Tag: Conservative Party

• Wednesday, May 22nd 2024 - 15:36 UTC

  UK: Rishi Sunak calls surprise General Election for july in a bid to stabilize Tory support

  

  In an unexpected move, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced a snap general election for July, senior sources revealed to The Guardian. This announcement comes amidst claims that inflation is under control and the economy is showing signs of improvement.

• Monday, October 2nd 2023 - 10:00 UTC

  Foreign Secretary Cleverly announces a Falklands' visit to assert the Islands right to self determination

  

  British media is reporting that Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said he will visit the Falkland Islands to assert the UK’s control of them after a “run-in” with the Argentine government.

• Friday, October 7th 2022 - 10:24 UTC

  Liz Truss' Conservative party conference speech

  

  By Paula Keavenney (*) – The stakes could not have been higher as Liz Truss delivered her first party conference speech as prime minister. Against a backdrop of economic chaos, open party warfare and polling that shows she’s on course for a spectacular election loss, Truss insisted she was “determined to get us through the tempest”.

• Tuesday, July 19th 2022 - 22:40 UTC

  Sunak almost certain of showdown berth against Mordaunt or Truss

  

  Former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak won Tuesday's round of voting within the Conservative Party ranks to appoint a new leader who would also become British Prime Minister.

• Thursday, July 14th 2022 - 22:30 UTC

  Braverman out, Sunak still ahead in Tory leadership contest

  

  Attorney General Suella Braverman Thursday crashed out of the Conservative leadership race and will reportedly support Foreign Secretary Liz Truss' bid to become Boris Johnson's successor as UK Prime Minister after former Finance Minister Rishi Sunak and Foreign Trade Secretary Penny Mordaunt strengthened their advantage in the Conservative Party leadership contest.

• Tuesday, November 26th 2019 - 08:35 UTC

  Tories' lead over Labour is narrowing according to the latest opinion polls

  

  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party saw its lead over the opposition Labour Party narrow during the last week, an opinion poll by ICM for Reuters showed on Monday, ahead of a Dec 12 election.

• Thursday, October 3rd 2019 - 09:20 UTC

  Colombian imprisoned ex senator escapes during a visit to the dentist

  

  Colombian officials have ordered a probe following the daring escape in Bogota of an imprisoned ex-senator from a medical center where she had gone to see a dentist. Aida Merlano managed to slip away from her escorts, climbed out a window, and slid down a cord, landing heavily on the sidewalk before calmly escaping on the back of a waiting motorcycle.

• Friday, September 27th 2019 - 08:46 UTC

  PM Johnson collects a seventh setback in Parliament, but insists with his Brexit strategy

  

  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered yet another setback on Thursday after MPs rejected a request to briefly suspend business for his party's conference, highlighting the hostility he faces in parliament just weeks before Brexit. In his seventh successive defeat in parliament, MPs voted to reject his call for three days off next week to hold his Conservative party's annual conference in Manchester.

• Tuesday, September 3rd 2019 - 09:30 UTC

  Decisive debate in UK parliament with a general election 14 October in the cards

  

  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will call an election for Oct 14 if MPs vote against his Brexit strategy, a top official said on Monday on the eve of a parliamentary showdown. MPs from Johnson's own Conservative Party are preparing to join opposition lawmakers in a vote on Tuesday to try to force him to delay Brexit if he cannot strike an agreement with Brussels in the next few weeks.

• Tuesday, June 25th 2019 - 08:10 UTC

  Boris Johnson's tax proposals questioned by the Institute for Fiscal Studies

  

  Boris Johnson's tax proposals would cost “many billions” and benefit the wealthy the most, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies. Mr Johnson, the front-runner in the race to lead the Conservative Party, has outlined plans to raise the threshold for the highest rate of income tax to £80,000.