Sentences with phrase «labour groups»

The new left - wing Labour group brings back memories of turbulent times for the party in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

It was agreed to call on CLPs and affiliates to submit the following rule changes in 2013: Labour Group Leaders on councils to be elected by a local electoral college and more input by branches in selecting their prospective parliamentary candidate (PPC).

Darren Williams - former employee of PCS union Ann Black - former party chairwoman Johanna Baxter - highly active grassroots campaigner Christine Shawcroft - ex leader of Labour group in Tower Hamlets Ellie Reeves - trade union lawyer Pete Willsman - active in Labour machine since 1980s and «enjoys a good disco»

After a debate, the 129 delegates passed Hardie's motion to establish «a distinct Labour group in Parliament, who shall have their own whips, and agree upon their policy, which must embrace a readiness to cooperate with any party which for the time being may be engaged in promoting legislation in the direct interests of labour.»

Curiously, Anderson failed to mention that he was recently suspended by the ruling Labour group on Ashfield District Council pending an investigation.

The government has been under pressure from labour groups and some provinces to enhance the Canada Pension Plan, but Finance Minister Joe Oliver said as recently as last week that Ottawa doesn't favour the move even if Ontario opts to go it alone.

She was subsequently elected deputy leader of the opposition Labour group of MSPs in 2008, and was elected to lead the Labour Party in December 2011.

Commenting on the election of Sadiq Khan as Mayor of London, the Leader of the London Assembly Labour Group Len Duvall AM said: «My congratulations to Sadiq Khan on his...

At yesterday's Full Council meeting the motion of no confidence, brought forward by Labour Group leader Tim Dwelly, and backed by senior Liberal Democrats, was overwhelmingly defeated.

In a blog for moderate Labour group Progress she compared good media management to good underwear.

There are some red faces among Southwark LibDems who, when it was proposed by the ruling Labour group, spoke out against it.

Jeremy Corbyn has been boosted in his bid to hang on as Labour leader, with a huge majority of local Labour groups giving him the thumbs up.

The English Labour group met in Manchester town hall, near the Labour conference centre, and included Ben Bradshaw, the former culture secretary, John Denham, the former universities secretary, and Steve Reed, MP for Croydon and one of the architects of Labour's plans for devolving power.

Commenting on the election of Sadiq Khan as Mayor of London, the Leader of the London Assembly Labour Group Len Duvall AM said:

These grumblings resulted in the deselection of ten sitting Labour Party Councillors in Redcar and Cleveland in advance of the 2015 local elections, including the then Leader and deputy leader of the then controlling Labour group.

He explained that's why he joined the new Catholics for Labour group that was launched at the Labour Party Conference this week.

Within living memory, two leaders of the small Labour group on the council have been convicted on criminal charges — smuggling booze and fags in one case and corruption in the case of his successor.

He was the professional adviser on the budget to the Scottish Parliament's Finance Committee for 2002 to 2007, and fulfilled this role for the Scottish Parliamentary Labour Group between 2007 and 2011.

London Young Labour are encouraging party members to take similar motions to their CLP and Young Labour group meetings across the country.

By contrast, the Scottish Labour group at Westminster is entirely united.

The 2008 Labour group leadership election was the first time Labour had elected its Scottish leader with the participation of its members, using a system similar to that used at the time by the UK - wide Labour Party (the system had been adopted in 2007, but no ballot had taken place as Alexander had been unopposed).

Delegates also heard from Haringey Labour Councillor Isidoras Diakedes who made a plea for socialist and Labour groups across Europe to come together to defend workers against the neo Liberal economic politics of austerity.

However, they also found an increased rate of severe perineal tearing in the induction group of 2.6 % vs 0.7 % in the spontaneous labour group; and an increase in the treatment of jaundice for the baby (11 % vs 7 %).

Well, in Tower Hamlets, the opposition Labour group don't need a 2/3 majority because they have formed a voting pact with the David Cameron's Tories.

[2] Whenever labour groups are stronger, they are more likely to avoid intrusive conditions.

I think his answer to Labour groups around the country is, reportedly, that had he raised it above 40 %, he would have raised less money in taxation rather than more.

His comments come even as some organised labour groups including GHOSPA and railway workers are agitating over their placement on the single spine pay structure and poor remuneration, respectively.

A storm disrupted the Volta regional May Day celebration in Keta as rain set in, moments after the various labour groups ended their march past at the Keta SHS park.

Labour First, shadowy right - wing Old Labour group run by John Spellar got in first (though the mouth of former Labour national executive member Luke Akehurst), describing the new group as «a slap in the face for grassroots campaigners ``.

I want to see the door left open for those councillors who have resigned the party whip to return so that whoever is elected can be sure that there is a strong Labour group that will work with the Mayor to ensure the needs of Tower Hamlets comes first and we reunite the local party once the dust has settled.»

But the texts appear to have been inadvertently sent to another Nick, thought to be Nick Forbes who is leader of Newcastle City Council and leader of the LGA Labour group...

Councillors standing down at the election included Gwen Richardson and Erica Shaw, while former Labour group leader David Potter and the former Conservative council leader from the 1980s and 1990s, Stephen Reid, attempted to return to the council.

For instance, ethnic minorities, a pro- Labour group on the whole, have increased in numbers.

Clause I, section 4 of the membership section in Labour's rulebook says: «A member of the party who joins and / or supports a political organisation other than an official Labour group or other unit of the party, or supports any candidate who stands against an official Labour candidate, or publicly declares their intent to stand against a Labour candidate, shall automatically be ineligible to be or remain a party member.»

Last week Tower Hamlets Labour group, myopic in their perpetual factionalism, joined forces with local Tories to vote down the annual budget proposed by the former Labour council leader and now independent mayor Lutfur Rahman, who of course was removed as Labour candidate by the National Executive Committee in the run up to the 2010 mayoral election, despite having been selected by a majority of local party members.

Not quite clear if there will be more to deselections to emerge but given that there will also some standing down voluntarily it is clear that most of the current Labour Group will not be Labour candidates next time.

Britain's biggest regional Young Labour group last night (Wednesday) vowed to defend the link between trade unions and the Labour party, following Ed Miliband's announcement that he will seek to end automatic affiliation of membership.

In April 2008 Rahman was elected as Leader of the majority Labour Group on Tower Hamlets Council, and therefore became Leader of the Council, replacing Denise Jones.

Navin Shah has served as a Harrow Councillor for Kenton East Ward from 1994 - 2014, Leader of Harrow Council from 2004 to 2006, and remained the Harrow Labour Group Leader until June 2008.

On 19 February 2018, Mansfield's local Labour group selected Sonya Ward to contest the next general election in Mansfield.

But labour groups describe the company as «wildly profitable» and argue Tim Hortons and its parent company can afford to pay employees at the new rate without taking away previous perks.

While the leader of the opposition Labour group said it would be improper for any such meeting to proceed during this time, the meeting went ahead on 3 April 2007 and outline planning permission was granted subject to conditions.

The 200 - page submission made Friday to the provincial ombudsman by health professionals, workers, lawyers and labour groups blasts WSIB for ignoring the medical advice provided by doctors treating injured workers, in favour of so - called «paper doctors» who have not met patients directly.

Now, the Fight for $ 15 and Fairness campaign, made up of many labour groups, community organizations and individuals, has become a massive grassroots mobilization.

[17] With the onset of the recession, however, both business and labour groups expressed concern about layoffs and lost revenues.

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Labour groups in New Zealand have had some success bringing together labour, employers and the government to address safety in the forestry sector.

Teri Caraway, Stephanie Rickard, and Mark Anner demonstrate that the organisational strength of labour groups is associated with the number of labour conditions that IMF programmes impose on a country.

Southampton City Council's controlling Labour group has chosen a new leader after its previous chief lost his seat.