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- 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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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
BBC election debate: Who is taking part and what to watch out for
June 07, 2024 11:31 pm
While the debate will see the parties explain where they stand on some matters of public interest, the election campaign is rife with contentious claims regarding tax policies.
The UK election campaign just got messier
June 05, 2024 7:53 pm
Nigel Farage seized the spotlight in a race defined, until now, by a fading incumbent and a rising opponent.
UK is my home: Rishi Sunak dismisses post-election relocation jibe
May 28, 2024 10:42 pm
The British Indian leader told voters on the campaign trail in Amersham, south-east England, that he was surprised at Lord Zac Goldsmith's comments posted on social media this week as he had not spoken to the former Foreign Office minister for a long time.
More UK Conservative lawmakers set to quit than before 1997 election defeat
May 24, 2024 10:14 pm
Conservative members of parliament said so many colleagues were leaving because it was unlikely the party would win the election and many had grown tired of the infighting and polarisation.
UK politicians set off on a 6-week election campaign framed as choice between continuity and change
May 23, 2024 8:23 pm
Most had expected a fall election after Sunak said repeatedly that the vote would be in the second half of the year and July 4 fits that bill, barely.
UK elections on July 4: Here's a look at key poll issues
May 23, 2024 8:25 pm
As Britons gear up to cast their votes, issues like economy, immigration, healthcare, housing and environment shape the political feast.
UK PM Rishi Sunak suffers further blow as another Conservative lawmaker defects to Labour party
May 08, 2024 7:44 pm
Elphicke was elected in 2019, taking over the Dover seat that had been held by her then-husband Charlie, who was jailed for two years after being found guilty in 2020 of sexually assaulting two women.
What is at stake in UK local voting ahead of a looming general election
May 02, 2024 8:36 pm
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will hope he can point to successes, notably in a couple of key mayoral races, to douse talk that the Conservative Party will change leader again before the United Kingdom's main election.
Why UK Labour leader Starmer is reaching out to India
June 29, 2023 8:57 am
Keir Starmer recently said “a strategic partnership with India will be key” to a future Labour government in the UK. Behind the statement are domestic politics, and the British Indian community's changing economic and political profile.
Rishi Sunak enters race second time to become UK PM; can he succeed?
October 25, 2022 10:27 am
The support of at least 100 MPs is needed for a nomination. As per BBC’s tally of public declarations of support, 144 MPs were behind Sunak and 56 for Boris Johnson.
