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Conservative Party

Conservative party
  • Founder Robert Peel
  • Founded 1834; 191 years Ago (1834), (original Form), 9 May 1912; 112 Years Ago (1912-05-09), (current Form)
  • Country United Kingdom
  • Headquarters Conservative Campaign Headquarters 4 Matthew Parker Street, London SW1H 9HQ
  • Ideology Conservatism (British), Economic Liberalism, British Unionism

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Conservative party BIOGRAPHY

Last Updated : 27 Jan 2025
The Conservative and Unionist Party, commonly known as the Conservative Party or Tories, is one of the UK's two major parties. Founded in 1834 from the Tory Party, it has held a prominent position in British politics since the 19th century. Its ideology sits on the centre-right to right-wing of the ...

CONSERVATIVE PARTY NEWS

Who are the 26 Indian-origin MPs elected to UK Parliament

July 05, 2024 11:05 pm

A record number of around 26 Indian-origin members of Parliament have been elected to the House of Commons in the UK's general election as results were announced on Friday

UK Election Results 2024 Live Updates: In first speech, PM Keir Starmer says Britain must rediscover its identity, appoints top team

July 06, 2024 2:24 am

UK Election Results 2024 Live Updates: In first speech, British PM Keir Starmer thanks predecessor Rishi Sunak, congratulates him for the achievement of being the first Asian British Prime minister. calls predecalls successor, Keir Starmer, a decent public spirited man whom he respects

Stop Labour's 'supermajority': UK PM Sunak's message as election campaign winds up

July 03, 2024 5:36 pm

With his party trailing far behind the Keir Starmer-led Labour Party, the British Indian leader and his team's strategy seems to be to canvas their traditional voters to ensure a strong enough turnout in the polls on Thursday and narrow the gap of their widely expected defeat.

Who are the main players in the UK's upcoming national election?

July 02, 2024 10:27 pm

The Conservatives and Labour traditionally dominate British politics under the UK’s “first past the post” electoral system, which makes it difficult for smaller parties to win representation in Parliament.

What happened this week in the UK election campaign, from more betting slips to the last debate

June 28, 2024 8:24 pm

If the polls are broadly accurate — and even the Tories have acknowledged their likely defeat — then Labour leader Keir Starmer will at some point on July 5 be driven to meet King Charles III at Buckingham Palace in order to get the go-ahead to form a government.

UK's Labour trumps PM Sunak's Conservatives in latest election donations

June 21, 2024 10:44 pm

The Conservatives also received less than both Nigel Farage's Reform UK, who received 742,000 pounds, and the Liberal Democrats, who recorded 335,000 pounds in donations.

Campaign chief for UK PM Sunak's party steps aside in insider gambling scandal

June 20, 2024 6:15 pm

The rapidly escalating gambling scandal is the latest misfortune to unfold for Sunak, who is forecast to lose power on July 4 after a campaign characterised by gaffes that followed his surprise announcement of an early vote.

UK's Labour to win most seats in its history, YouGov forecasts

June 19, 2024 10:20 pm

The multilevel regression and post-stratification (MRP) poll predicted that Labour would win 425 seats, with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservatives expected to win 108.

UK Elections: PM Rishi Sunak launches party manifesto, offers more tax cuts

June 11, 2024 6:36 pm

Launching the party's manifesto, containing the policies it will pursue if it forms the next government, Sunak said he would lower payroll taxes and abolish the main rate for self-employed people by the end of the next parliament.

Key takeaways from BBC debate on UK polls: Sunak criticised, future leaders clash and smaller parties shine

June 08, 2024 11:30 pm

The event marked a tumultuous day for the Conservative campaign, following Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s controversial decision to leave a D-Day commemoration event early.

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