Sentences with phrase «handed by the referendum»

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The documents were presumably provided by Wylie (pictured below), who has also handed email and other documentary evidence to the DCMS committee investigating online disinformation in political campaigning, as well as to the UK's data watchdog and Electoral Commission — both of which are also probing digital political campaigning issues (including around the UK's 2016 Brexit referendum vote, which Wylie alleges CA also worked on).

On the other hand, it has also invested in successively asserting itself and building strength by organising referenda, protests, creating an alliance, and holding a ground breaking plebiscite, among many other forms of «everyday resistance.»

In the wake of an appellate court decision, Spa City's charter change advocates are once again trying to get their hands on electronic images of ballots cast in November's charter referendum that was defeated by a narrow 10 - vote margin.

But they will strengthen Cameron's hand by playing down fears that the uncertainty created by the possibility of an in - out referendum in could destabilise the «special relationship» between Britain and the US.

The hope is that the Board of Elections, which previously rejected the FOIL request, will eventually have to recount by hand the referendum vote.

But then he needs to appreciate that some of the issues on which the 2010 — 15 Tory rebels defied the whip were rooted in 2010 manifesto pledges, a document that included the words, «We will ensure that by law no future government can hand over areas of power to the EU or join the Euro without a referendum of the British people.»

Another staffer who worked on the EU referendum campaign told the paper that questions at speaking events were written up by Mr Corbyn's team in advance and handed out to supporters on the day.

The Prime Minister, on the other hand, has made his own position extremely vulnerable later this summer, first by pledging last year to quit after two terms and second by going ahead with a perilous and unpredictable EU referendum.

An amendment seeking to secure an EU referendum by 2014 could play into the hands of those who would deny the British people a vote at all.

And, finally, if Cameron reneges on his referendum promise, he will follow in the footsteps of John Major and be destroyed by a backbench revolt within the Conservative Party, while handing a lifeline to UKIP.

The Labour front bench was teased by David Cameron who asked opposition MPs to put their hands up if they wanted a referendum over Europe.

The Labour front bench was teased by the prime minister who asked opposition MPs to put their hands up if they wanted a referendum over Europe.

Undoubtedly the Conservatives will appear united for a short while but this will not last, the backbenchers will not be placated for long by the referendum pledge and will soon ramp up the pressure, creating a more divided party than ever and forcing Cameron's hand.

No 10 insists the prime minister is not adopting hostile tactics towards the EU, although some pro-Europeans suggested that Cameron had crossed a line by appearing to use the threat of a referendum within a relatively short timetable to strengthen Britain's hand in the negotiations.

The documents were presumably provided by Wylie (pictured below), who has also handed email and other documentary evidence to the DCMS committee investigating online disinformation in political campaigning, as well as to the UK's data watchdog and Electoral Commission — both of which are also probing digital political campaigning issues (including around the UK's 2016 Brexit referendum vote, which Wylie alleges CA also worked on).