GOP Eyes Resurgent UK Conservatives

Cameron's centrist style may help show GOP route back to power

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Nov 27, 2009 8:23 AM CST

(Newser) – Britain's Conservative Party is widely expected to regain power next year after over a decade in opposition, and the US Republican Party is starting to look for lessons from across the Atlantic. David Cameron has led the UK conservatives party to a big lead in... Read full story »

COMMENTS

Read the comment policy

You need to Log in to Newser to comment. Don't have an account yet? Sign up now!

19 comments

A snapshot of the day's best news stories.

View Larger Grid

All Today Yesterday Pick a Date

What's Popular Now on Facebook

'Serpent Pastor' Dies of Snake Bite

Oosp: Romney's New App Misspells 'America'

Wall Street Journal (Source Grid »)

Politics • US • World

GOP • Conservative Party • David Cameron • Republican Party • Britain

More Newser Stories

Cameron Dominates Final UK Debate

Brown fails to make breakthrough in third televised talk-fest

(NEWSER) - Conservative leader David Cameron was widely seen as the winner of last night's third and final British election debate after Gordon Brown failed to make the breakthrough he desperately needed. The Conservative leader, in a debate focusing on the economy, promised to make sweeping budget cuts if he gains power and warned that Britain's economy is in danger of going the way of Greece's, the Washington Post reports. More»

Clegg Under Fire in 2nd UK Election Debate

Polls show Liberal Democrat leader narrowly winning Round 2

(NEWSER) - The third-party candidate who upended Britain's political landscape with a runaway victory in last week's election debate won by a narrower margin as the party leaders clashed again last night, according to polls. In a debate focused on foreign policy, Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg came under fire from both David Cameron and Gordon Brown for his plan to scrap Britain's nuclear deterrent, reports the Washington Post . More»

3rd-Party Candidate Wins UK Election Debate

Clegg wins over voters as Brown, Cameron trade jabs

(NEWSER) - The leaders of both Britain's main political parties may be wishing they'd never agreed to the country's first American-style televised election debate. Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg—who offered up his party as a fresh alternative to Gordon Brown's Labour and David Cameron's Conservatives—is widely seen to have won the debate by a hefty margin, the Guardian reports. More»

UK Conservative Leader's Son Dies at Age 6

Cameron's eldest child suffered from rare neurological condition

(NEWSER) - The eldest son of David Cameron, leader of Britain's Conservative Party and the country's possible next prime minister, died early this morning at age 6. Ivan Cameron suffered from severe epilepsy and cerebral palsy and required constant care, reports the Times of London. He was born with Ohtohara syndrome, a rare neurological condition from which almost all sufferers die in childhood. More»

GOP Could Face a Decade of Oblivion

Tory move to the right after Blair defeat was utter debacle

(NEWSER) - What happens when a party gets the thumping that the Republicans endured in 2006 and 2008? If their British cousins are anything to go by, says Jonathan Freeland, "the first response to electoral disaster is denial." Writing in the New York Times, the Guardian columnist analyzes the Tories' decade in the wilderness after Tony Blair's victory, and what clues it holds for the GOP. More»

NEWS FROM OUR PARTNERS

What is Newser?

Face it: there's too much news. At Newser, we choose the most thought-provoking and entertaining stories from hundreds of US and international sources and reduce them to a headline, picture, and two paragraphs. And we do it 24/7—you can come back morning, noon, night (and in between) for something new that matters. Read less, know more.

Learn more »

Partnering with: Slate

View Newser on the mobile website

GOP Eyes Resurgent UK Conservatives

Cameron's centrist style may help show GOP route back to power

GOP • Conservative Party • David Cameron • Republican Party • Britain

MOST POPULAR STORIES

[ By Views ]

[ By Comments ]

More Newser Stories

Cameron Dominates Final UK Debate

Brown fails to make breakthrough in third televised talk-fest

Clegg Under Fire in 2nd UK Election Debate

Polls show Liberal Democrat leader narrowly winning Round 2

3rd-Party Candidate Wins UK Election Debate

Clegg wins over voters as Brown, Cameron trade jabs

UK Conservative Leader's Son Dies at Age 6

Cameron's eldest child suffered from rare neurological condition

GOP Could Face a Decade of Oblivion

Tory move to the right after Blair defeat was utter debacle

About Us

Site

Community

Site Maps

Tools

More News

What is Newser?