Sentences with phrase «new referendum pledge»

Up until now no big beast within the Conservative Party had stood up to demand some sort of new referendum pledge from David Cameron.

I added that, in reality, Cameron's new referendum pledge may result in nothing more than another U-turn if he is re-elected as prime minister.

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Speaking on the first day of his party conference in Manchester, the prime minister pledged to «fire up the engine of the economy» as he pushed a new homes policy — but thwarted the desires of his backbenchers for a referendum on whether Britain should stay in the EU.

His pledge for an in / out referendum on Europe temporarily pacified his backbenchers, but the letter suggests a new showdown could come to a climax before the time of the general election in 2015.

In their biggest challenge to David Cameron's authority yet, the Leave campaign bosses are pledging to immediately introduce six new bills if they win the referendum next week.

A policy similar to the one used by Australia was among the key pledges made by Vote Leave campaigners such as Boris Johnson ahead of the referendum on June 23 - but the new Prime Minister, appointed after the vote, dismissed the idea saying there were questions about whether such systems ever worked.

Good to see that The Sunday Telegraph is arguing that «Target Number One» must be the Labour Party's Manifesto pledge to call a referendum on the new EU constitution.