Sentences with phrase «standing against conservative»

Corbyn says McMahon's success came from standing against Conservative austerity policies and indicates Labour's strength

Not exact matches

Nineteen Liberal, New Democrat, and Progressive Conservative MLAs voted in favour of the motion, but it failed after 31 PC and Wildrose MLAs stood up and voted against it.

As a political survivor against political odds that should have seen him crushed, he remains standing as the Progressive Conservatives prepare to celebrate forty years as government in September.

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback, a conservative Christian who has taken public stands against abortion and same - sex marriage, had joined Obama for an AIDS summit.

Conservatives are praising the decision as a firm stand against liberalism, while progressives are hailing Waltke as a martyr for the cause of truth and free thought.

Back in 2008 I wrote a post called «A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Polls» to address how surprised I was at the way Conservative Evangelical Christians were embracing the idea of a woman for Vice President while at the same time standing against women being ordained as pastors.

Even so, Francis reiterated the church's stand against abortion, defending it against critics who call such arguments «ideological, obscurantist and conservative.»

A Conservative government will stand firm against a resurgent Russia, unlike the «invisible response» of the government, the shadow defence secretary has said.

A candidate in the 2010 general election, Nick stood against Yvette Cooper, achieving a 12.5 % swing to the Conservatives.

Goldsmith is running as an independent, though the Conservative party has given him a free pass by declining to stand its own candidate against him.

He stood unsuccessfully for Parliament in Brighton Kemptown at the 1987 general election against the Conservative MP Andrew Bowden.

She stood against Gwilym Jones in the constituency, historically a Conservative stronghold.

She's clearly trying to cement a reputation as a plain - speaking authentic voice in the Conservative party, standing up to the public school boys who've briefed against her since she resigned last week.

He told BBC Radio Five Live: «It's a bit odd, but I believe the reason they did that is because they knew I was standing up against the Tory group that was off side with the Conservative Party itself.»

The old - Etonian Tory leader said it would be a «fabulous» idea for him to stand on a Conservative ticket against Mr Livingstone, but he would have to join the Tory party.

Maggie Throup, who is standing for the Conservatives against Liberal Democrat Lorely Burt in the super-marginal Solihull seat, believes the only real test will come on polling day.

In 1997 however it was famously lost to the television news reporter Martin Bell, who stood as an independent candidate against the then Conservative MP Neil Hamilton who had become embroiled in the cash - for - questions scandal.

The messages, attributed to Tory candidate Dan Watkins, who stood against Sadiq Khan in Tooting at the 2015 election, refer to Mr Gani by name, and invite him to the Conservative Muslim Forum held in the constituency in November.

Chairman will return # 25,000 to head off shareholder revolt over funding of five Conservatives who stood against Lib Dems

certainly not in sufficient numbers to stand a chance in 2020, once the Conservatives have finished loading the deck against Labour, with everything from individual electoral registration and boundary changes, through to the financing of the opposition front bench, sharpened to a fine point in order to stab the Labour party to death.

Peter Griffiths stood as the Conservative candidate against the shadow foreign secretary Patrick Gordon - Walker.

He added that she has «straight As» from the National Rifle Association and voted against Democratic Gov. David Paterson's «bloated» budget this year (Burns conceded there were other issues on which the Republican has problems with conservatives in her party: she is pro-abortion, voted for gay marriage and, while not endorsing the controversial «card check» provision in the Employee Free Choice Act, she does support «reform in workers» ability to organize» — a stand not too different from that of AFL - CIO President Rich Trumka when he said he could support EFCA without card check).

«We stand ready, with four Conservative local authorities, including Theresa May's own council, to bring a judicial review against a green light for a third runway.»

Michelle Donelan: Labour's Housing Minister may think repossession can be the best option but in standing against him I want to highlight Conservative plans to encourage home ownership

He is pictured earlier today with Michelle Donelan, the Conservative candidate standing against John Healey, the Housing minister, with whom Grant has regularly been sparring at the Despatch Box these last few years.

Steve Norris is a former Conservative MP and twice stood against Ken Livingstone as the party's candidate for London Mayor.

Some Conservatives apparently also share that view — though the party's leadership stands against it.

Parties that had no chance of winning would stand down to give another progressive party a clear run against the Conservatives.

Browne subsequently stood as a independent Conservative against the new Tory candidate, former MP Gerry Malone.

In a swipe at Paul's Republican primary opponent, Secretary of State Trey Grayson, Bunning said Paul is the only conservative running in Kentucky who will take a principled stand against «the liberals and establishment politicians that run Washington» and «who believes in traditional values and the rights of the unborn.»

The Tory right would set up an Independent Conservative Party probably backed by UKIP, to stand against the Coalition and many Lib Dems on the left will join Labour (or for the really leftwing ones, the Greens).

Terry Waite has already said he is considering standing against Bury St Edmunds» Conservative MP David Ruffley as an Independent.

«That might work against him in the eyes of the present Conservative leadership, and Sir Ken would probably not regard himself as a Tory, but he stands for good common sense - something which all Conservatives should appreciate.»

Excerpt: «I am a fiscal conservative who you can count on to stand up against wasteful special interest spending.»

In 2005 the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats followed the sometime convention of not standing against the Speaker seeking re-election, but Michael Martin was opposed by the SNP as well as several fringe parties.

The first Conservative MEP, Edward McMillan - Scott, was expelled from the Conservative party after standing against the ECR candidates for a Vice-Presidency of the European Parliament.

Being mistaken as part of «the staff» doesn't stop her from standing her ground against the ignorant, Trump-esque conservative, who is destroying the world one hunted rhinoceros at a time.

Once again, the current occupant of the White House has effectively issued a challenge to the school reform movement, especially to conservatives who once were the dominant force within it: Will they up stand against the administration's war against the futures of poor and minority children?

Which conservative of note and principle stood up in public against Bush in anything but the most token and symbolic way?

The group, the United Seniors Association, a conservative alternative to the American Association of Retired Persons, sued Philip Morris, R.J. Reynolds and other cigarette makers, claiming standing as a private attorney general under the Medicare Secondary Payer statute, which creates a private cause of action against those primarily responsible for Medicare - covered medical expenses.

This Bill stands against that tradition and is strong evidence that the damage that will be done to Canada's reputation is but a ready price the Conservatives are willing to pay to capture that single - minded, anti-immigrant vote.

Planned Parenthood has stepped up and supported me in my campaign and supported my ability to stand up against the conservative, anti-choice members of the legislature, like Catherine Miranda.

(According to Ned Holstein of the National Parents Organization, social conservatives haven't fought against shared - parenting concepts — it was the Howard government in Australia that passed the reform, after all — but they've not been very interested in shared parenting, preferring to let the perfect stand in the way of the good by focusing on preserving traditional, intact families.)