Sentences with phrase «won civil liberties»

«I've weighed up the balance between the right to life, the most important civil liberty, the fact that there's no such thing as complete security, and our hard won civil liberties,» she said.

The Government are clear that we need appropriate powers to deal with that threat but that those powers must not interfere with the hard - won civil liberties of the British people.

If we do it might require an unprecedented surrender of our hard - won civil liberties.

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Not only would Reconstructionists roll back painfully won civil and political reforms, but religious liberty itself would be at risk.

The Lib Dem home affairs spokesman questioned the Conservatives» commitment to progressive values and civil liberties, in a wide ranging speech designed to convince voters «the Tories don't have to win».

It's surely better to consolidate and build upon the 10 % who wish the party well and hope the Coalition succeeds and are pleased with Lib Dem «wins» in areas like the Pupil Premium, civil liberties and taking poorer working people out of punitive tax rates.

At one point early in the coalition, it appeared Clegg and Cameron might use the British bill of rights to entrench British civil liberties in law and prevent a future government launching an authoritarian assault on hard - won freedoms.

He's a natural Lib Dem, committed to winning over the «urban intelligentsia» and chasing the government on civil liberties, the Iraq war and other classic orange issues.

Her on - screen confidence and behind - the - scenes negotiations won the day against some of New Labour's most draconian proposals and kept the flame alive when it seemed as if no - one really cared about civil liberties anymore.

There are some arguments we've won, big arguments, on civil liberties issues and questions over Europe, where they have a different style, and didn't want to be distracted.

Abbott's speech on civil liberties, in the debate on the Counter-Terrorism Bill 2008 [14] won The Spectator magazine's «Parliamentary Speech of the Year» award [15] and further recognition at the 2008 Human Rights awards.