out of sync.

I may have been one of the few hacks who thought Ed Miliband's last conference speech was interesting, but the crisis in capitalism is fertile ground for Labour if he can flesh it out in a way that makes reform tangible.

Awarded the Peace Prize for his work as chair of the Geneva Disarmament Conference in 1932, Henderson was also leader of the Labour Party from 1908 — 10, 1914 — 17 and 1931 - 32.

«I would hope that it would be completed in time for the new leader to be in post by the time of the Labour party conference.

Having dramatically taken away its support for Labour at the party's autumn conference and given its backing to David Cameron, the electorate suddenly became churlish enough to deny the Tories an outright victory.

In his Labour conference speech, McDonnell said a Labour government would legislate for a «real living wage», which he said was likely to be higher in 2020 than the # 10 level he proposed last year.

I want to make sure I'm prepared for every exciting social occasion that each unique Labour conference promises.

Addressing the Bakers Food and Allied Workers Union annual conference in Bridlington, Ronnie Draper — General Secretary of the BFAWU told delegates that attacks on the NHS from the Tory led government were born out of resentment for achievements under the 1945 post war Labour administration.

The 49 - year - old is known for his dad dancing at Labour conferences — see here for video proof — but will rely on the competitive spirit he's shown in football matches against the political lobby to get him through.

In his book Power Trip, Damian McBride recalls his frustration — and sneaking admiration for — Tony Blair's annual conference Houdini act: «Each year we'd come in with Tony under pressure, probably assisted by some unhelpful splashes from me in the Sunday papers; Gordon would make an ecstatically received speech appealing to Labour's soul and adding to the pressure; and Tony would then deliver an even better - received speech dashing Gordon's hopes and putting him back in his box.»

In the UK, the tendency has been for Labour to shift from movement politics to consumer politics - a focus group of eight people sipping wine in Kettering having more weight than policies developed within the party and decided by conference.

All in all this conference could look pretty bleak for the moderate and MP wings of the party - when Dugdale stood down, it affected more than the immediate future of Scottish Labour, it impacted on the dominance of the Left within Labour for a generation to come.

Seb Coe, architect of the London 2012 Olympics, will thank Labour for its role in securing the event in a surprise announcement at the party's conference in Manchester today.

Labour's autumn conference is set to be the battleground for another internal fight between the party's left - wing and centrist wings, developments this week suggest.

The establishment of an Irish Constitutional Convention was first proposed in April 2010 at the Labour Party conference in Galway, when then Labour leader Eamon Gilmore called for the establishment of a convention to revise the text of Bunreacht na hEireann, the 1937 Irish Constitution, in advance of the 1916 centenary.

I'm not going to report each time the Party Chairman announces a new attack website, but here's today's, timed for the start of Labour's Conference, which gives a sense of how much the Tory assault operation has improved.

The English Labour group met in Manchester town hall, near the Labour conference centre, and included Ben Bradshaw, the former culture secretary, John Denham, the former universities secretary, and Steve Reed, MP for Croydon and one of the architects of Labour's plans for devolving power.

[83] On 5 July, Labour MPs voted overwhelmingly by a margin of 196 to 41 to back the rule change, paving the way for NEC and conference approval, which was secured in September 2011.

Labour has had a successful party conference, Ed Miliband made a powerful speech with a strong commanding narrative of Labour's objectives for government, but the only let - down was in the crucial area of economic policy.

Ruth Kelly, who has remained silent on Labour politics since she quit as transport secretary during the party conference, agrees about the need for a more subtle approach.

To do this, we need you to get our Motion passed in your CLP and submitted for the upcoming Labour Party Conference by 12 noon on Thursday 12th September.

Press coverage On the eve of the Labour Party Conference in Manchester, an op - ed piece by Radice and Diamond appeared in The Financial Times outlining the pamphlet's key findings and their vision for the electoral future of the party.

For Conservatives of my generation, Jeremy Corbyn's speech to the Labour conference on Tuesday had a reassuringly familiar flavour.

The Treasury minister Sajid Javid upped the stakes, quoting back at Labour the shadow work secretary Liam Byrne's conference speech two years ago, when he said: «Let's face the tough truth — that many people on the doorstep at the last election felt that too often we were for shirkers, not workers.»