US EditionBritain’s once-mighty Conservative Party is battling to avoid extinction
The Conservative Party faces internal divisions and rising competition from the Reform UK party, with polls showing it could be reduced to just 45 MPs after the next election, experts say.
- The Conservative Party faces an existential crisis as it struggles in opinion polls, risking being overtaken by the Reform UK party, led by Nigel Farage, as indicated from the annual meeting write-up.
- A YouGov poll indicates the Conservatives would be reduced to just 45 MPs in a general election now.
- Political scientist Robert Ford described the situation as existential for the Conservatives, noting their promises on immigration and the economy went unfulfilled.
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Britain's storied Conservative Party fights to survive
They were an electoral powerhouse, the party of political titans Winston Churchill, Margaret Thatcher and Benjamin Disraeli. But Britain's once-towering Conservatives end their annual meeting on Wednesday with their very future under threat.The Tories, as they are colloquially known, are languishing in opinion polls and risk being swallowed up by the hard-right Reform UK party."It...
Britain's storied Conservative party faces uncertain future
They were an electoral powerhouse, the party of political titans Winston Churchill, Margaret Thatcher and Benjamin Disraeli. But Britain's once-towering Conservatives end their annual meeting on Wednesday with their very future under threat.
Britain's Storied Conservative Party Faces Uncertain Future
The leader of Britain's Conservative Party, once an electoral powerhouse now facing an uncertain future, called for it to return to its roots at its annual meeting Wednesday, urging the creation of a "blueprint for Britain" based on conservative values.
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