Articles tagged with: party conference

01 Oct 2024 Political parties

Senior London Tory Refuses To Vote For Any Leadership Candidate

Andrew Boff, Chair of the London Assembly, has said he will not vote for any of the Conservative leadership candidates as he is "appalled" by their approaches to migration and human rights.

24 Sep 2024 Political parties

Keir Starmer Announces New Housing Policy For All Veterans

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced a new housing policy for army veterans and said his Labour Government would set out to “build a new Britain”.

18 Sep 2024 Political parties

Lib Dem MPs Seek To Define Party's Identity In The "Gaps" Left By Labour And Tories

Thousands of activists gathered in Brighton to celebrate the Liberal Democrats’ record success in the General Election, but the question of what comes next was already on everyone’s lips.

20 Aug 2024 Political parties

Tories Give Free Conference Passes To Ex-MPs Who Lost Their Seats

The Conservative party is offering free conference passes to former Tory MPs who lost their seats at the General Election.

17 Mar 2024 Political parties

Lib Dems Hope To Be The Least "Bonkers" Opposition To A Labour Government

Liberal Democrat MPs are considering how they can provide "credible opposition" to a potential future Labour government, by increasing their presence in the House of Commons and encouraging "bolder" legislative changes.

15 Oct 2023 Political parties

Labour Expects "Chaos" Parallel Between SNP And Tory Party Conferences

Chair of the Labour Party Anneliese Dodds has predicted there will be “many parallels” between the SNP’s party conference and the Conservative party conference, as Labour hopes to present itself as the “party of change” for voters across the UK.

03 Oct 2023 Political parties

The Conservatives must set out a real vision for people in the North

In the 2019 election, swathes of Britain voted Conservative that had never voted for our party before. They voted for a change to the decline they had seen over the past 40 years, presided over by both main political parties. They voted Conservative to make that change happen.

01 Oct 2023 Political parties

Tackling Voter Apathy Will Be Key To Conservative General Election Campaign

Targeting disillusioned voters will be essential if the Conservatives are to stay in government after the next general election, according to the party chairman.

27 Sep 2023 Political parties

Lib Dems Are Pitching Themselves To "Anyone But The Tories" Voters

It's no secret that the Liberal Democrats are intent on smashing down the ‘blue wall’ at the next election, but after defining themselves as the anti-Brexit party last time voters across the country went to the polls, it’s been unclear what their USP will be now the UK has left the EU.

26 Sep 2023 Political parties

Election Battle Lines Drawn Firmly Between Generations At Lib Dem Conference

Tensions over housing policy at the Liberal Democrats conference have highlighted intergenerational fairness as a key theme leading up to the next general election, as young Liberals claim they have been "let down by those at the top of our party".

24 Sep 2023 Communities

Liberal Democrats Are Braced For Housing Row At Conference

Housing is at the top of the agenda at the Liberal Democrat party conference, as the leadership hopes to pass a controversial motion to ditch national housing targets for private sector homes and instead commit to building thousands of “community-led” social homes.

19 Sep 2023 Social affairs

Lib Dem Deputy Denies Pension Triple Lock Creates "Intergenerational Injustice"

Daisy Cooper, deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats, has defended the state pensions triple lock and said she does not believe that it leads to “intergenerational injustice”.

Why the Conservatives should get behind hydrogen

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29 Sep 2022 Economy

Why the Conservatives should get behind hydrogen

Hydrogen can drive growth and help the UK become a net energy exporter by 2040.

Highlighting the role of hydrogen in decarbonising the UK this party conference season

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23 Sep 2022 Environment

Highlighting the role of hydrogen in decarbonising the UK this party conference season

The UK has a target to be net zero by 2050. That means reducing harmful CO2 emissions by 100%. Those emissions come from burning fossil fuels like coal, diesel and fossil gas – to power our industries, run our cars and lorries and heat our homes and businesses. We have to find new ways – greener ways – to do these things.

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14 Sep 2022 Environment

Join Policy@Manchester at Party Conferences

Policy@Manchester, The University of Manchester’s sector leading policy engagement institute, are running an exciting programme for Labour and Conservative conferences.

03 Oct 2021 Coronavirus

Boris Johnson: Only the Conservatives can deliver the recovery Britain needs and deserves

Two years ago in Manchester was the last time we were able to come together face-to-face, over a warm wine or two, at Conservative Party Conference. Back then, I was telling a packed auditorium how we would Get Brexit Done. And we did.

02 Oct 2021 Political parties

Oliver Dowden: Conservative Conference will pave the way to a stronger future – and election victory

When I walked into CCHQ a few weeks back as the new Conservative Party chairman, I felt like the kid that used to stack the shelves and is now running the shop. Many moons ago I was a researcher in the famous Conservative Research Department – to now be chairman of this great party is a privilege and an honour.

Net Zero with the Lights On: Nuclear’s Role in Our Energy Future

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30 Sep 2021 Environment

Net Zero with the Lights On: Nuclear’s Role in Our Energy Future

The UK’s energy system can only survive the transition to net zero if we invest urgently and heavily in homegrown nuclear power.

Policy@Manchester at Party Conference 2021

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23 Sep 2021 Coronavirus

Policy@Manchester at Party Conference 2021

Join Policy@Manchester at this year’s Labour and Conservative party conferences for an exciting programme of fringe events.

13 Sep 2021 Coronavirus

Labour Accused Of "Hypocrisy" And The Tories Of Leaving Businesses In "Treacherous Limbo" Over Vaccine Passports

Labour has been accused of hypocrisy over vaccine passports for criticising them but continuing to insist people attending their party conference have proof they have been double jabbed or a negative test to get in.