Conservative Party

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AA Edit | Identity is no bar: Every Indian can aim to be PM

India has had, during its history, Presidents and Vice-Presidents elected, who were from religious minorities and oppressed castes

27 Oct 2022 12:10 AM

The former finance minister who had forecast much of the economic crisis unleashed by Truss' mini-budget is seen as a safe pair of hands to take charge at 10 Downing Street. (Photo: AP)

Rishi Sunak holds firm as bookies' favourite to replace Liz Truss as UK PM

The 42-year-old is holding a solid 55 per cent lead with the Oddschecker betting odds aggregator

21 Oct 2022 5:26 PM

Former prime minister Boris Johnson. (Photo: AP)

Boris Johnson eyes comeback bid as UK Tories pick new leader

Former Treasury chief Rishi Sunak and House of Commons leader Penny Mordaunt are among the bookmakers' favourites along with Boris Johnson

21 Oct 2022 2:55 PM

Rebels plot to replace Liz Truss with Rishi Sunak amid UK crisis

It comes as a YouGov poll for the The Times found that almost half of Tory party supporters believe the party chose the wrong candidate

14 Oct 2022 5:01 PM

British lawmaker Owen Paterson. (AP file photo)

Farrukh Dhondy | It’s not just the Owen scandal… Spate of sleaze dogs Boris’ govt

Owen, has resigned his seat in Britain’s House of Commons, withdrawing from the heart of a scandal that is overtaking his party and govt

13 Nov 2021 12:15 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday congratulated his British counterpart Boris Johnson on his Conservative Party's victory in the 2019 general elections and said that he looks forward to working with him for closer India-UK ties. (Photo: File)

'Look forward to working together': PM Modi congratulates Boris Johnson

Johnson's Conservative Party on Friday secured a majority in the House of Commons.

13 Dec 2019 12:58 PM

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday said it looks like his Conservative Party has won “a powerful new mandate to get Brexit done” in the country’s general election. (Photo: File)

UK's Boris Johnson wins parliamentary majority

US President Donald Trump sent out a tweet as soon as reports of Johnson's new mandate emerged.

13 Dec 2019 10:33 AM

Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party was set for a resounding victory in Britain’s election, allowing him to deliver Brexit on January 31 in what would be the country's most significant geopolitical move in 70 years. (Photo: File)

UK destined for Brexit as election triumph on horizon for Boris Johnson's Conservatives

An exit poll showed the Conservatives winning a landslide 368 seats, more than enough for a comfortable majority.

13 Dec 2019 9:22 AM

Instead of walking through the door with him, his girlfriend Carrie Symonds, former head of communications for his Conservative Party, stood nearby with his staff - a sign of a colourful private life that arguably represents modern Britain better than the traditional picture. (Photo: AFP)

Will new UK PM Boris Johnson bring ‘first girlfriend’ into 10 downing street?

Johnson and wife Marina Wheeler, who have 4 kids together, announced in September that they had separated and would divorce after 25 years.

25 Jul 2019 10:32 AM

Conservative MPs will decide Thursday who will join Boris Johnson in the final two battling to become Britain's next prime minister, with three contenders jostling for the second spot. (Photo: AFP)

Conservative MPs to pick final two in battle to become British PM

The winner will be announced in the week beginning July 22 and then take over from Theresa May as Prime Minister.

20 Jun 2019 1:49 PM

The United Kingdom is due to leave the EU on March 29 and yet little is clear: There is, so far, no full exit agreement and some rebels in May's Conservative Party have threatened to vote down a deal if she clinches one. (Photo: File)

UK PM Theresa May cautions: Support my Brexit deal or face no deal

'I think that the alternative to that will be having no deal,' May told BBC TV.

17 Sep 2018 2:19 PM

May named Sajid Javid, 48, as Rudd's replacement in the key ministerial post of home secretary after she quit late Sunday. (Photo: AFP)

Pakistani-origin lawmaker Sajid Javid appointed UK's Home Minister

Javid is the son of a Pakistani bus driver who arrived in Britain in 1961 with one pound in his pocket.

30 Apr 2018 6:31 PM

Prime Minister Theresa May has committed to seeking a two-year transition for the UK to give businesses time to adapt. (Photo: File)

Post-Brexit deal 'urgent priority': UK lawmakers to Theresa May

Obtaining a transition period is an 'urgent priority' if the UK is to avoid a no-deal scenario when it exits the European Union.

14 Dec 2017 3:52 PM

May has been struggling to maintain her authority over her party since a snap election on June 8 which she called thinking she would win by a wide margin but instead resulted in her losing her parliamentary majority. (Photo: AP)

Theresa May faces potential ouster as 40 MPs agree to vote no-confidence

An earlier attempt to unseat May in the wake of her disastrous speech at the annual party conference fizzled out.

12 Nov 2017 5:36 PM

Theresa May is due to meet leaders of other parties on Monday to thrash out a cross-party approach. (Photo: AP/File)

New code of conduct for Conservative party members after harassment allegations

Her governing Conservatives will adopt a new complaints procedure with a hotline for reporting potential breaches.

04 Nov 2017 2:05 PM

On one occasion the Prime Minister said, 'Why can't they just do their job?’ an aide was quoted as saying. (Photo: AP)

‘Sleaze dossier’ of sexual misconduct by Party members shown to British PM Theresa May

Theresa May is likely to be forced into a Cabinet reshuffle.

30 Oct 2017 11:14 AM

New Zealand Prime Minister Bill English, front right, celebrates with his wife Mary English at a party function in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo: AP)

Final vote count in New Zealand election tightens close race

Both sides will need to talk with the small New Zealand First party, led by maverick 72-year-old lawmaker Winston Peters.

07 Oct 2017 12:19 PM

Theresa May is to order her ministers to stop leaking details of cabinet discussions following days of infighting over Brexit policy. (Photo: File)

Theresa May to tell ministers: stop leaking details of cabinet rifts

May will warn ministers on Tuesday that cabinet discussions should not be leaked and that public squabbling must end, Sky news said.

18 Jul 2017 12:31 PM

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike places a green rosette on the name of an elected candidate of her new party, Tomin First no Kai, or Tokyoites First Party, written in green above, as she waits for the result of Sunday's city assembly election in Tokyo. (Photo: AP)

Japan PM's party on track for huge defeat in Tokyo election

The broadcaster projected that a coalition under Koike would win 73 to 85 seats in the chamber.

02 Jul 2017 6:49 PM

Theresa May's party failed to win a majority in parliament in Britain's elections. (Photo: AP)

Theresa May has '10 days to save job' as party members plan her ejection: reports

'Theresa May has 10 days to come up with a strategy that will satisfy enough supporters of hard and soft Brexit alike'.

18 Jun 2017 7:52 PM

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