Sentences with phrase «motion of no confidence in»

Fianna Fail, whose backing Varadkar requires from the opposition benches to keep his government functioning, has said it will move a motion of no confidence in Fitzgerald at 2000 GMT on Tuesday unless she quits, a position that hardened on Monday.

The blog receives a motion of no confidence in Reality's ability to reason effectively.

And then to top it off, Tory MP James Duddridge tabled a motion of no confidence in the speaker, telling Sky News that there was plenty of support on the Conservative benches for removing him.

While the government could engineer its own defeat by instructing its MPs to pass a motion of no confidence in their own cabinet, that defeat would not be sufficient to bring about an election.

Rather, she voted against the motion of no confidence in Corbyn's leadership.

Over on his blog Douglas Carswell MP has published his motion of no confidence in the Speaker and the list of supporting MPs:

The Conservatives were actually considering a motion of no confidence in the leader and his administration but they say the timing of the annual leadership vote means it's not necessary.

Doctors have overwhelmingly supported a motion of no confidence in the health secretary, in a move which is likely to further distance NHS workers from the government.

The moves against him came after more than 60 of his ministerial team resigned, and three - quarters of his MPs backed a motion of no confidence in him.

More than 60 members of Labour's frontbench have stood down in the past week, while 172 MPs - three - quarters of the total - last week backed a motion of no confidence in their leader.

Under the terms of the Fixed - term Parliaments Act 2011, the period between one general election and the next is fixed at 5 years, unless the Commons passes a motion of no confidence in the Government sooner than that, or if the House of Commons, with the support of at least two thirds of its members, resolves that a general election should take place sooner.

More than 60 shadow ministers have quit, while three - quarters of Labour MPs backed a motion of no confidence in the embattled leader.

Two backbenchers have submitted a motion of no confidence in Mr Corbyn which, if accepted for debate, would lead to secret ballot on Tuesday.

The dramatic move will come as MPs prepare to debate a motion of no confidence in Mr Corbyn at a meeting on in the Commons on Monday evening - followed by a secret ballot the next day.

Party veteran Margaret Hodge tonight moved a motion of no confidence in Mr Corbyn, which will be voted on by Labour MPs tomorrow.

On 22nd July (the last time the party's GC was able to meet), it passed without dissent an emergency motion of no confidence in the London Labour Party's conduct of the shortlisting process.

There are 23 examples of a successful motions of no confidence in a UK Government; the last being in 1979 when the Labour Prime Minister, James Callaghan, dissolved the Government after the «Winter of Discontent».

Labour MPs will debate a motion of no confidence in Mr Corbyn tomorrow evening, followed by a vote on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, the two MPs who tabled the motion of no confidence in Mr Corbyn today warned Labour was facing «political oblivion» if he leads them into the next election.

MPs will also debate a motion of no confidence in their embattled leader at a meeting of the parliamentary Labour party this evening, followed by a vote tomorrow.

A motion of no confidence in his performance as leader was also backed by more than three - quarters of Labour MPs, while a string of party grandees have called on him to resign.

«I've put a motion to the Parliamentary Labour Party which is a motion of no confidence in Jeremy Corbyn, which I hope he'll think about seriously, reflect on and do the decent thing, as David Cameron has done.

Ms Beckett, who briefly led the party following the death of John Smith in 1994, struggled to hold back tears as she revealed she had been one of the 172 Labour MPs who backed a motion of no confidence in Mr Corbyn yesterday.

Former minister Margaret Hodge and Stockport MP Ann Coffey have tabled a motion of no confidence in Mr Corbyn today in the wake of the vote for Britain to leave the EU.

Parliamentary Labour Party to discuss a motion of no confidence in Jeremy Corbyn, if chairman allows

Labour MPs have overwhelmingly backed a motion of no confidence in party leader Jeremy Corbyn by 172 to 40.

«David Cameron should now think very hard about putting down a motion of no confidence in the Government, precipitating an early debate next week.

Following the referendum result, I learnt of the motion of no confidence in Jeremy Corbyn because of his handling of the Remain campaign.

This is a further blow to both the Minister and his department after The British Medical Association's annual conference passed a motion of no confidence in him in June of this year.

Nearly his entire shadow cabinet resigned and a motion of no confidence in his leadership was passed following the EU referendum.

Yesterday I linked to Douglas Carswell MP's blog and his decision to explore a motion of no confidence in Michael Martin.

Earlier former Labour minister Margaret Beckett fought back tears as she revealed she had been one of the 172 Labour MPs who backed a motion of no confidence in Mr Corbyn yesterday.

The MP who put forward the motion of no confidence in speaker Michael Martin after the expenses scandal, Carswell's influence has grown quickly since he was first elected to Parliament in 2005.

Government sources said they had partly picked up Wright's proposal after MPs found themselves unable to table a motion of no confidence in the Speaker unless the government tabled the motion.

Of the 75 polls between Corbyn's election as leader and the tabling of of a motion of no confidence in him the day after the EU referendum, only 15 showed Labour within three points of the Conservatives, and only three showed Labour ahead, by one, three and three points.

The astonishing developments came a day after three - quarters of Labour MPs voted for a motion of no confidence in Mr Corbyn.

The developments came a day after three - quarters of Labour MPs voted for a motion of no confidence in Mr Corbyn.

Conservative MP Douglas Carswell has also said he plans to table a motion of no confidence in the Speaker on Monday.

In May 1940, as German forces were massing along the borders of the low countries and France, Clement Attlee's Labour opposition tabled a motion of no confidence in Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, whose appeasement of Hitler had gone so disastrously wrong.

There is also now s 2 (3) and (4) of the Fixed - term Parliaments Act 2011 to consider since they provide for an early general election following the passing of a motion of no confidence in a government, and after 14 days have passed and a new government has failed to emerge.

Not exact matches

Two Anglican churches in the Chelmsford Diocese have passed a motion of «no confidence» in the Archbishops of Canterbury and York following the ongoing disagreement over the Church of England's teaching on sexuality.

Rev Steven Hanna and Rev Simon Smallwood also declared «no confidence» in their own Bishop of Chelmsford, Stephen Cottrell, as their Diocesan Synod is meeting in a church that has passed a motion to approve of same sex marriages.

The socio - economic change in motion by the plantations, diseases and epidemics, created a crisis of confidence in adjusting to or adapting with existence and environment.

Two Anglican churches in the Chelmsford Diocese have passed a motion of «no confidence» in the Archbishops... More

In politics, haven't you heard of no confidence motions being passed against a floundering Opposition leader or prime minister, in the party rooIn politics, haven't you heard of no confidence motions being passed against a floundering Opposition leader or prime minister, in the party rooin the party room?

A vote of no confidence motion has been launched by former Barca presidential candidate Agusti Benedito that could oust Bartomeu if it receives enough support from the club's members in the coming weeks.

If the Commons passed a «We have no confidence in the government and hereby vote for a dissolution» motion, the Bill will have had to set out how and why that would be disallowed, and / or the Speaker might be placed in the position of having to accept it (as a vote of the Commons) or refuse it (because of the provisions of the Bill).

Under the Fixed Term Parliament Act 2011, an early election is possible if there is a motion of no - confidence in the current government.

That leaves an 86 % chance of a hung parliament, and Ed Miliband's clear advantage in government formation (last week we gave him a 52 % chance of being able to put together a majority, at least for a confidence motion, to David Cameron's 35 %) has eroded.

Labour MPs have now agreed a motion; «That this PLP has no confidence in Jeremy Corbyn as Leader of the Parliamentary Labour Party», by 172 votes to 40.