Sentences with phrase «senior liberal democrat»

Senior Liberal Democrat figures from the Coalition era are set to try to win back their seats in the upcoming general election.

A senior Liberal Democrat peer has warned Conservatives that they must back coalition plans to reform the House of Lords - despite a threatened revolt by Tory backbenchers.

My colleague Patrick Wintour writes that senior Liberal Democrat economic ministers desperate to inject a stimulus into Britain's stalling economy are looking at boosting housebuilding by penalising property firms that fail to build on land with long term planning permission.

A senior Liberal Democrat admitted voters «have fallen out of love with Nick Clegg» because of the hard choices the party had to make to get the economy under control.

After a budget which exposed strains in the coalition agenda senior Liberal Democrat ministers defend a rise in VAT despite campaigning against the move during the election.

Mr Laws, a senior Liberal Democrat who was present throughout the discussions, gives the first blow - by - blow insider's account of the high - octane and often acrimonious exchanges between the party leaders and rival negotiating teams.

A senior Liberal Democrat defended the party's decision to U-turn on the so - called bedroom tax, as the «evidence clearly shows» the policy is not working.

«I am worried about the dangers of getting into another house price bubble,» the senior Liberal Democrat said» — Daily Telegraph

George Osborne dismissed appeals by senior Liberal Democrat council chiefs yesterday to slow down the pace of spending cuts as coalition unity shattered over public service cutbacks.

The comments, during a keynote speech at the Bank of England, are the latest expression of concern from the senior Liberal Democrat over the state of the property market.

A senior Liberal Democrat warned Cameron against backtracking on a personal commitment to Clegg that he would support the reforms — if necessary by using the Parliament Act to overcome Lords opposition.

A senior Liberal Democrat source confirmed the sequence of events, saying: «There was a bit of a spat.

Brian Paddick, the police commander responsible for the soft - on - cannabis experiment in South London — now a senior Liberal Democrat — ran for office as Mayor of London last year with posters declaring, with deliberate double - meaning: «Police are wasted on cannabis.»

Another senior Liberal Democrat on the left of the party says he is «very uncomfortable with the rhetoric from the party leadership.

Senior Liberal Democrat Danny Alexander says the Lib Dems would be willing to renew their coalition with the Conservatives, but would not support a minority government.

It is understood senior Liberal Democrat members of the Coalition demanded the concessions to avoid the possibility of protests next April, which could have fuelled a damaging political row just before the May local elections.

Senior Liberal Democrat sources have told Channel 4 News that they expect the Conservatives to drop the need for the immediate cuts entirely.

an abridged version of an August 2013 Liberator Article A senior Liberal Democrat, when recently asked about their view of the prospects for the Party is rumoured to have replied, «The Valley of Death», evoking thoughts of the Crimean War.

A senior Liberal Democrat cabinet source said: «There had been a perception that... Clegg realised that this was dribbling into the sand, and he would abandon it.

Some have just been overcome by the prospect of this year's elections — a senior Liberal Democrat in Leicester (there were four elections there) accosted my colleague Gary O'Donoghue on the campaign trail and pronounced: «If you write your name across my chest, I'll never wash it off.»

Meanwhile senior Liberal Democrat figures from the Coalition era are set to try to win back their seats in the upcoming general election.

While the document does not use the word «decriminalisation», senior Liberal Democrat sources told Politics.co.uk the pre-manifesto was adopting «the essence» of a policy document proposal which called on the UK to follow the approach used in Portugal.

Senior Liberal Democrat MP Sir Alan Beith has denied that Christians in the UK are being persecuted by... More

Leader of the House Harriet Harman announced the decision today, after requests from senior Liberal Democrats.

Senior Liberal Democrats have already warned there will be «consequences» for boundary changes if Lords reform does not go ahead.

Senior Liberal Democrats like David Laws broke the cycle of recrimination and hatred which dominated last week with some newfound enthusiasm for the coalition.

More recently I have looked into whether the apparent meltdown would have the same effect on senior Liberal Democrats in the coalition.

The anti-reform medics plan to target at least fifty senior Liberal Democrats and Conservatives with small majorities, running on what Dr Clive Peedell, co-chair of the NHS Consultants» Association, describes as «the non-party, independent ticket of defending the NHS».

Vicky Pryce has been found guilty of perverting the course of justice, in a judgement which raises questions about how much senior Liberal Democrats knew about the row before it hit the front pages.

David Cameron looks set to face a fight with senior Liberal Democrats as he tacked further right in response to England's riots.

At the same time, the two most senior Liberal Democrats in the cabinet, Vince Cable and Chris Huhne, were, notwithstanding their obvious intellectual strengths, not known as nature's keenest team players.

Senior Liberal Democrats have expressed «shock» and «disgust» at the campaign being run by their coalition partners in the No to AV camp.

Senior Liberal Democrats say it was their presence in government which prevented the Conservatives capping student immigration, kept open the post-study work route and prevented a more draconian crack - down on the numbers of people entering Britain.

Sir Menzies Campbell and Lord Ashdown among group of senior Liberal Democrats who write letter to the Guardian in support of North Norfolk MP

Yesterday, on LeftWatch, Matthew Barrett ran a rolling blog, listing the ways in which senior Liberal Democrats, including Cabinet ministers, were attacking the Conservatives.

Senior Liberal Democrats suggested for the first time on Monday that Lord Rennard had not stood down as the party's chief executive for health reasons, but after pressure from Nick Clegg's office and the then party president over general allegations of sexual impropriety.

Around the same time, many senior Liberal Democrats began to display a greater enthusiasm for diversity of provision within the welfare state.

In an apparent reference to the business secretary, Vince Cable, or his supporters, Carlile added: «And I believe senior Liberal Democrats should stop posturing about the leadership.»

Senior Liberal Democrats have increased pressure on the Education Secretary, Michael Gove, accusing him of diverting funds meant for local authority - run schools to free schools.

The Guardian: «Senior Liberal Democrats suggested for the first time on Monday that Lord Rennard had not stood down as the party's chief executive for health reasons, but after pressure from Nick Clegg's office and the then party president over general allegations of sexual impropriety.»

Fears among senior Liberal Democrats about the coalition with the Tories were brought into the open yesterday as Simon Hughes, the party's newly elected deputy leader, raised the prospect of tabling rebel amendments to the finance bill.

Senior Liberal Democrats pressed the Prime Minister and the Culture Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, to limit the damage to the Coalition by derailing News Corp's bid to buy the 61 per cent of BSkyB it does not already own.

Senior Liberal Democrats spent the day continuing their negotiations with the Conservatives, amid growing speculation a deal was close to being done.

He read out a series of quotes from senior Liberal Democrats supporting the equalisation of constituency boundaries.

Sir Menzies» predecessor, Charles Kennedy, is understood to be considering what would be a remarkable comeback as party leader, but is being advised by senior Liberal Democrats that he would only damage himself further if he made a doomed effort to regain his job.

Senior Liberal Democrats also admitted that they had gone cold on the idea of negotiating a fresh coalition agreement for the second half of the parliament, arguing the talks would become a nightmare of party management on both sides.

Pressure was today growing for Michael Martin, the Commons Speaker, to become the next sacrificial lamb in the MPs» expenses crisis as senior Liberal Democrats called for him to quit.

Authority has sapped from Sir Menzies Campbell's leadership after this week's dealings with Gordon Brown, senior Liberal Democrats warned yesterday.

Senior Liberal Democrats have increased pressure on the Education Secretary, Michael Gove, accusing him of diverting funds meant for local authority - run schools to free schools.

Not exact matches

«The sad reality is that the Liberal government has been failing to live up to its promises to seniors since 2001,» said Maurine Karagianis, the New Democrat spokesperson for seniors.