Tag: Conservatives

Wednesday, August 17th 2022 - 09:15 UTC
Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak tell Scots they reject a second independence referendum

Conservative Party leadership candidates Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak have rejected a second Scottish independence referendum at a hustings in Perth.
Monday, May 9th 2022 - 09:25 UTC
Labour has a five-point lead over Conservatives following local elections

With most local votes now counted across England, it appears that Labour have achieved their best overall win in ten plus years, points out Politco.
Saturday, January 22nd 2022 - 09:44 UTC
Boris Johnson polling is now so bad that it makes sense for Conservative MPs to get rid of him

By Paul Whiteley, Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex – Things just keep getting worse for Boris Johnson. On the same day that one of his MPs defected to the Labour party, former Brexit minister David Davis stood up in parliament to call for Johnson’s resignation.
Friday, November 6th 2020 - 08:58 UTC
Conservatives in Bolivia protest against the inauguration of president elect Arce

Conservative opponents of Bolivia's center-left president-elect Luis Arce have announced a two-day strike from Thursday protesting alleged electoral fraud. The strike is taking place across the eastern department of Santa Cruz, Bolivia's economic hub as well as home to its biggest city.
Monday, December 9th 2019 - 09:30 UTC
Britain's campaign enters frenetic final with Conservatives leading

Britain's general election campaign enters its frenetic final stages this Monday with Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn desperately seeking votes ahead of Thursday's crucial poll. Johnson is hoping to regain the Conservative majority lost by his predecessor Theresa May in the last election, just two years ago, while Corbyn is aiming to upset the odds and usher in the first Labour government for nine years.
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.
Wednesday, November 13th 2019 - 09:26 UTC
UK election: Labour pledges extra funding of 26bn pounds for health service

Britain's opposition Labour Party will pledge on Wednesday to spend an extra 26 billion pounds on healthcare if it wins the Dec. 12 election, including recruiting thousands more staff, rebuilding facilities and providing new equipment.
Saturday, September 14th 2019 - 11:54 UTC
Fact-checkers accuse Johnson's Conservative party of misinterpreting BBC article

One of Facebook's third-party fact-checkers accused Britain's governing Conservative Party on Friday of misrepresenting a BBC News article in its ads on the social media platform.
Thursday, September 5th 2019 - 08:56 UTC
Britain's Conservative parties imploding as decades of infighting are coming to an end

Britain's ruling Conservative Party is imploding this week as a result of a no-holds-barred battle over Brexit that has seen the expulsion of 21 moderate MPs, including Winston Churchill's grandson, experts said.
Monday, May 20th 2019 - 09:11 UTC
“Miracle” victory, and with a majority for conservatives in Australia; opinion polls again failed

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is close to securing a majority government as the election's final results are being counted. His conservative coalition has defied polls and is leading with 77 seats, the Australian Electoral Commission says. Only 76 are needed for a majority.