Sentences with phrase «government following a general election»

The SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon has repeated her claim that Labour would not be forgiven if Ed Miliband turned down the chance to work with her and keep the conservatives out of government following the general election.

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Regardless of which party forms the government following the next general election, improving the state of competition needs to be a key priority.

Grassroots members of Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) decisively backed the party's decision to enter into another «grand coalition» government with Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU), thus bringing to an end months of uncertainty following September's general election.

The demand for a second referendum could prove irresistible - and if the government dares to attempt a no - deal Brexit, a general election and Corbyn government would swiftly follow.

The proposal for a convention was subsequently included in the Programme for Government drawn up between Fine Gael and Labour following the February 2011 General Election.

The Greens became part of the Irish government for the first time following the Irish general election, 2007, having agreed upon a programme for government in coalition with Fianna Fáil and the Progressive Democrats.

After all, Conservative governments went into both the 1992 and 1997 general elections by announcing sharp expenditure restraint for the following Parliament, thus forcing the Labour opposition to either reject or accept those overall spending targets.

This government would fall after such a mass resignation, and either a general election or a Conservative (or coalition) government would follow.

Following the general election of 2010, the Liberal Democrats formed a coalition government with the Conservatives, resulting in party leader Nick Clegg becoming the Deputy Prime minister and many other members becoming ministers.

Following the 1987 general election he became the PPS to the Home Secretary Douglas Hurd until he was promoted to the government of Margaret Thatcher as an Assistant Government Whigovernment of Margaret Thatcher as an Assistant Government WhiGovernment Whip in 1988.

Following the election of Tony Blair as Labour leader in July 1994 after the death of his predecessor John Smith, Ashdown pursued co-operation between the two parties because he wanted to form a coalition government should the next general election end without any party having an overall majority.

He became leader of the People's Party in 2004 and Prime Minister in 2011 following the People's Party landslide victory in that year's general election becoming the sixth president of the Spanish government.

MacDonald continued as prime minister of a cross-party «National Government» and then defeated his former Labour allies at the general election that followed.

Following the General Election, and after failing to persuade the Lib Dems to form a coalition government with Labour, Gordon Brown resigned as Prime Minister and leader of the party on 11th May 2010.

However, since the Fixed - Term Parliaments Act 2011, terms are now a fixed five years, and an early general election can only be brought about either by a two - thirds majority in favour of a motion for a dissolution, or by a vote of no confidence that is not followed within fourteen days by a vote of confidence (which may be for confidence in the same government or a different one).

The Government will also take forward legislation to ensure that the Scottish Parliament elections following the May 2016 elections will not coincide with the next scheduled UK General Election in May 2020.

A Conservative - Liberal Democrat coalition government will put a binding motion before the House of Commons in the first days following this agreement stating that the next general election will be held on the first Thursday of May 2015.

The wonderful hindsight of the 2015 general election following the publication of this volume showed us that a wafer - thin majority Conservative government could be capably formed while coalition arrangements are rapidly, but with dignity, consigned to history.

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

Tony Blair originally formed the Blair ministry in May 1997 after being invited by Queen Elizabeth II to form a new government following the resignation of the previous Prime Minister, John Major of the Conservative Party, as a result of the Labour Party's landslide victory at the 1997 general election.

The mechanism that we have proposed to achieve that stability is set out in the coalition agreement, which states that the Government will «put a binding motion before the House of Commons in the first days following this agreement stating that the next general election will be held on the first Thursday of May 2015.

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.

The Governor General does not have to follow an election request, and can decide to try and form a government from the existing parliament that can gain the confidence of the house.

However, in order to be taken as a serious government - in - waiting, politics has to come first and I was somewhat concerned recently to hear the following story about a member of the shadow cabinet: he had apparently already told David Cameron that he didn't want a higher profile post than that which he currently holds in advance of the general election, because he didn't want to give up other interests on account of time commitments or potential conflicts of interest involved in a different post.

The Deputy Labour leader told ITV News the country is «looking at an early general election» and taking on Theresa May's Conservative government must be the party's «sole priority», after members re-elected Jeremy Corbyn as leader following a challenge from Owen Smith.

The Lib Dems have been in talks about forming a coalition government following the results of last week's general election which saw no party gain a parliamentary majority.

Following the general election earlier this month, it looks as though the UK will get a single party minority government formed by the Conservative party...

May 2015 — Following the general election, the new Conservative Government keeps the cap in place, stating that it «helps tackle segregation and ensures young people will experience the diversity of beliefs that make up modern Britain.»

Following a period as shadow minister for transport, following the 1997 general election, she was appointed as parliamentary under secretary of state (a junior minister) in the government of Prime Minister Tony Blair, [27] with responsibility for London Transport, a post from which she resigned in 1999 before an unsuccessful attempt to be nominated as the Labour Party candidate for the election of the first Mayor of LondonFollowing a period as shadow minister for transport, following the 1997 general election, she was appointed as parliamentary under secretary of state (a junior minister) in the government of Prime Minister Tony Blair, [27] with responsibility for London Transport, a post from which she resigned in 1999 before an unsuccessful attempt to be nominated as the Labour Party candidate for the election of the first Mayor of Londonfollowing the 1997 general election, she was appointed as parliamentary under secretary of state (a junior minister) in the government of Prime Minister Tony Blair, [27] with responsibility for London Transport, a post from which she resigned in 1999 before an unsuccessful attempt to be nominated as the Labour Party candidate for the election of the first Mayor of London in 2000.

Following the November 1931 general election, he was promoted to the senior position of Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Government Chief Whip).

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The Conservative government had to ditch plans to let new grammar schools opening following the general election, however, ministers are looking to allow existing grammar schools expand.

Immedately following his 2010 election as Oklahoma's attorney general, Pruitt established a «federalism unit» within his department to force the federal government to follow the law.

There is also now s 2 (3) and (4) of the Fixed - term Parliaments Act 2011 to consider since they provide for an early general election following the passing of a motion of no confidence in a government, and after 14 days have passed and a new government has failed to emerge.

With a hung parliament expected following the UK general election this week, most partners would prefer another coalition over a minority government, with more than two - thirds of respondents to a new Legal Week survey arguing a minority government would be bad for the economy.

Malaysia's government has cut the punishment for fake news offenders to six years, instead of ten, under a proposed new law following an outcry from rights groups and opposition lawmakers that it was aimed at silencing dissent ahead of a general election.