Sentences with phrase «meaningful vote»

I would further guess the writer's main points are freedom of religion and widespread meaningful voting.

He said there were discussions going on about trying to draft an amendment that would attract enough support to pass on securing a more meaningful vote at the end of the negotiating process.

There are few meaningful votes on school choice that members of Congress actually take.

It is therefore vital that a truly meaningful vote should be held within the time frame of the article 50 negotiations and not be left to verbal assurances — not least because there is no guarantee who will be leading the Conservative party by next autumn, nor indeed where the balance of power might be in any future government or hung parliament.

Non-voting and subordinate - voting shares only have meaningful voting rights in extraordinary circumstances.

The prime minister has insisted that MPs will be given a «meaningful vote» on whatever deal May secures from Brussels in October.

It would mean that suddenly all of the perennially safe seats would be in play - to the extent that everyone who lives in them would get to express a meaningful vote for their next MP - if not on election day, then in the primary running up to it.

The party continues to try to face both ways on Brexit, insisting it accepts we are leaving, will not countenance a «no deal» scenario and will give Parliament a «meaningful vote» - the very thing which could precipitate «no deal».

In short, given the current circumstances, the government will be in charge even with a «meaningful vote» in parliament.

There is no meaningful vote between no - deal and a deal, no matter how bad that deal is.

«Parliament, including the Labour party front bench, voted overwhelmingly to trigger Article 50 and did so in the knowledge that there would be a meaningful vote in both Houses,» a Tory spokesperson said.

For this, the biggest week in Brexit politics, the one thing we could all agree on is to put power back in the hands of parliament for a meaningful vote, so we truly take back control of our Brexit destiny, leave all options on the table, and most importantly avoid Brexit by cock - up.

Without a meaningful vote embedded in parliament on the emerging deal while we are still negotiating, there is a risk that the May government will wish us to actually leave the EU before giving Parliament any say at all.

MPs across the House are pushing for a meaningful vote on the final Brexit deal.

If anything, it is an argument against the Tory position, because a meaningful vote is impossible under the terms they have set for it.

Miller, the face of the court campaign that successfully forced the government to give MPs a vote on whether to trigger Article 50, said she would take the government back to court unless they grant a meaningful vote on the final Brexit deal.

The amendments the Lords propose to the current text of EU withdrawal bill commits the government to negotiate EEA membership, to prepare for customs union membership, to have no set exit day, to commit to the Charter of Fundamental Rights and to have a «meaningful vote» which would in effect stop a no - deal scenario in its tracks.

Today, a few corridors down from the Commons fight on «Amendment 7» — that «meaningful vote» motion — we will attempt to input the public's voice into the debate, by launching the findings of the Citizens» Assembly.

Dominic Grieve's amendment to secure a meaningful vote on the terms of the Brexit deal is vital, whatever political Brexit stripe you are.

A meaningful vote will give parliamentarians a chance to vote on an emerging deal, not the Brexit mess served up in recent weeks.

The Prime Minister has promised MPs a meaningful vote around October after the Government has agreed the terms of a withdrawal agreement with the EU.

«Our sovereign Parliament voted for a «meaningful vote» on any Brexit deal and that is what we should get,» she said.

She added: «The difficulty is going to be with the meaningful vote in October, which we have secured, is that, what is it we are going to be agreeing on?

There is no legal requirement for Cabinet to give Full Council a vote on the plans but with the administration keen to gather cross party council support, a «meaningful vote» has been promised to Full Council for some time later in the year, probably September.

It has been commonly described as an amendment designed to ensure that parliament would get a meaningful vote on the withdrawal agreement.

Labour adamant that Davis» statement overnight does not add up to much, and certainly doesn't go far enough to guarantee a meaningful vote on final deal

The issue will now return to the Commons to be reconsidered by MPs, who have already rejected calls for the «meaningful vote» clause to be included in the legislation, saying verbal guarantees given by government on parliamentary scrutiny are sufficient.

MPs have been promised a «meaningful vote» on the terms of Brexit before it happens in March next year.

Just to clarify my position - a meaningful vote on the deal by Parliament is a must which will be informed by the people we represent.

Conservative rebels inflicted a humiliating defeat on Theresa May in the House of Commons as they backed an amendment to her flagship European Union withdrawal bill over parliament's right to a meaningful vote on the Brexit deal.

Ministers have repeatedly promised MPs a «meaningful vote»; but it had been unclear when that would happen — and some rebels feared the government could renege on its promise if it was not enshrined in law.

Just minutes before the vote was due, justice minister Dominic Raab said the government would table its own amendment later during the bill's passage through the parliament to put into law the idea of a meaningful vote on the final deal.

If they really meant to give a meaningful vote, why did they take such a risk with this one?

What exactly did the House of Lords do last night, with its amendment on a «meaningful vote» on the Brexit withdrawal agreement?

A «meaningful vote» has been promised.

We have consistently demanded a meaningful vote in Parliament and as the government, will bring the deal we negotiate to Parliament before it is finalised to ensure democratic accountability.

And we've pushed the government to act to guarantee the rights of EU citizens living here and of UK citizens who have made their homes elsewhere in Europe; to ensure a transition period on the existing terms; to minimise disruption and avoid an economic cliff edge; to avoid any return to a hard border in Northern Ireland; and to guarantee Parliament a meaningful vote on the final deal.

It is a good day for us but it will be hard to change this into a meaningful vote maybe a couple of percentage points all very important even 2percent really helps us Lib Dems out

The major amendment, tabled by Viscount Hailsham (pictured) to the flagship Brexit laws going through Parliament radically strengthens the so - called «meaningful vote» on the final deal.

Tory rebels helped defeat the Government and ensure there will be a «meaningful vote» on the withdrawal deal.

But no sooner had she done so than she suffered a first serious Brexit defeat in the Commons, when Tory rebels voted with opposition parties to demand a meaningful vote on the final deal.

But some of the Lords amendments, including those on a customs union and on the meaningful vote, received significant Conservative support on the Lords, which could strengthen the convictions of waverers in the Commons.

What we have called for is a meaningful vote in Parliament.»

When asked whether the party could back the proposal, he said: «What we've asked for and demanded is a meaningful vote in parliament at the end of it... we're not asking for a second referendum.»

Starmer said Labour would table a series of amendments, including a call for the government to publish a formal document setting out its priorities and a meaningful vote on the final deal.

The Lords voted to give Parliament a «meaningful vote» on the terms of Britain's withdrawal deal, taking the final say away from ministers.

The House of Lords will start debating the Article 50 bill on Monday with amendments tabled to guarantee the rights of EU citizens in the UK, for greater scrutiny on the process and for a «meaningful vote» at the end of Brexit negotiations.

The Government has said parliament will get a «meaningful vote» allowing MPs to accept the deal or reject it and leave on World Trade Organisation terms.