Sentences with phrase «formed coalition»

When the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats formed a coalition following the 2010 general election, Hunt was appointed Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport (combining the roles of leading the Department for Culture, Media and Sport with that of Minister for the Olympics).

An important first step in the process occurred this week when the Independent Democratic Conference that formed a coalition majority with Senate Republicans dissolved and rejoined regular Democrats.

Traditional marriage folks formed the Coalition to Save Marriage in New York (www.savemarriageny.org) back in 2007, and have been working together ever since.

He insists that if Nicola Sturgeon's party formed a coalition with Labour they would govern in such a way as to ensure «people feel the country doesn't work and the government doesn't work».

Scottish National Party and Scottish Liberal Democrats formed a coalition to run the council for the next 5 years.

Mr. Loeb has also donated $ 50,000 to a group of breakaway Democrats, known as the Independent Democratic Conference, who have formed a coalition with the Republicans.

Prime Minister David Cameron is shaping his government, after his Conservative Party formed a coalition government with the Liberal Democrats.

The election ended in Britain's first hung parliament since 1974, but Cameron still became prime minister of the country within days as the Conservatives formed a coalition with the Liberal Democrats.

In 2012, Republicans again faced the prospect of being in the minority, but formed a coalition with the Independent Democratic Conference, a five - member group that infuriated the larger Democratic caucus by siding with the Republicans.

Since the election, of course, the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats have formed their coalition.

Blair Horner of NYPIRG speaks with a newly formed coalition of groups urging reform of state government in Albany Monday.

They've formed a coalition called New Yorkers Against Corruption, which argues that a convention would be hijacked by the same political insiders and moneyed lobbyists that already wield considerable power in Albany.

A group of eight breakaway Democrats, known as the Independent Democratic Conference, has in the past formed a coalition with Republicans to jointly hold the chamber, leaving the rest of the Democrats in the minority.

Democratic leaders in New York's 27th District saw an opportunity and in March formed a coalition to find a candidate to challenge the Republican.

A consortium of restaurant owners and workers have formed a coalition and launched a website Monday to oppose an end to the tipped wage credit in New York.

A newly - formed coalition is pressing a Buffalo - area Assemblyman to back the bill and get it on the floor for a vote.

He became Leader of the House of Commons and Lord Privy Seal on 12 May 2010 after the Conservative Party formed a coalition government with the Liberal Democrats following the 2010 general election.

Theresa May became home secretary in May 2010, after the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats formed a coalition government following the 2010 General Election.

«We have formed this coalition to monitor police actions.

In the Conservative — Liberal Democrat coalition agreement of 11 May 2010, the two parties formed a coalition government.

Originally, the advocacy groups formed a coalition, led by Ohio's League of Women Voters, which gathered more than 200,000 signatures for the measure to make it to November's ballot.

Cuomo and fellow Democratic Govs. Jerry Brown of California and Jay Inslee of Washington state have formed a coalition to fight global warming in response to the president's decision to pull the nation out of the climate accord.

After the inconclusive 2010 General Election the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives formed a coalition.

The source was clear about what would happen if Labour and the Lib Dems formed a coalition in a hung parliament to push through electoral reform.

Nine counties including Cortland announced Wednesday that they have formed a coalition to obtain more

Gay marriage advocates, who have formed a coalition of groups called New Yorkers United for Marriage, hope to legalize same - sex marriage this year.

Valesky and four other Democrats left the traditional Senate Democratic conference in 2011 and formed a coalition with Republicans that put them in the majority.

During the 1997 legislative session, five Democrats and 18 Republicans formed a coalition to choose a new Senate president but the chamber officially remained Democratic.

ALBANY - The details that will guide the State Senate's newly formed coalition leadership beginning in 2013 are still being worked out.

Oyinlola, who is also one of the brains behind the newly formed coalition said he has been calling for political responsibilities to be handed over to younger people.

The groups formed a coalition called New Yorkers United for Marriage and its messaging was performed by Cuomo ally Jennifer Cunningham.

A coalition of business interests along with private and public sector unions have formed a coalition to back the amendment to expand non-Indian casinos.

Hamptons residents have formed a coalition to combat helicopters, which they say produce excessive noise.

The bulk of the contributions appear to have come in the spring, as the labor - backed Working Families Party and advocacy organizations formed a coalition with Gov. Andrew Cuomo to help the party take full control of the state Senate.

Environmental groups from four states have formed a coalition to oppose Spectra's proposed Algonquin Incremental Market pipeline.

The VVD and CDA already formed a coalition with the PVV in 2010 (Rutte I *) which didn't work very well.

The Independent Democratic Conference (IDC)-- led by Bronx Sen. Jeff Klein — is a group of 8 NY State Senators who were elected to office as Democrats but who formed a coalition with Republicans, thereby blocking most progressive legislation in NY for the last 7 years.

Additionally, more than 80 local organizations have formed a coalition, urging state lawmakers to fund Fix NYC.

They have formed a coalition with Republicans in the past, and have not promised that they'd necessarily rejoin with the other Democrats after elections.

We formed this Coalition in good faith and for the good of the country at a time of crisis.

The breakaway Democrats have in the past formed a coalition government with the Republicans, and they have not ruled out doing that again in 2017.

Governor Andrew Cuomo, who has maintained that he has stayed out of the New York state Senate leadership fight, is now endorsing a newly formed coalition of Senate Republicans and five Democrats, but with some conditions.

The newly - formed coalition of Republicans and Democrats, who will run the New York state Senate for the new term starting in January, made their first public appearance.

And charter - school supporters, led by Mr. Loeb, have poured millions of dollars into ensuring that the State Senate remains in Republican hands — even as Democrats have won a majority of seats — backing Mr. Klein's renegade group, which first broke away from the party in 2011 and eventually formed a coalition with the Republicans.

A coalition of more than 100 groups from across the political spectrum has formed a coalition to oppose a convention to develop possible changes to the state Constitution.

A coalition of statewide and regional business groups on Wednesday formed a coalition to formally oppose efforts to increase the minimum wage.

If they had formed a coalition with Labour they would have supported an entirely different economic plan in return for similar concessions on other policies.

Labour has finally formed a coalition administration for the Welsh Assembly (Cynulliad Cenedaethol Cymru).

Those groups formed a coalition this year with the goal of stripping away mandates in order to comply with the 2 percent cap on local property tax levy increases.

In October 2000, following a series of close votes, the parties formed a coalition, with the Liberal Democrat leader in the assembly, Michael German, becoming the Deputy First Minister.