Sentences with phrase «own back benchers»

Opinion polls showed that voters had opposed privatization at the outset (as did the press and many Conservative back benchers), but the Conservatives pointed out that Tony Blair rode to victory in part by abandoning «Clause Four» of the Labour Party's 1904 constitution, advocating state control over the means of production, distribution and exchange.

Your back bencher child will feel safe while holding on to the riding handle while standing.

Also, even though this alliance forces Smith to let bygones be bygones with a guy who once reportedly tried to oust him from his majority leader post (that would be Sen. Jeff Klein back in 2008 when the leadership struggle No. 1 took place), it could hardly be any worse than being the deposed former majority leader of the Democratic conference where he's pretty much just a back bencher since losing his power in the 2009 coup.

This battle with his back benchers plays right into the hands of his main leadership rival, Boris Johnson.

After a period on the back benchers Laws returned to government in 2012 as Minister of State for Schools in the Department of Education and Minster of State in the Cabinet Office.

Against this background, the Conservative back benchers» attempt to repeal the Fixed - term Parliaments Act in order to promote their party's vested interests, just like the Prime Minister's attempt to shape devolution with much the same aim in mind, appears ill advised.

The Tory back benchers have only just noticed that they hold almost no power whatsoever to stop these things - expect them to get increasingly irate as this sinks in.

Whether this would be acceptable to Tory back benchers and whether enough Lib Dems would even be willing to accept the posts is sufficiently unclear as to suggest that any post-election deal might face trouble further down the road.

Mr Salter, who entered parliament as part of Labour's landslide victory in 1997, said he wanted to be free to work with Labour back benchers to put forward «positive proposals» on education reform.

It's so great to be a back bencher with no Ministerial ambition and be able to say that.

After the last election, the new prime minister, formerly known for his husky - cuddling and his «greenest government ever» shtick suddenly remembered his back benchers and became, for the most part, a much more traditional kind of Tory.

Cameron aims to tame back benchers in reshuffle, the Telegraph says this morning.

But when the dust has settled on the unnecessary and ill - judged redefinition of marriage bill, the perceived EU bust up and allegations of disrespect to activists, the reality is that back benchers do not emerge as the «enemy» of Number 10 - and Number.10 does not, in the cold light of the day, default to playing the antagonist.

Without them Flanagan and company would be back benchers in the minority forever, like new political hack Senator Jimmy Tedisco, who spent most of his adult life being irrelevant in the Assembly.

Who cares what this back bencher does?

And the revolt goes beyond the front bench with a BBC poll showing 63 per cent of Labour back benchers are against the plan.

For the benefit of Labour Members, the Deputy Prime Minister, the Justice Secretary, the Prime Minister and Government Back Benchers, will the Chancellor tell the House what is today's policy on child benefit?»

While admitting that she had not read Labour's manifesto in detail Ms Sturgeon added: «I would be seeking to build alliances with parties like Plaid Cymru and the Greens and back benchers...

He also told Jo Coburn about his backing for a married couple's tax allowance, which would be supported by fellow Conservative back benchers who «rather feel that they have a government which is not quite Tory enough and this would help, a bit.»

The debate will give us all a chance to reflect on what the rest of the country thought about the Budget — which is: not a lot — and the fact that only three Labour Back Benchers have turned up to support the Government's final Budget suggests that the parliamentary Labour party does not think much of it either.

Smith has been a back bencher ever since.

Mind you Corbyn's impression of an oppositional back bencher as if he hadn't won a convincing victory in the very recent leadership election isn't helping.

Wouldn't gave supported bombing myself, but if it was a free vote, then they weren't rebels, When Tony Blair had a free vote on changing abortion, and was leader of the opposition and he was against the Tory law in 1995 ′ were those labour back benchers who voted in a free vote, rebels?

However, I wonder whether we have ever had such a Bill, because it has attracted not a single voice of support from Back Benchers on Second Reading.

I do not know where the rest of the parliamentary Labour party are tonight — they may be plotting, once again, if the rumours that have been reported this evening are true — but not one Labour Back Bencher could be prevailed upon to speak in support of the Bill.»

Back benchers who are a bit cranky or eccentric can be dealt with much more easily than a free thinking, common sense type.

However forward the world is moving, these back benchers are still holding their adamant views.

Under Cameron, the Conservative's formal position was always against lifting the ban, but there remained strong support among the Tory back benchers and grass roots.

Although the message may have been softened since to appease Unions and Tory back benchers, there is no doubt about the government's intention and the likelihood that there will be legislative changes at some point to achieve this (if only for the rump of schools left by then who have refused to engage so far).

In addition to providing back benchers with an additional 1.5 inches of legroom, headroom in the aft quarters is up by 0.6 inch and shoulder room grows by 1.8 inches in all locations.

The fact of the matter is that the current leader of the opposition is battling some stiff opposition from his own back benchers who apparently did not hear the message from the Australian people at the last election.

My comments along with those of other back benchers are at the end of the review.

Many Conservative Party back benchers voted in favour at 2nd Reading in Parliament, as did Green Party Leader, Elizabeth May.

Not exact matches

Greens senator Adam Bandt and Labor back - bencher Kelvin Thomson demanded criminal charges for some exporters.

But it's claimed Corbyn and McDonnell eventually blocked her TV and radio appearances and despite her pledge to come back it looks as though her days as a senior front bencher may be over.

His statements were confused and contradictory, probably due to a growing sense of crisis as his back and front benchers rebelled against him.

Had the leader's office wished to influence the outcome it would have been sufficient to persuade a reasonable number of front - benchers to vote only for John Healey (the one candidate who could be relied upon to back Ed Miliband in any issue where he needed it) to guarantee his election and a fairly small number to back Steve Rotherham who may have been seen as preferable to Dennis Skinner, in order to ensure that he came second.

Suozzi will have big shoes to fill, as Israel's retirement means the 3rd district will go from having as a member a close confidant of Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi of California to having a freshman, back - bencher representative.

I have been privileged to work as PPS to four senior Labour ministers in four government departments and now feel that I can make my best contribution to the Labour effort in parliament by concentrating on helping, as a regular back - bencher, to show that Labour remains sound on matters of Defence.

The Commons select committee system has just received a further injection of new blood in the person of former GP and Conservative back - bencher Dr Sarah Wollaston MP.

Three shadow cabinet members and one front bencher resigned after imposed a three - line whip on Labour MPs to back triggering Article 50.

I'd certainly rather have half of Oliver Letwin's time than all of almost any back - bencher's.

After Silver was effectively removed from his leadership post in February, days after his arrest, the chamber elected a new leader, leaving the former speaker to serve as a conspicuous back - bencher.

State law effectively gave Silver the power to choose a new comptroller — and he tapped DiNapoli, an Assembly back - bencher with zero experience in finance.

This wack would make a good back - bencher / advocate, but his temperament is toxic... if he didn't have his own money he couldn't get a job bussing tables in a greasy spoon with that nasy - assed «tude.

So Tory back - benchers are entitled to feel betrayed, angry and abused.

We can not say for certain that Cameron was deliberately and cynically lying to his back - benchers in order to persuade them to throw their weight behind the coalition.

The government's focus should be on investment in the thousands of early years providers in England, not fiddling with 160 grammar schools to appease a couple of dozen back - benchers.

This has been a massive bone of contention for Conservative back - benchers, many of whom campaigned for years for fairer funding, only to find their own constituencies» schools would face cuts.

In a world that desperately needs to move away from fossil fuels and in an electorate that is leading the country in the development of renewable energy, Rowan, a Federal opposition back - bencher is so concerned about the stability of the state power grid — when there is no evidence of instability in that grid — that he makes a speech about it in Parliament!