crossbencher

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• Mr Wilkie was speaking in Perth today where he was meeting fellow Lower House crossbencher and WA Nationals MP Tony Crook about the poker machine reforms, which are being negotiated with Federal Government. NEWS.com.au | Top Stories
• This is from the speech Lord Palmer, a crossbencher, delivered in the debate. Politics blog + PMQs live - Wednesday 21 July
• As the main crossbencher, she's responsible for helping others decide which way to vote. CNN Transcript Dec 21, 2009
• This is a Labour amendment, backed by crossbencher Lord Best and the Bishop of Ripon and Leeds. Welfare reform bill: household benefit cap Lords debate - Monday 23 January
• QUEST: Baroness D'Souza sits as a crossbencher, or independent, with no party affiliation. CNN Transcript Dec 21, 2009
• The means test would have applied to cancer patients and stroke survivors, and was denounced by Lord Patel, a crossbencher and former president of the Royal College of Obstetricians, as an immoral attack on the sick, the vulnerable and the poor. Lords inflict triple welfare bill defeat on government
• Lord Patel, the crossbencher and former president of the Royal College of Obstetricians, has won the support of the Labour party for his amendment to the bill aimed at watering down the government's proposal to change welfare payments. The Guardian World News
• The rulings coincided with a vote in the House of Lords today to suspend two Labour peers and a crossbencher who wrongly claimed overnight allowances – the most serious sanctions ever taken in the Lords. Former David Cameron aide criticised by parliamentary standards watchdog
• The key crossbencher delivered a speech in the House of Representatives' main committee room, condemning the "racism that eats at the Liberal Party". The Australian | News |
• The joint committee, which presents a preliminary report this autumn, comprises three Liberal Democrats, 12 Labour, seven Tories and two crossbenchers.