Conservatives

UK’s Sunak offers more tax cuts as election polls refuse to budge

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pledged to cut 17 billion pounds ($21.7 billion) of taxes for working people if re-elected, in a final throw of the dice to overturn polls that…

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These local council results suggest Tory decimation at the general election ahead

Paul Whiteley, University of Essex The local elections which took place on May 2 have provided an unusually rich set of results to pore over. Around 2,600 seats were up…

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Britain’s government wins confidence vote it called in itself

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government on Monday won a confidence vote it had called in itself, with members of the governing Conservative Party voting in support of ministers to…

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UK Conservatives lose two by-elections, dealing blow to PM Johnson

LONDON, June 24 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party was defeated in two parliamentary by-elections on Friday, prompting the resignation of the party's chairman and renewing speculation about the future…

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Voters punish scandal-hit UK PM Johnson’s party in by-election loss

LONDON (Reuters) -Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party lost control of a previously safe parliamentary seat on Friday in a surprise election result interpreted as a voter backlash against a…

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Research sheds light on why people switch political parties

Why do some people switch political parties? After all, if someone is committed enough to a particular vision of politics, wouldn’t they be relatively immune to the charms of its competitors? It turns…

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Opinion Poll – UK Conservatives and Labour tied at 40%

Britain’s Conservative Party and the main opposition Labour Party are tied in a new opinion poll, the first time the governing party has not been ahead for more than a…

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UK Conservatives have 16 point lead over Labour

The Conservative Party has seen a surge in support over the past week, according to a poll that gives the party a 16-point lead over Labour. The poll, carried out…

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Conservative leadership candidate Michael Gove “deeply regrets” taking cocaine on several occasions… 20 years ago

Conservative leadership candidate Michael Gove has said he “deeply regrets” taking cocaine “on several occasions”. The Independent refers to a Daily Mail report in which the environment secretary said he…

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