Conservative Party (UK)
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The Conservative Party (informally as the Tory Party) is the main right wing, sometimes centre-right, political party in the United Kingdom. Their policies usually promote conservatism. They are the currently the largest party in the House of Commons after the 2019 United Kingdom general election, with 344 out of a possible 650 seats.
Conservative and Unionist Party | |
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Leader | Rishi Sunak MP |
Chairman | Richard Holden |
CEO | Stephen Massey |
Treasurer | Malik Marim |
Founded | 1834 (190 years ago) (1834) |
Merger of | Tory Party Liberal Unionist Party |
Headquarters | 4 Matthew Parker Street, London SW1H 9HQ |
Youth wing | Young Conservatives[1] |
Women's wing | Conservative Women's Organisation |
Overseas wing | Conservatives Abroad |
LGBT+ wing | LGBT+ Conservatives |
Membership (2022) | 172,437[2] |
Ideology | Conservatism[3][4] British unionism Economic liberalism[4] |
Political position | Centre-right[8] to right-wing[9][9] |
European affiliation | European Conservatives and Reformists Party |
International affiliation | International Democrat Union |
Colours | Blue |
Slogan | "Unleash Britain's Potential"[10] |
Governing body | Conservative Party Board |
Devolved or semi-autonomous branches | Gibraltar Conservatives Northern Ireland Conservatives London Conservatives Scottish Conservatives Welsh Conservatives |
Parliamentary party | 1922 Committee |
House of Commons | 344 / 650 |
House of Lords[11] | 268 / 777 |
London Assembly | 8 / 25 |
Scottish Parliament | 31 / 129 |
Welsh Parliament | 10 / 60 |
Local government[12] | 5,047 / 18,766 |
Directly elected mayors | 1 / 16 |
Police and crime commissioners | 19 / 39 |
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The party has generally had liberal economic policies that favour free market economics. The party is British unionist, historically opposing Irish reunification, Scottish and Welsh independence, and is generally critical of devolution.
After a leadership election in the Conservative Party in July, August and September 2022, Liz Truss became the leader of the party. She became Prime Minister on 6 September 2022 by default.
Truss announced her resignation as Prime Minister on 20 October 2022,[13] after just 44 days in office.[14][15] This is the shortest Prime Minister's term in British political history.[13]