The New Party (UK, 2003)
Defunct neoliberal political party in the United Kingdom / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the New Party 2003–2010. For the 1930s party founded by Oswald Mosley, see New Party (UK).
For other uses, see New Party (disambiguation).
The New Party was a neoliberal political party in the United Kingdom active between 2003 and 2010. The party described itself as "a party of economic liberalism, political reform and internationalism". It supported a smaller role for the state, a significant reduction in bureaucracy, renegotiation with the European Union and a strengthening of the special relationship with the United States.
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Leader | Richard Vass |
Founded | 14 March 2003 (2003-03-14) |
Dissolved | 1 July 2010 (2010-07-01) |
Split from | Conservative Party |
Headquarters | 1 Northumberland Avenue, London WC2N 5BW |
Ideology | Neoliberalism Economic liberalism Internationalism Euroscepticism Right-libertarianism |
Political position | Right-wing |
Colours | Red White Blue |
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http://www.newparty.co.uk/ | |
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The party was founded as the Scottish People's Alliance, standing at the 2003 Scottish Parliamentary Elections and receiving 7,718 votes (0.4%).[1] The New Party did not stand in the 2005 general election.