After crushing defeat, fight begins for soul of UK Conservative Party
5 months, 2 weeks ago

After crushing defeat, fight begins for soul of UK Conservative Party

Hindustan Times  

Britain's Conservative Party, thrashed by Labour at the general election, on Saturday faced the task of rebuilding as leading right wingers warned it could face extinction unless it starts listening to its core voters. Conceding inevitable defeat, she called for a "searingly honest post-match analysis", adding that it would "decide whether our party continues to exist at all". He said people had been "writing off" one or more of the main parties ever since the early 1960s, when it was claimed demographics meant Labour could never win again "only for them to do so in 1964", he told AFP. London School of Economics political expert Tony Travers said the Conservative Party was the "world's most durable political party" in many ways but that the result was still a "disaster".

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Voting closes in contest to lead UK Conservative Party as it seeks to rebound from defeat
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Voting closes in contest to lead UK Conservative Party as it seeks to rebound from defeat

The Independent  

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4 candidates to lead Britain's defeated Conservatives bash Labour, and each other
2 months, 3 weeks ago

4 candidates to lead Britain's defeated Conservatives bash Labour, and each other

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Former Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick, ex-Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch, former Foreign Secretary James Cleverly and …

Britain’s defeated Conservatives launch race for a new leader, with the winner announced in November
5 months ago

Britain’s defeated Conservatives launch race for a new leader, with the winner announced in November

Associated Press  

LONDON — Britain’s defeated Conservatives will spend more than three months picking a new leader to replace former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, the party has announced. Conservative lawmakers will narrow the field down through a series of votes to four contenders, who will make pitches to members at the party’s annual conference in early October. I believe this is what …

UK’s Labour on course for landslide election win: exit polls
5 months, 2 weeks ago

UK’s Labour on course for landslide election win: exit polls

Raw Story  

Britain’s main opposition Labour party looks set for a landslide election win, exit polls indicated on Thursday, with Keir Starmer replacing Rishi Sunak as prime minister, ending 14 years of Conservative rule. The survey for UK broadcasters suggested centre-left Labour would win 410 seats in the 650-seat House of Commons, with the right-wing Tories managing only 131 — a record …

Tory infighting begins as Rishi Sunak leads party to record-breaking defeat
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Tory infighting begins as Rishi Sunak leads party to record-breaking defeat

The Independent  

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UK Labour Party sweeps to power in historic election win. But impatient voters mean big challenges
5 months, 2 weeks ago

UK Labour Party sweeps to power in historic election win. But impatient voters mean big challenges

New Indian Express  

LONDON: Britain’s Labour Party swept to power Friday after more than a decade in opposition, as a jaded electorate handed the party a landslide victory — but also a mammoth task of reinvigorating a stagnant economy and dispirited nation. Labour leader Keir Starmer will officially become prime minister later in the day, leading his party back to government less than …

UK's Labour on course for huge election majority, exit poll shows
5 months, 2 weeks ago

UK's Labour on course for huge election majority, exit poll shows

Hindustan Times  

Keir Starmer will be Britain's next prime minister with his Labour Party set to win a massive majority in a parliamentary election, an exit poll on Thursday indicated, while Rishi Sunak's Conservatives are forecast to suffer historic losses. "To everyone who has campaigned for Labour in this election, to everyone who voted for us and put their trust in our …

World’s ‘most successful’ political party stares at sweeping defeat in UK polls
5 months, 3 weeks ago

World’s ‘most successful’ political party stares at sweeping defeat in UK polls

Live Mint  

LONDON—By Friday, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will almost certainly be drummed out of Downing Street and his ruling Conservative Party facing its deepest hole in more than a century. Polls ahead of Thursday’s U.K. election show the opposition Labour Party and its leader Keir Starmer on course to win by a margin of about 20 percentage points, ending 14 …

Why U.K. Conservatives Are Headed For A Historic Defeat
6 months ago

Why U.K. Conservatives Are Headed For A Historic Defeat

Huff Post  

The party of U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is headed for a historic defeat in the July 4 general election, after 14 years in power. 🚨NEW Savanta MRP for @Telegraph 📈Lab projected for 382 majority 📉Cons fighting with LDs to be Official Opposition Seat forecast 🌹Lab 516 🌳Con 53 🔶LD 50 🎗️SNP 8 🌼PC 4 ⬜️Other 0 17,812 UK adults, …

'Rishi Sunak worst UK PM': Pollsters claim historic defeat for Conservative Party
6 months ago

'Rishi Sunak worst UK PM': Pollsters claim historic defeat for Conservative Party

India Today  

The Conservative Party, led by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, is bracing for what analysts predict could be a consequential defeat in the history of British elections. Rob Ford, Professor of Politics at Manchester University, claimed that the ruling party is set to go below 30 per cent, adding that Rishi Sunak has the worst prime ministerial approval rating. Since David …

British prime minister sets July 4 election as his Conservatives face biggest challenge in a decade
7 months ago

British prime minister sets July 4 election as his Conservatives face biggest challenge in a decade

Associated Press  

LONDON — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday set July 4 as the date for a national election that will determine who governs the U.K., as his divided and demoralized Conservative Party faces its biggest challenge to its 14-year rule. But Sunak was drenched by heavy rain outside the prime minister’s residence, and his announcement was nearly drowned out …

Rishi Sunak 'up for a fight' after party's disastrous poll show
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Rishi Sunak 'up for a fight' after party's disastrous poll show

India Today  

Despite the Conservative party’s disastrous showing in last week’s local elections, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has expressed his resolve to continue his policies and take the fight to the opposition. Sadiq Khan used his victory speech to call for a general election, saying that "it’s time for Rishi Sunak to give the public a choice". Despite their terrible results, …

UK PM Rishi Sunak on shaky ground after his party's collapse in local polls
7 months, 2 weeks ago

UK PM Rishi Sunak on shaky ground after his party's collapse in local polls

India Today  

Britain’s governing Conservative Party suffered heavy losses in local election results on Friday, further cementing expectations that the Labour Party will return to power after 14 years in a UK general election that will take place in the coming months. Though the results overall, admittedly on a low turnout, make for grim reading for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, he was …

Britain’s Conservatives suffer heavy losses in a sign that Rishi Sunak is in real trouble
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Britain’s Conservatives suffer heavy losses in a sign that Rishi Sunak is in real trouble

CNN  

CNN — Britain’s governing Conservative Party suffered heavy losses in local elections, a sign that they could be in real trouble when the country holds a general election at some point later this year. With around a third of the results declared, the loss of more than 100 seats on local councils and one parliamentary seat in a by-election suggest …

Rishi Sunak's party faces twin by-election defeats. ‘Plan working’, he says
10 months, 1 week ago

Rishi Sunak's party faces twin by-election defeats. ‘Plan working’, he says

Hindustan Times  

British prime minister Rishi Sunak said that two defeats for his Conservative Party in parliamentary by-election results showed that the party had more work to do before general elections that are expected later this year. UK by-elections: What Rishi Sunak said on the results “We look at the results, very low turnout, shows that we've got work to do, to …

U.K. by-election results deliver double blow for PM Rishi Sunak
10 months, 1 week ago

U.K. by-election results deliver double blow for PM Rishi Sunak

The Hindu  

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak suffered two heavy blows to his leadership ahead of a general election later this year as the Opposition Labour Party overturned strong Conservative majorities to win by-elections in England on Friday. “The Kingswood and Wellingborough results show that people want change and are ready to put their faith in a changed Labour Party to deliver …

Britain’s opposition Labour Party wins 2 big prizes in momentum-building special elections
1 year, 2 months ago

Britain’s opposition Labour Party wins 2 big prizes in momentum-building special elections

Associated Press  

LONDON — Britain’s main opposition Labour Party decisively won two special elections Friday, snatching seats in Parliament that long were rock-solid bastions of the governing Conservatives. The outcome solidified Labour’s status as front-runner ahead of a national election next year and piled more pressure on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to turn his party’s fortunes around. Conservative Party chairman Greg Hands …

Under Sunak, can the right-wing Conservatives win another UK election?
1 year, 2 months ago

Under Sunak, can the right-wing Conservatives win another UK election?

Al Jazeera  

The ruling party, which held a divisive conference this week, has been in power for 13 years but is struggling in opinion polls. “Useless”, “rubbish”, “bad”, “incompetent” and “corrupt” were the most prominent terms that appeared on a Savanta UK word cloud after it asked 2,000 people to describe the right-wing party, led by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. “They might …

Sunak's Conservatives suffer big defeats but avoid a wipeout in trio of UK polls
1 year, 5 months ago

Sunak's Conservatives suffer big defeats but avoid a wipeout in trio of UK polls

Deccan Chronicle  

London: Britain's governing Conservative Party avoided a drubbing Friday in a trio of special elections, managing to hold onto former premier Boris Johnson's seat in suburban London. Though the main opposition Labour Party and the smaller centrist Liberal Democrats overturned massive Conservative majorities to win a seat apiece, the Conservatives found some crumbs of comfort in their narrow success in …

Sunak’s Conservatives suffer 2 big defeats but avoid a wipeout in trio of UK special elections
1 year, 5 months ago

Sunak’s Conservatives suffer 2 big defeats but avoid a wipeout in trio of UK special elections

Associated Press  

LONDON — Voters weary of economic pain and political turmoil handed Britain’s governing Conservatives two thumping defeats Friday in a trio of special elections that point toward likely defeat for the party in the next national election. The Conservatives avoided a wipeout by holding onto former premier Boris Johnson ‘s seat in suburban London — a sliver of comfort for …

Sunak’s Conservatives lose two out of three seats in key UK vote
1 year, 5 months ago

Sunak’s Conservatives lose two out of three seats in key UK vote

Al Jazeera  

Britain’s governing party avoids wipeout in special polls seen as test of public support before next year’s general elections. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak‘s governing Conservative Party has lost two strategically important parliamentary seats in a trio of special elections, but avoided a wipeout after holding onto former Prime Minister Boris Johnson‘s seat in suburban London. The people of Uxbridge …

Setback for Rishi Sunak: UK Conservatives suffer loss in early local election
1 year, 7 months ago

Setback for Rishi Sunak: UK Conservatives suffer loss in early local election

Live Mint  

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's led Conservative party suffered significant losses in local elections in England due to political scandals, slow economic growth, and high inflation. The Conservative Party suffered a net loss of 88 seats on local councils that were up for re-election, the early results showed. John Curtice, Britain's best-known pollster, said based on the results so far, …

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