Conservative Party (UK)

Centre-right political party in the United Kingdom

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The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, and also known colloquially as the Tories or simply the Conservatives, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom. The governing party since 2010, it holds an overall majority in the House of Commons with 364 Members of Parliament. It also has 245 members of the House of Lords, 8 members of the London Assembly, 31 members of the Scottish Parliament, 11 members of the Welsh Parliament and 7,430 local councillors.

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Former Tory MP Charlie Elphicke guilty of sexual assaults on women Married former Conservative MP Charlie Elphicke is facing the “very realpossibility” of jail after being convicted of sexually assaulting two women innear-identical circumstances. The jury at.. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 01:14Published 2 weeks ago

Lewis: People should "check their facts" on Russian donors Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis has rejected claims that the Conservative Party took donations from people with links to Russia but says suggesting that British citizens with personal links to.. Credit: ODN Duration: 01:19Published 3 weeks ago

IDS: It’s the right thing to do but there are problems Conservative MP Iain Duncan Smith says the government's Huawei ban is the right thing to do, but there are problems within the Oliver Dowden's statement that need to be addressed. Report by Browna... Credit: ODN Duration: 01:06Published on July 14, 2020

Dodds calls for "guarantees of delivery" from government Shadow Chancellor Anneliese Dodds has called for "guarantees of delivery, not just warm words" from the government's Covid-19 economic recovery plan, claiming the Conservative party had a history of.. Credit: ODN Duration: 02:59Published on July 3, 2020

'Better to have no deal' if Britain continues Brexit stance, says former Irish PM John Bruton told Euronews that there were elements in Britain's governing Conservative Party who wanted to 'wreck' the European UnionView on euronews Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 02:13Published on July 2, 2020

The state of the political parties as the UK eases Covid-19 lockdown A look at how the Government and opposition benches stand as the Conservatives continue to ease the coronavirus lockdown. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 00:55Published on June 30, 2020

Housing Secretary under pressure to resign in planning row Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick is under increasing pressure to resign amid a row over the controversial approval of the Westferry Printworks development. Mr Jenrick approved the development on the.. Credit: ODN Duration: 02:35Published on June 25, 2020

Jenrick to release documents in Westferry Printworks row Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has agreed to release all relevant documents pertaining to his controversial decision to approve the Westferry Printworks property development on the Isle of Dogs in.. Credit: ODN Duration: 02:15Published on June 24, 2020

England will get its pubs back on July 4 Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday pubs, restaurants and hotels could reopen in England early next month when the social distancing rule is relaxed, easing the coronavirus lockdown that has.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:40Published on June 23, 2020

Huw Merriman: British Airways is 'barrelling down' on its own employees Conservative MP Huw Merriman, chairman of the Commons Transport Select Committee, talks about the group's findings on the conduct of British Airways throughout the coronavirus lockdown. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 01:08Published on June 13, 2020

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Johnson pledges not to let down wary first-time Conservative voters Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised not to let down voters whose hands had "quivered over the ballot paper" before backing his Conservative party for the first time. Reuters - Published on December 13, 2019	UK Conservatives win big, Johnson claims mandate Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party won a thumping majority in Britain's Parliament - a decisive outcome to a Brexit-dominated election that should allow Johnson to fulfill his plan to.. USATODAY.com - Published on December 13, 2019
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Conservative Party (UK)

Centre-right political party in the United Kingdom

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