Sentences with phrase «influence over the parties»

Party sources said that a deal was thrashed out before the NEC meeting, which has enabled Corbyn to gain more influence over the party machine without driving his critics out.

Okupe in a statement he posted on his Facebook wall said the former Lagos State Governor may be losing his political influence over the party in the southwest, following the loss of his preferred candidate in the election.

Yet Johnson, a former union leader himself, has curiously decided that now is the time to rake over the coals of Labour's recent leadership contest and called for union influence over the party to be further reduced, thus proving the old adage that former poachers make worse gamekeepers.

This shifted power and influence over party strategy away from activists and towards the parliamentary party supported by staff at central office in Edinburgh.

Not exact matches

Tea Party Republicans, for example, might worry that a straight up and down vote on trade might give the president too much influence over economic policy.

GOP defense hawks are prevailing over the party's depleted ranks of deficit hawks while Democrats are leveraging their influence to boost domestic priorities.

Though it is important not to overstate the situation — realistically, the AfD party is unlikely to have a significant influence over policy in Germany in the short term — the level of support for the German right - wing party reflects a significant protest vote, which could have an influence on Chancellor Merkel's approach as she looks past her election victory.

While both parties have denied explicit wrongdoing, Facebook and Cambridge Analytica are facing whistleblower claims this data was used to support Donald Trump's 2016 presidential election campaign, with the latter firm also being said to have yielded influence over other democratic votes including the EU referendum.

Election results raise questions about Christian right's influence... The EVANGELICALS took over the Republican party when Reagen was president and they have been dictating the agenda ever since... I hope they keep dictating because I want to see the stupid backward republicans become extinct.

Joanne, most of my current ads are managed by a third party and I haven't had any direct influence over their contents.

The Premier League has banned third - party ownership and Manchester United will have bought Rojo in part from his owners, but their growing influence in the game has lead FIFA to introduce a ban on their activities, which will come into effect over the next four years.

If you have no control or influence over the decisions of a third party multi-national business and they are making decisions you don't like then get wise to the fact, make your point then either do something about it yourself or at least stop slagging off those who are in a similar position with no control but choose to behave differently.

We were eager to learn more about the influence football has had on Jeffrey's life, so we sat down with him for a chinwag about life on the terraces of N5, the players he loved, the parties he went to and how the game has changed over the decades.

Hansard's most recent Audit of Political Engagement reveals that only 49 per cent of the population are certain to vote in the May General Election, only 30 per cent of the population feel a strong attachment to a political party and only 20 per cent feel that they have any influence over local decisions.

The second major impact would be a reduction in party political influence over the passage of legislation.

She said political parties have no influence over the operations of Monroe County government.

The former period of multi-party control over the media, enabling parties to mutually limit each other's opportunities to influence the media landscape, has given way to a new period of one - party control.

The national Democratic Party's hierarchy acknowledged the «perceived influence» of insiders over voters in picking a presidential nominee, but don't know yet how to settle an issue that bedeviled the bitter nomination fight between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders in 2016.

The party's influence over coalition policies is practically invisible, though it is undeniable that it has restrained the Conservatives in areas such as welfare cuts and repatriating powers from Brussels.

Garry has said that the party will not have an outsized influence over Curran and that he will not be taking a government job.

Bluntly, your hope is that an issue that matters to you and to many educated middle - class people (but not to most Labour voters, who may well regard the idea in the same way as many Conservatives, as a way to give unfair influence to Liberal Democrats), electoral reform, is important enough to form an electoral alliance over, despite the fact this would leave many party members unable to vote (and who would get to stand in say Durham or Redcar anyway?).

Amongst the population as a whole, we found that over half of Brits (52 %) feel that that the biggest influence on their vote is the values of the party, rather than hard policy issues (which polled at 27 %).

Terry has for decades been a party fixture with influence over state, county, town and village politics.

Despite attempts to curb union power, they still exert a huge amount of influence over the Labour Party.

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It would also be an affront to trade unions and working class voters who would lose the one influence they have over the metropolitan elites who currently wield power in all major parties.

Socialists may have won most of the Scottish seats on the National Policy Forum, but these roles have minimal influence over the Scottish party.

And since the Lords play a crucial role in amending and scrutinising legislation, that could help the party retain significant influence over the legislative process despite what will probably be a precipitous decline in its vote share.

Sacha goes on to note that Pigeon, a former Erie County Democratic chairman and counsel to Senate Majority Pedro Espada Jr. (whom Cuomo continues to invesigate after slapping him with two civil lawsuits), has influence over how state Independence Party founder Tom Golisano — a Cuomo fan (and, since the millionaire's tax passed, Florida resident)-- directs his considerable resources.

Mr. Cuomo, 52, appears poised to succeed the most pro-gay rights governor the state has ever had, at a pivotal moment in the debate over same - sex marriage, and with gay men and lesbians exercising increasing influence within the state Democratic Party.

If the Democrats reach a deal with Klein to bring his faction back into the party, expect it to include some sort of fancy title that gives him some control over legislation, or at the very least fractures the influence currently vested in the leader position.

John Mills, the millionaire party donor who is funding Labour for a referendum campaign, said: «I want to see a Labour government in 2015 and, as the party that trusts the people, I think we should recognise that the growth of the EU's influence over Britain in the past 40 years warrants a referendum regardless of future events.»

In exchange for confidence - and - supply support, a minor party would expect some influence over government policy, which is usually announced in a Queen's speech at the opening of parliament.

His roles in Europe mean that he is likely to play a role in influencing the domestic debate over the EU referendum and the lack of a viable alternative candidate at this crucial time leaves the party with little other choice.

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All three major parties have taken money from wealthy individuals, companies and trusts, and all three have faced questions over the influence and propriety of those donations.

Cuomo is often described as representing a moderate, Clinton - oriented wing of the Democratic Party, which has declined in influence over the years as more liberal advocates reject the «third way» politics of the 1990s.

At the same time, Fiala may be hoping voters want a lawmaker in Albany — regardless of party — who can bring the same level of contacts and influence in state government that Libous had amassed over decades in power.

Commenting on the verbal and media attacks on Tinubu over his endorsement, the governorship aspirant said aspirants attacking Tinubu were ungrateful, pointing out that many of them are beneficiaries of the party leader's influence.

Allegations of union influence over Labour's selection of a new candidate for the Falkirk seat has prompted parties to review how they funded, and calls for a cap on donations.

Only just over a fifth of Lib Dem voters think their party has much influence within the coalition — indeed Conservative voters are more than twice as likely to think Nick Clegg is influential than his own supporters.

The Electoral Reform Society concludes that big donors have too much influence over political parties and that the current funding system is corrupt.

It was published over 10 years go and went on to influence Liberal Democrat thinking for the ensuing decade, but is the Lib Dem «bible», The Orange Book, still relevant to the party?

Ultimately this setup would mean that the Republicans nor Democrats could put through policy without winning over support of this third party, basically allowing the 3rd party to put their spin on any given bill to suit their agenda prior to supporting (the third party here gain tremendous influence for a tiny portion of seats).

There is therefore almost no third - party influence on a sitting President, while at the same time, the President is hugely influential over his own party.

Andrew Hawkins of ComRes reveals a new poll, exclusively for Total Politics, which shows that 50 % of the public believe the party has «almost no influence over government policy» · Interview with shadow energy Caroline Flint who says: «I'm ambitious to be seen as someone who has made, and can make, a mega-contribution, but too often politicians focus on that big job and not on with what they need to do.

If they are successful in getting union members to sign up, it could give them more influence over who leads the party than they have ever had.

Clearly, the Republican Party and the Democratic Party have influence over what goes on with discretionary hires, not those that go through civil service.

Ed Miliband is refusing to back down in his fight with Labour's biggest union backer over its influence in the party.

Tom Connolly, the vice-chairman of the Independence Party, who has significant influence over its operations, is a full - time $ 83,000 - a-year Albany - based «director of operations» for Long Island Republican state Sen. Phil Boyle.