Sentence examples for speech in favour of from inspiring English sources
Eagle also said she disagreed with Corbyn about the MPs who applauded Benn's speech in favour of airstrikes.
Jeremy Corbyn was opposed by his own shadow Foreign Secretary, Hilary Benn, who made a rousing speech in favour of bombing as the day drew to a close.
His impassioned speech in favour of union on the eve of the vote was considered by many to be among the finest of his career.
Having promised to prioritise the issue, other than Simon Hughes – who made an impassioned speech in favour of the motion – the leadership were nowhere to be seen.
The MP for Leeds Central electrified his party, and dismayed Corbyn, when he made a passionate speech in favour of British military involvement in Syria in December.
Tony Blair got stuck in a week later with a powerful speech in favour of staying in the EU and against the in-out referendum.
Bill Graham, the foreign minister, whose Toronto constituency has Canada's largest population of gays and lesbians, gave a passionate speech in favour to a meeting of Liberal MPs.
Having made many speeches in favour of ethnic tolerance, he insists that his party should be allowed to argue against the abuse of the asylum system without being accused of racism, just as it should be allowed to oppose British membership of the euro without being accused of seeking to quit the European Union.
While Dave, George and Boris have been out and about every day promising bankruptcy and death to anyone who will listen – and plenty who won't – Jeremy Corbyn has been largely invisible, having made just three relatively lukewarm speeches in favour of remaining in the EU.
Concerns have been raised about whether Giuliani's interests and activities since leaving the New York mayor's mansion – including paid speeches in favour of an Iranian rebel group that was listed as a terrorist organisation by the state department from 1997 to 2012 – may disqualify him from taking the role.
With those words Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, the women's minister, began an impassioned parliamentary speech last week in favour of "abolishing" prostitution in France.
