Sentences with phrase «under former leader»

The introduction of free school meals in the first three years of primary school was a policy championed by the Liberal Democrats, under former leader Nick Clegg.

Of the SNP, he says that the change in direction into a «left of centre democratic party» under former leader Alex Salmond made it an increasingly attractive option for him.

Sugar quit the Labour party following the general election after claiming the party took «a shift to the left» under its former leader Ed Miliband.

Trudeau's Liberal Party under a former leader swept to power in 1993 and won three subsequent elections — all of them while interest rates were stable or falling and the economy was relatively strong.

Not exact matches

At the time, former business secretary and Liberal Democrat leader Vince Cable warned «the exodus of firms would accelerate» under a deal of this kind.

The top leader of one of the world's most prestigious institutions comes under attack, accused by current and former staffers for creating a culture of fear.

The initiative dates back to Ramaphosa's days as deputy president under former South African leader Jacob Zuma.

What's going on is that thousands of oil workers are fleeing the state - run oil firm under the watch of its new military commander, who has quickly alienated the firm's embattled upper echelon and its rank - and - file, according to union leaders, a half - dozen current PDVSA workers, a dozen former PDVSA workers and a half - dozen executives at foreign companies operating in Venezuela.

The ruling socialists, once held together by late leader Hugo Chavez, have succumbed to infighting under Maduro, a former bus driver and union leader who lacks Chavez» charisma and has seen his budget slashed with the decline in global oil prices.

Larry Summers, a former economic adviser to President Obama, is one of the candidates under consideration to be the new leader of the Federal Reserve.

Currently held by former PC MLA and now Liberal Party leader Raj Sherman, the next vote will be a test of his personal popularity as he runs under his new party's banner.

Kenney, once a cabinet minister under former prime minister Stephen Harper, was long considered the front - runner to replace Harper as leader of the federal Conservatives.

Yet the people went on hoping that the coming Messiah would be a political leader who would restore the nation to its former greatness under King David.

The first title will be on the line against Sevilla in the Copa del Rey Final this weekend, but before that the La Liga leaders have a tough trip to Celta Vigo, who have had a very solid season under former Barça assistant Juan Carlos Unzué and have defeated Barça at the Balaídos a lot recently.

It has gone from near - barren to bustling under the leadership of supervisor Jim Hobson, the former gang leader - turned - Vietnam War hero who organized this year's banquet just as he did for 11 years at his former park district post, Kiwanis Playground on the Far North Side.

The small, three - floor operation is in full flow, just under a month remains in party leader Sophie Walker's bid for City Hall, and the former journalist is in full campaign mode.

Under the agreement announced this week, Sen. Jeff Klein, the former leader of the IDC, is set to become the deputy Democratic leader under Sen. Andrea Stewart - CouUnder the agreement announced this week, Sen. Jeff Klein, the former leader of the IDC, is set to become the deputy Democratic leader under Sen. Andrea Stewart - Couunder Sen. Andrea Stewart - Cousins.

The announcement came the same day as Sen. Malcolm Smith, D - Queens, a former Senate majority leader under Democratic rule, announced he was joining the IDC, which features Sens. Jeff Klein, Diane Savino, David Valesky and David Carlucci.

It's none other than Steve Pigeon, the controversial former Erie County Democratic chairman, advisor to coup - inducer / Rochester - Florida billionaire B. Thomas Golisano and counsel to the illustrious Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. (Both Pigeon and Espada are under investigation).

Back in the days when both houses of the Legislature had leaders with a number of years under their belts — namely, former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and former Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno — two - way deals to jam the governor were not out of the question.

Bakir Izetbegovic, the former leader of one of the three main political parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina, portrayed the history of Bosnian Muslims as a struggle for recognition and equality under a multitude of oppressors.

Under the arrangement, Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins, D - Yonkers, will lead the Democrats with former IDC leader Sen. Jeff Klein, D - Bronx, as her dLeader Andrea Stewart - Cousins, D - Yonkers, will lead the Democrats with former IDC leader Sen. Jeff Klein, D - Bronx, as her dleader Sen. Jeff Klein, D - Bronx, as her deputy.

Even at this uniquely precarious moment for the de Blasio administration, the mayor has assembled a large coalition of surrogates to support mayoral control, including 100 business leaders who are not traditional de Blasio allies, clergy members, union leaders, technology executives, elected officials and former top officials under mayor Michael Bloomberg's administration.

Skelos is the second former legislative leader to win his case on appeal in the past two months, after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling revised the laws under which they were convicted.

The former Labour leader said Ukip had a record of «stirring up division» under Farage's leadership.

Lerner said while she's disheartened that yet another legislator has been accused of corruption, she's relieved that state prosecutors under Schneiderman are taking on investigations now that U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, who achieved prison terms for both former legislative leaders, has been fired by President Donald Trump.

His approach is however not very different from what pertained under former disgraced African leaders.

The US Supreme Court has ruled on the first of three pending cases challenging the Honest Services statute under which former Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno was convicted back in December.

This time the cases of Sheldon Silver, former speaker of the Assembly, and Dean Skelos, former majority leader of the Senate, are being watched nationwide as test cases of federal prosecutors» ability to win public - corruption convictions under a new legal standard.

Many on the left of the party — including party grandees such as former leader Charles Kennedy — are likely to be further troubled by Clegg's message that under his leadership the party is no longer a natural home for disaffected Labour supporters.

Spitzer, by contrast, has received no significant black endorsements, although he was briefly backed late last month by the Rev. Floyd Flake, a former Queens congressman, until Flake, under pressure from Democratic leaders, changed his mind a few days later.

A top Nassau County official who is under investigation for possible conflicts of interest involving county contracts testified Friday at the corruption trial of former senate majority leader Dean Skelos and his son, Adam, in connection to a stormwater treatment contract within the county.

Tim Collins A former press secretary to John Major and member of the Downing Street Policy Unit, he was elected MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale in 1997 and held a number of frontbench posts, including a series of roles in the shadow cabinet under three party leaders.

ALBANY — A former New York State Senate leader currently under indictment won't say whether he supports the forceful removal of the present Senate leader who is currently facing criminal charges.

Leaders of the Kings County Democratic Party — the organization former Assemblyman Vito Lopez kept under his thumb for seven years until deposed by scandal — today lamented the once - powerful politician's death this morning.

The health care union allied with Senate Republicans under former majority leader Joe Bruno's leadership, and frequently gave members of his conference four times as much money as it did to Democrats.

Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Danladi Umar, on Tuesday, reminisced over the trial of Bola Tinubu, former governor of Lagos state and national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) before the tribunal saying that he was under «serious» influence during the period.

Still, Cuomo said there are differences with the Legislature, too, when asked about negotiating under the legislative leadership of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and ex-Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, both of whom were ousted amid corruption convictions.

Lawmakers — as well as Cuomo — had been under pressure to approve some form of ethics and anti-corruption legislation in Albany after a parade of corruption arrests that engulfed the Capitol in recent years, including the convictions of the two former state legislative leaders last year, Dean Skelos and Sheldon Silver.

More than half the money given to candidates in last month's special election to replace former state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos was transferred by political party committees, a long - standing practice that is under new scrutiny.

Meanwhile, gay marriage — one of Salmond's pet projects — is also tearing the party apart, with one former leader branding it «fascism» and many members grumbling under their breath of a liberal takeover.

«He's Donald Trump's top cheerleader in the state,» said Smikle, who accused Cox of tolerating corruption under former state Senate Leader Dean Skelos, who now faces prison time for his crimes.

Notably, he was one of 25 Lib Dem MPs who helped bring about Charles Kennedy's resignation by refusing to serve under him after details of the former leader's alcohol problem emerged.

Senate Democratic Conference leader John Sampson has rehired Khari Edwards, a former deputy of an aide to Governor Paterson, who was previously fired after lying under oath and being deemed «immature and irresponsible» by the state's inspector general.

A governorship aspirant under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde has appealed to former governor of the state and one of the leaders of the party, Senator Rasidi Adewolu Ladoja to rescind his decision of dumping the political party due to alleged impunity.

Secondary jobs held by state legislators have come under increased scrutiny in recent years after the arrests of former Senate majority leader Joe Bruno, former Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver, Senator Carl Kruger and Assemblyman Anthony Seminerio on charges related to their outside income.

That tradition ground to a halt under former Governor David Paterson, when he and legislative leaders could not agree how to distribute the money for upstate projects.

Her lead role on the health portfolio will be taken over by Lord Hunt, a former minister in several departments under the previous Labour government, now shadow deputy leader of the upper house and Labour's spokesman on Lords reform.

Chief Sam - Sumana, who was dismissed under controversial circumstances in 2015, informed the former President that his delegation comprised leaders drawn from several political groups in Sierra Leone and the diaspora, who had decided to come together as a coalition to contest the country's next election.

As expected former state Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno's attorneys have filed an appeal of his January 2009 indictment on federal corruption charges, arguing in part that the theft of honest services statute under which he was convicted has been invalidated by the US Supreme Court.