Sentences with phrase «on eurosceptics»

Rumours of an upcoming Nick Clegg assault on eurosceptics pick up pace, as he attempts to wrestle back the political agenda ahead of European elections

The Sun's associate Trevor Kavanagh told the Today programme that the for last 40 years two thirds of the papers readers have been «on the Eurosceptic side of the argument».

The more fervent of our colleagues may think it is peanuts and we should have gone further but that's simplistic nonsense»... Mr Clarke also renewed his attack on the Eurosceptic element of his party who advocate leaving the EU.

As we abandon our role as a key part of one of the world's main superpowers, courting the US is the obvious alternative for many on the eurosceptic right, even when Trump is its commander - in - chief.

Both Labour and the Lib Dems are getting nervous with the toxic Europhobic atmosphere that is quickly spreading from Westminster to the rest of the country and have started to mutter reserves about the EU by using language that is rich on Eurosceptic iconography.

Corbyn has always been on the Eurosceptic wing of Labour although it's never been a particularly core issue to him, hence his ambivalence during the referendum.

But regardless of their consistency, this is a standard form of thought on the eurosceptic right.

I could throw myself into campaigning to elect Green MEPs, even stand myself for selection on a eurosceptic platform, on the basis that if we are in the EU, then we definitely need Greens in there to make things better.

The broadside from the veteran europhile minister comes as David Cameron tries to face down a significant challenge on his eurosceptic flank, with a letter from 95 Tory MPs demanding parliament be given a vote on all EU laws.

Corbyn has been touring the country to make speeches in favour of remain but the leave campaign has seized on his Eurosceptic past to claim he is a secret Brexiter.

Not exact matches

But despite criticism at home and abroad, the eurosceptic PiS enjoys steady support among many Poles eager to hear its message of higher welfare, more Catholic values in public life and less dependence on foreign capital.

Eurosceptics are excited about evidence that suggests their supporters are more firmly committed to their beliefs and more committed to turning out on June 23rd.

The eurosceptic EU referendum dream lives on.

An adjournment put forward by Roger Williams MP on reforming the common agricultural policy on Tuesday will also be worth a watch, if only to see which of the most excitable Eurosceptics get the wildest look in the eyes when discussing it.

Talk to Eurosceptics and they claim that momentum is on their side.

However, with cultural angst high on the agenda, dissatisfaction with the incumbent government on the rise and a Eurosceptic campaign that is more sophisticated than some realise, it does appear likely that whatever the result, the Leave vote will be fairly strong.

There is no idea on how to reshape the EU: no plan B is on the table, exacerbating the divide between Eurosceptic and promoters of the status quo, portrayed as the only possible way to govern the Union.

Europe minister David Lidington has hit out against Conservative eurosceptics ahead of Wednesday's likely vote by telling them to focus on issues other than the in / out referendum tearing his party apart.

While senior Labour politicians seem to feel comfortable speaking to pro-EU middle - class voters who have seen the visible gains of EU membership, they have little to say to Eurosceptic working - class voters who have suffered on the other end.

In response, David Cameron thus relied on the tried and tested method to use EU referendum commitments in order to decouple European issues from domestic electoral agendas and to defuse the appeal of Eurosceptic challengers.

Holding his backbenchers in check on Europe has been ever more difficult to achieve, however, given the disproportionate number of hard - line Eurosceptics among the 2010 intake of Conservative MPs and the increasing discontent on the Conservative backbenches with the constraints of being in a coalition with the Liberal Democrats.

But the division will be a key opportunity for eurosceptic Tories to reveal the extent of their feeling on the issue.

Eurosceptic winners look like very different species, unlikely to live happily together; they do not even agree on the scope and method of disabling Europe and its Parliament.

With the count still ongoing on Friday morning, there were seven new UKIP assembly members — the first Welsh seats ever claimed by the eurosceptic party.

Downing Street has brought forward the Commons» vote on membership of the European Union, as it seeks to quell a potential rebellion by eurosceptic Conservatives.

By holding a referendum on the EU they hope to take the EU off the electoral agenda and avoid defections from eurosceptic voters.

The comments, which came as an aside during a case won by the government, triggered outrage among eurosceptics on the Tory backbenches, who said the UK had been tricked into believing it had an opt - out from the convention when Labour signed up during the Lisbon negotiations.

Many of those backing eurosceptic John Baron's amendment to the Queen's Speech regretting the lack of an EU referendum bill believe the UK will not be able to secure any agreement from European leaders on a fresh set of terms for British membership - making Cameron's strategy of attempting to seek agreement unrealistic.

However, Eurosceptics are wrong on two other crucial issues.

Appealing to his Eurosceptic domestic constituents, Prime Minister David Cameron's recent proposal for a UK - wide referendum on Britain's membership to the European Union has been declaimed by EU supporters as an easy, if irresponsible, exit strategy.

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Apart from one major speech, he has kept a low profile on the issue and is regarded as the most Eurosceptic leader of the party in a generation.

However, I do think any Eurosceptic will end up in in reactionary territory were they to take Powell seriously as a prophet on the substance of what «national independence» means, not least because this was already a self - professed reactionary project in 1968 (with Powell believing the British Nationality Act of 1948 was the root of all of our troubles).

To appease Eurosceptics, Conservative leader will set out tough new stance on European relations

Whatever, Boris is, on the face of it at least, nicely placed to take over — all the more so perhaps because Tory Eurosceptics won't have failed to notice that he's moved more and more firmly towards (without ever actually fully joining) the «Better Off Out» camp.

This is as wise tactically on their part as it is disappointing to see Eurosceptic ministers implicitly connive in this lost year.

He would still hope to benefit from the support of eurosceptics within the parliamentary party and the membership at large, and as a leaver, might be more trusted to ensure there was no backsliding by the EU on delivering Cameron's negotiated agreement.

One of the most heavily reported outcomes of last week's elections for the European Parliament has been the «revolution on the right» — the large numbers of people who opted to vote for far right, Eurosceptic...

Despite the rise in social conservatism and extremism in France, he successfully ran on an open - border, pro-trade platform to defeat far - right Eurosceptic Marine Le Pen.

If he had supported remain, he could not have counted on the gratitude of eurosceptic MPs and may have struggled to distinguish himself from, and elevate himself above Osborne and May, both of whom have impressive experience as ministers.

However, the average survey respondent placement hides the fact that the largest majority of people place themselves on the furthest eurosceptic end of a 0 to 10 scale, where 0 = European Unification has gone too far, and 10 = European Unification should go further (among those who give an opinion), as can be seen here:

On the Labour side, rebellious MPs have tended to be from Eurosceptic wings of the party, either from the Socialist Campaign Group wing (e.g. Jeremy Corbyn, John McDonnell) or from its conservative communitarian wing (e.g. Kate Hoey, Frank Field).

Miliband allied with Tory eurosceptics to defeat the prime minister in a Commons vote on the EU budget earlier this month.

But the past month of British politics has seen local and European elections produce massive gains for the Eurosceptic anti-immigration UKIP, the publication of a report on the gradual rise in levels of racial prejudice in Britainover the past ten years and a scare about Islamic extremism in British schools.

Those Eurosceptics are the handful of people who now run the country, the rebels on Europe who harassed successive Tory party leaders and who now bully those who question «the will of the people».

On Europe, and the ongoing slow - motion car crash of the eurozone debt crisis, Osborne played into the hands of the eurosceptics with abandon.

The Commons» European scrutiny committee's chair, arch Tory eurosceptic Bill Cash, said: «The prime minister needs to be aware, as he discusses these matters in the European Council, that the debate has moved on from specific concerns about individual issues to fundamental questions which involve our democracy.»

So while Cameron looks to secure approval from his party's eurosceptics by pursuing a strategy based on foot - dragging and referring to the rulebook, the politicians watching Britain's unhelpful tantrum become more and more disgusted.

Much is made by Eurosceptics that Brussels is more powerful than our Westminster Parliament, something borne out by your statement in your interview with Sharon Bowles: «She has far more impact on our legislation than your average Westminster politician.»