Sentences with phrase «only liberal democrat»

Ms Williams became the only Liberal Democrat member of Mr Jones's Labour cabinet after May's assembly election.

What is ironic is that Wilson, the architect of the operation, was not only a liberal Democrat, but a loose cannon who didn't let the fact that he was married get in he way of his boozing and womanizing.

The Scottish secretary post was previously held by Alistair Carmichael, who is now the only Liberal Democrat MP in Scotland after holding his Orkney and Shetland seat.

The subsequent by - election was fought under the shadow of the Iraq war and won by the Liberal Democrats from third place, making Parmjit Singh Gill the only Liberal Democrat MP from an ethnic minority.

[2] However the only Liberal Democrat councillor, Peter Hall of Town Cente ward, defected to the Conservatives in June 2011.

[5] Of the 10 councillors who sought re-election, nine were successful, with only Liberal Democrat Julian Cooper losing in Woodstock and Bladon ward by 34 votes to Conservative candidate Jill Dunsmore.

[9] The 15 seats lost by the Liberal Democrats included the group leader Paul Lorber in Sudbury and meant Helen Carr in Mapesbury was the only Liberal Democrat remaining on the council.

Cynthia Nixon is not the only liberal Democrat to mount a long - shot statewide primary campaign this year.

Williams retained the seat to become the only Liberal Democrat MP in Wales, and one of only eight across the UK.

Only the Liberal Democrats can make that happen, because only the Liberal Democrats really believe in fairness.»

«Only the Liberal Democrats can prevent a Conservative majority.»

Only the Liberal Democrats and Plaid Cymru are not currently embroiled in a leadership race — although, perhaps not wishing to be left out, the Lib Dems are electing a new leader of their group in the House of Lords in September.

It is exactly the same message as that seen in Clegg's speech to his party's autumn conference in Glasgow: only the Liberal Democrats can be trusted to both provide fairness to ordinary people and deliver on economic trustworthiness.

Nick said only the Liberal Democrats will provide «stability, unity and decency» after Polling Day, highlighting six «red lines» that must be agreed to as part of any coalition negotiations in the next government.

Only the Liberal Democrats have the right priorities in tough times.

«Only the Liberal Democrats can be trusted to promote a free and socially just society» — but it seems that only a handful of Lib Dem MPs can be trusted do so in the voting lobbies of Parliament.

It is a mainstream view that only the Liberal Democrats are articulating in the political arena.»

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg told BBC Breakfast that he wanted to build a «stronger economy in a fairer society» - something, he said, only the Liberal Democrats could deliver.

Therefore our message going into the New Year is clear: it is only the Liberal Democrats who will create opportunity for everyone by building both a stronger economy and a fairer society.

So far, only the Liberal Democrats have done so in Westminster.

«Only the Liberal Democrats have set out a plan that stays the course, following the plans set out by the coalition in 2010.

It is only the Liberal Democrats that will balance the budget by 2018, cut taxes for low and middle earners and ensure decent public services, creating opportunity for everyone.»

before telling his party that «only the Liberal Democrats can finish the job» of fixing the economy as he attempts to «own'the recovery for his party.

He added: «This treaty was negotiated in secret and granted only cursory scrutiny in December 2003, where only the Liberal Democrats voted against the proposals.

Of the three main parties, only the Liberal Democrats are committed to proportional representation at Westminster, which it says is fairer than first past the post.

Only the Liberal Democrats are fighting it.»

«Having seen what the Welsh Lib Dems have achieved by winning extra funding for our poorest pupils, it's clear that only the Liberal Democrats will create opportunity for everyone in Wales.

Only the Liberal Democrats can finish the job and finish it in a way that is fair.

Only the Liberal Democrats grasp this fully, and only they can be trusted to keep up the pressure to deliver, though others in all parties, large and small, do and should support the cause.

So far it is only the Liberal Democrats that have pledged to fully implement Silk's recommendations; that must change.

«To oppose a hard Brexit, to keep us in the single market and to make sure that we actually have a strong and decent opposition - which only the Liberal Democrats now offer.»

So far, it is only the Liberal Democrats, the Green Party, and thinkers such as Richard Reeves, Anthony Barnett, the Compass group and Phillip Blond, who are attempting to address these fundamental questions directly.

At the time when only the Liberal Democrats stood between the Maastricht treaty and its defeat, he was told that he was wrecking the party.

Referring to what the Liberal Democrats can bring to the political table - Mr Clegg said: «Only the Liberal Democrats can finish the job and finish it in a away that is fair».

«Only the Liberal Democrats are prepared to give Britain stability it needs in uncertain economic times, keeping the Government anchored in the centre ground and avoiding damaging veers to the left or right by Labour and the Tories.

«Only the Liberal Democrats have a plan to radically rebalance the tax system to make it fair for all.

Only Liberal Democrats and the under 25s hold different priorities, putting deficit reduction narrowly ahead of new welfare rules.

«Only the Liberal Democrats stand united in facing the challenges ahead and delivering an open, tolerant and united Britain.»

«Only the Liberal Democrats can provide the strong opposition Britain needs to stand up for your community.

His syllogism went something like this: everyone wants change... Labour is incapable of change... The Tories offer an illusion of change... Only the Liberal Democrats can offer real change.

When Gordon Brown let house prices rocket and personal borrowing get out of control, the Conservatives said yes, and only Liberal Democrats said no.

«Only the Liberal Democrats can provide the strong opposition Britain needs to stand up for your community,» he said.

A year ago, when the Libel Reform Campaign was launched only the Liberal Democrats strongly endorsed the need for change.

Not exact matches

In theory, there could be appetite in a number of liberal - dominated states, from New Jersey to Connecticut to Hawaii to New York (where Republicans control the State Senate, but only with the consent of a dissident faction of Democrats who might back this change).

«The secrecy of the B.C. Liberal government is only damaging the trust British Columbians have that the ministry is looking after our wilderness,» said New Democrat spokesperson for mining Norm Macdonald.

Only in three rural constituencies did these two parties earn at least 11 % of the vote (New Democrats Mandy Melnyk in Athabasca - Sturgeon - Redwater and Bruce Hinkley in Wetaskiwin - Camrose and Liberal Pete Helfrich in Banff - Cochrane.

VICTORIA — A plan to cut chemotherapy services for cancer patients in Nanaimo that was reversed only after public outcry shows B.C. Liberal cuts are leading to bad policy decisions that will hurt patients, say New Democrats.

VICTORIA — The B.C. Liberal government's chaotic approach to environmental assessment changes creates an atmosphere of distrust and uncertainty for communities, First Nations and industry that will only slow down industrial projects, say B.C.'s New Democrats.

A candidate's religion is not supposed to be an issue in politics, but both the media and liberal voters respect that only when the candidate is a Democrat.

The controversies have made Georgetown a political football in a national debate that divides not only Democrats and Republicans but also liberal and conservative Catholics.