Sentence examples for flight constituencies from inspiring English sources
The party, which briefly had a councillor in the Isle of Dogs in east London, in 1993, had fielded 68 councillors in carefully targeted so-called 'white flight' constituencies across England.
The Vietnam war and the introduction of regular flights back to constituencies ended all this.
Mr Wingate said a nod for Heathrow from Sir Howard Davies would be a "retrograde step" and "politically undeliverable" because of bitter opposition from senior ministers with constituencies under the flight path – such as the Development Secretary Justine Greening and Chief Treasury Secretary Greg Hands – as well as the London Mayor Boris Johnson and the high-profile Conservative MP Zac Goldsmith.
Although planes from both flight paths come over his constituency, alternation means residents in different parts of the constituency get peace and quiet for approximately half the day.
Both Heathrow flight paths come over his constituency.
Slash and bounce Slouching towards a showdown One salary is enough Private lives Dancing, but not moving A model of mistrust ReprintsOn top of this, lawmakers get 40 return flights a year to their constituencies and free train travel, as well as pension benefits that accumulate twice as fast as those of civil servants.
Several of the constituencies under the Heathrow flight path are politically marginal; any party that backs a third runway could lose them.
Constituency members protested and Flight briefly considered standing as an independent candidate before deciding against it.
The Conservative-Lib Dem coalition, influenced by Tory votes (the transport minister's constituency is under the flight path) and Lib Dem environmentalism, cancelled it.
Vince Cable, the business secretary, whose Twickenham constituency is on the Heathrow flight path, would oppose it vigorously.
The prime minister's Maidenhead constituency is under the night flight route and she was not a member of the influential committee as home secretary under Cameron.
