Sentences with phrase «general election calls»

But while the Conservative manifesto explicitly states the policy would be kept until 2020, increasing talk of an early general election calls into question whether it will remain a commitment for as long as many will have expected.

A review by Sir Eric Pickles into last year's general election called for parliamentary candidates to be in place in «battleground seats» by June 2018 «to ensure they are well - established within the seat before the next scheduled General Election on 5th May 2022».

The Mayoral elections in May 2017 were overshadowed by the general election called for a month later, and had rather low turnouts.

Yesterday Labour's Shadow International Trade Secretary Barry Gardiner laughed off the Unite leader's comments Labour couldn't win the General Election calling it «media spin».

Not exact matches

In a congratulatory phone call the night of Paul's primary victory, McConnell pledged his support to the newcomer for the general election campaign.

European markets closed lower on Tuesday as U.K. PM Theresa May announced plans to call a snap general election on June 8.

With the U.K. general election just days away, latest polls suggest the outcome is still too close to call.

On Tuesday, U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May called for a general election on June 8th, with the aim of shoring up more conservative support in parliament.

The 2002 law, usually called McCain - Feingold, banned the broadcast, cable or satellite transmission of «electioneering communications» paid for by corporations or labor unions from their general funds in the 30 days before a presidential primary and in the 60 days before the general elections.

In Japan, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called a snap general election for late October, in what was widely seen as a move to capitalize on his healthy lead in opinion polls and to secure a further mandate for current monetary and fiscal policies.

Prior to the calling of the 2008 general election, the party standings in the provincial legislature were as follows:

Thursday on Fox News Channel's «Fox & Friends,» Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani called on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to step in with special counsel Robert Mueller's probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election and end it.

When she was called on this claim in a general election debate, Ernst's response was a mess that both praised the federal Clean Water Act and seemed to call for state - based environmental regulation.

The former Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has called on people not be frightened or cowed by the General Election or Brexit.

Pressure is mounting on the Prime Minister and Chancellor to relax austerity, with several Tory MPs calling for an end to the pay cap after the party disastrously lost its majority in the General Election to anti-austerity Labour, which has pledged to scrap the 1 per cent ceiling.

However, he has also denied evolution, called Obamacare «the worst thing since slavery» and also compared homosexuality to bestiality, positions that make him largely unelectable in a general election.

These are two of the calls that the Institution of Engineering and Technology is making to government across policy areas including energy; education; manufacturing; IT and communications; and transport ahead of the general election.

The Government's statement issued today states that: The Finance Bill introduced in March 2017 provided for a number of changes to tax legislation that were withdrawn from the Bill after the calling of the general election.

The governor has been sabre - rattling for some time about calling the Legislature back to Albany between the primary and general elections in hopes of getting lawmaker to act (in some cases yet again) on his property tax cap proposal.

Mr Brown had said he decided not to call a general election for this month because he wanted time to set out his vision for the country.

There are other options to remove from the PM the right to call a general election: and the best option involves the right of recall.

The Chairmen issued a communiqué on Thursday, calling on Mr. Mahama to «consider the request of teeming supporters of the NDC and Ghanaians to lead the party to the 2020 General Elections.»

Trump calls Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders «crazy Bernie,» but that has not stopped the Republican candidate from borrowing from Clinton's Democratic primary rival, whom he also frequently praises from the stump, on how to run against Clinton — his likely opponent in the general election.

Nana Akufo - Addo on Monday delivered «The Real State of the Nation Address» highlighting the flaws of the current administration and calling for change of government in the November 7 general elections.

«Because you don't want to be in a situation where you no longer have a majority, you can't control confidence in the House of Commons and the other party can take over... The prime minister might then call a general election in order to avoid being in a situation in which she's potentially yielding power without a general election to a coalition of Tory opponents.»

(DUNKIRK, NY)-- Chautauqua County Executive Greg Edwards, the Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor of New York, today called Democrat Governor candidate Andrew Cuomo «desperate and misleading» for attacking Carl Paladino's business in his first general election television advertisement.

He had warned before the general election there was a «price tag attached» to the policy, calling it «hollow» and «disguising fake change».

Two types of recall election are needed: (i) local people forcing a by - election on their sitting MP; and (ii) public petitions calling for a general election: once more than 50 % of the electorate had signed a properly conducted petition, then the sovereign would dissolve parliament for a general election.

Calls by the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) for a new electoral roll and validation of voters prior to the November 7 elections are a diversion by the party to aid it rig the poll, Mr Johnson Asiedu Nketia, General Secretary of the governing National Democratic Congress has said.

Some six months before Theresa May called a surprise general election, The Road to Somewhere was published.

No doubt, there should be a thorough parliamentary debate on the issue, but instead of forcing a decision in this parliament, which could well be as controversial and divisive as the ill - fated referendum, I strongly agree with Nick Clegg that by far the best and most dignified way out of the current mess would be to ask the people in the proper constitutional way by calling an snap general election:

The Convention People's Party's 2016 Presidential candidate, Ivor Greenstreet, has called on Northerners to reject NPP as an option for change in the December 7 general elections.

This week Theresa May called a general election in the wake of polls showing her Conservative party 21 points ahead of Labour.

«And so tomorrow I will move a motion in the House of Commons calling for a general election to be held on 8 June.

May said: «I have just chaired a meeting of Cabinet where we agreed that the Government should call a general election to be held on 8 June.

In other words, they could threaten to call a general election over any vote or piece of law if they lost.

Apart from a call for repatriating certain powers, the Prime Minister promised the British people an in - or - out referendum in 2017 should his party win the 2015 general election.

He would try to stop Theresa May formally triggering Brexit unless she promises a referendum on the final deal or calls a general election to approve it.

Chair of the EC Jenny Watson said: «A UK general election can be called at any time, and there might only be a few days to register to vote in time, once it has been called.

Theresa May has this morning announced that she intends to call a general election on June 8 in a bid to increase the size of her parliamentary majority and to reduce the ability of opposition parties to extract concessions from the government during Brexit negotiations.

We'll discover soon enough if it is Labour or the Tories that are Tangoed, especially is May gambles on calling an early general election that Corbyn's party is ill - prepared to fight.

Still fresh and revived from his triumph at the general election - and to wipe out the Conservatives» majority at an election called suddenly and unexpectedly by a prime minister who was twenty five points ahead in the polls was a genuine triumph - Jeremy Corbyn's words will be received by renewed adulation from his admirers and a new respect from critics who he proved to be wrong in many of their outdated assumptions.

Edit: Understood that the president doesn't call for elections, but I hope the general question is clear.

Since the general election was called Labour have gone up in the GB vote intention polls while the Liberal Democrats and especially UKIP have dropped.

The prime minister also had the power to call a general election at any time just by going to the Queen and asking for one.

That is why, before the election was called, it was felt that the key vote in 2017 was going to be the contest over Unite's general secretary role.

Many are asking how much more can the so - called moderates in the party put up with — the likes of Chuka Umunna, Liz Kendall and Rachel Reeves have largely sat tight since the general election.

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions started his testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee with an emotional appeal to his former colleagues, and by calling any suggestion that he colluded with Russians during the election an «appalling» lie.

For a general election to be called out of the fixed parliamentary term, a 66 % vote of all members of the House of Commons is required.

«These figures should come as a wake - up call in Whitehall to take emergency steps to ensure the register is maximised before the general election.