Sentences with phrase «power in parliament»

It is, for instance, possible to imagine circumstances in which a subsequent «review» proposed bringing the Lords» powers in relation to primary legislation into line with their newly limited powers in respect of secondary legislation, by replacing the one - year delay power in the Parliament Acts with a power to object to Bills that could be immediately overridden by the Commons.

The progressive majority has not been shut out of power in this Parliament.

My proposed system would actually retain a local representative but adjust their voting power in parliament to match the support they have from their constituency.

We are a democratic party which seeks to win power in Parliament.

To answer your question of why labour has a lot of power in parliament now, is that the conservatives can't pass bills on their own any more, and labour can influence individual bills by working with other parties.

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.

There is a chance that May's opposition could gain power in parliament, and influence a stronger relationship with Europe — i.e., a «soft Brexit,» in which the U.K. might remain in the free trade zone.

Not exact matches

But May is also facing pressure from the many pro-Remain lawmakers in her ranks, who are up in arms over a new «EU Withdrawal» bill that will effectively allow the government sweeping powers to change laws already in force without consulting parliament, once the U.K. leaves the EU.

He wants to put more power in the hands of parliament and regional legislatures.

They bombed parliament, police headquarters and other key buildings in their bid for power.

During his speech, the President called on Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to show the «power of conviction» and display courage in confronting climate change, despite the ideological hurdles he may face in both the Parliament and his party room.

By the early 1990s, the New Democratic Party — the political ally of the labour movement — was in power in three Canadian provinces, including Ontario, and held 43 seats in Parliament.

The Power of the Purse in a Revised Constitution: A Commentary on the Federal Constitutional Papers on Taxing Powers and the Federal Parliament's Power to Spend, by Claude E. Forget.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani casts his vote during elections for the parliament and Assembly of Experts, which has the power to appoint and dismiss the supreme leader, in Tehran February Continue Reading

The coalition is expected to retain power, but a diminished majority in the 222 - seat parliament could leave Najib open to an internal leadership challenge.

In 1963 the government in power of India established the Unit Trust of India (UTI) by an act of parliamenIn 1963 the government in power of India established the Unit Trust of India (UTI) by an act of parliamenin power of India established the Unit Trust of India (UTI) by an act of parliament.

The British government's recent setbacks are also weighing on the pound, a typical tailwind for shares in dollar earnings British companies, after Britain's upper house voted to give parliament powers to block or delay a final deal on departure from the European Union.

We, too, are in the process of simply accepting that parliaments are dying and losing their power.

But its story from then until now has been one of a steady, stealthy comeback, culminating in the landslide election of May 2014, which brought Narendra Modi (a former RSS higher - up) and the BJP party to power with a large majority in India's powerful Lok Sabha (lower parliament) and in many state assemblies.

In Europe the European parliament and other continental organizations already have considerable power, so that national sovereignty is significantly checked.

In February, Parliament granted powers to build Phase 1 of the line, which is due to open in December 202In February, Parliament granted powers to build Phase 1 of the line, which is due to open in December 202in December 2026.

He holds these ideas up against an arrangement of legislative supremacy, whereby representative powers are vested entirely in Parliament or Congress.

Mr Mugabe wrote in a letter which was read out in parliament: «My decision to resign is voluntary on my part and arises from my concern for the welfare of the people of Zimbabwe and my desire for a smooth, non-violent transfer of power.»

For the first time in Australia, state elections in Tasmania in 1989 brought five «Greens» into parliament, which resulted in them having the balance of power with the prospect of a major change in direction in environmental issues in that state.

In a similar fashion, the Revivalism of the Great Awakening transformed certain of the central symbols of Puritanism and introduced new values and beliefs which questioned not only the authority and function of Crown and Parliament but also the traditional role and power of established clergy and magistrate alike.

Managers can measure political risk using quantitative and qualitative factors describing the political system in a country; e.g., repetitive government / parliament elections before the end of their term, potential internal and external conflicts, ethnic structure diversity, history of the country, non-democratic political system, weak legislative power of the parliament, corrupted authorities, etc..

In the past any type of race using public roads had to be approved by the UK Parliament, but an amendment to the Road Traffic Act now puts the power with the UK's motorsport governing body, the MSA (Motor Sports Association).

He's asked if he backs fixed - term parliaments, but says it worries him that a weak minority government would be stuck in power for four years.

Setting out his plans for a British Constitutional Convention, Mr Clegg said: «It would examine the role and powers of parliament and ministers; the way in which parliament is elected and held to account; the relationships between the nations of the United Kingdom; the concentration of power in Whitehall; and the need to strengthen basic individual rights and liberties against the abuse of state power.»

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.

But even here you need to write the law giving them the power, get it passed through parliament, and then hire and train the people in those organisations to be able to oversee and enforce it.

Casley Hayford's position is in sync with a Member of the Finance Committee of Parliament, Kwaku Kwarteng who also questioned where the extra money will come from, considering that businesses are already suffering from the effects of high taxes and inadequate power supply.

Parliament was asked to renew a power that is «routinely being used in breach of fundamental rights» without the chance to debate it fully, MPs have warned.

«It shows the royals are playing an active role in the democratic process and we need greater transparency in parliament so we can be fully appraised of whether these powers of influence and veto are really appropriate.

In council chambers, the Houses of Parliament and now the devolved assemblies in Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast, there is some amazing art decorating the corridors of poweIn council chambers, the Houses of Parliament and now the devolved assemblies in Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast, there is some amazing art decorating the corridors of powein Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast, there is some amazing art decorating the corridors of power.

Parliament will today rush through legislation in order to delay devolution to Northern Ireland ahead of a power - sharing executive on May 8th.

This news comes a few weeks after President John Mahama told Parliament in his state of the nation that his government had overcome the four - year old crisis following a fairly stable power supply since January.

A minister could use this power to start making changes on the ground - tinkering with law and regulators in a way that makes it all - but impossible for parliament to vote against the deal, because of the chaos it would trigger.

Blair was first elected to parliament in 1983 at the start of the Labour's long road back to power.

A small group of Christians in parliament are changing the law, almost unimpeded, to give local councils the power to introduce prayers to their meetings.

Over 400 MEPs signed a European Parliament declaration on curbing the abuse of power by supermarkets in the European Union.

Even when Parliament does try to scrutinise things in advance, it has few resources and almost zero power to prevent «blunders» happening.

In reality all those powers lie with the Prime Minister and Parliament» and «The sovereign does actually still have official powers, but the sovereign only uses them at the behest of the elected government, namely the prime minister».

Are you pointing at a flaw in the institutional design of the legislative and judiciary branches in CEE, or at an existing contest of power between courts and parliaments?

The SNP is unlikely to want to accept restrictions on the chance to secure a future vote — and may regard such limitations as, in themselves, constraints on a power that ought to reside in the hands of the Scottish Parliament.

Old Labour believed in «the power of the people» expressed through Parliament, and their Marxist background made them sceptical of an updated Bill of Rights.

These are the areas in which the parliament has powers inasmuch as they extend to Scotland or are wholly within Scotland, although this list is not exhaustive:

For a party which is now openly plotting to take advantage of another hung parliament by securing five more years of Lib Dems in power, it makes complete sense.

While it seems clear that the young's concerns need to be voiced and heard, there are few young people in positions of power, including in parliament.

Yet it shows that even one in four Conservative councillors think power will shift from local government to the centre during this Parliament, and the only unity between Conservatives and Liberal Democrats at local level is about reducing council staff numbers.