Sentences with phrase «sit on labour»

My fear is those who were responsible still sit on labour's front bench.

Campaigner is to be given a seat in the House of Lords and will sit on Labour's benches in the Upper house.

Pete wishart of snp fame sitting on labour front bench and refusing to move.

Not exact matches

An off - duty doctor sprung into action on a long - haul flight when a woman sitting next to him suddenly went into labour on the plane.

These individuals may still be available to work, but they might choose to sit on the sidelines of the labour market, ready to take up an opportunity or at least begin searching for one when conditions improve.

Christian Labour MP Emma Lewell - Buck, whose bill urging the Government to measure food insecurity will be read in Parliament on Friday, said: «Now is the time for the Government to sit up and tackle the growing issue of hunger in our country.

Nipple stimulation, walking and acupuncture helped bring on labour, let go of negative thoughts, acupressure during labour incredible, sat in birth pool, remembered to breathe, visualised waves on the ocean, laboured on hand s and knees, birth plan of breathing baby out manifested, baby came out sleeping, when awoke baby peaceful and alert, homebirth bliss

Most of the time, the baby is given to the mother in the labour room itself or in the ward, already wrapped up, for her to feed in the sitting or sleeping position (turned on one side).

For Labour: Your birth plan and maternity notes Your mobile phone & important phone numbers on paper Change for parking An old / dark nightie / t - shirt / top Lightweight dressing gown or Pretty Wrap Pointelle Wrap Cardi Slippers Cosy socks Hairband, hair ties & grips High energy snacks & drinks Bendy straws (to sip drips with when you're not sat upright) Lip balm Camera / Video camera / Mobile phone camera Magazines / books / MP3 player / tablet Phone charger TENS pain relief machine Birthing ball Relaxation techniques

Hours after he was sworn in, Senator Omo - Agege who vied on the platform of Labour Party sat down with Vanguard to unveil his vision for the Delta Central Senatorial District.

He sits on the red benches as a Labour peer and is also chairman of the Genesis Research Trust.

When Kathy, my wife, went into the labour ward (December 5, 2003) I sat with her reading Julian Le Grand's book on motivation and public policy, working out which passages I could use for an Oxford admissions interview.

CLOGSAG at a meeting with the National Labour Commission said the FWSC is not their employer hence will not sit with them to negotiate on the interim premium prompting the Labour Commission to suspend the said meeting.

Labour MPs have granted Conservative MP Charles Walker a standing ovation after he said he had been «played as a fool» on the final sitting day of the parliament.

Labour MPs can sit back and watch the carnage on the government side of the House, while fulfilling their manifesto commitment of voting for the general principle of Lords reform.

Labour's all - powerful director of communications Seumas Milne is reported to have changed Lewis» speech on the autocue as he waited to deliver it, notifying the MP by post-it note as he sat on the stage waiting to walk to the podium.

David Osland is a long - time Labour Party member who sits on the national committee of the Labour Representation Committee and the editorial board of Labour Briefing.

Some Kremlinologists on Labour's backbenches have also noted current TUC general secretary Frances O'Grady's not - so - subtle hints that she intends to sit this battle out.

Cat Smith's suggestion that demographics are on Labour's side — because individuals turning 18 are statistically likely to be leftwing, whereas Tory voters are mainly pensioners — was greeted with derision, but I was sat on that same panel and it wasn't the only thing she said.

Jeremy Corbyn and Alan Johnson put on a united front as they sat next to each other on Labour's pro-EU battle bus, which is set to visit more than 100 towns and cities across the UK.

A loss is a loss, and Labour sits on the opposition benches defeated, no doubt about that.

While some Labour MPs have bitten their tongues over Tory plans to limit child tax credits to the first two children, Phillips speaks her mind as we sit down at one of the tables behind Portcullis House on a hot summer day.

That said, Alison Dickie will probably take the seat, although that won't stop her challengers taking their place in the Parliament Chamber as Sarah Boyack, Ruth Davidson and Alison Johnstone are all also standing on the regional list (Ruth and Alison will definitely be returned as the lead list candidate for their parties, Sarah faces a less certain evening / early morning of May 6th as she is sitting behind Kezia Dugdale and Neil Findlay on the Labour list).

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Leonard benefitted from a rule change in the Labour Party which meant that sitting MSPs were no longer guaranteed top spots on the regional list.

He was selected to contest the safe Labour seat of Birkenhead at the 1979 general election on the retirement of the sitting MP Edmund Dell.

Responding to claims that the removal of the bishops would amount to disestablishment of the Church, Anne McGuire, Labour MP for Stirling, commented that «if the establishment of the Church of England depends on 12 bishops sitting in the House of Lords, it is in a worse state than the Archbishop of Canterbury thinks it is.»

She tells ITV News: «I ask myself if I'm going to be stood on the doorstep over the next few months, if I'm going to be sat in TV studios, could I hand on heart say that I felt Jeremy was the best person to be leading the Labour party in developing the answers that the country is now demanding.

The Labour leader sat in the aisle of the London to Newcastle service on 11 August as he made his way to a leadership hustings event with Owen Smith.

The shadow health secretary, Heidi Alexander, had to stage a physical sit - in outside Corbyn's office in order to get a decision from him on Labour party policy on the NHS.

After considerable boundary changes, the sitting Labour MP, Shahid Malik, will be defending a notional majority of only 3,999 (based on the Rallings and Thrasher figures), meaning that Simon needs a swing of 4.5 % to win the seat.

The Green MSPs opposed the motion, whilst Labour's representatives in the Scottish Parliament all sat on their hands.

Whilst all the other main parties supported the call, Labour MSPs sat on their hands.

So, while voters in the Speaker's seat do usually have the opportunity to opt for an alternative candidate, this is curtailed by the lack of choice on offer: since 1987 Labour, the Tories and the Lib Dems have all neglected to oppose a sitting Speaker.

by the Labour leader, although when she spoke, she decided to ditch the cigs and reach straight for the bottle with her question about why minimum unit pricing for alcohol was «sitting on death row».

When Davis was responding to Labour's opposition day motion on Brexit last week the pound fell again as he spoke and then rose once he sat down.

With aides keen for Corbyn to reach out to «normal people» beyond the Westminster bubble, the Labour leader sat down with comedian John Bishop for his show on the W channel.

I'm not going to sit back and do nothing while there are people across my city who are now really struggling because of Labour's recession, watching the services they rely on come under threat.

As the foreign secretary sat down, he was applauded in the Chamber and on social media by both Labour and Tory MPs.

The author is a former news editor of the left - wing magazine Tribune and he sits on the national committee of the Labour Representation Committee, which is chaired by shadow chancellor John McDonnell.

Another featured a builder sat on the pavement with the message: «EU policy at work: British workers are hit hard by unlimited cheap labour.»

Debbie Abrahams is the Labour MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth and sits on the Work and Pensions Select Committee

But Luke Akehurst, the long - serving Labour activist who has sat on the party's National Executive Committee, warned at the weekend:

In his speech to the Labour conference, veteran Labour MP Paul Flynn lamented that «we've got some of our best people sitting on the subs bench».

After minor boundary changes, sitting Labour MP Martin Linton would be ousted on a swing of 0.4 %.

All I see is negativity with Labour offering no solutions or alternatives, just sat on the sidelines sniping away.

Sitting Labour MP Clive Efford will be ousted on a swing of 3.8 %, after boundary changes.

As the UK equal marriage debate heated up, I sat in on a meeting between Anna Grodzka, at present Europe's only known transgender MP, and Kate Green, Labour frontbencher with responsibility for equalities.

Comparatively few Labour MPs actually voted for the Lib Dem motion but an awful lot of people sat on their hands as a way of showing their determination to finish this issue.»

Today the LibDems sit ahead of Labour in the opinion polls and, on some counts, are the most popular party in the country.