About Party Line
A party line is a local loop telephone circuit that is shared by multiple telephone service subscribers. Party line systems were widely used to provide telephone service, starting with the first commercial switchboards in 1878.
Will SNP motion highlight division in Labour Party?
... Any vote on a ceasefire in the Commons, it s hoped, would show the scale of support within the Labour Party for it despite the Party Line on advocating for a " pause" and potentially present a direct challenge to Keir Starmer s authority if shadow frontbenchers feel they must resign so MPs can vote with their conscience...
Keir Starmer to set out policy on Israel-Gaza war amid Labour tensions
... Mayors Sadiq Khan and Andy Burnham, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar and a number of frontbenchers are among those who have diverged from the official Party Line on the issue...
Douglas Ross: Tories 'emphatically' reject Scottish leader's Labour vote call
... " It is not the first time Douglas Ross and Scottish Conservatives have broken with the main Party Line...
Rishi Sunak aims to bring factions together in cabinet reshuffle
... This role will be key, after months of internal infighting, to anticipate any potential rebellions or conflicts and keep Tory MPs toeing the Party Line...
China anniversary: How the Communist Party runs the country
... The all-powerful politburoAt the pinnacle of China s power pyramid is the politburo which ensures the Party Line is upheld and controls three other important bodies: The State Council is the government, headed by the premier - currently Li Keqiang - who is junior in rank to the president...
Chris Pincher: New claims emerge against former Tory MP
... Whips are MPs who are in charge of party discipline, and who have the job of trying to ensure that all MPs on their side vote with the Party Line in Parliament...
Chris Pincher: Call to suspend Tory MP after groping allegations
... Whips are MPs who are in charge of party discipline, and who have the job of trying to ensure that all MPs on their side vote with the Party Line in Parliament...
Rail strikes: Parties struggle to deal with the politics of pain
... " A PPS is a parliamentary private secretary, an assistant to a frontbencher, but someone expected to tow the Party Line...