Sentences with phrase «policy at party conference»

Delegates may hope for some lighter moments as they debate party policy at their party conference.

Or he could be truly radical and bring back votes on policy at party conference.

His response was basically repeating the line Vince put out in his LDV piece about it — employee ownership is good, this will only be aimed at small firms etc with no acknowledgement of any issues — but he also confirmed that it had been agreed as part of a trade off of who got to announce which policies at their party conference.

Not exact matches

Chaired by NASUWT President Geoff Branner, the meeting at the Labour Party Conference in Manchester highlighted how savage economic policies are wreaking havoc on children's education.

This engages local party members in thinking about policies we want to propose, and then submitting them and gaining support for them at conference.

Today's party conferences work on a more discursive model, one that doesn't make the News at Ten as often, but as a result allows a more detailed focus on policies.

At the annual party conference in September 2007, the Liberal Democrats endorsed a plan to drop the long - standing policy of levying a 50p tax rate onincomes over # 100,000.

Union and CLP votes are important at the party conference, where policies are set, and in elections to the National Executive Committee (NEC).

«Ministers fear Lib Dem activists at the party's annual conference, which starts this weekend in Glasgow, are set to rebel against key Government policies and may vote to reinstate the 50p rate introduced by Labour weeks before it lost power in 2010.

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«Some senior Conservatives were angry at suggestions that the policy was a «quid pro quo» for the marriage tax allowance... The marriage tax allowance, to be announced by David Cameron at the Tory Party's annual conference, is expected to cost about # 550 million.

Key policy - makers and high profile journalists will be joining the CIOT and the Institute for Fiscal Studies at the main party conferences this autumn for a series of debates on the future of the tax system.

In the period between now and when the voters, trade unionists and party members start to realise this, Blair will use the good will he starts out with to move as fast as possible — starting at this year's conference — to suppress the mechanisms whereby alternative policies could be expressed within the Labour Pparty members start to realise this, Blair will use the good will he starts out with to move as fast as possible — starting at this year's conference — to suppress the mechanisms whereby alternative policies could be expressed within the Labour PartyParty.

At the Labour women's conference, taking place before the formal start of the full national event on Sunday, Mr Corbyn said his proposed review of party democracy would ensure wider support for his policies.

As the party prepares to sign off on key policy points at its spring conference this weekend, an attempt will be made to seize the political agenda and set the terms of debate.

The Liberal Democrats have an opportunity, at their annual conference, to make their dissatisfaction with George Osborne's self - defeating austerity plain, regain some of their Party's political integrity, give real momentum to a more intelligent economic strategy and help to restore a modicum of intellectual coherence to the Party's approach to economic policy - making.

The party has two national co-spokespersons, Colin Fox and Natalie Reid, [3] who are elected by party members at the annual national conference, which also determines party policy.

``... I believe that he [Dr Bawumia] is actually the flag bearer of the New Patriotic Party,» Mrs Bawa Mogtari told Prince Minkah on Class91.3 FM on the Executive Breakfast Show on Tuesday 20 September while responding to some issues and accusations levelled against the government by Mr Boakye Agyarko, Policy Advisor to the opposition party's flag bearer at a press conference the party organised on Monday 19 SepteParty,» Mrs Bawa Mogtari told Prince Minkah on Class91.3 FM on the Executive Breakfast Show on Tuesday 20 September while responding to some issues and accusations levelled against the government by Mr Boakye Agyarko, Policy Advisor to the opposition party's flag bearer at a press conference the party organised on Monday 19 Septeparty's flag bearer at a press conference the party organised on Monday 19 Septeparty organised on Monday 19 September.

At a make - or - break party conference in Blackpool the policy was announced amid great fanfare by George Osborne, the shadow chancellor.

However, if there are a policy programme, the NPF would surely be well placed to consider that prior to final agreement — its policy commissions are well used to telephone conferences at short notice — and there is no reason why the party conference should not be reconvened for a session to approve a proposed deal recommended by the executive.

The UN Representative also disclosed that the conference has been looking at a number of areas, such as the Policy and Legal Framework and the role of INEC and Political parties to facilitate women's participation in politics.

last (and perhaps least), Partnership into Power — through a national policy forum (NPF) with final decisions at party conference.

``... there was an elephant in the room: the fact that if Labour party conference was restored to a meaningful part in the policy making process, then we probably wouldn't be having this debate at all».

Not only will you be able to vote in the upcoming leadership election, but you can have a say in forming our policy platform at party conferences as well as choosing local candidates.

But for several weeks there was an elephant in the room: the fact that if Labour party conference was restored to a meaningful part in the policy making process, then we probably wouldn't be having this debate at all.

Below is a list of all the Policy Papers passed at Welsh Liberal Democrat Conference or launched by the party.

The chancellor, who has a habit of making pivotal policy announcements at the Tory party conference, delivered a crowd - pleasing speech mapping out a future of «liberty and justice» for Britain.

Boris Johnson dropped by the Policy Exchange tent at Conservative Party conference for a spot of...

This party conference wasn't really about specific policies at all, but the ideas behind the different approaches of those in power and those seeking it.

With Corbyn biting the bullet, the upshot is that party policy on Syria remains as set out in the emergency motion passed at the Labour conference.

«I think one of the things you'll see at our conference, I think the signature tune of the conference, if you like, is an enormous confidence that as a result of the political situation that we face and the distinctive policies we have, that we have a huge opportunity as a party to elect more Lib Dem MPs than we ever have before and to really change the future of British politics.

The Lib Dems adopted to support fracking and nuclear energy in a policy motion at their party's autumn conference in Glasgow.

The defeat is particularly troubling for the Liberal Democrats because members are supposed to set official party policy at conference.

Last year the Liberal Democrats voted at their Spring conference in favour of a law - making Cornish Assembly, making it official party policy.

Debates on policy are at the heart of party conference.

«Bold and savage» spending cuts are on the agenda and some cherished Liberal Democrats policies are at risk at the start of the party's annual conference.

Conference is where party policy is made — proposals become official party policy if voted for at Conference.

Both the Welsh Policy Committee and Federal Policy Committee, which are responsible for the party's policy - making process, can set up Policy Working Groups to research and write a Policy Paper for debate at ConfePolicy Committee and Federal Policy Committee, which are responsible for the party's policy - making process, can set up Policy Working Groups to research and write a Policy Paper for debate at ConfePolicy Committee, which are responsible for the party's policy - making process, can set up Policy Working Groups to research and write a Policy Paper for debate at Confepolicy - making process, can set up Policy Working Groups to research and write a Policy Paper for debate at ConfePolicy Working Groups to research and write a Policy Paper for debate at ConfePolicy Paper for debate at Conference.

The Welsh Liberal Democrats are a democratic party, and any member of the Welsh Liberal Democrats can vote on our debates and policies at Conference.

This should be a deliberative process, such as that which has historically been enabled by our policy commissions, and should culminate in a full debate at party conference later this year.

The Party signed up to this at the March conference when agreeing a new strategy whereby ministers lead the way in communicating not only those Coalition policies that are clearly Liberal Democrat ones, but also those which we accept as a result of being in Coalition and those Tory policies we've successfully blocked or amended.

It's worth asking if this policy is currently being piloted at the party's conference.

Boris Johnson dropped by the Policy Exchange tent at Conservative Party conference for a spot of rowing.

Green Party gubernatorial candidate Howie Hawkins held a news conference outside of the rally site at SWCC to say that Cuomo's economic policies are a «slap in the face to working - class women he has neglected as governor, especially women on welfare and minimum wage workers.»

To open dialogue with affiliated trade unions to win support at Labour Party conferences for democratic rule changes and for pro-working-class policies on issues such as cuts, the living wage, jobs, and trade union rights.

In a few minutes time, Ed Miliband is to introduce to Labour MPs Liam Byrne, who will oversee policy review, and report to the National Policy Forum, and the Party Reform Taskforce under Peter Hain who will report to National Executive by next summer in time for rule changes at next year's party confepolicy review, and report to the National Policy Forum, and the Party Reform Taskforce under Peter Hain who will report to National Executive by next summer in time for rule changes at next year's party confePolicy Forum, and the Party Reform Taskforce under Peter Hain who will report to National Executive by next summer in time for rule changes at next year's party conferParty Reform Taskforce under Peter Hain who will report to National Executive by next summer in time for rule changes at next year's party conferparty conference.

It has a large contingent of delegates on Labour's National Policy Forum, and wields a block vote at annual conferences that is almost as big as the votes of all the constituency Labour parties.

Bill Lipton, state director of the progressive Working Families Party, on Monday called Cuomo's refusal to push for a unified Democratic conference «a stark reminder that despite his accomplishments, he remains deeply committed to a fiscal policy and agenda supported by his billionaire donors at the expense of working families.»

In her speech at the party conference in Birmingham today, extracts of which have been seen by the Observer, she will say: «There are some who interpret the 23 June vote as giving a licence to harsher rhetoric and returning to policies which have been rejected in the past.

The prime minister also used his speech at the Conservative party conference to outline his party's policies on the NHS and Europe.