Sentences with phrase «hanging over parliament»

With the shadow of the Scottish independence referendum hanging over parliament, this was never going to be an ordinary prime minister's questions.

In fact, Miliband had simply forgotten the brief passage about the deficit — the one addressing the issue that had hung over parliament like an ominous cloud for the previous four years.

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Debate over a possible coalition government has reached fever pitch with opinion poll after opinion poll hinting at a hung parliament.

This indicates that, over time, the Alternative Vote is no more likely to deliver hung parliaments than First Past the Post.

But Laws — who was a key figure in the hung parliament talks that led to the formation of the present government — has denied his row over Morgan's sacking is «positioning» and believes the real offensive is yet to come.

A Liberal Democrat recovery to May 2010 levels would increase the chances of a hung parliament to over 50 %.

Whatever people may think of New Labour's achievements, faults and mistakes, there is an enormous difference between the timidity with which a government with a majority of 170 + proceeded in its first term, carefully implementing its incremental manifesto but always looking over its shoulder in search of the «daily mandate», and the astonishing bullishness of this Coalition despite the hung parliament.

On the 7 May 2010, for the first time in over 30 years, Britain had elected a hung parliament.

I suspect rather too much discussion of hung Parliaments assumes the scenario is always one where the LibDems can put either party over the majority line.

[124] Some of the opinion polls had shown a 20 - point Conservative lead over Labour before the election was called, but this lead had narrowed by the day of the 2017 general election, which resulted in a hung parliament.

The speech comes on a day when all three main parties focus on policy issues, in a bid to escape the protracted debate over a hung parliament.

The prospect of John Prescott's maiden speech in the Lords hung menacingly over parliament today, like the raincloud which finally broke over Westminster in late afternoon.

On an equal amount of votes — 34.5 % a piece — the Conservatives would have almost fifty seats more than Labour, Labour would need to have a lead of about four points over the Conservatives just to get the most seats in a hung Parliament.

As popular enthusiasm for his party increased, Clegg faced repeated questions over which way he would jump in the event of a hung parliament.

- if there was a hung Parliament (current chances: over 50 %, under 66 %, eg 8/11), it is more likely than not that there would be a minority government than a coalition, and the most likely outcome is a Conservative - led minority govt if the party does win most votes, and esp if it wins most votes and seats.

In Australia, where AV has been used for over a century to elect the House of Representatives, it has rarely led to a hung parliament.

All is not lost though, as comparative researchby Akash Paun and Robyn Munro shows, smaller parties are less likely to be punished in a coalition if it lasts the distance and, while they may have little control over whether they stay in government or not, the post election arithmetic may mean that Nick Clegg is still the kingmaker in a hung parliament, even if the party is decimated at the next election.

Gordon Brown (18/4/10) Hung parliaments, campaign, the Queen - 12m 18s (48.5 %) Immigration - 5m 21s (21 %) Bankers - 3m 11s (12.5 %) Ash cloud - 2m 40s (10.5 %) Afghanistan - 1m 56s (7.5 %) Cuts, deficit - 0 m 0s (0 %) Nick Clegg (25/4/10) Hung parliaments, Clegg personally - 11m 7s (49.7 %) Immigration - 7m 32s (33.7 %) Trident - 3m 42s (16.6 %) Cuts, deficit - 0m os (0 %) David Cameron (2/5/10) Cuts, deficit - 15m 26s (67 %) Priorities - 3m 20s (14.5 %) Hung parliament, campaign - 3 m 0s (13 %) Living Wage - 1m 18s (5.5 %) Given that all three interviews lasted well over 20 minutes each, shouldn't some of that time (at least 5 minutes) have been given over to asking Mr Brown and Mr Clegg about cuts, taxes and the deficit?

However, from a high point last year when the Tory lead over Labour was more than 20 per cent, the gap between the parties has narrowed with most recent polls suggesting there will be a hung parliament.

PR negotiations Drawn on the question of PR electoral reform and whether Labour would negotiate over PR with Nick Clegg in the event of a hung parliament, schools secretary Ed Balls dismissed it, claiming the Labour Party are aiming for an outright majority government.

The Conservatives shocked everyone by winning a small majority at the 2015 General Election, despite predictions of a hung parliament and the possibility of constitutional wrangling over who had legitimacy to form the next Government.

Polling suggests that people prefer a majority government over a hung parliament, but maybe that's because they imagine their own preferred party being the... (Comments: 83)

The row over what nationalist have claimed is an attempt to secure unionist votes in a hung Westminster parliament has poisoned an already toxic atmosphere at Stormont.

With the opinion polls all over the place nothing is clear, but the possibility of a hung parliament has to be considered.

They would gain over a dozen of seats every election, leading to more hung parliaments where Nick Clegg gets to decide who forms the government.

Owners can invite their friends over to introduce them to the experience of hanging out at a bar «situated on the banks of the river Thames overlooking The Houses of Parliament».

A similar sense of gloom hung over Mexican artist Guillermo Santamarina's recent exhibition at House of Gaga, Mexico City, «Funkadelic's Parliament (or the de (re) valued insignias)», which convened gothic literary and musical references.

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.