Sentences with phrase «liberal legislation next»

But the business community is not thrilled with Cuomo's support for a full Democratic takeover of the state Senate or a pledge to enact a host of liberal legislation next year, including a faster phase - in of the state's minimum wage as well as a promise to allow local governments to raise the wage on their own within a state - based formula.

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The more seats a party or grouping has, the more chance it has of forming a government - with 198 seats out of 646 the Conservative Party could only form a government if significant numbers of other MP's decided to back them, as happened in 1924 when there was a situation that the Conservatives didn't want to form a coalition with either other main party and equally the Liberals didn't want a coalition with Labour and the Liberals and Conservatives saw it as an opportunity to allow Labour into government but in a situation in which legislation was still reliant on Liberal and Conservative votes and they could be brought down at the most suitable time, supposing the notional gains were accurate and in the improbable event of the next election going exactly the same way in terms of votes then 214 out of 650 is 32.93 % of seats compared to at 198 out of 646 seats - 30.65 % of seats and the Conservative Party would then be 14 seats closer towards a total neccessary to form a government allowing for the greater number of seats, on the one hand the Conservatives need Labour to fail but equally they need to succeed themselves given that the Liberal Democrats appear likely to oppose anyone forming a government who does not embark on a serious programme to introduce PR, in addition PC & SNP would expect moves towards Independence for Scotland and Wales, the SDLP will be likely to back Labour and equally UKIP would want a committment to withdraw from Europe and anyway will be likely to be in small numbers if any, pretty much that leaves cutting a deal with the DUP which would only add the backing of an extra 10 - 13 MP's.

To a world where a fascinating Conservative - Liberal Democrat clash in shire local elections are now as close as the week after next, and the prospect of a triple - dip recession is looming horribly in next Thursday's GDP update, and the Lords prepares to vote on secondary legislation which basically amounts to the privatisation of the NHS.

The Liberal Democrats haven't even been formally asked whether they'd like to pass legislation for a referendum in the next parliament.

Working in coalition with the new market liberal alliance formed by the British Conservatives and the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe group, the EPP will continue to shape the direction of legislation for the next fi ve years.

The discussion around the legalization of marijuana is heating up across Canada, especially because of the Liberal government's decision to introduce legislation for legalization as early as next spring.