Sentences with phrase «to call a general election»

As already stated, we would argue that the immediate economic outlook was one of the reasons the PM called the general election now.

In other words, they could threaten to call a general election over any vote or piece of law if they lost.

British Prime Minister Theresa May called a general election in April, three years before it was required by UK electoral law, saying that she wanted an increased majority to «strengthen her hand» in Brexit talks.

This week Theresa May called a general election in the wake of polls showing her Conservative party 21 points ahead of Labour.

The Labour government called the general election for Thursday 25 October 1951 hoping to increase their parliamentary majority.

He was the man (or Thatcher) with the power to call a general election at will.

In spite of her popularity May will not call a general election.

«Because you don't want to be in a situation where you no longer have a majority, you can't control confidence in the House of Commons and the other party can take over... The prime minister might then call a general election in order to avoid being in a situation in which she's potentially yielding power without a general election to a coalition of Tory opponents.»

Treasury sources said the full text of the letter from Byrne — dated 6 April, the day Gordon Brown called the general election — was: «Dear chief secretary, I'm afraid there is no money.

Ken Livingstone has come out in favour of Gordon Brown as the next prime minister - and urged him to call a general election as soon as Tony Blair steps down.

Then there is the now explicit threat to respond to any further move to depose the prime minister by calling a general election.

In April 2017, three days after calling the general election, the government quietly dropped a steep increase in probate fees only weeks before the new fees order was due to come into force.

The Cabinet's appearance behind Gordon Brown as the prime minister called the general election was, it must be admitted, a well - governed affair.

Prime Minister Lucas Papademos on Wednesday called a general election in Greece for May 6, after his coalition government pushed through landmark financial relief deals that rescued the country from the threat of bankruptcy but doomed recession - hit Greeks...

When a government with a working majority of over 70 — in reality — calls a general election with three years to run as a bank crisis and recession looms, it must have something to hide.

Just call the General Election you corrupt bar stewards.

When Gordon Brown thought about calling a General Election I don't think he took the Conservative Party's stance on Housing seriously enough.

No sovereign had refused a request for dissolution since the beginning of the 20th century, and the practice had evolved that a prime minister would typically call a general election to be held at a tactically convenient time within the final two years of a Parliament's lifespan, to maximise the chance of an electoral victory for his or her party.

The new Lord Home took his seat in the Lords; a by - election was called to appoint a new MP for Lanark, but it was still pending when Attlee called another general election in October 1951.

It also stops a Prime Minister who only secured a slim Commons majority from calling a general election in the months after an indecisive result.

Theoretically, the Fixed - term Parliaments Act makes calling a general election the decision of the House of Commons, not the prime minister.

What if May calls a General Election Earlier?

«Following Labour's collapse at these elections, many of their seats will now be at risk when Gordon Brown is finally forced into calling a general election.»

When Theresa May called a general election few expected a hung parliament.

Should the Government fall at that time, it is not yet clear whether the Governor General will heed the advice of the Opposition and look to them to form a government or if she will simply call another general election.

Mr Brown had said he decided not to call a general election for this month because he wanted time to set out his vision for the country.

The prime minister also had the power to call a general election at any time just by going to the Queen and asking for one.

The Prime Minister has not called a general election; it is this House that will decide whether there will be a general election.»

It is very difficult to reconcile Gordon Brown being Prime Minister for a couple of years before calling a General Election (which, at the time of writing is the received wisdom) with this answer.

The SNP and Plaid Cymru are to hold a debate on calling a general election now, backed by the Tories and Lib Dems.

Miss Eagle is reported to have used House of Commons stationary and prepaid envelopes to write unsolicited letters to voters in her Merseyside constituency on the very day Gordon Brown called the general election.

Furthermore, Brown could end Derek Conway's tenure today, if he wanted, by calling a General Election.

Theresa May has this morning announced that she intends to call a general election on June 8 in a bid to increase the size of her parliamentary majority and to reduce the ability of opposition parties to extract concessions from the government during Brexit negotiations.

The British political establishment often behaved as if the eurosceptic movement was made up of cretins; and nobody thought Jeremy Corbyn's Labour was worth worrying about when Theresa May called a General Election in 2017 from the comfort of a double - digit poll lead.

However, between the end of 2007 and September 2008, his popularity fell significantly; two contributing factors were believed to be his perceived change of mind over plans to call a general election in October 2007 and his handling of the 10p tax rate cut in 2008, which led to allegations of weakness and dithering.

There are other options to remove from the PM the right to call a general election: and the best option involves the right of recall.

«I have just chaired a meeting of the cabinet, where we agreed that the government should call a general election, to be held on 8 June.

May said: «I have just chaired a meeting of Cabinet where we agreed that the Government should call a general election to be held on 8 June.

He would try to stop Theresa May formally triggering Brexit unless she promises a referendum on the final deal or calls a general election to approve it.

There was, of course, no need to call the general election, but the positive polling proved to be just too tempting.

But he is now being taken to task for a tweet written a few days before Theresa May called the general election.

The phrase «less haste, more speed» could be applied equally to May's decision to call a general election and her mad rush to trigger Article 50.

Cabinet ministers who gathered before their weekly audience with Theresa May failed to spot a giveaway clue that she was about to call a general election.

For example, the UK Fixed - term Parliaments Act 2011 legislated by simple majority for strictly fixed - term parliaments; until then the ruling party could call a general election at any convenient time up to the maximum term of five years.

But back in late 2016 / early 2017 she seemed, temporarily at least, to believe the absurd hype which the Daily Mail pumped out about her, and was persuaded to call a general election to «strengthen my hand» in the Brexit negotiations.