Conservative Party

British PM Sunak suffers crushing by-election defeats

Opposition Labour Party overturns two large majorities Defeats exposes Conservatives' vulnerabilities Polls seen as test of public support before national election By Andrew MacAskill LONDON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - British…

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UK’s Labour extends lead over ruling Conservative Party – poll

LONDON, (Reuters) - Britain's opposition Labour Party has widened its lead over Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservative Party in an opinion poll that also showed Labour leader Keir Starmer's personal…

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Labour’s poll lead over Tories slashed to 10 points

Labour’s poll lead has been slashed to 10 points, according to a survey published on Saturday night. A poll by Opinium put Labour on 39 per cent and the Conservatives…

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UK’s Labour Party has 14-point lead over Conservatives

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's opposition Labour Party has a 14-point lead over Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's ruling Conservatives, an opinion poll by market research company Opinium showed this weeekend as…

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British Prime Minister Sunak avoids wipeout in key elections

By Andrew MacAskill LONDON, July 21 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's governing Conservatives lost two strategically important parliamentary seats on Friday but unexpectedly retained Boris Johnson's old constituency…

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UPDATED: UK PM Sunak: Election results show people want us to deliver for them

LONDON, May 5 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said local elections results so far showed that people wanted his ruling party to deliver on their priorities, but that…

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UK Conservative lawmaker Benton suspended after newspaper sting

April 6 (Reuters) - A lawmaker in Britain's governing Conservative Party has been suspended after he was filmed in a newspaper sting offering to lobby ministers and leak market-sensitive information…

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New UK Conservative Party chairman predicts difficult local elections

LONDON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - The new chairman of Britain's Conservative Party on Wednesday predicted a difficult set of local elections for the governing party in May but said it…

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UK PM Sunak asks ethics adviser to probe Conservative chair on tax

LONDON, Jan 23 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Monday he had asked his independent ethics adviser to look into a tax case involving the chairman of…

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Former UK Chancellor Javid to quit at next election

LONDON, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Former British finance minister and Conservative Party leadership candidate Sajid Javid will not stand for re-election at the next national election, he said on Friday.…

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Truss’s demise ends the revival of Thatcher’s libertarian economics

LONDON (Reuters) - Daniel Pryor, who lobbies for governments to shrink the state and cut taxes, feels Liz Truss's brief, disastrous spell as prime minister has killed off his dream…

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UK’s Sunak reported to be first candidate to hit 100 threshold to make it onto ballot paper

LONDON (Reuters) - Rishi Sunak has become the first British Conservative Party leadership candidate to hit the 100 threshold with support from lawmakers to make it onto ballot paper, The…

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UPDATED: Who are the candidates to replace UK PM Truss?

LONDON (Reuters) - Liz Truss said on Thursday she would resign as British prime minister just six weeks after she was appointed. A leadership election will be completed within the…

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FACTBOX: How will the contest to replace Liz Truss as UK prime minister work?

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Liz Truss resigned as Conservative Party Leader on Thursday, with the internal party election to replace her as party leader and the nation's prime minister to…

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UPDATED: Liz Truss clings to power as chaos in Westminster escalates

LONDON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Britain's Liz Truss battled to retain her grip on power on Thursday, a day after she lost a second top minister and open arguments and…

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UK senior ministers urge Conservatives to unite behind PM Truss

LONDON, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Senior British ministers on Sunday urged their colleagues to unite behind Prime Minister Liz Truss, warning that infighting would hand power to the opposition Labour…

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UK Labour keeps big lead over PM Truss’s Conservatives, poll shows

LONDON, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Britain's opposition Labour Party has retained a huge opinion poll lead over Prime Minister Liz Truss's Conservative Party, which has failed to stage a recovery…

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UK’s Labour has 19-point lead over Conservatives – Opinium poll

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's opposition Labour Party has extended its lead over Prime Minister Liz Truss's Conservative Party to 19 points, an opinion poll by market research company Opinium showed,…

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UPDATED: UK Conservative Party enhance security around ballot for leadership

LONDON, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Britain's ruling Conservative Party said on Wednesday it had enhanced security around the ballot process to decide its next leader, who will replace Boris Johnson…

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‘I am the underdog’, says UK PM candidate Sunak

GRANTHAM, England, July 23 (Reuters) - Former British finance minister Rishi Sunak, one of two remaining candidates to become Britain's next prime minister, on Saturday described himself as the underdog in the…

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UPDATED: UK’s Sunak and Truss clash over tax in leadership debate

LONDON, July 15 (Reuters) - British foreign minister Liz Truss clashed over tax policy with former finance minister Rishi Sunak on Friday, as the five remaining contenders to be Britain's next prime…

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UK defence minister Wallace rules himself out of leadership race

LONDON, July 9 (Reuters) - British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace, one of the favourites to succeed Prime Minister Boris Johnson, said on Saturday he had decided not to run in the leadership…

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FACTBOX-How will the new UK PM be chosen?

LONDON (Reuters) With Boris Johnson resigning as prime minister on Thursday, a search has started for a new British leader. Below is how a process to find Johnson's successor will work: Candidates…

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UPDATED: Boris Johnson resigns as British PM

LONDON, July 7 (Reuters) - Boris Johnson said on Thursday he was resigning as Britain's prime minister, bowing to calls from ministerial colleagues and lawmakers in his Conservative Party. "The process of…

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Tories pledge half their MPs will be women, after Neil Parish porn scandal

Half of the Conservative MPs returned at the next election must be women, the party’s chairman has said, as he warned that substantially increasing female representation would be key to…

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Challengers to UK PM Johnson should temper ambition – former leader

LONDON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - A former leader of Britain's ruling Conservative Party has told potential challengers to Prime Minister Boris Johnson to "temper" their ambition, saying the government needs…

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FACTBOX-Which UK Conservative lawmakers have called for confidence vote in PM Johnson?

LONDON, Feb 4 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is fighting to shore up his authority after five aides quit his administration, including one of his closest advisers who…

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UK PM Johnson must address culture that led to lockdown parties – Conservative chairman

LONDON, Jan 16 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson must address the culture within his government that resulted in multiple staff gatherings at his residence during coronavirus lockdowns, Conservative…

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Grassroots UK Conservatives turning against PM Johnson

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing a revolt by grassroots Conservative supporters who want him to resign after a series of revelations about parties held at his official Downing…

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UK’s Labour take 10-point opinion poll lead over scandal-hit Johnson

The scandal engulfing British Prime Minister Boris Johnson over his conduct during coronavirus lockdowns has helped the opposition Labour Party to pull into a 10 point lead over the ruling…

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Factbox: How could UK PM Johnson be ousted by unhappy lawmakers?

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing increasing grumblings of discontent among his lawmakers, many of whom believe he is squandering his Conservative Party's successes by self-inflicted missteps and gaffes.…

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Conservative revolt over COVID curbs deals stinging blow to UK PM Johnson

Almost 100 Conservative lawmakers voted on Tuesday against new coronavirus restrictions, dealing a major blow to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's authority and raising questions about his leadership. After a…

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British PM Johnson vows to reshape Britain

Prime Minister Boris Johnson vowed to radically re-shape Britain on Wednesday, exhorting his Conservative Party faithful to help the government press on with tackling regional inequality by ending "long term…

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UK PM Johnson suffers embarrassing by-election defeat

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered an embarrassing defeat when his Conservative Party lost a parliamentary by-election on the outskirts of London, just a few miles from his own seat.…

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UPDATED: UK PM Johnson’s party sweeps to victory in bellwether election

Britain's governing Conservative Party won a new seat in parliament on Friday, ousting the Labour Party in the northern English town of Hartlepool with a sweeping victory that tightens its…

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Tories defend position of not suspending MP, and former Minister accused of rape

A conservative MP arrested over allegations of rape will not be suspended from the party while police investigate. The Conservative Party is standing by its decision not to suspend a former…

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Former Tory minister arrested on suspected rape

Sky News reports that a former Tory minister has been arrested on suspicion of rape. Sky News reports that it understands the MP was accused by a young woman who used…

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Tories switch to messaging app Signal after WhatsApp leaks

The Conservative party has started using the secure messaging service Signal for its internal communications with Tory MPs, following years of leaks from WhatsApp groups. Signal, which is an alternative…

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Latest UK poll indicates Johnson has 10-point lead over Labour before election

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party has a 10-point lead over the opposition Labour Party, according to an opinion poll published by Savanta ComRes ahead of next week’s election.…

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Get Brexit Done – Conservatives launch their manifesto

Legislation required for Britain's departure from the European Union will be brought back to the House of Commons before Christmas if the Conservatives win next month's general election, POLITICO reports. The…

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Tories plan stamp duty hike for foreign buyers of properties in the UK

Foreign individuals and companies who buy properties in the UK will be forced to pay higher levels of stamp duty under Conservative proposals. The Tories say the surcharge on people…

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The Conservative Party under fire after Twitter account name change

The Conservative Party has been criticised after one of its official Twitter accounts was rebranded as a fact-checking service. The Conservative Campaign Headquarters press office renamed its account "factcheckUK" for…

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Tory candidate stands down over sexual assault allegations to be replaced by wife

Former Conservative MP Charlie Elphicke will not stand as the party's candidate in Dover at the General Election - and the seat will instead be contested by his wife. Mr…

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UK PM Johnson’s Conservatives have 15-17% point poll lead over Labour

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party lead the opposition Labour Party by 15-17 percentage points, two polls showed on Thursday. IpsosMORI said the Conservatives were on 41%, Labour on…

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Rory Stewart, former Tory leadership hopeful, quits Conservative party

The former Conservative leadership candidate Rory Stewart has said he will stand down at the next general election after resigning from the Conservative party. He announced his resignation in front…

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Conservatives lead Labour by 15 points in new UK poll

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative party has a 15 percentage-point lead over the opposition Labour Party, according to a poll published on Saturday, ahead of a possible national election…

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Brexit’s deal fate is in EU’s hands – Conservative party chairman

The European Union needs to show flexibility over the Irish border “backstop” because the issue of whether Britain leaves the bloc with or without a deal is now mainly up…

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Johnson expected to be crowned Britain’s next Prime Minister

Boris Johnson is preparing for power as he awaits the widely expected confirmation that he has defeated Jeremy Hunt in the battle to become the UK's next prime minister. As…

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Sir Alan Duncan resigns from government to be able to request no confidence motion in the next British PM

Sir Alan Duncan resigned so that he could request a confidence motion in the next Prime Minister before he took office, but it was rejected by the Speaker. In an unprecedented move Sir Alan…

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Voting to close today in Conservative Party leadership race

Voting will close later in the Conservative leadership contest, with the UK's next prime minister set to be announced on Tuesday. Party members will have until 17:00 BST to return…

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Johnson and Hunt enter final stage of leadership race

Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt will go head to head later as the race to succeed Theresa May enters its final stage. The two Tory leadership hopefuls will take part…

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British Conservative party members receive more than one ballot sheet

Some Conservative members have reportedly been sent more than one ballot paper for the leadership election. More than 1,000 people could have multiple forms in the contest between Boris Johnson…

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Johnson Set for Crushing Victory

Bloomberg reports that Boris Johnson looks set for a landslide victory over rival Jeremy Hunt in the race to become Britain’s next prime minister. According to a YouGov poll published…

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May’s appeal to the Conservative Party not to abandon traditional values

Theresa May urged the Tory party to stick to its traditional values as she called on her successor to maintain her approach to “co-operation and compromise” on the world…

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Britain to have a new Prime Minister on July 23rd

The announcement of Britain's next prime minister has been set for the 23rd of July, with the transfer of power expected to be swift. The Conservative Party in a statement…

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UPDATED: Foreign office minister suspended after assaulting protester

Mark Field, a foreign office minister and Conservative Party frontbencher, was suspended from office after he was filmed forcefully grabbing a climate change protester, who was in a group…

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Boris Johnson will go head-to-head with Jeremy Hunt for the Conservative leadership as Michael Gove is eliminated

Boris Johnson will go head-to-head with Jeremy Hunt for the Conservative leadership as Michael Gove drops out the contest. The vote this evening had the following result. Boris Johnson: 160…

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