Sentences with phrase «supporting labour policies»

Lord Prescott, former deputy prime minister, said he had to «hold his nose» to support Mr Livingstone in the past because he refused to support Labour policy

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In a statement after the end of the two - day policy meeting, the central bank said, «The stance of monetary policy remains accommodative, thereby supporting strong labour market conditions and a sustained return to 2 per cent inflation.»

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Does child support policy affect male labour supply?

They argue that Labour has a duty to try and actively change public opinion, not simply reflect it, particularly when a widely supported policy will inflict severe hardship on thousands of families.

However, when these policies are associated with Labour, there is a notable drop in support, with the immediate reaction being «how will they pay for it all?»

If the forecasters and betting markets are right in their central forecasts then Con + LD+DUP combined will be short of a majority and so a Labour led government should form if they can secure the support of the SNP and probably others, including the Liberal Democrats, will be needed too: a potentially messy and unstable situation but also one where there is sufficient similarity in ideological perspective for policy agreement on plenty of issues.

Labour's biggest business donor urges party moderates to «wake up» and support Corbyn's opposition to austerity - lite policies

Labour have tried to frame this in terms of a failing of his entire academies policy, but there was some support for Mr Gove from Sir Michael who said that structural changes were not at fault.

Jeremy Corbyn represents what Labour used to be and should be again, he has my full support for all his policies and he should never sing the national anthem

Off topic questions included his speech tomorrow to Britain's Labour Party, Chirlane McCray's attendance at an NYPD CompStat meeting, whether ISIS and the recent U.S. military strikes will cause a ramped - up security / counter-terrorism effort by the City, Governor Cuomo's efforts at supporting a Democratic state senate, Congressional approval of military strikes ordered by President Obama, the City school system's policy on student cell phones and continuing problems at Rikers Island.

Unite's Policy Conference sent a very clear message to rebel Labour MPs yesterday by voting by an overwhelming majority to support a rule change to the Labour Party rulebook to reintroduce mandatory reselection of MPs before each general election.

Therefore I shall not be supporting this labour party policy propsed for our party.

They are likely to continue to produce policy proposals designed to embarrass Labour by forcing it to adopt positions supported by minorities.

As a matter of policy, many early Labour MPs such as Will Thorne and Herbert Morrison spurned the Liberal Party's support of free trade, «frankly recognising that control over imports represented a more logical policy for a socialist government than free trade» (Pugh 2010: 29).

The oratorical flourish at the end of the debate on Syria was the most vivid example of defiance, but it was also Hilary who used a Today programme interview soon after Corbyn had been elected to politely insist that Labour policy was in favour of renewing trident and then to appear once again to express his support for the right of police to «shoot to kill», in both cases against the publicly declared position of his leader.

But he made clear support for the changes would come at the price of increased union influence on Labour policy - to the extent that the party abandons its support of the bulk of the coalition's deficit reduction measures.

The Liberal Democrats oppose a like - for - like replacement of Trident, the SNP is committed to a Scotland free of nuclear weapons, Plaid Cymru and the Green party call for Trident to be scrapped, the Conservatives and Ukip support retaining Trident, while Labour appears to have no explicit policy.

Over the period of falling support the Labour leadership has announced or supported a raft of right - wing policies including: accepting the Tories 2015 - 16 spending plans, ending universal winter fuel payments, capping welfare spending, restricting migrants» rights and weakening Labour's union link.

He is surrounded by a Parliamentary Labour Party that largely doesn't support him or his policies, yet he received a massive mandate from those voting in the Labour Party leadership contest.

Labour also claimed Ukip supports increased privatisation and charging to see a GP, although this is not official party policy.

I posted on a thread about Labour the other day that I wouldn't vote Labour unless they supported the Chagos Islanders going home but I have to admit, I don't know what the Green Party policy is regarding them — Miss Berry, do you know?

It has had the support of Jon Cruddas, head of the Labour policy review.

In the last parliament, with the Labour party looking more divided and disloyal than ever, some consultants adopted a strategy of picking off moderate MPs and Blairite factions within the PLP in a bid to get support for an issue or policy.

At the Labour women's conference, taking place before the formal start of the full national event on Sunday, Mr Corbyn said his proposed review of party democracy would ensure wider support for his policies.

Once you have done your own little bit, as you have done for months now, to damage the Corbyn campaign, by your constant nitpicking of his competence and leadership skills and policy development shortcomings, and regular defence of the «soft Left» who have so blatantly failed to support him all year, from a supposed position on the Left (so much more effective in the current battle for the dominant narrative than criticism coming openly from the Labour right), will you too finally, (sorrowfully and with much hand - wringing») declare for Owen Smith at the opening of voting, David?

Such policies would reduce Labour's electoral support — not increase it.

In Wales, Plaid Cymru is likewise able to maintain support primarily because of Labour's right - wing economic policies.

However, more moderate «Corbynites» such as Emily Thornberry (a solid centre - left MP until 2015) and Angela Rayner (whose free school meals policy was widely praised by Labour centrists) could hoover up more support, potentially even beyond the Labour left.

Today's confirmation that Labour will end the indefinite detention of asylum seekers means the Conservatives are the only major party still supporting the policy.

Ed Miliband can rely on broad support amongst the Labour movement for more social democratic policies and away from the electorally destructive policies of the past decade.

However, Labour said yesterday they are «predisposed» to supporting the policy.

The lesson of the election is that Labour can't and mustn't be a party which only does community campaigning at election time, or that sees changes in central government policy as the only way to persuade people to support them.

If they had formed a coalition with Labour they would have supported an entirely different economic plan in return for similar concessions on other policies.

The new clause would say the party exists to «bring together members and supporters who share its values to develop policies, make communities stronger through collective action and support, and promote the election of Labour representatives at all levels of the democratic process».

Asked what would happen if a new leader tried to change policy to support Nato withdrawal, he said: «There's always been in the history of the Labour party individuals who take different positions.

Johann Lamont, the leader of the Scottish Labour Party, speaking to the annual conference of the train drivers» union ASLEF in Edinburgh, delivered a clear message of support for trade union rights, trade union involvement in policy - making and policies that trade unions have been seeking.

Can I firstly completely support David Pavett's reply to John Penney.Indeed I find it amazing that someone (John) with a sophisticated understanding of the policies Labour needs to develop has no understanding at all of how to get Labour in a position to implement those policies.Indeed you fall at the first hurdle, by accepting that Labour can not win in 2020 following a major split.

David Miliband finally issues a statement in support of Brown: «I am working closely with the Prime Minister on foreign policy issues and support the re-election campaign for a Labour Government that he is leading.»

The Trade Union and Labour Party Liaison Organisation is the co-ordinating structure that supports the policy and campaign activities of affiliated union members within the Labour Party at the national, regional and local level.

As the threat from Nazi Germany increased, in the late 1930s the Labour Party gradually abandoned its pacifist stance and came to support re-armament, largely due to the efforts of Ernest Bevin and Hugh Dalton who by 1937 had also persuaded the party to oppose Neville Chamberlain's policy of appeasement.

At the time, it was part of a civil rights agenda being set by the then Labour opposition, which included such things as the Human Right Act, and a (failed) «Ethical Foreign Policy» and was in stark contrast to the authoritarian approach of the then Conservative Government; Michael Howard's support for ID cards and Ken Clarke using PII Cetificates in the Matrix Churchill case spring to mind.

On one hand, public opinion polls show Labour and its policies have greater public support than the Conservative Party.

If you're really bothered about saving party conference and making Labour vibrant and democratic, support these grassroots reforms; and don't be content with tinkering with the policy forum, or an annual piss - up.

«I am working closely with the Prime Minister on foreign policy issues and support the re-election campaign for a Labour Government that he is leading.»

For many years Labour held to a policy of not allowing residents of Northern Ireland to apply for membership, [167] instead supporting the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) which informally takes the Labour whip in the House of Commons.