Sentences with phrase «in parliament since»

Mark has been a correspondent for Today in Parliament since 2002, and also presents BBC Parliament's political book review show, Book Talk.

Holder represents parts of London, Ontario, and has stood in Parliament since 2008.

It is likely the Labour leader and Shadow Health Secretary Ms Abbott, who have both been in Parliament since the 1980s, would be favourites to win the nominations if they seek to stand in the two new seats.

The withdrawal of Mark Oaten from the race and the admission by rival Simon Hughes that he lied about his bisexuality have helped lift Mr Huhne - a relative unknown, only in parliament since last May - to second favourite behind Sir Menzies.

He triumphed over David Tetteh - Assumeng, who has been in Parliament since 2004.

MPs backing the No group are reported to have met twice in Parliament since the election and MEP supporters are due to hold a meeting in Strasbourg on Wednesday.

The late Desmond William Ocloo won the primary in November 2015, by triumphing over David Tetteh - Assumeng, who has been in Parliament since 2004.

He is from Alberta and has been in Parliament since 1997.

For ordinary citizens, many aspects internal reforms carried out in Parliament since 2009 are not very visible, because they do not attract sufficient media attention and discussion.

This Saturday sees an open primary in Macclesfield to select a Conservative candidate to succeed Sir Nicholas Winterton, who has represented the seat in Parliament since 1971.

He has been in parliament since 2001 and has worked as health secretary; culture, media and sport secretary; and chief secretary to the treasury.

Not exact matches

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.

Since Suu Kyi's 2010 release, her political party has clinched dozens of seats in Parliament.

Since May's election gamble backfired, the Conservatives have only a one - seat majority in parliament thanks to a tactical deal with Northern Irish unionists.

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.

«This government is taking the toughest line in these budget negotiations of any government since we joined the European Union,» Cameron told parliament ahead of a non-binding vote on the EU budget talks.

«This government is taking the toughest line in these budget negotiations of any government since we joined the European Union,» Cameron told parliament ahead of the vote.

AfD seems certain to repeat its local success in a general election - in which case Ms Merkel's critics will see her as the German leader who paved the way for a racist and nationalist party to gain a toehold in the national parliament for the first time since 1945.

Since this debate over pipelines began in earnest last Fall, Jason Kenney and others have been calling on the federal government to invoke clause 92 (10)(c) of the Constitution, which allows the federal government to exert authority over infrastructure such as pipelines which, «although wholly situate within the Province, are before or after their Execution declared by the Parliament of Canada to be for the general Advantage of Canada or for the Advantage of Two or more of the Provinces.»

Since the deal was officially approved by the European Parliament in February, however, it's possible that you may not have heard much about the deal.

Here's an overview of all of the most important information you need to know about CETA since the EU Parliament vote in February, and how you can benefit.

Simon William English, better known as Bill, has served New Zealand and the National Party since his election to Parliament in 1990.

Since the President of the Treasury Board tables the Estimates on behalf of the departments and agencies and is responsible for the overall management of government spending, he should be in a position to provide a detailed and credible explanation as to the difference between what was approved by Parliament and what was actually spent by the individual departments and agencies.

Mr. Drake is a digital automation advocate for private equity as he lobbied the US Congress on the JOBS Act since 2011 He represented the US Commerce Department at the EU Commission in Brussels & Rome in 2012, was invited to the White House Champions of Change ceremony in Washington, D.C., &, was a speaker at the UK Parliament in 2013.

The same is true of gender and minority representation, since the expectations of the day, unfortunate as they were, didn't commonly include the belief held by many today that Parliament should look, think, and care about issues in broadly similar ways to the country at large.

John Deighan has been the parliamentary officer for the Bishop's Conference of Scotland since the creation of the new Scottish Parliament in 1999.

Sir Tony announced on 1st September that he will not be seeking re-election as a member of parliament, having served as an MP since 1983 in a number of ministerial roles.

Since the special events held in 1993 in India, Britain, Japan, the USA and some other countries to mark the centenary of the World's Parliament of Religions there has been growing emphasis on the practical work that people of different faiths can do together to address the critical issues of today, such as violence, poverty and pollution.

In Germany, he addressed the German parliament, met Jewish and Muslim groups, held a prayer vigil with young people and celebrated Mass in Berlin's Olympic Stadium (built by Hitler, nastily said all the non-German critics; and in use ever since, like the autobahns, one might riposteIn Germany, he addressed the German parliament, met Jewish and Muslim groups, held a prayer vigil with young people and celebrated Mass in Berlin's Olympic Stadium (built by Hitler, nastily said all the non-German critics; and in use ever since, like the autobahns, one might ripostein Berlin's Olympic Stadium (built by Hitler, nastily said all the non-German critics; and in use ever since, like the autobahns, one might ripostein use ever since, like the autobahns, one might riposte).

Since there is no sign of this report as yet the Parliament will be voting in the dark — with no idea of the impact of their decision.

It's a year since the first WBTi UK report was launched in November 2016 at the Houses of Parliament, giving the first snapshot of the state of breastfeeding support in the UK across the indicators.

-LSB-...] There has never since been a time when Parliament has not thought the Civil Service to be too costly and sought, more or less urgently, for economies in administration.»

Irish MPs have either withdrawn Westminster, abstained in votes, or acted to obstruct the processes of Parliament since 1845.

This news comes a few weeks after President John Mahama told Parliament in his state of the nation that his government had overcome the four - year old crisis following a fairly stable power supply since January.

Therefore, it is our manifest intention through this petition, to call on your good office and the Leadership of Parliament to remove Mr. Kennedy Agyapong as the Ranking Member on the Parliamentary Select Committee on Communications with immediate effect since his thoughtless comments and insults are a disgrace to Parliament in general and the NPP in particular.

Indeed the Northern Peoples Party's leader Chief Dombo's action showed great magnanimity towards NOT Busia, but the building of a strong opposition to Nkrumah and his CPP who were having a field's day at elections since 1951 and also in Parliament.

Since Sylvia Heal won the Mid Staffordshire by - election in 1990, all new members have watched, covetously, TV proceedings of Parliament long before their posteriors touched green leather.

In the days after the final results were in and Britain's first hung parliament since the Second World War was confirmed the head - scratching continueIn the days after the final results were in and Britain's first hung parliament since the Second World War was confirmed the head - scratching continuein and Britain's first hung parliament since the Second World War was confirmed the head - scratching continued.

Since then, the collapse in tax revenues means that deficit reduction in this Parliament has now stalled.

In summary, my proposal is that following a «no» vote the Scotland Act be amended to empower the Scottish Parliament to hold a binding referendum on independence, but only if 30 years have elapsed since the last referendum or if two - thirds of all MSPs vote for such a referendum.

On the other hand, the party has fallen so far since 2010 that it can reasonably hope for gains in the Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly elections next year and the county council elections in 2017.

Although the AfD narrowly missed the threshold to enter parliament, with its 4.7 per cent haul, it has been the most successfully performing party in its first general elections since 1957.

In doing so she became the youngest member of parliament since, at the very least, the Reform Act of 1832.

I wished that the Chief Justice under this circumstances in my candid opinion could speak to the two members of parliament involved directly with signs of remorse especially when the merit of the case is NOT determined so that they can feel comfortable appearing before her in court otherwise this may NEGATIVELY affect the morale and confidence and trust of the two MPs in the process especially in the CJ going forward and it may lead to a discontinuation of the case since it's only dismissed on technical grounds but not on its merits.

Since returning to parliament in June and becoming Lib Dem leader Cable has not held back in attacking the PM, earlier in the summer he accused her of using «evil» language which could have been lifted from Hitler's Mein Kampf.

Since stepping down as Labour leader in 2015, Miliband has become one of parliament's leading voices on climate change — and his stock appears to be soaring.

In spite of its considerable (and increasing) powers under the Treaties, the Parliament has since the first election faced decreasing turnouts.

While failing to enter parliament, this has been the best performance of a party running for the first time in a German federal election since 1957.

This parliament has had 48 months since first gathering in mid-May 2010 to sort out the arrangements for the next coalition.

They have succeeded in getting the Sainte - Laguë rule adopted (since 2004) for allocating seats to European Parliament constituencies.