Sentences with phrase «in a hung parliament»

The election could well result in a hung parliament which, in turn, could bring the vast reforms we need.

If Labour ends up the largest party in a hung parliament there's plenty of material for a Lib / Lab pact.

Meanwhile, smaller parties such as the Greens, the Liberal Democrats, the UK Independence Party (UKIP) and the Scottish National Party (SNP) could hold the balance of power in a hung parliament after May 2015.

The general election ended in a hung Parliament, where no party has the 326 seats needed to get an overall majority in the House of Commons.

Nick Clegg on Friday dealt a blow to the chances of a Labour / Liberal Democrat coalition in a hung parliament as he ruled out any deal that relied on «life support» from the Scottish National party.

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.

The Lords eventually accepted Lloyd George's 1909 budget in April 1910, three months after a general election which had resulted in a hung parliament with a Liberal government supported by Labour and Irish nationalist votes.

David Cameron is on course to lead the biggest party in a hung Parliament after the General Election -LSB--RSB-

This could potentially give Farage the role of kingmaker in a hung parliament.

Clegg and the Lib Dems made premeditated false statements on student fees, speed of cuts, immigration etc etc intending to change them after the election finished in a hung Parliament as everyone predicted it would be.

Pollsters suggest that the 2015 general election could easily result in another hung parliament in which the Liberal Democrats could again feature.

As the CH graphic records, the ConHome Poll of Polls is now back in hung parliament territory:

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.

For decades, electoral reform as the price of co-operation in a hung parliament was the Liberal and Liberal Democrat dream.

The question becomes whether the Liberal Democrats would compromise on STV, and accept a system such as AV + (or even just regular AMS, as in Wales and Scotland) as the price of their support in a hung parliament.

Ed Miliband confirms that he is ruling out working with the SNP and Plaid Cymru in a hung parliament.

Historical trends and polls suggest the 2010 general election could result in a hung parliament for the first time in more than 35 years.

If the markets and media were showing signs of panic in a hung parliament, Mr Cameron could simply call Labour and the Liberal Democrat's bluff, by forcing them to risk losing national approval by hindering the formation of government.

That is always going to be the case in a hung parliament, especially if it is closely hung.

There's no point in alarming these centre - right voters by reminding them that in a hung Parliament Sir Menzies would angle for a coalition with the next Labour Prime Minister.

One woman was surprised by Darling's performance: «Personally, I thought you could see some similarities between what Alistair Darling and Vince Cable were saying so the idea of what would happen in a hung parliament, I think it's raised some interesting questions with regards to that.»

The Tories won the most seats but were trapped in a hung parliament, thrashing out a chaotic deal with Northern Ireland's right - wing DUP, after Labour won key symbolic seats in south east England, Wales and Scotland.

«The SNP's boast that they will be the powerbrokers in a hung Parliament with 20 seats now looks utterly ridiculous.

Polling at just 6 % across the country won't matter so long as the party can return a sufficient number of MPs to carry real weight in another hung parliament.

On a uniform swing, this result would leave the Tories 43 seats short of a majority in a hung parliament.

He went on to talk about what the party might want to see if in a position to do a deal in a hung parliament after the 2015 election.

Gordon Brown would be barred from making major policy announcements if he remained as prime minister in a hung parliament, the cabinet secretary announced today.

Although 40 per cent is regarded as the «election winning» mark, the weighting of the electoral system means today's poll would result in a hung parliament if translated into votes.

In a hung parliament situation the most likely scenario is another election a few months later and until we have a different electoral system it will ever be thus.

I haven't got to the bottom of the maths / method but this post by the Undercover Economist about voting power in hung parliaments looks absolutely fascinating

I am not an expert but I imagine the LibDem party would talk to other parties as relevant in a hung parliament scenario, even if a coalition or any less formal kind of arrangement might well not result from that.

On the other hand, the Greens can appeal to voters to give them a chance to be king - makers in a hung parliament, as Ukip are.

«This poll confirms the SNP's momentum in our campaign to provide a strong voice for Scotland in a hung parliament at Westminster - and predates Nicola Sturgeon's brilliant performance in the leaders» debate, and the Westminster establishment's failed dirty tricks against Nicola.

So here's a thought to cheer up any disconsolate staff in Downing Street: maybe by practising his most useful political skill this week, he'll find himself ready to use it again in hung parliament talks next year.

With Labour on 35 %, the Tories would have to get around 39 % to stand a chance of emerging in first place in a hung parliament.

As the main opposition in a hung parliament, Labour still has more to play for than seemed likely in advance of the general election.

She continued that her preference and the Prime Minister's preference in a hung Parliament was for a minority Conservative government.

In the end, everything in hung parliaments always depends on the numbers — and we don't know the numbers yet.

The doubling of SNP support in Scotland presages big Labour losses north of the border and potentially a pivotal role for the SNP in a hung parliament.

But even in a hung parliament, full of the vibrant «new forces» he expects to flourish, there would have to be a government of some kind.

So, I'm left wondering, is this another sign that the Lib Dems would gravitate towards Labour in a hung parliament?

The expected poll boost largely failed to materialise, but the Lib Dems still had enough MPs to effectively hold the balance of power in a hung Parliament when the votes had been counted.

The SNP has declared it will never support the Conservatives in a hung parliament, but it is ready to do a deal with Labour, even if it finishes in second place.

Because for all the Liberal pirouetting on what they would do in a hung Parliament, everyone knows they are closer in spirit and practice to Labour.

He could be the first independent chancellor, taking office in a hung parliament, symbolising a new politics.

Plaid had hoped to play a role in a hung parliament, but that disappeared with the formation of the Tory - Lib Dem deal.

«I absolutely believe that if we'd have had that election that Gordon Brown would no longer have been prime minister and that the Conservatives would have been the largest party in a hung parliament.»