Sentences with phrase «parliament holds the balance of power»

«My ambition would be that Ukip in the next Westminster parliament holds the balance of power, as the Lib Dems did in the last parliament of 2010.»

Not exact matches

If their poll numbers hold, then they could end up with about 50 MPs — up from 6 — and so hold the balance of power in any Parliament.

Both Mr Brown and Mr Cameron have attempted to court Mr Clegg in the early weeks of his leadership, with the Liberal Democrats set to hold the balance of power in the event of a hung parliament.

It is therefore vital that a truly meaningful vote should be held within the time frame of the article 50 negotiations and not be left to verbal assurances — not least because there is no guarantee who will be leading the Conservative party by next autumn, nor indeed where the balance of power might be in any future government or hung parliament.

In 2015, they suggested an altogether different outcome, a hung parliament in which the Scottish National Party would hold the balance of power.

Meanwhile, smaller parties such as the Greens, the Liberal Democrats, the UK Independence Party (UKIP) and the Scottish National Party (SNP) could hold the balance of power in a hung parliament after May 2015.

But there are other things to ask of the man who looks like he might hold the balance of power in the next parliament.

[22][23] The SNP, encouraged by its victory in the 2007 Scottish parliament elections, set itself a target of returning 20 MPs and hoped to find itself holding a balance of power.

[13] The Liberal Democrats hoped to make gains from both sides, and possibly hold the balance of power in a hung parliament.

Moreover, an earlier minor party which held the balance of power in 1996 split in two after a year in coalition with National, with one side supporting the continued National Party led government — and neither half of this party is represented in Parliament today.

A recent YouGov poll indicated that more voters (37 %) would prefer the Liberal Democrats to UKIP (26 %) or the SNP (17 %) to hold the balance of power in a hung parliament.

The Committee concludes that the Strathclyde Review does not provide a «sufficient basis for changing how Parliament holds the Executive to account»; that «both Houses of Parliament... need to play an active role in considering how powers should be delegated appropriately in primary legislation, how those powers should be exercised by Government and the way in which both Houses scrutinise and approve delegated legislation»; and that «[t] he use and scrutiny of delegated legislation is at the heart of the delicate balance of power between Parliament and the Executive».

After the 2010 election, with a hung parliament, and the Liberal Democrats potentially holding the balance of power, AV + was again the subject of discussion, as a potential part of a coalition deal.

Ukip could hold the balance of power in the next Parliament, Nigel Farage has claimed following the party's Clacton by - election win.

But whatever they show, the Liberal Democrats won't have given up hope of holding the balance of power in a hung Parliament, even if their Commons representation looks to be decimated.

A hung parliament could potentially see the Lib Dems holding the balance of power between likely Labour and Tory leaders Gordon Brown and David Cameron - with the chance of cabinet seats if a power - sharing executive is formed.

Brown was the leader of the Green Party in the Tasmanian Parliament from 1989 to 1992, when the Greens held the balance of power.

The Greens, who could hold the balance of power in the next parliament, have so far focused their attention on climate change policies, with a seven - point plan aimed at transitioning Australia away from fossil fuels.