Sentences with phrase «potential rebellion»
The phrase "potential rebellion" refers to the possibility or likelihood of a group of people rising against authority or established rules to fight for change or express their dissatisfaction. Full definition
Here's our news story from this morning, covering Cameron's statement and potential rebellion in the Lib Dem ranks.
politics.co.uk
This led one Tory MP to complain that the government was trying to time - out potential rebellions.
The development was particularly frustrating for Mr Clegg, given that he had managed to face down a more substantial potential rebellion yesterday which could have seen the party actually oppose the bill.
Downing Street has brought forward the Commons» vote on membership of the European Union, as it seeks to quell a potential rebellion by eurosceptic Conservatives.
Liberal Democrat whips are facing the prospect of a potential rebellion tonight over the energy bill's missing decarbonisation target.
The programme motion for Lords reform will appear later this week and a potential rebellion by up to 100 Conservative MPs provokes nightmares for the coalition government.
Liberal Democrat whips are facing the prospect of a potential rebellion over the energy bill's missing decarbonisation target.
The deputy prime minister is still trying to stave off a potential rebellion in Liberal Democrat ranks, as he bids to persuade MPs to go back on their pledge to oppose any rise in tuition fees.
Mrs May also faces a potential rebellion by Tory MPs threatening to side with Labour in a Commons vote to demand the UK stays in a customs union with the EU.
Ministers have sought to see off a potential rebellion by Conservative MPs that could have brought a first defeat over the EU withdrawal bill by partially backing down on the future status of EU human rights measures in UK law.
While on a victory tour across Panem, Katniss witnesses the unrest that's begun to spread across the districts as a result of her highly publicized stunt, and recognizing the danger that a potential rebellion poses, President Snow (Donald Sutherland) enlists the help of Head Gamemaker Plutarch Heavensbee (Philip Seymour Hoffman) to devise a plan to eliminate Katniss once and for all.
Before this punishment could be put into effect, its imposition provided the impetus for a recruitment campaign leading to a potential rebellion.
Recalling a long history of performance art and conceptual work, Lidén reveals the hidden aggression and potential rebellion that rests under the surface of our cities and their inhabitants.