Sentences with phrase «major constitutional change»

Do you agree that there's a conservative movement in favor of major constitutional change?

The select committee agreed with Lord Justice Thomas that such major constitutional changes required «a proper, open examination so that we could have something that Parliament was content with, the judiciary was content with and the executive was content with» (para 41).

However, the tacit co-operation between Tony Blair and Paddy Ashdown's Liberal Democrats in 1997 was the basis of great electoral success and forged a parliamentary combination supporting major constitutional changes including devolution and the introduction of the Human Rights Act.

Consulting voters about major constitutional change is fine.

Within two or three years of its election victory, the government introduced major constitutional changes: devolution of powers to new legislative bodies in Scotland and Wales; the Human Rights Act 1998; and the disqualification of the great majority of hereditary peers from participating in the legislative functions of the House of Lords.

Any major constitutional changes would have to be the subject of a referendum (s) which should be held under very clear rules as to what constitutes a valid outcome (Unlike the BREXIT referendum which had no meaningful parameters at all).

That's quite a lot, by any standards, but this is a major constitutional change and many believe parliament should have unlimited time to work its way through the proposals.

Having failed to achieve a change in the voting system for the House of Commons — with the loss of last year's referendum on the alternative vote — Nick Clegg's party is determined to push ahead in order that his party can boast having forced a major constitutional change on the country as a result of being in government.

Isn't it a sign of panic that he is suddenly proposing a major constitutional change?

Ms Truss said: «Give that we are leaving the European Union and we will have the Great Repeal Bill going through Parliament, clearly that is going to signify a major constitutional change.

A major constitutional change, flung into the pre-election cycle for no reason but to cause problems for the Opposition.