Sentences with phrase «referendum in»

The decision to hold a referendum in the first place was party political — former Prime Minister David Cameron's attempt, monumentally failed, to silence Conservative eurosceptics and to quash UKIP.

«But I would just give this advice to the prime minister: stop waving around this threat of a referendum in Britain as if it's some sort of pistol that we're holding to everyone's head and saying «you've got to agree with us, or else.»»

David Cameron should stop «waving his EU referendum in the air like a pistol» and get some top quality British politicians into Brussels to start working with Jean - Claude Juncker, Lord Mandelson has advised.

«We may even be forced to put the issue on a referendum in the coming ballot.»

By a majority of one, the government effectively succeeded in keeping secret the full details of a # 435,000 donation to the DUP that was made during the Brexit referendum in 2016.

However, David Davis, a former Conservative Europe minister, said Cameron still faces major challenges in Europe over his negotiating strategy if he wins the election and wants to deliver reforms before arguing to stay in at a referendum in 2017.

Politicians from across the political spectrum have come out in the days since Scotland's independence referendum in favour of a constitutional convention to determine the future shape of the UK.

«That support continues as the commission works toward the goal of presenting to the voters of the city and county a public referendum in November 2016 that reflects more effective and efficient municipal governance,» the application says.

He added: «Whatever one's views on the EU a commitment on the statute book to hold such a referendum in the next parliament would address the very real lack of trust when people hear politicians making promises.»

The BBC said it had taken into account Ukip's support in the country and factored in the upcoming EU referendum in its decision - making.

It intends to hold a further 100 in 2013, allowing it to claim this will be the largest ground campaign for a EU referendum in the UK to date.

The Lib Dem leader remains suspicious of Mr Brown's motives, however, saying his proposals to hold a referendum in the next parliament were «hardly an act of great courage» in an interview with politics.co.uk last month.

The prime minister is committed to holding an EU referendum in 2017, but only after a successful renegotiation.

Even more critical for Clegg is the AV referendum in May.

James Wharton, the Tory eurosceptic who will carry his party's hopes of an EU referendum in the Cameron - endorsed bill, has a surprisingly colourful early political career.

Ministers have resisted demands for a public vote from nearly 100 Tory backbenchers, who last month signed a letter to the prime minister calling on him to legislate for a referendum in the next parliament.

Even securing a referendum in the first place was an achievement in its own right.

Boris Tadić has advocated an early presidential election that is required under constitutional law, since the adoption of the new Constitution of Serbia, after the successful constitutional referendum in October 2006.

After the referendum in September, however, a dramatic change had occurred.

«This was a referendum in which the public were issuing a sharp rebuke to the political class which they feel doesn't listen to them and isn't straight with them.

But we could just as well have been talking about the Scottish referendum in September 2014.

A large panel of voters in Scotland — together with voters in the rest of the UK — will be surveyed in January and May 2014 and then once again shortly after the referendum in September.

Patrick Dunleavy finds essential reading for academics in the run up to the AV referendum in Alan Renwick's recent book.

The shadow chancellor will lay out the party's response to the EU referendum in a speech in London in the wake of criticism of Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's performance during the Brexit campaign.

Stop a marriage referendum in New York: «On November 4th, New Yorkers gave the Democrats a two - seat majority in the New York State Senate.

When the idea of a Mayor for London was put to a referendum in 1998, the Tories — then under William Hague — supported the creation of the Mayor's office but opposed the creation of an Assembly.

It is therefore difficult for the Liberal Democrats to avoid a referendum in the long term, and the manifesto pledges to campaign in favour of staying in the EU when the time comes.

The Welsh Labour Party - Plaid Cymru Coalition Government in the Welsh Assembly held such a referendum in 2011, resulting in a yes vote.

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.

Writing in the Guardian, Johnson said Lord Sainsbury, who is a former science minister, had provided money to Labour and the Lib Dems specifically to make the case ahead of the referendum in contributions that were «not a secret».

That renegotiation was followed by a referendum in June 2016, which resulted in the British electorate voting to withdraw from the European Union by 52 % to 48 % and led to the resignation of Cameron as Prime Minister.

[98][99] The UUP also indicated that they would not work with the SNP if it wanted another independence referendum in Scotland.

David Cameron's hopes of an EU referendum in June have been kept alive by a promise by all 28 leaders yesterday to agree «solutions» to his demands next month.

That, Mr Hague and Mr Lidington, was kind of the point of offering a referendum in the first place...

Following the Brexit victory in the EU referendum in June 2016, a number of key Labour figures resigned from their posts and Mr Corbyn lost no confidence vote by his own MPs.

David Cameron uses fear of second Scottish referendum in bid to scare voters into blocking Brexit

«What the letter clearly says is that we want him to put on the state book in this Parliament, a promise, a commitment to a referendum in the next Parliament.

This is the first time since David Cameron pledged the referendum in January 2013 that the Leave campaign has come out ahead of Remain in the monthly telephone poll by Ipsos MORI.

David Cameron first promised a referendum in 2009 ahead of the general election.

In order for there to be a referendum in May, then the enabling legislation needs to be passed by the end of next week, so while the Lords's amendement could be reversed in the Commons and sent back, -LSB-...]

If the government won't call a general election, let us have this referendum in early September, as the culmination of 100 days of reform.

And moving more powers from Westminster to the nations and regions of Britain has been high on the political agenda since the Scottish Referendum in September.

However, the summer of 2015 didn't lack elections, with the bailout referendum in july and new legislative elections in september caused by Tsipras» first government's resignation.

12:20 - Robertson says the SNP was elected with a mandate for a referendum in the second half of the parliament term.

Cuomo has been muted in his potential support for a constitutional convention, which voters will decide via referendum in 2017.

Another criticised Cameron for having adopted the private member's bill alternative, warning this would «dilute» the basic message that the Conservatives are the only party offering a referendum in the next parliament.

Far better to sit this one out and come back when the next (caretaker) Labour leader is forced out after the Europe referendum in 2017.

Baron objected to his description of the amendment and explained he supported Cameron in his «idea» of holding a referendum in 2017.

Voters approved the amendment through a ballot referendum in the fall.

It follows reports in The Times that «senior party figures» in Labour are pushing the party leadership to promise to hold a second referendum in an attempt to win the support of Remain voters.