Sentences with phrase «with liberal democrats»

Certainly there are some Labour plotters around, mostly those associated with constitutional reform who see Alan Johnson as a leader who could unlock doors and form a progressive alliance with the Liberal Democrats.

ToryDiary: Party members want a say in any decision about a second Coalition with the Liberal Democrats in 2015

There will be intense negotiations with the Liberal Democrats ahead of his autumn statement on 5 December, as the partners seek a trade - off between the # 10bn of welfare cuts demanded by the Tories and the higher taxes on the rich sought by the Liberal Democrats.

Thirdly, as I explained in my PSA blog, Miliband's reforms will remove the main stumbling block to party finance reform for the Labour Party, leaving the door open for cooperation with the Liberal Democrats to cap donations from all sources and introduce enhanced state funding as an alternative income source.

Instead no party had an overall majority, leaving the balance of power with the Liberal Democrats and independent Crossbenchers.

17 seats were contested in the election, with the Liberal Democrats defending 10 seats, Labour 6 and the Conservatives 1 seat.

Yet we still believe that Labour is the party that offers the best hope of achieving the progressive transformation of British society that we seek, perhaps one day in coalition with the Liberal Democrats.

The results saw no change in the political balance of the council, with the Liberal Democrats remaining in control of the council.

[3] The election was seen as mainly being fought just between the Conservative and Labour parties, with the Liberal Democrats only standing in 2 wards.

With the Liberal Democrats governing alongside the Conservatives, there is a genuine prospect that Labour supporters will no longer vote tactically in Lib Dem - Tory marginals, as the two parties are part of the same centre - right coalition.

[7] This meant that before the 2007 election Labour had 22 seats, the Liberal Democrats 16, Conservatives 13, East Cleveland Independents 2, the Independent Group 5 and 1 independent, [8] with the Liberal Democrats, Conservatives and the 2 East Cleveland Independents forming the administration, while Labour and the other independents were in opposition.

[3] Most seats only had Conservative and Labour party candidates, with no Liberal Democrats standing in the election.

The results saw only one seat change hands with the Liberal Democrats gaining a seat in Abbey ward from Labour.

«I am focused on the talks with the Liberal Democrats and delivering our manifesto.

Despite the current problems of the Coalition it is certainly true that the PM's alliance with the Liberal Democrats has meant the Cameroonians at the head of the Conservative Party have been able to pursue their policies on tax, renewable energy, Europe and crime that would have been much harder if Brady, Carswell, Davis, Redwood and other members of the Conservative mainstream had held the balance of power.

The move - announced at a meeting of all Tory MPs in the Commons tonight - could allow David Cameron more control over the body amid disquiet over the coalition deal with the Liberal Democrats.

I think this is a project driven by Lord Mandelson, the better to cut a deal with the Liberal Democrats.

It was made to the surprise and annoyance of some Tory MPs, some of whom were already unhappy about aspects of the coalition deal with the Liberal Democrats.

The vote which was believed to be the first time since 1946 that members of a governing party have voted against a Queen's Speech, and reflected deep Conservative unhappiness with Mr Cameron's coalition deal with the Liberal Democrats and concern over the inexorable rise of Ukip.

Diane Abbott's criticism of her Labour colleagues for exploring the possibilities of a «progressive coalition» with the Liberal Democrats is based on a series of outdated assumptions, and her reference to 1931 is way off - beam (Comment, 11 May).

He had been desperate to secure a coalition agreement with the Liberal Democrats and despite Nick Clegg's statement that he could not remain as leader, felt he could remain in place for up to a year in order to secure the nation's economic recovery.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has announced his intention to stand down as Labour leader, as the party begins formal talks with the Liberal Democrats about the possibility of forming a government.

Prime Minister David Cameron is shaping his government, after his Conservative Party formed a coalition government with the Liberal Democrats.

Some of this might be achievable during this parliament, in collaboration with the Liberal Democrats but Cameron will also make it clear that much will only be possible if the Conservatives can win the next election and govern on their own.

The coalition with the Liberal Democrats wasn't planned, but it may make his task easier.

And whilst it is welcome to have Liberal Democrat support on spending cuts and on certain civil liberties issues, and whilst we could well have compromised with the Liberal Democrats on a number of other issues, we didn't need a coalition and if a referendum on AV was the price of formal coalition we should never have agreed to it.

The second is whether the Conservative Party should try to prolong the coalition with the Liberal Democrats after the next election (and work to that end before it).

The election ended in Britain's first hung parliament since 1974, but Cameron still became prime minister of the country within days as the Conservatives formed a coalition with the Liberal Democrats.

[60] However, in his account of Labour's negotiations with the Liberal Democrats, Andrew Adonis — who participated in the talks — writes that the general consensus among members of Gordon Brown's cabinet was that talks between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats would reach an impasse.»

[71] In his first address outside 10 Downing Street, he announced his intention to form a coalition government, the first since the Second World War, with the Liberal Democrats.

For example, we want to work with the Liberal Democrats to see how we can afford to reduce taxes on the lowest paid.

Such massive support from public employee unions indicates Irwin is likely to fall in lock step with liberal Democrats on pension reform, tax increases and budget cuts.

Dr Julian Lewis: Will the right hon. Gentleman [Jack Straw] confirm that in the course of the competitive negotiations with the Liberal Democrats as to which side was going to form a Government, his party offered the Liberal Democrats a deal whereby AV would be rammed through this House without a referendum?

A coalition agreement was then formed following negotiations with the Liberal Democrats and their leader Nick Clegg.

The former Conservative Cabinet minister Ken Clarke has warned David Cameron that any attempt to imitate UKIP will «drive moderate people to stick with the Liberal Democrats», adding: «I can't think of a more certain way to lose the general election than to go for a lurch to the right.»

He seemed to delight in hoping to do Labour what its most successful modern leader, Tony Blair, had dreamed of doing to the Conservatives: that's to say, driving them to the margins of British politics by forming a semi-permanent coalition with the Liberal Democrats.

In a strategy agreed with the Liberal Democrats, the coalition will uphold its agreement which rules out extra runways at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted in this parliament.

[5][6] This was level with the Liberal Democrats, who remained on four seats, but Liberal Democrat Elizabeth Poskitt did defeat the new Conservative leader of Oxfordshire County Council, Ian Hudspeth, in Woodstock and Bladon by 65 votes.

The editorial summarises a survey of Tory members» views on working with the Liberal Democrats.

Among other parties, the Green Party came fifth with a 4.6 % vote share, with the Liberal Democrats sixth on a disappointing 4 %.

Following the 2007 election, with the SNP emerging the largest party by one seat but short of an overall majority, it held discussions with the Scottish Green Party and also intimated that it would be open to discussions with the Liberal Democrats.

[3] 35 of the 39 councillors who sought election were re-elected, with the Liberal Democrats taking 10 seats, independents 5 seats and Labour kept the 2 seats they had been defending.

But I do not see the answer to Labour's challenge being to team up with the Liberal Democrats, the Greens and a ragtag of other parties.»

With the Liberal Democrats reduced to a rump of supporters who are less antagonistic towards the Tories, the right - of - centre vote is looking more split.

Before the election no party had a majority on the council with the Liberal Democrats on 21 seats, the Conservatives 19, Labour 12 and 3 independents.

On working with Nick Clegg: He said that yesterday's victory on Gurkhas was hugely important and said that the Conservatives will work with the Liberal Democrats on issues of common interest, such as the environment, strengthening local govenment and opposing the surveillance state.

The Conservatives negotiating team (minus Ed Llewellyn): George Osborne, William Hague and Oliver Letwin walk down Whitehall following talks with the Liberal Democrats

Mr Letwin's willingness to work with Liberal Democrats is not new.

There were already indications that Brown will not seek to stay on as Labour leader if he has no chance of forming a government with the Liberal Democrats.

«This announcement means that, with the Liberal Democrats in government, Wales could receive hundreds of millions of pounds of extra funding over the next parliament.