Sentences with phrase «made as a backbencher»

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That is probably an important part of Miliband's positioning: he faced intense pressure from his backbenchers to make life as uncomfortable as possible for the coalition.

She may have only been an MP for a few weeks, but Jess Phillips is already making a name for herself as one of the Labour party's more interesting backbenchers.

Straw's memoir ends with his role as an active backbencher and his thoughts on making government more accountable and Parliament more relevant.

It's nice to see a «backbenchers» ballot thread here, but just to make it totally fair, and to avoid being tarnished as being biased, I was wondering whether the author could produce another ballot for «backstabbers» so we can make our preferences known for those requiring the Halifax Gibbet please?

But as prime minister, he can no longer afford to make deals with his backbenchers at the expense of making decisions in the national interest.»

As one backbencher observed, our legislators often make their worst decisions when the three main parties agree.

The rebel Conservative backbencher Phillip Davies has made a name for himself as a leading member...

The rebel Conservative backbencher Phillip Davies has made a name for himself as a leading member of the Tory awkward squad with a particular interest in crime and justice issues.

Backbenchers such as Anna Soubry and Nicky Morgan have made it clear that they agree with the chancellor's approach.

Claim: The Telegraph says that the Labour backbencher made claims for a bath mat, gardening equipment and more than # 7,000 for property repairs at his home in Birmingham, labelling them as office costs.

Others point out the Tory backbencher has never been the shy and retiring type, as he made clear during a radio interview in 2015.

A large number of Labour backbenchers, as well as numerous Labour luminaries like Neil Kinnock and former Education Secretary Estelle Morris, made known their opposition to the proposals and published an alternative white paper.

The release of the list comes as a number of backbenchers have been making high - profile interventions against the Conservatives in a bid to try to show Labour members that they are still active within the party.

Other Lib Dem backbenchers such as Greg Mulholland, the MP for Leeds North West, have made similar pledges.