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backbencher sentence examples

  • Backbencher from either side of the house.
  • As soon as brown openly encourages a backbencher to come forward, blair's supporters will come out and strike.
  • Opposition would have been left to conservative backbenchers who would have been marginalized.
  • Labor backbenchers have already produced an " alternative white paper " .
  • But the former health secretary frank dobson says another 75 backbenchers oppose the white paper.
  • A senior backbencher said, " i dread to think of some of the scenes they will capture.
  • On standing committee, opposition backbenchers are frequently supplied with gobbledygook notes by specialist ' advisers ' .
  • When panorama put out a program which included some conservative backbenchers expressing doubts about the use of military force she was consumed with rage.
  • A subdued mr straw experienced the anger of his own backbenchers.
  • Such a complaint was made by lib dem backbencher evan harris on the today program this morning.
  • The independent reports that charles clarke held a special meeting last night in order to persuade backbenchers not to back the rebel amendment.
  • Other backbenchers will be voicing their concerns next week at a debate about the current policy toward iraq, mr dalyell said.
  • Afterward, despite been offered various minor unpaid posts in the government, he preferred to remain a backbencher.
  • But will it go far enough to pacify his angry backbenchers?
  • And these affect not just rank and file labor supporters or even ordinary backbenchers but an important wing of the shadow cabinet.

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