Sentences with phrase «snap election»

PM Abe's victory in an October snap election is supporting current market momentum.

The snap election recently called by Theresa May has seen vast amounts of support from MPs, with The House of Commons voting in favour of the poll by 522 votes to just 13 as the Prime Minister urged them to «trust the people».

From a politician who voted remain (although notably, didn't campaign too strongly on this), to one whose rhetoric has veered towards a hard Brexit, the snap election should allow us to get a better understanding of what an «elected - in - her - own - right» May would do going forward.

This snap election will be costly, because there is no time for political entities to think through policy properly.

Below, a number of contributors share their thoughts with Lawyer Monthly on the impact, both immediate and long term, of this snap election in the UK.

Prime Minister May's announcement of the upcoming snap election is a shrewd move, and one that appears generally to be seen in a positive light across the EU.

This announcement came on the back of previous remarks saying she would not call a snap election, and media tumult has ensued.

It is inevitable that during this snap election, Brexit will be the biggest campaign battleground.

Following a convincing victory in the snap election, Britain's leader should have more flexibility to agree terms, and quickly — whereas delays could prolong uncertainty about the UK's exit terms as well as its future trading relationship with the EU.

All of this to say that with a YES vote, Greeks might find themselves in a snap election situation with this government collapsing.

In the second piece of our snap election series, we speak to Labour candidate Bilal Mahmood.

Indeed, Legal Cheek's snap election poll shows practising lawyers and law students alike are wary, and would rather vote for Theresa May or Tim Farron.

Chris was to come out here last year to speak in sixteen marginal electorates but time got away due to a snap election being called.

Franklin Templeton Fixed Income Group's David Zahn explains why he thinks Theresa May's snap election decision could enhance her position at home and on the international stage.

The minority Liberals need NDP MPPs to vote in favour of the austerity budget Tuesday to avoid a snap election.

A disastrous result in June's snap election combined with multiple domestic tragedies have placed an ominous cloud over May and her Brexit negotiations just as they have begun.

Theresa May has called a snap election on June 8, and education looks set to be a major issue in the campaign.

According to YouGov, 59 per cent of 18 - to 24 - year - olds voted in June's snap election, up from 43 per cent in 2015.

Following the announcement of a snap election, Jeremy Corbyn has announced that Labour would seek to create four new bank holidays on the days that celebrate the patron saint of each UK country.

It's the latest in a string of education policies announced by the party since an announcement last Tuesday that a snap election will be held on June 8.

A snap election was called for April 14th and the late Venezuelan president's handpicked successor, former foreign minister Nicolas Máduro, ran as the ruling party Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela (PSUV) candidate.

Jeremy Corbyn has called on Theresa May to hold a snap election - despite opinion polls suggesting Labour is currently trailing well behind the Tories.

Tory MPs predicted that the crisis would end any chance of a snap election, while grassroots campaigners in marginal seats with high numbers of self - employed workers suggested the issue could be decisive.

Then you would have to have a snap leadership election which would likely take at least two months to organise (the last snap election did, after John Smith's death), with Christmas likely in the middle, which means it probably wouldn't happen until January, leaving around three months until the start of the short campaign.

At the time it was widely believed there would be a snap election, with sprint relay expert Sir Menzies widely expected to hand the baton over after the election.

In a snap election and in a seat where the Tories are irrelevant I think that will help Labour.

The Prime Minister denied she was seeking a «blank cheque» from voters in the impending snap election as she dodged questions about her platform.

Last night a source close to Boris ruled out a snap election this autumn if he wins the Tory leadership.

the fixed term change has meant that MPs think they know when the next election is whereas in the past the temptation must have been to advise retirement after year three so a candidate could be chosen in time for a snap election..

Gordon Brown was about to call a snap election, mutterings about David Cameron's leadership were getting louder, and a big, inky black cloud hung over them.

If abandoned, the plans will be the latest Tory manifesto pledge scrapped in the wake of the snap election in June.

PM says snap election is in national interest and accuses opposition parties of trying to frustrate Brexit process

Jon Trickett, Labour's election co-ordinator, told The Guardian: «Theresa May has said there will not be a snap election; that doesn't mean there won't be an early election.

Legend also has it that he stopped Gordon Brown calling a snap election in 2007 by making the speech of his life, the walk - and - talk performance when the text was engraved on the inside of his eyeballs.

On 20 August 2015, Tsipras resigned from position of the Prime Minister of Greece due to the rebellion of MPs from his own party Syriza and called for a snap election.

Rumours there would be a snap election later that year were swept away by the developing financial crisis which revived Brown's poll ratings.

Nicola Sturgeon, the Scottish first minister and SNP leader, has claimed that May called the snap election in part because she feared that numerous MPs would be prosecuted for fraud over their election expenses and implied the Conservatives may have «bought» the last election.

His wife, fellow Liberal Democrat Jo Swinson, also lost her seat in East Dunbartonshire, but regained it in the 2017 snap election.

Few MPs will have greeted the snap election with less enthusiasm than Catherine West, who knows her chances of holding on to this Labour - Lib Dem semi-marginal depend on fighting a hard Brexit.

He returned to Parliament at the snap election, however, with a convincing victory over Tory rival Tania Mathias.

David Cameron urges Gordon Brown to call a snap election at his make or break speech at the Conservative conference.

The coalition deal could also introduce fixed term parliaments of four or five years, ending the ability of the prime minister to call a snap election.

There is a snap election called for the Autumn 7.

Some have already been working on this, based on earlier predictions that a snap election would be called.

A Crown Prosecution Service spokesman told PA that the announcement of the snap election would have no impact on the timing of decisions on whether to press charges.

The febrile political atmosphere around Westminster ahead of next week's pre-budget report, as the political dividing lines of the next general election start to take shape, has seen our old friend «the snap election» back in the game, as commentators ask whether the government might now go to the country by the spring.

We shall be ready whenever the Tories want to call another snap election, they can not carry on with their squabbling and incompetent governance indefinitely!

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And another senior Minister also blamed Sir Patrick for CCHQ being under prepared to fight this summer's snap election, claiming «he should have gone in June but was instead let to balls up conference.»

The Labour rebels fear that the new Tory leader will call a snap election - and that a Corbyn - led party would suffer a «meltdown», particularly in its traditional heartlands.