Sentences with phrase «immediate general election»

Ending the Coalition would not mean an immediate general election.

He then moved on to the issue of votes of confidence, which the Bill would still make subject to a simple majority, but rather than causing an immediate general election, there would be a fortnight for a new government to be formed which could command the confidence of the Commons, before a new election had to take place:

The ideal scenario for the Conservatives is for Brown to call an immediate General Election and deal with the «Snowstorm plotters» that way.

Once we know the result of the Conservative leadership election, there may be an immediate general election, so we can not afford to wait.

But it's still probable they will draw back, as another change of leader will certainly mean an immediate General Election, and I don't think it could do more than mitigate some of their losses.

The Tory leader, who renewed his call for an immediate general election, questioned why Ms Blears was still in the Cabinet.

It is simply absurd to argue, as does No. 10, that the next leader must call an immediate general election.

He told rebels to «stop taking shots» at the prime minister and warned that they faced the prospect of having to fight an immediate general election if Brown went.

Conservatives demanded an immediate general election, calling on Brown to go to Buckingham Palace today to ask for a dissolution of parliament.

He warned: «Let us remember one thing if there is a debate, if there is a leadership contest, if there is a change of leader is the British public really going to wear the Labour party carrying on in office, is it not going to ask for an immediate general election.

Labour MP Frank Field, the leader of last year's 10p tax rebellion, accused Mr Brown's allies of trying to «terrorise» Labour MPs into sticking with him by the threat of an immediate general election.

Harris / FT — 50 % want Brown to call an immediate general election if he becomes PM, Brown leads Reid 21 % to 9 % as preferred successor.

His remarks came as a new poll by Ipsos Mori for STV showed that a record 52 % of Scottish voters would vote SNP if there were an immediate general election, implying the SNP would win 54 Westminster seats — a nine-fold increase on the six seats it currently holds — leaving Labour with just four.

David Cameron said the prime minister's proposals were a smokescreen to distract attention from Brown's loss of authority, and used prime minister's questions to call for an immediate general election.

Lord Naseby, a Conservative peer and former deputy speaker, said that the standing of Parliament had been brought «right down into the pits» and there may be a need for an immediate general election.