Sentences with phrase «issue of party funding»

It is not an ideal world, so Labour did not sacrifice the party political advantage to tackle the thorny issue of party funding for the good of the country.

Outside from the different Labour cliques the bigger picture is that for the sake of our democracy the issue of party funding needs reforming.

Now we could sit around and hope that the parties sort out the issue of party funding in time for the next election.

The Falkirk scandal comes against a backdrop of the standoff between Miliband and the unions over the issue of party funding, as the Labour leader attempts to switch to a direct relationship with union members.

Ed Miliband moved to dramatically take the lead on the issue of party funding today when he called for donations to be capped at # 5,000.

«The issue of party funding can not be shelved until the next scandal brings it to the fore,» Sir Christopher Kelly said.

However, the Liberal Democrats have been the only party to raise the issue of party funding at all during the Bills progress through Parliament.

«I am dismayed that the Prime Minister is completely silent on the issue of party funding.

The period since the last YouGov poll has seen the budget, but far more media attention has been paid to the issue of party funding, and specifically the question of secret party loans which has now rumbled on for over two weeks.