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The Conservative and Unionist Party, commonly the Conservative Party and colloquially known as the Tories, [18] is one of the two main political parties in the United Kingdom, along with the Labour Party. It has been the Official Opposition since being defeated in the 2024 general election.
Jul 5, 2024 · The Conservative Party suffered a dramatic collapse after a tumultuous 14 years in power, which saw five different prime ministers run the country.
3 days ago · LONDON (AP) — Priti Patel, who was Britain’s interior minister when Boris Johnson was prime minister, has become the first candidate to be eliminated in the Conservative Party’s leadership election, two months after the party resoundingly lost power following 14 years in office. In a vote open to the party’s lawmakers Wednesday, Patel ...
Jun 24, 2024 · The Conservatives have dominated British politics for 14 years, holding onto power through crisis after crisis, including some of their own making. Now, as unhappy Britons prepare to go to...
5 days ago · Conservative Party, in the United Kingdom, a political party whose guiding principles include the promotion of private property and enterprise, the maintenance of a strong military, and the preservation of traditional cultural values and institutions.
Mar 25, 2024 · The Party gathered a new, loose coalition of pro-Brexit voters—many of whom were from formerly Labour-voting English towns—to go with its traditionally older, fiscally conservative base.
Jul 29, 2024 · Six British lawmakers have announced they are running to lead the defeated Conservative Party ahead of a Monday deadline in a contest that will decide whether the opposition party tacks to the right or steers toward the political center ground.
Jul 5, 2024 · After 14 years in power with five consecutive prime ministers, the U.K.'s Conservative Party was voted out of power on Thursday, ceding control to Labour.
Jul 3, 2024 · Before Thursday’s landslide Labour victory, Britain had been led by the Conservatives for the past 14 years. But the party had grown unpopular. There was a widespread feeling among voters that...
May 10, 2024 · The 2019 Tory coalition proved fragile: Only 43 percent of 2019 Conservative voters plan to vote for the party in an upcoming general election, according to a recent YouGov poll. Things look...
