Sentences with phrase «vote at the party conference»

With their votes at the party conference, they could help to push through rule changes that assisted the centrists — perhaps to reintroduce the old electoral college for choosing leaders — and overturn the left's majority on the NEC, as they did in the early 1980s.

But there are growing signs that Miliband has stepped back from plans to dilute the size of the union vote at party conference, and is instead focusing on a series of reforms designed to make local parties more dynamic, and open up the party to a wider group of Labour supporters.

Nonetheless if Mr Watson believes he has a chance of success, the measures will be put to a formal NEC meeting later this month ahead of a crunch vote at the party conference in Liverpool, which starts on September 25.

Wendy Morton won one of the Dragon's Den votes at the Party Conference for her idea to ensure that new homes are more energy efficient.

This gives union general secretaries the power to write large cheques and defend having significant representation on the party's governing National Executive Committee, the votes at party conference, the choice of party leader as well as local selections.

Not exact matches

«Donations to the Labour party buy votes at your conference, candidates and MPs in this House and pay for the votes that gave him his job,» Cameron replied.

Citizen Corbyn, elected with more votes than the Tories have members as he's fond of warning sceptics, will parade his grassroots legitimacy at Labour's conference in Brighton next week where he's guaranteed a hero's welcome from the army of activists who feel this time they've really got their party back.

The charity Rethink Mental Illness is calling on Liberal Democrats to vote in favor of a motion opposing aspects of the Welfare Reform Bill at their party conference tomorrow (Saturday 17 September).

What will happen at Glasgow is a series of votes where Ministers will tell Conference representatives that it would be politically damaging for the party to fight the 2015 election on positions different to those taken by the Coalition Government.

Union and CLP votes are important at the party conference, where policies are set, and in elections to the National Executive Committee (NEC).

«Ministers fear Lib Dem activists at the party's annual conference, which starts this weekend in Glasgow, are set to rebel against key Government policies and may vote to reinstate the 50p rate introduced by Labour weeks before it lost power in 2010.

Solidarity had a conference in Motherwell on Saturday and urged its supporters to «lend» their votes to Nicola Sturgeon's party at the general election — helping, in a small way, to increase the SNP's chances of building a left coalition against Labour.

At the Labour Party conference in April 1975, 35 per cent voted to stay in the EEC, while 65 per cent voted to leave.

Every party member would have a vote, and the winner was to be declared at the party's conference on 15 September.

Almost one month ago, Liberal Democrat members voted overwhelmingly at party Conference against Part II of the Justice and Security Bill.

If after a vote at Conference i) the proposal from the Commons Party is agreed but ii) the majority is less than 2 / 3rds then, if after further consideration, the Commons Party still wishes to support the arrangement with one or more other parties then at their request the Federal Executive shall arrange a ballot of all Party members pursuant to clause 6.11 or 8.6 of the Constitution, the consent of a majority of those voting shall be taken as giving support to the arrangement.

At the time, the unions controlled five - sixths of the voting strength at the party conferencAt the time, the unions controlled five - sixths of the voting strength at the party conferencat the party conference.

Or he could be truly radical and bring back votes on policy at party conference.

Speaking at a media conference after the national executive meeting, he said: «It is clear that a small minority who didn't accept my election as leader of the Scottish Labour Party just five months ago won't accept the vote of the executive today and that will continue to divide the pParty just five months ago won't accept the vote of the executive today and that will continue to divide the partyparty.

After five years, the number of union members affiliated to the party will determine a union's voting power at the party conference.

They will be voted upon at the party's annual conference in Brighton, which will open on Sunday.

And two - thirds of those who vote at the conference - which is open to all party members - need to support any deal.

Initially he says the system from 2015 will apply only to new union members, but within five years, a union's collective affiliation to the party will determine the size of a union vote at conference.

On 1 March 2014, at a special conference the party reformed internal Labour election procedures, including replacing the electoral college system for selecting new leaders with a «one member, one vote» system following the recommendation of a review by former general - secretary Ray Collins.

Lib Dem activists at their party conference were asked which phrase best fitted the British economy, when Adam Fleming asked for votes in the Daily Politics soapbox, an unscientific test of plastic balls and a bin.

Nigel Farage's party is gathering for its conference in Birmingham and Adam Fleming looked at the options on where votes might go if the two parties linked up in some way.

Not only will you be able to vote in the upcoming leadership election, but you can have a say in forming our policy platform at party conferences as well as choosing local candidates.

The comments by Paul, the state's junior senator, came at a news conference with McConnell in Louisville that was focused on building party unity following a bruising campaign in which the minority leader's opponent, Matt Bevin, got 35 % of the primary vote.

'' «Our appeal is to all MPs of conscience: join us, vote against these unfair and unworkable changes and force the government to think again,» he told delegates at the Scottish Labour party's conference in Oban.

The SNP voted to reverse its opposition to Nato at this year's party conference.

«Seeking to reassure his many internal and external doubters, McDonnell made the wrong call at the Labour conference when he declared his party was now «anti austerity» but would vote for Osborne's Charter as it also sought ways of removing the deficit.

The Liberal Democrats are expected to vote to support gay marriage at their party conference, opening up another potential division with the Conservatives.

They could anger union supporters, however, given they are already wary of the new Labour leader after he mooted plans to reduce their voting influence at party conferences.

With the party seeming to have reached an impasse between the interests of its members and the interests of electability, it was no surprise that the impending vote on the Article 50 bill was a hot topic of discussion at the Co-operative economy conference on Saturday.

As Vice President Mike Pence presided, the bill was approved with members voting 51 - 48 along party lines to adopt the conference report on the landmark legislation at close to 1 a.m.

Last year the Liberal Democrats voted at their Spring conference in favour of a law - making Cornish Assembly, making it official party policy.

The UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage has told delegates at their annual conference that the party «is going after they call the «blue collar» Party leader Nigel Farage has told delegates at their annual conference that the party «is going after they call the «blue collar» party «is going after they call the «blue collar» vote.

George Lansbury, a committed pacifist, resigned as the Leader of the Labour Party at the 1935 Party Conference on 8 October, after delegates voted in favour of sanctions against Italy for its aggression against Abyssinia.

Members are meeting at the party's annual conference in Doncaster, with the focus on winning what it calls the «blue - collar vote» from Labour and the Conservatives.

Conference is where party policy is made — proposals become official party policy if voted for at Conference.

The Welsh Liberal Democrats are a democratic party, and any member of the Welsh Liberal Democrats can vote on our debates and policies at Conference.

Should its apparatus have contempt for its voluntary membership, and routinely use officials to squash local parties, fix votes to regional boards, tip off favoured folk about upcoming juicy selections, and instruct delegates which way to vote at annual conference?

Just two Lib Dems voted against the motion at the party's spring conference in York that would also establish a commission of experts to review all the evidence highlighted in the National Security Agency files leaked by the whistleblower Edward Snowden.

Conservative Party Chairman Michael Long (who is in attendance today at the conference, being held at the Holiday Inn in Colonie), has said that lawmakers who voted for same - sex marriage would not receive the party's ballot line in the Party Chairman Michael Long (who is in attendance today at the conference, being held at the Holiday Inn in Colonie), has said that lawmakers who voted for same - sex marriage would not receive the party's ballot line in the party's ballot line in the fall.

at the recent party conference, in response to one speaker's suggestion that Labour must win some Tory votes.

However, the unions will still retain a 50 % block vote at Labour's party conference and also retain their quota on the party's national executive.

Okoe Mensah, spokesperson for the said branch executives, addressing a news conference at the party's constituency office in Prampram said, «Judging from the period between 11 am and the closing time of 5 pm on the voting day, the total votes obtained at Ahwiam, Lekpongunor and Dawa could not have been correct if multiple voting had not taken place.

On Saturday, at the party's Autumn Conference, Welsh Liberal Democrat members voted to support a solution to develop the A48 Southern Distributor Road to move local traffic off the M4 and reduce congestion, and ruled out supporting a  # 1 billion relief road south of Newport.

At Labour's conference in Manchester next week, delegates will be debating and voting on a number of key changes to the party's rule book, tabled both by the national executive and by constituency parties.

It has a large contingent of delegates on Labour's National Policy Forum, and wields a block vote at annual conferences that is almost as big as the votes of all the constituency Labour parties.