Sentences with phrase «position under the party»

Not exact matches

Not running a deficit under any circumstances was the position that the Conservatives had run on in the 2008 election, and the other parties had made similar promises.

But that begs the question of why governments should get away with bumping up our food bills for their political interests, an especially egregious position for a party — recall Mulroney again, but also multiple free trade agreements under Harper — that once championed free trade.

He was widely expected to run for the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada and only just recently began positioning himself as candidate to unite Alberta's conservative partisans under one banner.

He held four cabinet posts under Premier Klein's government: in 1997 Stelmach became Minister of Agriculture, Food and Development; in May 1999, he was shuffled to the Infrastructure Ministry and later became Minister of Transport; and in 2004, he became the Alberta Intergovernmental Affairs Minister, a position he held until he resigned in June 2006 to become a party leadership candidate.

But Clinton is far better positioned to keep the abortion rate at the record low it saw under President Obama while the Republican Party works for the next four years to produce the kind of candidate the people of this country deserve.

But it is a stark warning for the parties still involved in the voluntary process that the government is increasingly under the impression that the parties» positions are too far apart and it will be required to step in and take over.

However, it's also added that no fee has been agreed upon and the 22 - year - old is under contract with the Black Cats until 2020 so they will be in a strong position to demand a hefty fee with Tottenham also named as an interested party.

The party and the presidency are said to be under an intense pressure to make the position of President Muhammadu Buhari known ahead of the initial plan.

Under the current Labour system, the National Policy Forum receives delegates from constituency party associations and has a debate with the shadow Cabinet and affiliates about policy positions.

Of course, that was back in September 2008 — long before the state Democratic Party came under AG Andrew Cuomo's control with the installment of his longtime ally (and sometime foe) Charlie King in the position of executive director.

At the height of the Tory Party's «majority status» position under Mrs Thatcher, it was said that «Conservatism swims like a fish in the sea» and any Labour vote is therefore a «deviant one».

Cameron stuffing the place with fresh Tory peers to strengthen his party's position while axing 50 MPs under a boundary review is again intended strengthen the Conservatives.

Ahead of the election, there have been accusations and counter accusations by aspirants into various councillorship positions under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that some persons have been imposed on the party as favoured candidates for election against rules of the pParty (PDP) that some persons have been imposed on the party as favoured candidates for election against rules of the pparty as favoured candidates for election against rules of the partyparty.

Mr Corbyn also came under fire for polling loyal party members on the Syria question, which some MPs saw as a scare - tactic from the leader to back his anti-war position.

In an address to the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP) he accepted the party was still not in a position to win the next election under his leaderParty (PLP) he accepted the party was still not in a position to win the next election under his leaderparty was still not in a position to win the next election under his leadership.

As the debate was under way in the Commons the prime minister moved to shore up his position amid anger in the party over allegations that Lord Feldman, the Tory co-chairman, described grassroots activists as «mad swivel - eyed loons».

Following the party's decision to support the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill 2017, at least three shadow cabinet ministers, all representing constituencies which voted to remain in the EU, resigned from their position as a result of the party's decision to invoke Article 50 under the bill.

To the Mirror's credit, a shorter article on what the UK would look like under UKIP, based on the party's policy positions, discussed some issues, such as employment, the NHS, and the environment (this was in a national context, however).

On the other hand the Labour party's new leadership under Jeremy Corbyn has expressed its official position to support the Remain campaign, although political pundits have noted a slight reservation of Corbyn towards the EU (primarily based on his previous opinions of the EU).

Union funding of political parties also came under scrutiny, with Policy Exchange railing against the default position for union membership being a commitment to donation rather than allowing workers to «opt - in» if they so choose.

Alhaji Yirimea said amongst others that «The circumstances under which the Director of Finance and Administration and others were relieved of their positions was contrary to Article 10 (6) and Article 9 (F)(ii) of the NPP Constitution which gives the National Executive Committee (NEC), the sole power to appoint and dismiss Directors of the Party.

The positions were decided by MPs from all parties under the alternative vote method and the committees are distributed among the parties according to how many Commons seats they have.

Burnham's comments suggest a shift from his previous position, coming weeks after he criticised Blair for making «dire predictions» about what would happen to the party under a Corbyn leadership.

Of course, the criminal elements within the NPP have already taken «position», to engage in visa racketeering and the extortion of monies from poor party foot soldiers under the guise of sending them to Russia from where they can cross over into Europe.

The argument against Corbyn isn't about his personal image and manner though, it's that he'd put the Labour party in a ideological and policy position that wouldn't win votes, that the Labour party itself would risk ripping itself apart under a leader with little support among the Parliamentary party and a long history of rebellion.

This is coming barely 24 hours after a youth group under the aegis of APC Youths Solidarity Forum, led by Denisi Momoh, wrote a position paper to President Muhammadu Buhari and the party's National Executive Committee, asking the addressees to strengthen Odigie - Oyegun's position within the party.

After losing seats at the 2001 election, the National Party lost one frontbench position under the Coalition agreement, Scott becoming the sacrificial lamb.

The 2016 flagbearer of the People's National Convention (PNC), Dr. Edward Nasigri Mahama, says his new position as an Ambassador - at - large under the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) administration, will afford him an opportunity to serve Ghana.

Mr Corbyn's position as party leader is under severe threat today as he faces mass Shadow Cabinet resignations from colleagues furious at his display during the referendum.

This was not in itself a particularly honourable or logical position, but it was the only means of preserving party unity under the leadership».

Ken Ofori - Atta and Gabby Asare Okyere - Darko have never contested any position in this party, neither have both, ever been appointed to any meritorious position in the NPP however, under inexplicably baffling circumstances, these two cousins (Ken and Gabby) of Akufo - Addo will resurface, meander their way through to not only have their firm grip on the huge campaign monies of the party but also provoke attempts to impose their family's desire on the NPP, whenever it was close to elections.

He's come under regular fire in his first term from Democrats who claim he's out of step with his own party for his positions on labor issues, support for charter schools and coziness with wealthy real estate developers and financial firms.

Jeremy Corbyn is under pressure to clarify Labour's position on Brexit as a new poll reveals overwhelming support for remaining in the single market among the party's voters.

... [H] is positions on the issues is secondary to the question of whether his politics are helping the working class act for itself or subsume itself under the big business interests in charge of the Democratic Party.

Chris Hewett, a Green Alliance associate and author of the report, said that apart from pledges to increase energy savings, none of these policies had been explicitly outlined by either the Labour government or the Conservatives, who under David Cameron's leadership have worked hard to position themselves as a much greener party.

It was learnt that the governors had assured the state chairmen and their officials that their positions were not under threat by the decision not to elongate the tenure of the leaders of the party at all levels.

President Muhammadu Buhari has reportedly told the governors elected under the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, to support the candidacy of former Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole for the party's National Chairmanship position.

For all the attacks on Corbyn by the most senior figures in the parliamentary party — including the previous leader, Ed Miliband — the MP for Islington North's position was not really under threat.

As another influential Labour backbencher, Clive Efford, argued that the existing shadow cabinet deserved to keep their positions, Harman said she would expect former critics in the party to now be happy to serve under Corbyn.

The positions representing party members were created in response to the surge in Labour membership under Corbyn.

Steele later backed Greer to chair the powerful RNC Rules Committee, a position Greer gave up when he resigned as Florida GOP chairman earlier this year under pressure from party activists upset his with handling of party funds.

Labour's position is in favour of having a continuous at - sea nuclear deterrent but this is under review and could change at its party conference in the autumn.

As he seeks to unify the Conservative and Republican parties behind his candidacy for governor, State Senator George E. Pataki has come under attack from both ends of the political spectrum for his position on abortion.

They will also need a system of PR if they are to have any hope in future of forming a coalition with parties such as the Liberal Democrats or UKIP, parties who would be in a stronger position to help under a more proportional electoral system.

Malliotakis — who has run on the Conservative party line and in 2013 was honored as one of CPAC's 10 Conservatives Under 40 — bristled at the idea that her immigration positions were conservative.

Left his party in the lurch by walking away before a new leader was in place thus leaving Harperson to be routinely put to the sword every week live on TV to an audience of millions and as a result the party is now a rudderless floundering ghost ship with no coherent policies or positions on anything under the sun.

While traditional online dating sites offer the internet equivalent of a speed dating session, social networking sites are the cocktail parties of the web: people, in the course of their meticulous self - representation online, share what they love to do, not who they want to fall in love with; they aren't under pressure to fall head overheels; and they can bring friends along for the ride.These sites also put users in a position to meet a significant other without having to admit they need dating help.

Party label is no indication of position, alas — over-testing insanity might have started under a Republican administration with No Child Left Behind, but rather than correcting the problem, the Obama administration's policies have reinforced it.

Ukraine associates with Copenhagen Accord under the following conditions: - To have the agreed position of the developed countries on quantified emissions reduction targets of the Annex I countries; - To keep the status of Ukraine as a country with economy in transition and relevant preferences arising from such status; - To keep the existing flexible mechanisms of the Kyoto Protocol; - To keep 1990 as the single base year for calculating Parties commitments; - To use provisions of Article 3.13 of the Kyoto Protocol for calculation of the quantified emissions reduction of the Annex I countries of the Kyoto Protocol for the relevant commitment period.

Courts have consistently confirmed this in relation to article V (1)(c).837 For example, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied a party's attempt to raise a challenge under article V (1)(c) to oppose an order compelling arbitration, that is, before the arbitral proceedings had even taken place.838 The court noted that the provision could only be invoked by a party opposing enforcement of an award, which was not possible in circumstances where no award had been issued, and also unlikely where the party raising the challenge was the claimant in the would - be arbitration, and thus not the party who would be in a position to challenge any resulting arbitral award absent any counterclaims.839