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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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Conservative Party stories: 28 news summaries

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 'Buffoon'
 Leads Incumbent
 in Race for
 London Mayor 

Boris Johnson holds slight lead for most important elected office in UK

Apr 3, 08 10:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - The two leading candidates for mayor of London, Britain's most important elected office, are locked in a neck-and-neck race, according to a new Guardian poll. Ken Livingstone, the fiery Labour incumbent and sworn enemy of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, is now running just behind the Conservative challenger: MP Boris... More »

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London • United Kingdom • Gordon Brown • Ken Livingstone • Labour Party • Conservative Party • Boris Johnson • London mayoral election

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Thatcher Leaves Hospital

Former British PM said to be doing fine after precautionary stay

Mar 8, 08 9:13 AM CST
(Newser) - Margaret Thatcher is back home after an overnight stay in a London hospital triggered by a "fainting episode," a spokesman says. Tests showed nothing more serious than that for the former British PM, the Guardian reports. Thatcher, 82, who suffered multiple strokes in 2005, smiled and waved to... More »

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London • Gordon Brown • Labour Party • Conservative Party • David Cameron • Margaret Thatcher • stroke • Britain • Denis Thatcher

UK Tories Give Hillary a Hand

Britain's right aligns itself with America's left

Jan 27, 08 10:32 AM CST
(Newser) - Since David Cameron became leader in 2005, Britain's Conservative Party has moved steadily to the political center on issues from climate change to gay rights. That shift has alienated the Tories from their American cousins, the Republicans, and in an election year the division has become especially acute. As the... More »

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Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Tories • Conservative Party • David Cameron • Britain

Donations Scandal Fresh Blow to Brown 

Party general secretary quits over 'murky affair'; rival Tories smell blood

Nov 27, 07 9:18 AM CST
(Newser) - The general secretary of Britain's ruling Labour Party has quit over secret donations made to the party, reports The Independent. The news is a fresh blow to party leader Gordon Brown, who had been hoping to launch a counter-offensive after a disastrous week that saw the rival Tory party open... More »

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British Parliament • Gordon Brown • Labour Party • Conservative Party

Tory Poll Surge Batters Brown

PM accused of cowardice, lack of vision as opponents soar in polls

Oct 14, 07 12:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - British PM Gordon Brown took a beating this week as a new poll showed the opposition Tories surging to their highest levels of popular support in 15 years, and even some Labourites came out of the woodwork to attack his vision for the future. Support for the Conservatives rose 5... More »

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Gordon Brown • Labour Party • Tories • Conservative Party • David Cameron • Britain

Tories Try to Fight Off Early UK Election

Conservatives prepare for disaster, and some prefer Brown anyway

Oct 2, 07 1:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - Britain's Conservatives are having their annual meeting this week, and the party is desperate to put on a brave face and scare Gordon Brown away from an early election. But as David Cameron, the Tories' 40-year-old modernizing leader, prepares for his make-or-break speech tomorrow, one columnist reports that in private... More »

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Gordon Brown • British elections • Conservative Party • Tory Party • David Cameron

Sarkozy's Party Loses Ground to Socialists

Parliamentary elections show left is alive, but Sarkozy's  majority still solid

Jun 18, 07 6:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - The French left refused to roll over and play dead in parliamentary elections yesterday, giving Nicolas Sarkozy a smaller majority than expected. Sarkozy's Conservative Party won a strong enough mandate to push through its ambitious tax cuts and easing of labor restrictions, the New York Times reports, but loses some... More »

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Nicolas Sarkozy • France • French Parliament • Conservative Party • Socialist Party • Alain Juppé • election • French elections

Blair Will
Resign Tomorrow

British PM to back Brown Friday, step down in July

May 9, 07 10:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - British Prime Minister Tony Blair is expected to formally announce his resignation tomorrow and anoint Chancellor Gordon Brown as his successor Friday. The Guardian reports he won't actually step down until July, but the announcement will signal the end of the Blair era and begin a divisive process of choosing... More »

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Tony Blair • United Kingdom • Gordon Brown • Labour Party • resignation • Conservative Party • Britain

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