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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
Who is Rishi Sunak, set to become the UK’s first Indian-origin Prime Minister?
October 25, 2022 6:07 pm
Sunak announced his intention to become the UK’s new PM after the resignation of Liz Truss last week. We explain his rise to the top.
Outgoing British PM took people’s confidence for granted while flouting democratic rules and conventions
July 08, 2022 7:41 am
Till the end, Boris Johnson tried to cling to power and office, insisting on staying on as caretaker PM, defying the clamour within the party and Parliament that he should make an immediate exit.
UK government faces new boozy scandal as deputy whip quits
July 01, 2022 5:41 pm
Chris Pincher, whose role was to maintain discipline among Tory members of Parliament, submitted a letter of resignation to Johnson on Thursday.
British lawmaker guilty of sexually assaulting boy
April 11, 2022 10:42 pm
Imran Ahmad Khan, 48, who represents the Wakefield area in northern England, had denied the allegation but was convicted of assaulting the boy at a house in 2008.
Britain’s Conservatives lose ‘safe’ seat, dealing blow to Boris Johnson
December 18, 2021 11:27 am
The victorious Liberal Democrat candidate, Helen Morgan, overturned a majority of almost 23,000 won by the former Conservative lawmaker, Owen Paterson at the last general election, in 2019.
Controversies over Islamophobia dog Canada's Conservatives
September 12, 2021 9:43 am
A Conservative candidate in Nova Scotia apologized for social media posts that weighed in on sharia law and backed banning the burqa worn by some Muslim women.
A rebellion is stirring in Boris Johnson’s backyard
July 25, 2021 10:21 am
When Johnson won a landslide general election victory in 2019, he retained the support of many university-educated professionals in southern England who lean center-right but did not support Brexit.
Boris Johnson or Jeremy Corbyn? What the latest polls and bookies say about the UK elections
December 12, 2019 2:52 pm
A day ahead of elections in the UK, here's what opinion polls and bookies are saying about who is likely to win.
Explained: Boris Johnson — the man and his policy positions
July 24, 2019 11:38 am
In the run-up to the leadership election of the Conservative Party, he repeatedly promised that he would ensure that the UK leaves the European Union by the October 31 deadline, with no further delays.
Explained: 1.6 lakh Conservative Party members vote to decide next British PM
July 08, 2019 6:25 pm
1.6 lakh Conservative Party members would choose their new leader: a first of its kind moment in British history where the PM would be decided by such a small fraction of the country’s population.
