Sentences with phrase «party over the referendum»

Greek Prime Minister reversed course after a rebellion within his own Socialist party over the referendum, but ignored repeated calls to resign and call elections.

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The party was growing increasingly restless over his inability to come up with the so - called winning conditions for another referendum on sovereignty.

While both parties have denied explicit wrongdoing, Facebook and Cambridge Analytica are facing whistleblower claims this data was used to support Donald Trump's 2016 presidential election campaign, with the latter firm also being said to have yielded influence over other democratic votes including the EU referendum.

In 2015, the UK Parliament was projected to come out about even between the top two parties, but the conservatives won by over 5 %, ending up with the majority (which was considered to be a near 0 % chance possibility as the day began), this summer Brexit passed (considered almost certain to fail as the day began, ended up passing by 4 %), and last month the Colombian Peace Referendum failed (after being consistently polled to pass by about 10 %).

Not only is he seen as untrustworthy on Europe, for example by reneging on his promise to hold a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty, his whole modernisation strategy since taking over the party leadership in 2005 has been seen by some as an essential betrayal of the party's core, conservative values.

In government it requires civil servants and politicians to coyly draw a gauzy veil over the business of party politics in the run up to elections or referendums.

After the referendum, the SNP took a clear lead over the other parties in Scottish opinion polls.

Turkey, which has pulled forward a cabinet meeting and national security council session to Friday over the referendum, will also convene parliament for an extraordinary meeting on Saturday, the chairman of the ruling AK Party's parliamentary group said on Thursday.

The promise of an In / Out referendum under a Conservative Government late in the next Parliament will draw much of the poison that has plagued the party over the EU issue since Margaret Thatcher's Bruges speech - by making it clear to those MPs and party members opposed to EU membership that in such circumstances they will have an opportunity to campaign for a No vote.

Utterly unsurprisingly, holding the promised In / Out EU referendum in 2015 was the top «red line» issue for any future Conservative / Liberal Democrat negotiations in our survey which over 800 Conservative Party members answered.

But, one need look no further than the current debate in the UK over the EU referendum to find other parallels with Repeal — e.g., an internal split in the Conservative party over British identity (particularly in a world with increasing trade linkages); the difficulty in ascertaining the winners and losers from a fundamental reorientation of trade policy, amidst inherent uncertainty; the existence of tensions between different sectors and regions, stemming from trade exposure; and so on.

From the «betrayal» of the Lib Dems over the Jeremy Hunt vote, when Clegg's party abstained and won the enmity of vast swathes of the Tory party, or the vicious tactics of the «no» campaign in the electoral reform referendum which disgusted Lib Dems and led to open rowing at Cabinet, the «calm and businesslike» relationship between the two parties has become a myth anywhere below the most senior levels.

Miliband's advisers, in their Westminster bubble, seem to have forgotten that the Scottish Labour party is fighting a fierce battle over the referendum.

It's also interesting that Downing Street is now seriously considering introducing legislation for a referendum in order to maintain the competitive advantage over the other parties before they decide their own European policies.

Yes what a triumph it will be for the National Union of Journalists in particular the over 4000 of them that work for the BBC when Labour wins the next election and effectively turns whatever is left of the UK at that time (given the likelyhood of a referendum on independence for scotland before then) into a one party socialist state.

Others said IDS's decision was in truth about his fierce opposition to Mr Osborne and David Cameron over Europe, with the Tory party utterly divided as the EU referendum looms.

The former chancellor told the Daily Mail: «It would clearly be sensible in terms of party management to allow Cabinet ministers to speak out on both sides — once the date for the referendum is set — not least to enable the Conservative party to reunite easily once the referendum is over, whatever the result.

And the race between Republican state Assemblywoman Jane Corwin, Democrat Kathleen Hochul, the Erie County clerk, and Jack Davis, a once - conservative Democrat who is running as a so - called tea party candidate, is becoming more and more a referendum on House Republican plans to alter Medicare, as both sides filling the airwaves with television ads attacking the other side over Medicare.

John Mills, the millionaire party donor who is funding Labour for a referendum campaign, said: «I want to see a Labour government in 2015 and, as the party that trusts the people, I think we should recognise that the growth of the EU's influence over Britain in the past 40 years warrants a referendum regardless of future events.»

The party was still divided over Europe, and talk of a referendum on joining the Eurozone was rife.

His roles in Europe mean that he is likely to play a role in influencing the domestic debate over the EU referendum and the lack of a viable alternative candidate at this crucial time leaves the party with little other choice.

The Shadow Chancellor will seek to quell the civil war in the party sparked by Labour MPs» anger over Jeremy Corbyn's performance in the EU referendum campaign.

The Shadow Chancellor sought to quell the civil war in the party sparked by Labour MPs» anger over Mr Corbyn's performance in the EU referendum campaign.

Will the Conservatives tear themselves apart over the forthcoming in / out EU referendum, or will Cameron accomplish the seemingly impossible and achieve closure for his party on this issue?

His full findings will be published in a report over the summer, but for now he's clear his party faces a real challenge, «referendum or not», to win round voters who feel Labour no longer understands them.

The most senior Labour Brexiteer, Vote Leave chair Gisela Stuart, has warned the party's stance on the referendum is the «biggest recruiting agent for Ukip» imaginable, amid fears Nigel Farage will seek to capitalise on anxiety over immigration and challenge Labour's traditional dominance in working class communities across the midlands and the north.

Liberal Democrats denied they had succumbed to Tory protests over Lords reform and insist the Queen's speech will contain a reference to a bill on the second chamber's composition, but Tory sources were suggesting the legislation could only go ahead with cross-party support, and almost certainly a referendum, something party leader Nick Clegg opposes.

The seat is safely Conservative — in 1997 Labour cut Heath «s majority to only 6.9 % with the help of the Referendum party, but Derek Conway has since seen his majority grow to over 20 %.

During the Christmas holidays, the cross-party NO to AV campaign announced the names of over 100 Labour MPs — almost half of the Parliamentary Labour Party — who will be voting no to the Alternative Vote at the referendum in May.

The 2009 special election received significant national attention, and was alternately described as «a referendum on President Barack Obama» and «a fight over the identity of the Republican Party.»

So, whilst all three unionist parties must honour Gordon Brown's pledge to deliver the «sharing of sovereignty» through a «federal state» within two years in order to forestall another independence referendum, Labour faces a massive task if it it is to recover its core support in the Westminster and Holyrood elections it faces in Scotland over the next two years.

The decision to hold a referendum at all was an attempt to limit the endemic conflict within the party over Europe.

At a time when as a Labour Party we should have been taking the Government to task over the fallout from a referendum which they had called, we had instead chosen to create divisions amongst our own pParty we should have been taking the Government to task over the fallout from a referendum which they had called, we had instead chosen to create divisions amongst our own partyparty.

Carswell was one of those calling for Farage to take a break over the summer but he denied being one of the party figures who wanted the Ukip leader to step down completely over fears he was too divisive to lead its EU referendum «out» campaign.

The recent Queen's speech, along with the growing divisions in the Conservative Party over the EU referendum, have focused attention on how this Government will be remembered after David Cameron steps down in 2019.

Owen Smith was sacked over calls for a further referendum on Brexit despite the Party's conference policy still holding this out as a possibility if the May's eventual deal proves to be unacceptable.

The party's agenda in making reform of the welfare system the centrepiece of its autumn conference in Manchester is being overshadowed by apparent uncertainty over whether a retrospective referendum on the Lisbon treaty should take place if it is ratified.

William Hague sought to brush over the referendum issue in his first speech to the Conservative party conference.

«Aware that the right of self - determination in international law is the legal right for a «people» that allows them to attain a certain degree of autonomy from a sovereign state through a legitimate political process, we strongly demand for a referendum to take place in a politically sane atmosphere where all parties will have a democratic voice over their future and the future of the nation.

Over the course of the final few weeks of the referendum, the Electoral Commission Website tells us, Arron Banks» Leave.EU, the official Vote Leave campaign, Grassroots Out, Ukip and the Democratic Unionist Party collectively spent over # 800,000 with Soopa Doopa, a branding agency based, you guessed it, in the tiny Cambridgeshire city of Over the course of the final few weeks of the referendum, the Electoral Commission Website tells us, Arron Banks» Leave.EU, the official Vote Leave campaign, Grassroots Out, Ukip and the Democratic Unionist Party collectively spent over # 800,000 with Soopa Doopa, a branding agency based, you guessed it, in the tiny Cambridgeshire city of over # 800,000 with Soopa Doopa, a branding agency based, you guessed it, in the tiny Cambridgeshire city of Ely.

She said UKIP has had MEPs since 1999, but they «can not the deliver» the change they promise, and only her party could deliver an in - out referendum over Britain's future in the EU.

Senior Tories are reportedly nervous of a potential Lib Dem revival, with the party seeking to capitalise on the frustrations of EU nationals — who weren't able to vote in the Brexit referendum — and Remain voters over the Government's chaotic handling of Brexit and Labour's inconsistent approach.

The prime minister's speech today has thrown down the gauntlet to Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg to align with over 70 % of people and a clear majority of their own parties» voters who support an EU referendum».

The prospect of an election is what has triggered the action against Corbyn and comes as a leaked poll commissioned by the party revealed that over one in four (27 %) of Labour voters was less likely to vote for the party following the referendum campaign in which 214 Labour MPs called on people to vote to remain in the EU.

The former shadow minister criticised Jeremy Corbyn for «ambiguity» over the EU referendum and said the party needed a leader that «reaches out to voters».

With a brutal battle raging for the future of the Conservative party, and the vast majority of Labour's MPs united over Europe, the early stages of the referendum campaign brought temporary relief from the relentless rumours about party coups, splits and leadership challenges.

As many have noted, this referendum was only called in a bid by Prime Minister David Cameron to calm tensions over the E.U. within his own Conservative Party ahead of a general election.

In his speech to the Lib Dem conference on Tuesday, Huhne, who fell out with Conservative cabinet colleagues over their tactics during the Alternative Vote referendum in May, will warn David Cameron to keep the Tory right under control, saying: «We don't need the Tea Party tendency in Britain.»