Sentences with phrase «led coalition government»

It was the Tory - led Coalition government that introduced the mean spirited regime under Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act (LASPO) when it scrapped all forms of private family law from the legal aid scheme.

The perception of a growing divide between the pensions offered to public and private sector employees, combined with fairness and sustainability concerns, led the coalition government to appoint John Hutton to chair an Independent Public Service Pensions Commission in 2010.

Perhaps unsurprisingly given the paucity of success stories, rather than concentrating upon their record in power, the chief emphasis of Labour's misguided strategy has been to scare voters with the prospect of the elections returning a Conservative led coalition government.

New Prime Minister David Cameron has said his «historic» Conservative - led coalition government will be united and provide «strong and stable» leadership.

It will be seen as a resounding thumbs - down to the Lib Dems» role in the Conservative - led coalition government.

While some measures designed to make life harder for illegal migrants date back to the last Labour government, most Whitehall insiders and immigration experts point to the arrival of the Tory - led coalition government in 2010 as the moment when the «hostile environment» mission began in earnest.

«This Tory - led coalition government is also abusing its power.

«In just 15 months, the Tory - led coalition government has been no stranger to legal challenge.

«The Conservative - led Coalition government has already delivered with the passing of the Scotland Act 2012.

Australia's current Conservative - led coalition government is playing down the role of climate change on Australian agriculture.

Just as the new mayor of Turin launches a drive to make the city meat free, so a new Communist - led coalition government in the Indian state of Kerala is attempting to make its dietary mark — this time by introducing a fat tax.

Plaid leader Ieuan Wyn Jones then attempted to lead a coalition government, entering into talks with the Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives.

Mr Cameron's message will be simple: God knows what Britain will get if Ed Miliband leads a coalition government with Alex Salmond and his SNP lieutenants.

And of course he played his part in splitting the Liberal Party and leading a coalition government with a majority provided by the Conservatives.

I need to reassure them I am a Conservative prime minister - yes, leading a coalition government - but a Conservative prime minister and I am conscious that they voted for me and I want to deliver for them,» he said in an interview with the Telegraph newspaper.

The best hope was to overtake the Socialists into second place somewhere, perhaps in Aragon, and lead a coalition government; otherwise, Podemos could be a useful coalition partner or other form of support to oust the right from power.

Not exact matches

CAAT states that U.K. government data it has compiled show that since the Saudi - led coalition began airstrikes on Yemen in 2015, «the U.K. has licensed # 4.6 billion ($ 6.3 billion) worth of arms to Saudi Arabia, including # 2.7 billion worth of ML10 licenses (aircraft, helicopters, drones) and # 1.9 billion worth of ML4 licenses (grenades, bombs, missiles, countermeasures).»

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.

A Saudi - led coalition intervened in Yemen in 2015, backing government forces fighting Iran - allied Houthi rebels.

Chancellor Angel Merkel could lead a minority government if current coalition talks with the German Socialist party collapse, according to the country's deputy finance minister.

Over the past couple of years, Emirates» expansion into the US market has been met with pushback from a coalition lead by American, Delta, and United Airlines (the US3) that claim Emirates» growth has been fueled billions of dollars in government subsidies.

But as NISA's website notes, Australia's government is in caretaker mode pending the outcome of the July 2 federal election, in which a Liberal / National coalition led by Turnbull faces the Labor party led by Bill Shorten.

European Finance Ministers Limit Overall Bailout Firewall to $ 1.1 Trillion European governments capped fresh rescue lending at 500 billion euros ($ 666 billion), after a Germany - led coalition opposed a further expansion of the anti- crisis firewall.

Following last Friday night's coordinated missile attack by a coalition of U.S., U.K. and French forces against Syrian chemical weapons facilities, there was a high level of consternation about whether the barrage of targeted airstrikes would escalate into a dangerous and wide - ranging military engagement between the Assad - led Syrian government backers (Russia, Iran, Hezbollah) and NATO forces.

A new coalition government led by Chancellor Merkel still seemed the most likely outcome, although negotiations between the various parties looked set to take some time, mainly due to the difficulties of accommodating the opposing views of the junior partners in the proposed coalition, the economically liberal Free Democratic Party (FDP) and the Greens.

A coalition government headed by Prime Minister Necmettin Erbaken is, according to his opponents, leading Turkey in a «dangerously religious» direction.

A growing coalition of conservative political leaders, religious groups and government officials is leading the attack against publicly supported programs of sex education, school - based health centers, guidance programs in family planning, and other activities designed to address the sexual needs of youth from both a social and a health perspective.

The hypothetical (and it is a very, very extreme one, not a prediction) would involve Harriet Harman or someone else leading Labour, while A.N.Other politician, with whom the Liberal Democrats felt they could do business, acting as the head of a coalition government.

The admission by the UK government that the Saudi - led coalition used UK - made BL - 755 cluster munitions during the armed conflict in Yemen, comes months after Amnesty International and British media outlets reported that these weapons had been used in the country.

And don't members of the US - led coalition, who cite the «collective self - defense» of Iraq (the Iraqi government has formally made this request), have the right to prevent further ISIS attacks from Syrian territory into Iraqi areas?

These recent cases show that proportional representation does not necessarily lead to minority or coalition governments.

«There is, however, evidence that the Coalition Government's free schools programme could lead to social segregation which will be to the detriment of BME children and young people.

It will be a choice between strong and stable leadership in the national interest, with me as your Prime Minister, or weak and unstable coalition government led by Jeremy Corbyn, propped up by the Liberal Democrats, who want to re-open the divisions of the referendum, and Nicola Sturgeon and the SNP.

Yet, the 2008 financial crisis had promptly interrupted Brown's brief honeymoon with the electorate and Labour had lost the 2010 General Elections, leading to a Conservative - Lib Dem coalition government.

It is why Britain is a leading member — alongside the United States — of the coalition working successfully to defeat Daesh; why we have agreed to send 800 troops to Estonia and Poland as part of NATO's forward presence in eastern Europe; why we are increasing our troop contribution to NATO's Resolute Support mission that defends the Afghan government from terrorism; and it is why we are reinforcing our commitment to peacekeeping operations in Kosovo, South Sudan and Somalia.

One of the sticking points in the run up to the conclusion of SPA was the Afghan government's demand that the US - led coalition should formally commit in concrete terms to a multi-billion dollar security assistance package for Afghanistan's security in the post-withdrawal period.

That leads to a coalition government and a vicious circle begins.

The Fixed - term Parliaments Act (FTPA) was introduced by the Conservative - Liberal coalition government in 2011, primarily to prevent David Cameron, the prime minister at the time, from seizing on the first significant poll lead for the Conservatives to call an early election and win a Conservative majority.

The Lib Dems, who performed particularly poorly in 2015 following their participation in the coalition government led by David Cameron, could recover in areas that voted «Remain».

At an event sponsored by the Brennan Center and New York Leadership for Accountable Government (NY LEAD)-- a coalition of business, civic and philanthropic leaders who favor campaign finance reform — New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman unveiled new disclosure requirements for non-profits engaging in political activities.

The split in labour was because reform would mean less Labour government alone, but more Labour led government through coalition.

His resignation came as he published Minority Verdict, his critical analysis of why the Conservative Party failed to gain an overall majority in the general election; leading to the Conservatives forming the Coalition government with the Liberal Democrats.

In 2013, the SPD decided to join a grand coalition with Angela Merkel's CDU, rejecting the prospect of leading a government jointly with the Green Party and the Left Party.

Labour will not be able to form a government in Wales after Plaid Cymru followed the Liberal Democrats» lead and pulled out of coalition talks.

The Liberal Democrats have pulled out of coalition talks to form a Welsh government, reopening the possibility of a Labour - led government.

Following news of Mr Gemayel's death today, Mr al - Hariri's son, Saad, who leads the anti-Syrian coalition in the Lebanese government, again pointed the finger towards Damascus.

The Coalition said they sought to impress upon the Mahama - led government to expedite action on the passage.

In this regard, Greece's creditors have reaped what they sowed; by demanding yet more austerity two months before national elections, the IMF, EU Commission, and ECB facilitated the fall of Samaras» coalition government, rise of Syriza, and the chaos that has ensued, almost leading to the dissolution of the Eurozone.

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Since 2006 Safe Horizon has taken an increased leadership role in advocating for passage of the Child Victims Act by organizing an energetic, statewide coalition of survivors and advocates, leading press conferences with key government officials, advocating directly with lawmakers in Albany, and more.