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May promised social reform and a more centrist political outlook for the Conservative Party and its government. [135] May's early cabinet appointments were interpreted as an effort to reunite the party in the wake of the UK's vote to leave the European Union. [136] She began the process of withdrawing the UK from the European Union in March ...
The modern political history of the United Kingdom (1979–present) began when Margaret Thatcher gained power in 1979, giving rise to 18 years of Conservative government. . Victory in the Falklands War (1982) and the government's strong opposition to trade unions helped lead the Conservative Party to another three terms in govern
The UK, like several other states, has sometimes been called a "two-and-a-half party system" because parliamentary politics is dominated by the Labour Party and Conservative Party, while the Liberal Democrats used to hold a significant number of seats (but still substantially less than Labour and the Conservatives), and several small parties ...
Admitting that buying a home in the UK had become more difficult under the Conservative government, Sunak said he hopes to “build an ownership society” by setting an ambitious target of ...
This is a list of the British Conservative Party general election manifestos since 1900. From 1900 to 1945, the Conservative Party general election manifesto was usually published as a form of a short personal address by the leader of the party. From 1950 the party published a more formal document.
Britain's Conservative government sought to regain the political initiative Wednesday with a series of tax cuts for businesses and individuals that it hopes will bolster its chances in a national ...
The Conservative Party is currently the primary opposition party in the United Kingdom. On the political spectrum the party has been described as right-wing [9] by various sources and as centre-right [10] by others, and encompasses various ideological factions including one-nation conservatives, Thatcherites, and traditionalist conservatives.
The government says the revised guidance, which came amid pressure from a handful of its lawmakers, provides clarity on a complex topic, emphasizing facts over what it calls “contested views ...