Sentences with phrase «talking of party alliances»

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In recent months the question of whether Labour ought to consider a «progressive alliance» with other anti-Tory parties has become a major talking point on the left.

Talk of a progressive alliance has been making headlines since the snap election was announced, with local parties deciding not to field candidates from Surrey to Yorkshire.

There was some discussion after the election of the possibility of creating a Conservative minority government and, because the then Prime Minister Gordon Brown had the first opportunity to form a government, there were also talks about creating some sort of alliance between the Labour Party, the Liberal Democrats and other smaller parties.

If the Conservative prime minister is keen to talk up a «progressive alliance», that should be warning enough of its inherent dangers for progressive parties.

«Mr Brown's announcement is a signal to other progressive parties that Labour is willing to talk in order to explore the possibility of establishing a progressive alliance to govern in Westminster.»

Climate change talks are poised at a critical stage before the Conference of Parties meets in Paris in 2015 to finalise a new treaty, and India's alliances with developing countries assume significance at this point.