Sentences with phrase «welcomed by opposition parties»

His comments, made during a House of Commons debate on climate change, were welcomed by opposition parties, who have been calling for a bill for some time.

These recommendations will be welcomed by opposition parties, Labour backbenchers and civil rights campaigners, who have long argued for the element of intent to be included in the terrorism proposals.

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The philosopher king's welcome Harper received in the U.S. was far warmer than his treatment at home, where the PM had, three months earlier, barely averted a coup by the opposition parties.

He could make a welcome return to the cabinet and frontline politics after making such a spirited contribution to the party over the years of opposition by sitting next to Blair on a Europhile platform, calling anyone who disagreed with such a stance headbangers and underming successive leaders.

Mr Gooda also welcomed Opposition Leader Tony Abbott's wholehearted support of closing the gap and said that the annual statement to Parliament should become a tradition observed by all parties regardless of who is in power.