Sentences with phrase «voting against military»

Labour MP Iain Mckenzie was also sacked as aide to Vernon Coaker for voting against military action.

No doubt there will be several Tory MPs who will vote against any military action while others (such as Julian Lewis) will be looking carefully at the wording of the motion to see just what is authorised.

Not exact matches

U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, R - Willsboro, on June 16, cast a deciding vote against an amendment that sought to stop the military from enlisting undocumented youth.

Certainly, Corbyn's authority would be undermined if, say, he voted against future UK military action in Syria but a majority of his MPs backed it.

An Opinium / Observer poll conducted last Wednesday, Thursday and Friday shows how strongly the public was against military intervention both in the lead - up to, and immediately after, the Commons vote.

He would have cast a vote against lifting the military's «don't ask, don't tell» policy, which recently passed Congress, citing flaws in a recent report that found support among soldiers for a repeal of the policy.

Corbyn called on MPs who were considering voting for airstrikes to «think again», telling BBC Radio 2's Jeremy Vine show on Tuesday: «Think of the complications and the implications of what we are doing and please cast your vote against supporting this government's military endeavours in Syria.»

The 66 Labour MPs who voted with the Government on the main motion to support «taking military action, specifically airstrikes, exclusively against ISIL in Syria» represented well under a third of the 231 current Labour members of Parliament.

MPs will be given a vote over potential British military action against the Bashar al - Assad regime when parliament is recalled later this week, David Cameron has confirmed.

For those who like to see not only those who voted against their party whip in the two crucial votes on possible military intervention in Syria yesterday, but also those who abstained or were absent, we have compiled a complete list.

US Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand still believes she can convince the last several senators who voted against her sweeping and controversial effort to change the way the military prosecutes sexual assault.

Who remembers the Prime Minister's speech or the numbers of MPs voting for and against military action?

Despite Mr Benn's intervention, a majority of Labour MPs chose to vote with party leader Jeremy Corbyn against the military action.

While Congress prepares to vote on whether or not to take military action against Syria, two local members of Congress are still considering all the facts.

With President Obama set to deliver a prime - time address from the White House in what could be his last best chance to sway lawmakers to support military action against Syria, former secretary of state Hillary Clinton slated to give a high - profile speech in Philadelphia, and the Senate headed toward a key Wednesday test vote on Syria, there is A LOT going on in the political world Tuesday.

The legacy of Iraq has loomed large in debates on Syria and, in 2013, Miliband was instrumental in ensuring the coalition government was defeated in a vote on UK military involvement against the Syrian government.

In his interview, Ashdown refuses to criticise Miliband, other than to denounce Labour for its behaviour in the recent Commons vote on potential military action against Syria.

The Labour MP Mike Gapes clearly believes a military strike would be the right thing to do - yet he voted against the Government.

On 29 August 2013, the Conservative - led coalition suffered a defeat when Parliament voted against UK military attacks on Syria.

Pre-Campaign Community Service / Activism: Worked extensively with Family of Woodstock, Rip Van Winkle Council of Boy Scouts of America, establishing Ulster County Habitat for Humanity, Ralph Darmstadt Homeless Shelter, Ulster County Board of Health and Ulster County Human Rights Commission, Caring Hands Soup Kitchen Board Member, Midtown Rising Board Member, Teacher at Woodbourne Prison, part of Rising Hope Program Platform At a Glance Economy: Supports farming subsidies, job creation through infrastructure investments in rural broadband and sustainable technology, in favor of strong unions Healthcare: Medicare for All Women's Rights: Pro-choice, supports fully funding Planned Parenthood, birth control to be paid for employer, supports equal pay for equal work Racial Justice: Will work to prevent discrimination of all kind Immigration: Supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants Foreign Policy: Supports increased pressure on North Korea but not military intervention Environment: Supports measures to stall climate change and create green jobs LGBTQ: Supports anti-discrimination of all people Gun Control: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain firearms

Several days after MPs voted against UK military action in Syria, the Daily Politics asked commuters and shoppers which of the main two party leaders came out on top.

Gibson has voted against what he considered unnecessary military appropriations.

Gibson is to the right of center but he's no tea - party wacko, having voted against Obamacare and increased military spending.

A variety of sources, some of whom have been attributed as being «aides» to Jeremy or those «close» to the leader have apparently stood up speculation that Hilary Benn, Rosie Winterton, Maria Eagle and me (amongst others) are all for the chop for not voting against extending military action from Iraq into Syria during the recent free vote in the Commons.

But possibly still reeling from military action in Iraq, MPs voted 285 - 272 against.

Gillibrand said she voted against Mattis because federal law prohibits a military leader from taking a civilian leadership position until they've been retired for 7 or more years.

seriously though, skip - every argument of yours has failed - religious views that gays are perverted and sinful (and yes, vast majority against gay equality are religious minded) has no place in a secular govt DADT repeal was favored in the public by almost 68 % - if voted on, pretty clear the public was approving of gay equality in the military

The one other former leader, Ed Miliband, voted alongside Jeremy Corbyn against military action.

And speaking of the military ballots, there is an article in The Weekly Standard detailing how the Democrats on the Election Board voted against sending the ballots out earlier so that the troops in Iraq and Afghanistan could get them in time.

The Foreign Secretary William Hague has said there should be no «regrets or recrimination» after the government lost a vote on military action against Syria.

Gay rights advocates aligned with the former first lady attacked Pence's opposition to allowing gays and lesbians to serve in the military, and his votes against federal measures that extended hate crimes statutes to cover them.

Thorne - Begland's opponents argued that they voted against him not because he was gay, but rather because his advocacy «amounted to military insubordination and a challenge to the state constitution, which bans gay marriage and civil unions,» the Post reports.

He was no strict party - line guy either, breaking with his Democratic colleagues on two high - profile issues: He voted against authorizing the use of military force in Iraq, against reauthorizing the Patriot Act and favored allowing oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska, framing it as a matter of indigenous people's rights.

And despite the glorious history of that province's contributions to Canada's military in war and in peace, the vote tends to go against military engagement at the pointy end.