Tag: Conservative Party UK)

• Thursday, May 9th 2019 - 09:40 UTC

  Margaret Thatcher, a turning point in British politics

  

  By Greg Wright (*) - She arrived in 10 Downing Street to a chorus of cheers and boos, but promising to be true to the philosophy of St. Francis of Assisi and bring harmony to a nation riven by divisions.

• Thursday, April 25th 2019 - 09:27 UTC

  Tories call for more clarity from PM May as to how long she will remain in office

  

  Senior Tories have ruled out changing their rules to allow an early challenge to Theresa May's leadership, but have asked for more clarity about how long she will remain in office. Under current rules, MPs cannot hold a new confidence vote in her leadership until December - 12 months on from last year's vote which she won.

• Monday, April 22nd 2019 - 09:13 UTC

  Mrs. May will be asked to step down from office by the end of June, says leading Tory member

  

  A top member of Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Party will tell her in the coming week that she must step down by the end of June or her lawmakers will try again to depose her, the Sunday Times reported, without citing sources.

• Thursday, March 21st 2019 - 10:39 UTC

  EU prepared to grant UK a Brexit delay, if Parliament votes in favor of Mrs. May deal

  

  The European Union could grant Britain’s request for a short Brexit delay if Parliament votes next week in favour of a stalled departure deal, European Council President Donald Tusk said on Wednesday.

• Friday, March 15th 2019 - 05:13 UTC

  Parliament votes to ask EU for a delay to Brexit; MPs rejected a second referendum

  

  MPs voted on Thursday by 413 to 202 - a majority of 211 - for Prime Minister Theresa May to ask the EU for a delay to Brexit. This means the UK may not now leave on 29 March as previously planned. Mrs. May says Brexit could be delayed by three months, to 30 June, if MPs back her deal in a vote next week.

• Thursday, December 13th 2018 - 06:36 UTC

  Pyrrhic victory for Theresa May: 37% of Tories voted against her; Brexit gridlock in parliament remains

  

  Prime Minister Theresa May has won a vote of confidence in her leadership of the Conservative Party by 200 to 117. After securing 63% of the total vote, she is now immune from a leadership challenge for a year. Speaking in Downing Street, she vowed to deliver the Brexit “people voted for” but said she had listened to the concerns of MPs who voted against her.

• Monday, October 1st 2018 - 06:54 UTC

  Tough week for Theresa May: convince public opinion and reunite divided Tories

  

  Tough week ahead for British Prime Minister Theresa May who is attending the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham and needs to send a reassurance message to the nation and reunite a deeply divided party.

• Monday, October 1st 2018 - 06:38 UTC

  Theresa May expresses full support for Gibraltar at Conservative conference

  

  Prime Minister Theresa May took a personal interest in Gibraltar on Sunday evening, attending the Gibraltar Government’s reception at the Conservative party conference in Birmingham and delivering a clear, unequivocal message: “We back Gibraltar.”

• Wednesday, September 26th 2018 - 14:38 UTC

  Falkland Islands Government Attends UK Party Political Conferences 2018

  

  The Falkland Islands Government is attending and exhibiting at both the Conservative and Labour Party conferences, to represent Falkland Islanders’ views and to thank delegates for their continued support. This includes both Gov-ernment and Opposition politicians, along with the wider general public.

• Saturday, May 19th 2018 - 09:09 UTC

  Theresa May nominates new Tory peers; government has suffered a series of defeats in House of Lords

  

  Downing Street has nominated nine new Conservative peers, including a number of former ministers, to sit in the House of Lords. Among those put forward for a peerage are former communities secretary Sir Eric Pickles and former trade and industry secretary Peter Lilley.