Sentences with phrase «in parliament by»

In April, the government proposed removing the defence as part of its action plan on anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist finance, now included in the Criminal Finances Bill, introduced in Parliament by the Home Secretary this month.

The Criminal Finances Bill, introduced in Parliament by the Home Secretary last week, aims to tackle money laundering and corruption, and recover the proceeds of crime and counter terrorist financing.

The use of a super-injunction by Manchester United's Ryan Giggs to stifle rumours of an alleged affair with ex-Big Brother contestant Imogen Thomas appeared to backfire at the weekend when he was identified by a Scottish newspaper and later named in Parliament by MP John Hemmings.

This state of affairs would now appear to be at an end following the recent announcement of the government's draft legislative programme both in Parliament by the prime minister, and in the form of a document published by the Office of the Leader of the House of Commons.

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We are proud to be represented in Parliament by our MP Andrew Bridgen, and in councils at every level of local government by many fabulous and committed local councillors.

Tsipras led Syriza to victory in the general election held on 25 January 2015, falling short of an outright majority in Parliament by just two seats.

Low attendance and participation in Parliament by Labour MPs was first raised by the Government's Chief Whip Nick Brown.

«That the existence of this previously top secret database was finally revealed in parliament by the home secretary on Wednesday, as part of a comprehensive new investigatory powers bill covering many other previously secret intelligence capabilities, speaks volumes about how far we've come in a few short years.»

The Conservative party's minority government is being propped up in parliament by the DUP, and any change which exposed the DUP - CRC donation arrangement is likely to be resisted.

We can not change the fact that vocational routes are currently underrepresented in Parliament by politicians with direct experience of them — but we can change the number of advocates in Westminster and beyond.

And Labour voters in Thanet South will have to decide which is worse — holding their nose and voting Conservative or being represented in parliament by Nigel Farage.

The matter was first raised in Parliament by the Minority Chief Whip, Alhaji Muntaka Mubarak Mohammed, who wanted the Trades Ministry to account for the monies.

He also accused the President of making a mockery of the address in parliament by bringing in the supposed beneficiaries of his social interventions.

I have been privileged to work as PPS to four senior Labour ministers in four government departments and now feel that I can make my best contribution to the Labour effort in parliament by concentrating on helping, as a regular back - bencher, to show that Labour remains sound on matters of Defence.

What does matter is that Ms Dorries» constituents should be represented in Parliament by the individual they elect, and pay for.

Turmoil has engulfed the Bulgarian republic, after MPs were barricaded in parliament by angry protesters.

Woolas has since been stripped of his seat in parliament by a special election court, which ruled that he knowingly made false statements about his Lib Dem opponent, and suspended from the Labour Party.

Conservative attempts at tackling this have so far proven unsuccessful: Ukip has held steady in the polls, topped May's European Parliament elections, and on Thursday Douglas Carswell won the party's first (elected) seat in parliament by 35 points over his former party, and nearly 50 more than Labour.

And if we have Boris in parliament by 2014, I think he will be in a position to move.»

So for example, if Red Party earns 10 electorate seats, but only 5 % of the party vote, they will be represented in parliament by 10 electorate MPs, and parliament will have 105 members.

They will be represented in parliament by 10 electorate MPs and 2 list MPs.

The Klottey Korle constituency is a swing seat that has been represented in Parliament by both the NPP and the NDC.

The call is in response to the Draft Energy Bill, presented today in Parliament by Energy Minister Ed Davey, who stated that the Bill would ensure that the lights would stay on for years to come.

You want a comprehensive agreement — let's carry on negotiating — and in the meantime let us introduce these reforms in parliament by agreement between us and you.

Not exact matches

By focusing on outcomes for Canadians and making evidence - based decisions that are anchored in meaningful data and indicators, the Government is moving to a culture of measurement and impact, and is putting in place the tools to deliver on priorities, align resources to programs and activities that deliver real value for Canadians, and provide meaningful information to Canadians and Parliament.

The commission's proposal, which was prepared by Neelie Kroes, the commissioner for telecommunications, will require approval by the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers in a process likely to conclude next spring.

Minister of Finance Bill Morneau is accompanied by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as he makes his way to deliver the federal budget in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, March 22, 2016 (Sean Kilpatrick / CP)

They have also demanded a new vote on the budget for next year after the government approved the spending plan by not putting it though parliament, but holding the vote in an nearby chamber, with a high number of government supporters — something that the country's opposition deemed as «illegal.»

While approval is not a given since the ruling coalition government led by Abe's LDP does not have a majority in the upper house of parliament, most analysts do not foresee any problems given signs this week that main opposition parties will not block the nominations.

Polls show the race is tight and that the large «Together for Yes» block formed by pro-independence parties from the rest of political spectrum will need support from the smaller CUP to secure a 68 - seat majority in Catalonia's 135 - seat parliament.

Poland's biggest political standoff in years began on Friday when opposition lawmakers objected to plans by the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party to curb media access to parliament, and blocked the plenary hall podium ahead of a budget vote.

Anti-Brexit protesters, one wearing a giant Theresa May head, hold placards outside Parliament on the day the Prime Minister will announce that she has triggered the process by which Britain will leave the European Union, in London, March 29, 2017.

In late September, Russia's Parliament voted to restrict foreign ownership of local media to 20 %, a move that could affect U.S. companies such as Disney, which has a Russian TV channel, and force the sale of the independent Russian financial paper Vedomosti, which is part owned by News Corp.'s Dow Jones and Pearson.

The state council eventually passed them, leaving Nuinsco in need of what traditionally has been a simple rubber stamp by the local parliament.

Xi began his second five - year term as party chief in October and at the end of the week will be formally appointed by parliament.

No wonder we see a poorer quality candidate and hence elected MP in Parliament as well as a dearth of innovative, relevant policy initiatives being proposed by the major parties.

When Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize in 2010, China responded by squeezing Norway for years (Norway hosts the ceremony, and its parliament appoints the selection panel).

Victor Bostinaru, vice chair of the Social Democratic group in the European Parliament and Romanian MEP, said on Thursday he had evidence that the Russians had interfered in the Catalan crisis, as reported by the Daily Telegraph.

He added that by forging an alliance with Verhofstadt, ALDE would become the third largest group in the EU parliament.

Johnston, welcoming MPs back to work after a month - long delay, opened the speech by noting that «the eyes and ears of Canadians turn toward this Parliament, in trust that those who stand here in their place will relentlessly advance and uphold the ideals that are inclusive, honourable, selfless, smart and caring at every turn without fail.»

Allegations of sexual abuse have ranged from a charge of rape by an activist in the opposition Labour Party by a senior party member, to unconfirmed details of serial «sex pests» on a list reportedly drafted by aides and researchers in parliament.

The Conservative government's first efforts to pass it in the last parliament were frustrated by its Liberal Democrat coalition partners, but the bill has been revived in a slightly watered - down version since the Conservatives won a majority in May's general elections.

Then, Branson wrote down the names of 250 members of parliament he would like to be in touch with for the magazine, as well as a list of potential advertisers he found by flipping through the phone book.

Rebels said the vote could strengthen Cameron's position at budget talks in Brussels next month because he will be able to say his hands are tied by the British parliament.

«Although we expect that the Greek government will implement the required measures, the risk of early elections is increasing given the rising political cost to the government and its slim majority in the parliament... Early elections might bring a new and more reform - minded conservative government, but Greece's economy would be hit again by prolonged uncertainty, after having just started to record positive growth,» Moody's said.

By that time all political parties in parliament had aligned themselves behind strong net neutrality rules.

No group managed to secure a majority in the Italian parliament, heralding weeks of political uncertainty and raising the prospect of a government between sworn enemies - the center - right led by former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi and the center - left under Pier Luigi Bersani.

WITH State legislation before the Parliament in preparation for the introduction of Australia's new tax changes — now less than nine months away — there is also a need to ensure the Government is GST compliant by next July.

Then Minister of Culture Jek Yeun Thong defended the measures, saying in Parliament that the local press would remain free as long as «no attempt is made by them, or through their proxies, to glorify undesirable viewpoints and philosophies.»