Sentences with phrase «opposition day»

Ministers have opted in recent months to try to take no part in votes on opposition day debates, rather than participate and risk defeat.

That honour went to a rebellion by Philip Davies on a Labour Opposition Day Motion on Policing on 24 October.

It doesn't matter what players play on the pitch,,, the performances have and always will be the same,,,, therefore blame lies with Wenger and his staff,,,,,,,, one of the main reasons why we won the league under wenger is because the level of opposition those days wasn't like the level these days..

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The Prime Minister has called the blacklisting of workers by large construction firms «completely unacceptable» ahead of a Labour Opposition Day debate on the issue.

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Past governments facing defeat in the Commons on so - called opposition day motions have tended to shift policy as a result.

Labour is using one of its allotted opposition day debates in the Commons to force the vote, which is non-binding, for a three - month freeze in the face of rising household bills and transport fares as wages remain stagnant.

Party to submit opposition day motion asking for documents to be scrutinised by home affairs committee

Since Notley's own opposition days of painting Alberta's oft - hallowed «job creators» as fat - cat corporate barons, she's learned to work with the big companies.

Questions - Wales PMQs Ten minute rule motion - corporate accountability and safeguarding of adults from abuse and neglect Opposition day debate Adjournment debate - human rights in Iran

Hence when Labour was in government the Liberal Democrats could choose topics for three opposition days per session, and enjoyed rights to some (albeit fewer) interventions by frontbenchers during debates and question times.

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However, while normal opposition day motions can be ignored by the government without consequence, the measure seeking release of the papers was tabled as a humble address, an arcane parliamentary request rarely used since the 19th century.

Interestingly, the government had not put forward an amendment to the motion - a typical ploy utilised by ministers in order to win the day during opposition day motions.

The first of yesterday's opposition day debates in the Commons saw a Labour motion demanding a reversal in January's VAT rise with respect to road fuel and asking where the fuel duty stabiliser was - all in the name of the «hard pressed motorist».

The evidence session with Gauke will take place only hours before MPs debate a Labour opposition day motion on universal credit on Wednesday.

A year and a half ago, the Liberals used an opposition day to put forward the following motion.

I thought it had the ideal opening racks, considering the opposition that day, «Tottenham Hatter» and «Laughing Gooner»

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According to my Treasury insider, the Government will struggle to win that vote, because many of the Tory back benchers who spoke out in the Opposition Day debate but couldn't bring themselves to vote for a Labour motion will be harder to persuade next time.

Supporters of the banking sector have hit back against political pressure for a curb on bonuses, a day after Labour called an opposition day debate on the subject.

Within hours of the vote at the end of the Opposition Day debate on tax credits, a normally super-loyal Tory MP told me the Chancellor has been urged by colleagues in Treasury meetings to help those hardest hit by his proposed cuts.

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Labour is trying to stoke Tory division with an opposition day debate on Universal Credit, while Work and Pensions Secretary David Gauke is due to give evidence to a select committee inquiry.

There's an Opposition Day debate in the Commons What do you do?

The audience with leading rebels on the eve of the opposition day debate has stoked speculation the Prime Minister might use Wednesday's session of Prime Minister's Questions or the later Universal Credit debate to announce concessions.

The Tories are using an opposition day debate protest against the planned closures and have challenged Labour MPs and ministers who have campaigned against closures in their own constituencies to oppose the nationwide policy.

A member of the National Communication Team of the main opposition National Democratic Congress, Abass Nurudeen has said that Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo - Addo must apologize to the former President His Excellency John Dramani Mahama for calling him incompetent when during his opposition days.

These include the right to determine the subject for 17 of the 20 «opposition days» for debate in the Commons each session (standing order 14 (2)-RRB-, and the right to chair the prestigious Public Accounts Committee (standing order 122B (8 (f)-RRB--RRB-.

Speaking in the House of Commons yesterday in an Opposition Day debate, he highlighted the confusion caused by Phil Woolas over the weekend.

Questions - International Development PMQs Ten minute rule motion - national curriculum (emergency life support skills) Opposition day debate Adjournment debate - funding from public purse of trade union officials

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The development comes as the Lords debate the remaining stages of the bill and Labour holds an opposition day debate in the Commons in a last - ditch attempt to prevent the health and social care bill becoming law.

I want members to tell us what we should debate in parliament on opposition days.

Republicans are wary of Cuomo's talk of big tax changes, with Senate Leader John Flanagan announcing his opposition days before Cuomo delivers the plan.

The Tories - David Willetts in particular - had the wit to take that EDM unamended and make it their Opposition Day Motion.

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But Labour pressed the issue with its opposition day debate.

The announcement came in an answer from foreign secretary David Miliband in an opposition day debate on the war in the Commons.

When Davis was responding to Labour's opposition day motion on Brexit last week the pound fell again as he spoke and then rose once he sat down.

He will use an opposition day debate in October to vote on a referendum, vowing to «push the government all the way.

Questions - Northern Ireland PMQs Ten minute rule motion - hairdressers registration (amendment) Opposition day debate Adjournment debate - radiation at Dalgety Bay

Then came the opposition day debate in the Commons.

With an opposition day debate scheduled for the Commons this afternoon, Mr Brown decided to reject the Army's proposed cuts after all.

Questions - deputy prime minister Ten minute rule motion - offshore gambling (licensing) Opposition day debate - responsibility and reform for British banks Backbench business - metal theft Adjournment debate - asbestos in schools

He told the prime minister to come join Labour's opposition day debate on tax credits next week.