Sentences with phrase «resist calls for reform»

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The Queens District Attorney's Office has resisted any calls for substantive criminal justice system reform, because no elected official dares to stand up to District Attorney Brown or the powerful Democratic Party county committee that supports him.

The loss of 405 councillors and control of 12 councils is a major electoral setback for the Tories, whose right - wing MPs are now calling on their leader to resist Lib Dem moves to legalise gay marriage and push through Lords reform.