Sentences with phrase «of party allegiance»

Family and friends in the area, regardless of party allegiance, all think highly of John Mann.

Many lords rarely attend parliament and do not hold ministerial or party office, so there can be little evidence of their party allegiance, even if they have one.

Eventually in 1945, he appeared in Churchill's Caretaker Government, suggesting that he considered himself a Conservative, although he never announced a change of party allegiance.

Regardless of your party allegiance, we can all agree this drink is toast worthy!

Not exact matches

Many China politics experts and some party insiders attribute the downfall of Sun Zhengcai to his reputation as a possible leader whose rise and allegiances lay in his ties to senior party figures other than Mr. Xi.

The question of allegiance is a pressing one for the Jesse Jacksons of the black church who must decide who they ultimately represent: the black community, a coalition of ethnic groups, the Democratic Party or a sense of moral right in the universe.

We want churches that emphasize an allegiance to the kingdom of God over an allegiance to a single political party or a single nation.

While evangelicals carry the unfortunate reputation of being married to the Republican party, mainliners are missing a great opportunity to talk about what it means to pledge one's allegiance first and foremost to the Kingdom of God.

If our allegiance is to the Kingdom of God first, our passions are not subject to the rise and fall of our preferred political party.

I think those who claim to be followers of Jesus Christ and His teaching need to pledge our allegiance first to Christ and His kingdom and not to a political party — maybe more clarity will come if we all prayerfully seek the will of the Lord and allow that to influence our political leanings — rather than the other way around.

It does not seem natural that one party should have a near - monopoly on the allegiance of the grown - ups.

The Church must avoid, of course, intrusion into governmental politics, steer clear of secular platforms and shun party allegiances.

And Zora Neale Hurston, one of the most renowned Afro - American woman writers, wrote reactionary essays (some of which appeared in the Reader's Digest) and gave her allegiance to the Republican Party — facts often overlooked by her contemporary feminist followers.

Thus a young instructor applying for a job in an elite university is well advised to hide «unsound» views such as political allegiance to the right wing of the Republican party (perhaps even to the left wing), opposition to abortion or to other causes of the feminist movement, or a strong commitment to the virtues of the corporation.

As Christians, we are reminded today that our ultimate allegiance belongs not to a political party or even a country, but to the Kingdom of God, where the first is last and the last is first, where the peacemakers and the poor are blessed, where enemies are forgiven and slaves are set free, where our King washes feet, where abundant life grows from a tiny seed into a tree — not by power or might but by the Spirit.

Sadly, evangelicalism has ceased to represent the Kingdom of God, which transcends all political parties and national allegiances, and has come to represent kingdoms of this world.

A rare poll of Conservative party members has revealed a rank - and - file increasingly at odds with the leadership and considering transferring its allegiance to Ukip.

Here we are in San Juan where you practicality have to show a Democratic Party allegiance card to get in, and there he is hosting a reception in order to broaden the appeal of the New York Republican Party — particularly among Latinos.

Boles, a member of the so - called «Notting Hill set» and Remain supporter, compared the rifts in the Conservative party caused by Brexit to the split allegiances during the Spanish Civil War.

However, when many Democratic voters switched their allegiances to Reagan in 1980 it was in part due to the Republican Party's brand of muscular nationalism.

That means an allegiance to the taxpayers of the state, then the party in control and finally one's self.

-LSB-...] & highly active member of the Conservative party who in her debut PCC speech makes clear her allegiances to Cameron's tribe, so press regulation under a tory government, hmm do you suppose it might favour the ruling -LSB-...]

The Internet has played a part, as has the introduction of proportional representation at various non-Westminster elections: voting is habit - forming and people who have backed smaller parties at, say, Scottish or European elections can not automatically be recalled to their older national allegiances.

The party has a choice of potential candidates, but many are tainted by their unswerving pre-election allegiance to Ed Miliband.

It was only a matter of days between Nigel Farage winning the referendum to him resigning; a matter of hours between the results being announced and David Cameron resigning; and a matter of minutes between Boris Johnson being about to launch his campaign for the Conservative leadership as the presumptive frontrunner to falling victim to rapidly shifting allegiances in his party.

It's a critical decision which explains why a man so desperate to escape from the grasp of the Conservative whips could choose to pledge his allegiance to another party leader.

But it can be much harder to be certain about the party allegiances of peers.

Aside youth groups daily and openly declaring their support for him to use the justice system to fight what they described as injustice meted out to him, a number of big shots of the party are reported pledging solidarity and allegiance to the business magnate's action at the Human Rights Court in Accra.

Issifu Kadiri Abdul Rauf also said the CPP's Vice Presidential nominee was not a member of the NPP anymore since the NPP constitution states that members automatically forfeits their membership if they person declares allegiance to another party.

«I had no idea what the philosophy was, but I came to realize it was the party of commerce,» she said of her partisan allegiance.

«When asked to put their party allegiance aside and name the party they trusted most to steer Britain through the crisis, 35 per cent opt for the Tory team of David Cameron and George Osborne, 28 per cent for Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling and nine per cent for the Liberal Democrats» Nick Clegg and Vince Cable.»

In a sign that allegiances and the balance of power is shifting, the governor brought the leader of the minority party senate Democrats, as well as the head of the independent Democrats with him on the trip to Cuba.

It seems to me that too few have grasped how the fundamentals of British politics are changing — how public loyalty to the main parties is in decline, how issues are now more important than old tribal allegiances and how the rise of new concerns such as nationalism and immigration cut across old party divides.

Class allegiances no longer register people as supporters of a particular party.

The DNC released a special video for the occasion, accusing the GOP hopefuls of pledging «allegiance to the Tea Party» and not caring about the middle class.

This is best achieved by bringing together experienced politicians put forward by their parties with politically independent but experienced individuals to work together to form a judgment on all matters brought to them by the lower chamber, without undue pressures of formal party political allegiance.

This usually includes a choice of candidates with the same party allegiance.

The chairman who was suspended in November 2015 over his allegiance to their interdicted NPP National Chairman, Paul Afoko and his supporters from across the constituency, had gathered at Ga to address the media when the Upper West regional organizer of the NPP, Issahaku Seidu, a.k.a Alele, allegedly led thugs from the Wa Central branch of the party to disrupt the programme.

Speaking to hundreds of cheering, chanting supporters, the man who won 54 percent of the vote without major party backing said it's time to put party allegiances aside.

New MPs elected since the general election and changes in party allegiance are noted at the bottom of the page.

The Flagbearer of the Progressive People's Party, (PPP), Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, has urged the people of the Volta Region to vote for jobs and not based on allegiance.

In 1919 the local MP, industrialist and major local employer Josiah Wedgwood shifted his allegiance from the Liberal Party — the Lloyd - George Coalition Liberals allying with the Conservatives — to the Labour Party and the seat has elected the Labour candidate who has stood since that date, a total of 29 elections in succession.

But if they go and do the bidding of the parties and partisan allegiances then this is an unavoidable outcome.»

The Home Secretary initially claimed to be above comment on the party allegiance of those going for the posts saying «It's up to the electors who they elect.»

In a sign that allegiances and the balance of power is shifting, the governor brought the leader of the minority party Senate Democrats, as well as the head of the Independent Democrats with him on the trip to Cuba.

«What that means is that, if someone has an allegiance or even a leaning toward one of the two parties, their voting has become much more rigid along those lines,» Reeher said.

Indeed, given the government's original intention with police and crime commissioners was to encourage independents to stand, Wright may consider that, unencumbered from party allegiance, he is an embodiment of the true spirit of what an elected police and crime commissioner should be.

Then there is the left - liberal or social democrat party, which claims the allegiance of Hughes, former leaders Menzies Campbell and Charles Kennedy, rising star Tim Farron and probably poor Vince Cable.

Many China politics experts and some party insiders attribute the downfall of Sun Zhengcai to his reputation as a possible leader whose rise and allegiances lay in his ties to senior party figures other than Mr. Xi.

This is likely to be because best Prime Minister questions are strongly influenced by party allegiance, and the questions seem to have been asked as part of a standard ICM omnibus poll, which doesn't weight by past vote unless there are voting intention questions.