The Conservative and Unionist Party, commonly the Conservative Party and colloquially known as the Tories, is one of the two main political parties in the United Kingdom, along with the Labour Party. The party sits on the centre-right to right-wing of the left-right political spectrum. Following its defeat by Labour at the 2024 general election it is currently the second-largest party by the number of votes cast and number of seats in the House of Commons; as such it has the formal parliamentary role of His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition. It encompasses various ideological factions including one-nation conservatives, Thatcherites and traditionalist conservatives. There have been 20 Conservative prime ministers. The party traditionally holds the annual Conservative Party Conference during party conference season, at which senior figures promote party policy.
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has accused the Labour government of "reopening Brexit battles" and taking the UK backwards with its new EU deal. Badenoch criticised months of "secret negotiations"..
Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has slammed the governmentâs new EU deal as a âselloutâ, claiming it gives away UK fishing rights for over a decade. She said coastal communities had been betrayed and..
The Conservative Party has warned the government not to sacrifice the UKâs fishing industry in its new deal with the European Union. Shadow Scottish Secretary Andrew Bowie said the opposition would..
Conservative MP Katie Lam insists the assisted dying bill proposed by fellow MP Kim Leadbeater has been âweakenedâ by changes. Lam suggests a clause in the bill which says it has to come into force..
Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp has dismissed Sir Keir Starmerâs visit to Albania as âa performanceâ aimed at distracting from what he called the Prime Ministerâs failure to control the..
Kemi Badenoch says Sir Keir Starmer's "tiny tariff deal" with the U.S. has put the country in a "worse position than we were in March". The prime minister responds by inviting the Conservative Party..
Sir Keir Starmer has arrived at the Houses of Parliament for PMQs. The prime minister will take questions from Conservative Party Leader Kemi Badenoch, with the government's immigration crackdown..
Kemi Badenoch has criticised the governmentâs White Paper on immigration, saying âitâs not good enoughâ. The Conservative Party leaderâs comments come as Sir Keir Starmer sets out plans to..
Kemi Badenoch says the UK-US trade agreement is "not a huge success at all" and has left Britain in a worse position than it was six weeks ago. The Conservative Party leader adds, "that's why when..
Kemi Badenoch says the UK-US trade agreement is "not a historic deal". The Conservative Party leader adds it is simply a "small tariffs deal" that leaves the country in a "worse position than we were..
The prime minister has defended ongoing criticism from the Conservatives in response to the landmark trade agreement between the UK and India. Sir Keir Starmer insisted the deal will "see tariffs..
The Conservatives have criticised the signing of the landmark UK-india trade deal. Shadow policing minister Matt Vickers said this is "a bad deal for Britain", calling the deal a "two-tier tax system"...
Kemi Badenoch says the public still does not trust the Conservatives. Speaking after the partyâs poor performance in last weekâs elections, she also dismissed âtalk of leadership challengesâ..
Nigel Huddleston admitted the Conservative Party faces significant challenges after losing over 650 local council seats. He stressed the party's ongoing renewal process, aiming to return to core..
Nigel Farage declared Reform UK as the "real opposition" after a surprise sweep in UK local elections, including a historic by-election win. The right-wing party also captured mayoral and council..
In a seismic political shift, Nigel Farage's Reform UK has upended Britain's political landscape by securing 677 council seats and gaining control of 10 councils in the 2025 local elections. This..
Shadow Treasury Minister Richard Fuller admitted the Conservatives faced a âvery difficult nightâ after losing nearly 700 seats and all 16 councils they were defending. He said Reform UK had done..
Nigel Farage heralded Reform UKâs success as âthe death of the Conservative Partyâ as he spoke to supporters in Kent on Friday night. âThis is the death of the Conservative Party and they did..
Nigel Farage says he believes Reform UK can win the next general election after witnessing âhistoricâ local election gains for the party. Speaking to newly-elected Reform councillors at..
Kemi Badenoch has dismissed Nigel Farageâs suggestion that the Conservatives are âwiped outâ following local election results, insisting the party remains the official opposition and is beginning..
Reform UKâs Dame Andrea Jenkyns has been elected as Greater Lincolnshireâs first mayor, winning 104,133 votes to the Conservativesâ 64,585. Rivals walked offstage during her speech, in which she..
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch says she feels âvindicatedâ as former prime minister Tony Blair predicts net zero plans are âdoomed to failâ. Badenoch continues saying, âthe plans we have..
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch accuses Labour of âchasing Reformâ, saying âthey want to sound like theyâre strong on migration". Her comments come as the government introduces new measures..
Pierre Poilievre, leader of the Conservative Party, has lost his seat in Carleton to Liberal candidate Bruce Fanjoy, marking the end of his personal political career that began in 2004. Despite the..
Kemi Badenoch, whose party currently holds around half the seats up for election on Thursday, acknowledges that the local elections present her with a challenge. Visiting a farm in Lincolnshire, the..
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has told Sky News that the party will not form "any coalitions" with Reform UK "at national level". Sky News - Published
Ousted Reform MP Rupert Lowe has not ruled out joining the Conservatives or starting his own party to challenge Nigel Farage at the next election. Sky News - Published
Kemi Badenoch has said she is "confident" she will lead the Conservatives into the next election despite the party suffering its worst-ever performance at last week's local poll Sky News - Published
For much of its history, the trade union movement's main opponent has been the Conservative Party. But now it finds itself taking on a different type of adversary - one it might describe as a wolf in.. Sky News - Published
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has said her party will not be in opposition for "decades" - but warns there is a "long road ahead" for the Tories. Sky News - Published
A coalition between the Conservatives and Reform would be a "disaster for Britain", Sir Keir Starmer has said as he defended his record on immigration. Sky News - Published
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has demanded the prosecution of rap trio Kneecap after video emerged of the band allegedly advocating for the death of Tory MPs. Sky News - Published
This week's set of elections across England will be a series of firsts: it will be the first big ballot box test of Sir Keir Starmer's premiership and Kemi Badenoch's leadership of the Conservative.. Sky News - Published
Counter-terror police are "assessing" a second video of a Kneecap performance - after it allegedly saw the rap trio calling for the death of Conservative MPs. Sky News - Published
Kemi Badenoch has said the Tories are "not doing a deal with Reform" after a Conservative mayor appeared to advocate for a "coming together" of the two rival parties. Sky News - Published
Can Reform UK turn votes into seats - and from there into power? How far do the Tories have to fall? How unpopular is Labour now that it's in government? We find out on local election day on 1 May. Sky News - Published
Robert Jenrick has vowed to "bring this coalition together" to ensure that Conservatives and Reform UK are no longer fighting each other for votes by the time of the next election, according to a.. Sky News - Published
Elected councillors must "do what they need to do" to serve the people, Kemi Badenoch said after she suggested Reform and the Tories could form alliances at a local level. Sky News - Published
Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation is in advanced talks to take a stake in a London-listed marketing specialist backed by Lord Ashcroft, the former Conservative Party treasurer. Sky News - Published
"Almost every" council the Conservatives won in 2021 could be lost in this year's local elections, Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has conceded. Sky News - Published
Ousted Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe has told Sky News he has not ruled out joining the Conservatives or a new political party, declaring: "I'm keeping my options open." Sky News - Published
Germany's conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) and their Bavarian sister party the Christian Social Union (CSU) have won the country's federal elections, latest projections show - as the far-right.. Sky News - Published
After a former Tory prime minister and the current Liberal Democrat leader made the running on the Trump-Zelenskyy war of words, Kemi Badenoch finally broke her silence. Sky News - Published
Tories trail Reform UK on a range of key indicators according to an exclusive new YouGov poll for Sky News that reveals Nigel Farage's party now has the potential to reach as much of the electorate as.. Sky News - Published
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch says the new football regulator for the professional men's game in England will be "a waste of money". BBC Sport - Published
Even after half a century, she's still adored and revered by Tories, grudgingly respected by present and former Labour prime ministers and yet despised and reviled on the left and in many working class.. Sky News - Published
The Conservative Party is pledging to tighten immigration rules after Reform topped a landmark poll for the first time earlier this week. Sky News - Published
The shadow home secretary has doubled down on Kemi Badenoch's criticism of the Conservatives' record on immigration, arguing "mistakes were made". Sky News - Published
Almost half of the 40 hospitals promised by the previous Conservative government have been delayed, the health secretary has said. Sky News - Published
Kemi Badenoch has denied the Conservatives would consider means testing the pensions triple lock, as she accused her opponents of trying to "scare people". Sky News - Published
The education secretary has been accused of a U-turn after she decided to proceed with controversial free speech laws brought in by the Conservatives. Sky News - Published
Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has called on Sir Keir Starmer to sack Treasury minister Tulip Siddiq over allegations she lived in properties linked to allies of her aunt, Sheikh Hasina, the.. Sky News - Published
A senior Conservative has called for a retrial for Lucy Letby, the nurse jailed for murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven others. Sky News - Published
The Conservatives' attempts to force MPs to vote for a statutory inquiry into child sex gangs would not lead to an inquiry, even if it's supported in the Commons. Sky News - Published
Reflecting on significant global events of 2024: a devastating tsunami hit Japan, the EU approved an AI regulation, Narendra Modi secured a third term, Donald Trump returned to the White House despite.. IndiaTimes - Published
Nigel Farage has threatened to take legal action against Tory leader Kemi Badenoch if she does not apologise for accusing him of publishing a "fake" ticker showing Reform UK's membership increasing to.. Sky News - Published
Reform UK now has more members than the Conservative Party and is "the real opposition" according to Nigel Farage, while Kemi Badenoch has called his numbers "fake". Sky News - Published
Sir Keir Starmer has defended the "Great British institution" of the sandwich after Tory leader Kemi Badenoch said the lunchtime staple is not "real food". Sky News - Published
A London-listed marketing specialist backed by Lord Ashcroft, the former Conservative Party treasurer, will this week announce the purchase of a key digital partner to sporting properties including the.. Sky News - Published