Sentences with phrase «higher leave vote»

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Sterling had been on a downward trend since the UK's vote to leave the EU, but reduced concerns over an abrupt break - up are sending the currency higher.

Many had to leave their homes, schools, significant others and higher - paying jobs, but I took their sacrifices as a vote of confidence in our team and what we were creating.

Inflation in the UK has shot up in recent months — hitting 2.9 % in May — driven higher by the slump in the value of the pound since Britain voted to leave the EU.

Sterling saw some strong buying on international currency markets Tuesday, reaching its highest level since the country voted to leave the European Union in June 2016.

Gerard Lyons — one of the few prominent economists to back leaving the EU, and a co-founder of the Economists for Brexit group — told an audience at the Brexit & Global Expansion Summit in London on Monday that by failing to prepare plans for what might happen in the event that Britain voted to leave, Prime Minister David Cameron and Chancellor George Osborne left both the new Conservative government and the British people high and dry.

The moratorium episode — the closest that Florida's Democratic gun - control proponents have come to success after a Feb. 14 shooting rampage, at a high school in Parkland, left 17 people dead — illustrates why it is so difficult to pass firearm restrictions in the State Legislature: When it comes to backing a significant change, even a popular one, the votes just aren't there.

Long after leaving active duty, they continue to vote, volunteer and serve their communities at a high rate, serving as the best examples of citizenship,» said John Kelly, senior vice president, Social Impact & Public Policy.

Markets have been on high alert since a close 5 — 3 vote at the June BOE meeting to leave rates unchanged raised the specter of an interest rate hike sooner than the market had anticipated.

The UK has voted to leave the European Union, setting off what is expected to be protracted political and economic uncertainty, which will lead to a weaker currency, higher inflation, and lower growth, says Jacob Nell, Morgan Stanley's UK economist.

With only a few days to go before the water slide «s scheduled opening, the Village Board voted Monday to leave the 34 - foot - tall winding structure of plastic and concrete high and dry to conserve water.

That was a high hurdle for members to get over, but the votes provided regular ammunition for the press to talk about how chaotic and left - wing Labour was.

However, with cultural angst high on the agenda, dissatisfaction with the incumbent government on the rise and a Eurosceptic campaign that is more sophisticated than some realise, it does appear likely that whatever the result, the Leave vote will be fairly strong.

For the last century or so, people in the US generally graduate from high school at 18 (plus or minus), can enter into contracts, leave home without parental permission, vote (though that's more of a result of the draft age being 18), and are otherwise considered adults.

«Spending in excess of # 50Bn on HS2, a high speed rail line that will predominantly serve London and not address the capacity and connectivity issues of the current rail network, makes even less sense than it did before the vote to leave the European Union.»

The result of this is a high number of votes being «exhausted» (having no preferences left after the voter's preferred candidate (s) have been eliminated) before the final count.

Even worse, she voted to cut over $ 700 billion from Medicare, leaving Monroe County seniors with higher health - care costs and fewer options.

(The 52 per cent were often called the «left - behinds») This vote was on a high turn out of 72 per cent.

More subtly, for a number of reasons (including to a greater or lesser extent, Brexit) Labour has generally been gaining votes from the young and those in high social class jobs and areas which voted remain in 2016, while losing votes from older voters, those in lower social class occupations and those who voted leave.

Since the 2015 general election the situation has been transformed — the high turnout and shift to the left within this month's membership votes for the NEC plainly show that.

Turnout was higher than in a modern day general election, with approximately 72 % of the electorate voting — 52 % to leave the EU and 48 % to remain.

If it hadn't been for the murder of Joanne Cox the vote to Leave would have been massively higher imo.

But, perhaps somewhat surprisingly, Fianna Fail too would be rather disenchanted with these poll figures, with these leaving the party on a share of the national vote that would not be dramatically higher than that which the party won in 2011.

He is seen as a key figure on the left of the party and his candidacy has been helped by the fact that he kept his hands clean of the coalition's most unpopular policies, voting against the bedroom tax and, crucially, higher tuition fees.

The researchers looked at reasons why people voted Leave and found that whether someone had been to university or accessed other higher education was the «predominant factor» in how they voted.

But the budget is also notable for what it did not include: a measure that would make it easier for the survivors of childhood sexual abuse to file lawsuits, voting reforms such as early voting and gun control legislation Democratic lawmakers had pushed in the wake of a high school shooting in Florida that left 17 people dead.

Despite the re-election of union - busting Democrat Andrew Cuomo, Hawkins and his running mate, Brian Jones, received nearly 5 %, or 176,000, of all votes cast — a tremendous total marking the highest vote for a left candidate in New York state since 1920 when Socialists ran labor organizer Joseph D. Cannon for Governor.

This is the highest vote for a genuine left - wing candidate in New York since 1920.

In documents submitted to the high court, seen by the Guardian, it is argued that BeLeave was not a separate organisation to Vote Leave, but in effect acted as the campaign's youth wing.

This is the highest vote for a genuine left wing candidate in New York since 1920.

«Now that Britain has voted to leave, I think the country deserves to have a leader who believes in Britain outside the European Union and who also has experience at the highest level of government.

Rowena Mason, deputy political editor: The chancellor blames the lower growth forecasts for next year on higher predicted inflation and economic uncertainty, mostly attributable to the vote to leave the EU.

The highest vote for leave was in the West Midlands with 59.11 % opting for Brexit.

Polling expert Professor Sir John Curtice said the Tories were performing relatively well in areas with a substantial Leave vote in the 2016 referendum, where they are picking up votes from UKIP, which did not stand candidates in many areas, while Labour were performing better in places where the Remain vote was stronger and with a higher proportion of younger voters.

But Vote Leave campaigner Gisela Stuart said the EU had been a «disaster» for UK workers and noted the high unemployment levels in eurozone states.

June 20, 2016 • As Britain prepares to vote on whether to leave the European Union, we take a look at the country with the highest per capita income of any EU nation.

After the unexpected resignation of their popular principal left some teachers, students and parents outraged, the faculty at Port of Los Angeles High School has voted to join United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA).

For investors with a diversified portfolio, with some exposure to Europe, a «leave» vote will likely mean a drop in U.K. equities while gilts, or British Treasuries priced in sterling, will likely move higher.

Complaints concerned a range of materials, including high profile Vote Leave advertisements stating: «Let's give our NHS the # 350m the EU takes every week.»

Further evidence of contact between senior figures at Vote Leave and BeLeave during the referendum came in a witness statement from Matthew Elliott, the campaign chief, which was submitted to the High Court on March 13, 2018 as part of a judicial review.

Republican Party vs Supreme Court: Once the Election time to go to the polls, those millions of high - school students» parents will input their Votes to answer the Capital Hill how and decide whether Americans to let Donald Trump to leave the White Housed for good.

It's the first major vote on school safety since the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that left 17 people dead sparked a nationwide debate over school safety and gun control.

If a vote were called to say yes or no to an increase in dues, or this type of assessment half way through the year, I wonder if voter turn out would be higher than the 39 % for the «consulative» vote on staying or leaving CREA.

The highest number (40.4 per cent) opted to leave CREA, while 31.5 per cent voted to postpone leaving CREA and 28.2 per cent chose to remain with the national association.