Sentences with phrase «with labour in»

We have the best chance to get the things we believe in with Labour in power than we do with the Tories.

There are also indications that the Liberal Democrat leadership is willing to make compromises to preserve its coalition with Labour in the Scottish parliament.

[86] Along with former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and other senior Scottish Labour figures, Lamont launched the party's own pro-union campaign, United with Labour in May 2013.

Under Paddy Ashdown's leadership, the Lib Dems began to co-operate with Labour in developing policies in areas where they had common goals, such as the commitment to devolution.

The BBC predicted the Tories would remain the largest party with 314 seats, with Labour in second on 266 seats, the SNP third on 34 and the Lib Dems fourth with 14.

This continuation of austerity may make it harder for the Liberal Democrats to form a pact with Labour in the event of another hung parliament.

I'm sure anyone involved with Labour in York central will be able to tell you of my enthusiasm, passion and commitment to the Labour cause which I am so proud and fortunate to be a part of.

Within parliament, with Labour in government, debates could rage in cabinet and meetings of the parliamentary party.

Ashcroft commissioned three parallel polls with identical questions — a telephone poll of Conservative marginals with Labour in second place, a telephone poll of Conservative marginals with Lib Dems in second place, and an online national poll.

Cllr Alex Williams on Local government: Trafford Conservatives Council Tax freeze highlights stark contrast with Labour in Greater Manchester

This poll isn't the 40 closest Lab - Con marginals that ComRes usually poll in their marginals omnibus, but a different bespoke sample of the fifty most marginal Con held marginals with Labour in second place.

7,700, or 17 % - with Labour in third.

The closest this country has come to a minority government in recent years is the 1977 Lib - Lab pact, when a beleaguered Labour government with no overall majority agreed to accept a range of Liberal party policy proposals — on condition the Liberals voted with Labour in any no confidence votes.

«Trafford Conservatives Council Tax freeze highlights stark contrast with Labour in Greater Manchester Main Roll of Honour: The Conservative councils cutting Council Tax»

I happen to agree that perhaps too much emphasis is on DC but then looking back to the 1990s and the 1980s it was the same with Labour in the 1980s it was like having labour campaign for us (thank you for your help mr Kinnock and foot)

For its new leader, Paul Nuttall, to stand in a «leave» seat with Labour in disarray over Brexit and lose in such a humiliating fashion is a near fatal calamity.

The reception David Cameron has received from both The Sun's limited endorsement and the analysis of his conference speech (not terrific but had its moments and will do), contribute to an overall sense that his Conservative Party is not performing brilliantly - the poll comparisons with Labour in 1996/1997 are not favourable - but that does not matter.

The economy is improving, the party is level with Labour in the opinion polls, and the prime minister enjoys a significant advantage over Miliband on net approval ratings.

These arguments cut to the core of what Britain means as a country, and with Labour in charge, that core is rotten through and through.

Mrs May also faces a potential rebellion by Tory MPs threatening to side with Labour in a Commons vote to demand the UK stays in a customs union with the EU.

The average LD = > Lab swing in these seats was 15 %, confirming that the Lib Dems are doing much worse where they are up against Labour and easily enough to unseat almost all Lib Dem MPs with Labour in second place.

It defends the record it shared with Labour in Government.

Of course Plaid is in serious competition with Labour in Mid and West Wales and in a number of constituencies elsewhere, leading it to differentiate itself from Labour.

To this must be added the huge dissatisfaction with Labour in the North of England.

His last batch of polls revisited the Con - held ultra-marginals with Labour in second place.

It's a repeat of his first polling of Con - Lab seats in April and now as then, Ashcroft polled the 12 most marginal Conservative held seats with Labour in second place, plus two other seats (South Thanet and Great Yarmouth) that he thought might have interesting UKIP results.

The Green Party have just released an ICM poll of Brighton Pavilion that shows them leading the Conservatives by 8 points in the seat with Labour in third place.

The second group of seats consists of two more Lib Dem seats with Labour in second place.

The shadow chancellor has been accused of making false accusations by senior Treasury officials after he implied that they had broken the law and collaborated with Labour in a taxation cover - up.

The bill was given a second reading by 295 votes to 212, but five Conservative MPs voted with Labour in the No lobby:

[176] The Fire Brigades Union, which «severed links» with Labour in 2004, re-joined the party under Corbyn's leadership in 2015.

With Labour in turmoil as Labour MPs continue plotting to oust their leader, the SNP has solid grounds for claiming that it is much better placed to fulfil the core roles of an official opposition.

Some Lib Dem backbenchers had threatened to join forces with Labour in a bid to block the changes in Parliament.

Given that the new body was to be elected using proportional representation (the result of successful bargaining with Labour in the Scottish Constitutional Convention), it was unlikely that any single party would ever win an overall majority.

Some of the same people would fall over themselves for us to do a deal with Labour in Wales - as if that wouldn't do the same.

In three of the seats I found UKIP ahead by up to six points on the standard voting intention question, and they were tied with Labour in Dudley.

A YouGov poll for the Evening Standard showed the Conservatives would be neck - and - neck with Labour in the polls on 37 per cent of the vote if they were led by Mr Johnson.

The make - up of the 48 - seat Town Hall remains unchanged with Labour in control with 23 councillors, the Liberal Democrats with 16, the Greens seven and Independent Working Class Association two.

Clegg's comments follow an interview with former party leader Paddy Ashdown in the Observer, in which he said he had been wrong to press for a deal with Labour in 2010.

Yet it has been the robust response of Hope not Hate and other anti-racist campaigners working with Labour in communities that has pushed back the BNP vote (which remains a worry) not claims by some in Labour that we do not discuss immigration.

In contrast, of the 65 % of 2010 Labour voters who voted NO in the referendum, 75 % stayed with Labour in 2015, while only 13 % voted SNP.

«While a recent poll showed that the Lib Dems have lost support since axing Charles Kennedy, the SNP are moving forward as we engage with Labour in a head to head contest for the 2007 Scottish election,» Mr Salmond said.

He also argued that: «With Labour in power, Britain is a fairer country - a more equal country and a more just country.»

The resignations come at the worst possible time for the embattled leader, who is facing a tough fight with Labour in the Stoke - on - Trent Central by - election.

He told delegates that «with Labour in power your home and your commute get more affordable, the air you breathe gets less polluted, you get better pay and conditions at work, our businesses are supported to grow, and new jobs are created».

Not exact matches

This has much to do with a historically large and active organized labour voice, especially in textile - producing states, and a more combative media in both markets.

April's numbers are rather dramatic, with five CMAs (of 33 total across Canada) in three provinces seeing unusually large declines in both employment and the size of their labour forces:

There have been similar lawsuits in Canada, along with high - profile cases like HootSuite, a Vancouver tech firm, amending its call for unpaid help after accusations of violating B.C. labour laws.

So if you have a work habit you've been meaning to start with the best of intentions — getting in earlier, whipping your inbox into shape, getting up from your desk for an hourly stretch — the day after Labour Day is a better time to start than most.

A RECENT flurry of layoffs in the resources sector is unlikely to provide any reprieve for employers, with the labour market expected to remain tight in the near to medium term.