Sentences with phrase «to win the referendum»

Who wins a referendum on a tax increase anyway?

Another said I was using it to help my side win the referendum.

But it is not narrowing quickly enough for Alex Salmond's Scottish National paty (SNP) to have an expectation of winning the referendum in September.

The apparent insurgents did not win the referendum in Scotland.

A leadership contest would only take place if Cameron lost a confidence vote, which would be unlikely if the remain campaign wins the referendum.

In her defence she assumed David Cameron would win the referendum in 2016 and had given little deep thought to Brexit issues before taking over as prime minister.

He described the 2016 Brexit referendum result to leave the European Union as «the greatest constitutional crisis of modern times» and condemned Leave campaigner Boris Johnson as a coward for pulling out of the Conservative leadership election after winning the referendum, likening him to «a general who has led his troops to the sound of guns, and, at first sight of battle, has left the field.»

That phrase «on the table» is worthy of Harold Wilson in the 1970s as he kept his divided party in the EU and won a referendum by moving in a clear direction but creating some wriggle room at each junction.

An exasperated Danny Alexander, also present, said: «But we will never win a referendum with you in charge!»

Labour, for its part, faces the unenviable task of trying to win the referendum without losing the subsequent politics.

Even if Cameron wins the referendum following a negotiation that brings little immediate practical change there will be calls for more reforms from those that lost and perhaps from a Labour leadership that campaigned reluctantly to stay in.

The Lib Dems have made winning the referendum into a fetish, a symbol they have «got something» out of the coalition.

With 10 weeks until the big day on 23 June, the Remain camp are now deploying Alistair Darling — a man who knows a thing or two about winning referendum — to try to scare the bejaysus out of us all about the economy.

If the opponents win the referendum, it would mark the first dissolution of a park district in recent memory, according to Peter Murphy, general counsel of the Illinois Association of Park Districts in Springfield.

That means winning the referendum, which itself means reaffirming the support of the Remain camp, wherever that support comes from.

It was only a matter of days between Nigel Farage winning the referendum to him resigning; a matter of hours between the results being announced and David Cameron resigning; and a matter of minutes between Boris Johnson being about to launch his campaign for the Conservative leadership as the presumptive frontrunner to falling victim to rapidly shifting allegiances in his party.

One of the shadow cabinet's most thoughtful members suggested to me that the chances of a Lib - Lab coalition winning a referendum on PR were so slim, and the scale of the difficulties facing the next government so great, that it might be worth leaving them to face the music.

Mr Clegg is «confident» the Coalition will run its full five - year course and that the Yes campaign will win the referendum due next May on bringing in the alternative vote at general elections.

Those voters switching from Labour at Westminster to SNP at Holyrood appear less opposed to Scottish independence than other Labour voters but it is difficult to see how Alex Salmond could possibly win a referendum anyway with opponents of independence outnumbering supporters by about 2 - to - 1.

Some businesses and consumers in Scotland started moving bank deposits to England upon hearing the news, in what was seen as a preview of the chaos that could ensue if the «Yes» camp wins the referendum.

If Leave wins the referendum, Osborne will almost certainly follow Cameron out of Downing Street anyway.

The governor said Igbos only occupy five states in South east, adding that even if Biafra wins a referendum to separate from Nigeria, it will not stand.

Cameron could thus win a referendum at the cost of the unity of the Conservative Party.

«Every day we see another example of why David Cameron and the Tories simply can not win this referendum as they lose credibility with the public,» Khan said.

But it is not possible to secure the legitimacy of a coalition and win a referendum unless you move on in a dignified way.»

Whether it is the Trade Union Bill or the BBC Charter proposals, it seems nothing must stand in the way of winning the referendum.

In a declaration published on the front page of the Scottish Daily Record, David Cameron, Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg vowed to devolve significantly more powers to Scotland should the «No» campaign win the referendum.

After winning the referendum, prominent leavers carefully avoided the responsibility to make Brexit happen.

Grey brought ministers from conservative denominations to a meeting with the United Methodist bishop, and eventually forged a coalition that won a referendum by a slim margin.

Is the SNP preparing to deploy shameless tactics to win the referendum on Scottish independence?

Much as the Tory ministers pushing through Brexit would love to disassociate themselves from Farage - orientated Leave.EU, they could not have won the referendum without its support.

On July 18th 2014, meanwhile, Salmond concludes he would be «minded to resign» if he didn't win the referendum, but he tells no - one beyond Nicola Sturgeon, his wife Moira and adviser Geoff Aberdein.

«If David Cameron wins the referendum — and I really hope he does — then in order to take the focus off his own deeply divided party he will deliberately put on the table things which he thinks will divide the Labour party.

While fundamentally the consolidation of power could cut Turkey's structural growth potential, cyclically the destructive focus on short - term votes to win the referendum should give way to a more pragmatic focus on returning to growth,» the bank said.

We believe Renzi will win the referendum, boosting Italian asset prices.

But just because the bill reaches the statute book doesn't mean the «yes» camp will win the referendum.

Those around Farage believe that failure to win the referendum would not necessarily spell the end for the party, citing the huge rise in support for the SNP following their referendum failure last year.

«Just yesterday, one of Britain's most prominent right - wing leaders, a man named Nigel Farage, who stoked anti-immigrant sentiment to win the referendum to have Britain leave the European Union, campaigned with Donald Trump,» she said.

Some say it is this feat which will be the most significant of his victories, assuming he wins the referendum.

If he wins the referendum the battle over UK and Europe will resume within around ten seconds.

Remember, too, that his success or failure — however perceived — will have a significant impact on his ability to fight and win a referendum to keep Britain in the EU.

«I am sure we can win a referendum.

«I will share a platform with anybody in order to win this referendum.

He refused to be drawn into commenting on the state of the coalition, but dealt with repeated questioning about his decision to snub the Liberal Democrat leader by saying: «I will share a platform with anyone I think can help us win the referendum.»

In private the Lib Dems are very gloomy about their prospects of winning a referendum - they think wealthy peers would fund an effective no campaign - and Clegg seems to be conceding that as long as he secures the election of 120 peers in 2015, he could accept a referendum that might stop any further peers being elected.