Sentences with phrase «television debates»

How much difference television debates and exchanges like these make is difficult to gauge and most likely marginal.

The Scottish National Party should be involved in television debates in the run up to the general election, its leader Nicola Sturgeon has said.

PM suggests for first time he might be willing to take part in television debate with Ukip as well as other party leaders

Sorry to have been unclear - I didn't mean that it should just be the place where the result is annouced but that, in reference to the idea of television debates and all, while it should be the final, it would be a shame if most people only tuned in for the final and ignored the qualifying rounds.

«David Miliband threw caution to the wind last night by calling for a full television debate between all candidates for the Labour leadership, in a move that could help boost his rivals.»

There were allegations of «lies» and «fantasies» as Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg and UKIP leader Nigel Farage clashed in their second television debate on Europe on Wednesday night.

The drama starts with the Liberal Democrat leader shooting to prominence thanks to the first television debates.

Nigel Farage won his second television debate with Nick Clegg by an even larger margin than last week.

«We had television debates for the leadership of the Conservative party.

I have always supported television debates at election time between the leaders of the parties,» he told Sky News.

Weeks after he had been hailed as the star of the election television debates, the new deputy prime minister walked gingerly into the Downing Street garden for a show of love with the new Conservative prime minister that enraged many in his party.

Australian Senator Eric Abetz argues the country's embassy in Israel should be moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and took part in a recent television debate to push his point.

I imagine like me you have watched some pre-election television debates in the last few weeks.

Remain campaigners have made a fresh bid to undermine Nigel Farage as he is set to star in the second major live referendum television debate.

Republican John Katko and incumbent Democrat Dan Maffei largely stuck to the issues in their latest television debate Tuesday night.

But if Gordon Brown pulls a last - minute rabbit out of his hat or if David Cameron goofs in the last television debate, the outcome could easily be reversed, because such events can move 5 % or more of the electorate.

Would it not be a supreme irony, after all the excitement of the prime ministerial television debates, for the person who ends up in Downing Street to not have actually taken part in those debates?

«I think television debates will help engage the public, help actually answer some of the questions at the heart of the election, would help bring the election alive in some way.

Gordon Brown could become the first British prime minister to agreed to a US presidential - style television debate at the next general election, it emerged today.

All of the artists shortlisted for this year's Turner Prize use film or video and most of them star in their own work - most notoriously Tracey Emin, who enlivened the 1997 Turner circus by staggering drunk out of a post-award television debate declaring, «I'm off to phone my mum.»

Nigel Farage and Nick Clegg's two television debates on EU membership confirmed how advanced this process is.

In the US, which has a longer tradition of television debates, a prime example was Lloyd Bentsen's dismissal of fellow vice presidential candidate Dan Quayle: «Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy.»

The PM's refusal to take part in television debates, the stage managed meetings and, most damagingly of all, the focus on the PM to the exclusion of her ministerial colleagues went down like a bowl of cold sick with voters.

Then came the first television debate, and the eruption of Cleggmania.

Gordon Brown was fighting for his political life today after he delivered a potential knockout blow to his own election hopes just hours before the crucial final live television debate.

This week's live television debate could be pivotal in determining how voter sentiment will be affected going into the final round of voting on 7 May.

The team also discuss the television debates, politicians» use (and abuse) of facts and figures, Tony Blair, and UKIP's strategy for electoral success.

When the television debates on Scottish independence were announced in the early summer, many observers suggested that Alistair Darling would be a lamb to the slaughter, with Alex Salmond playing the wolf...

Just the medicineWhat a revelation and refreshing change the television debates have proved to be.

As Corbyn began to be more exposed to the public at election rallies and television debates, voters also began to warm to him.

Astorino continues to push Cuomo — and the media — to press the governor on agreeing to a one - on - one television debate.

Much has changed in the 65 years since Clement Attlee declined the opportunity to talk to an obsequious television reporter, but Cowley is not sure that everybody yet appreciates how the television debates have changed utterly the nature of election campaigns.

The Rothschild film features an encounter between Mandelson and Osborne from the «spin room» during one of the general election leaders» television debates.

Come 2015, will Clegg be able to challenge or confront Cameron in the television debates as he did so forcefully in spring this year?

Clegg has been one of the strongest defenders of Britain's place in the EU, taking on Nigel Farage in a television debate about the issue before the European elections in May that saw the Liberal Democrats come fifth and Ukip top the polls.

He used a television debate to heap praise on Mr Balls for his work in holding the Coalition to account over the economy.

Cuomo's Republican opponent, Rob Astorino, slammed the governor's publicity push and criticized him for not agreeing to a one - on - one television debate, CBS 2 reported.

As Cameron's circle intensify their preparations for Thursday's television debate, by issuing pleas at Tory HQ for fresh ideas, shadow ministers have told the leadership that their «big idea» is too vague and needs to be scrapped in favour of practical policies.

Other polls indicated that Nick Clegg was still on a roll after his success in last week's television debate.

Having moved heaven and earth to try and avoid the television debates, Dave has now condescended to appear in a single contest with six other party leaders.

He has criticised the no campaign for being too negative and called for David Cameron to agree to a television debate with Alex Salmond.

Though the campaigns of Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his Republican rival Rob Astorino have tentatively agreed to a television debate, the two candidates continued to spar on Wednesday over the circumstances.

The television debates between the three leaders will be an appeal to voters that they, and only they, are trustworthy and deserve your vote.

William Hague has claimed Ed Miliband is only calling for a television debate with David Cameron out of desperation to stop the election slipping away from him.

The television debates changed the balance of power in this election, introducing Nick Clegg to an electorate seemingly hungry for change, keen for an alternative to what we can perhaps for a few more hours safely call the two largest parties.

The other possible game - changer will be the leader's television debates.

But May also confirmed she was not prepared to submit to the scrutiny of television debates, claiming: «I believe in campaigns in which politicians actually go out and meet the voters,» she said.

'» So she did — «Your Better Together campaign is rubbish» — and promptly found herself with Douglas Alexander and Ramsay Jones, the prime minister's special advisor for Scotland, sitting in her front room, prepping her for a series of television debates.