Thought I’d do some writing on the histories of the main three parties.
The Conservative Party
The Conservative Party is the main centre – right party in the United Kingdom, their policies usually promote British unionism. They are currently the largest party in the House of Commons with 307/650 seats with David Cameron as the Prime Minister.
Party Policies include:
· Wales, Scotland and Ireland should remain as part of the UK,
· Britain should not join the Euro
· There should be no change to the Electoral System
History
The party was founded by Robert Peel in 1834. Under Benjamin Disraeli, the Liberal Unionists joined the party so they were in power from 1885-1906. In the 1920’s the Labour Party became the main rivals of the Conservatives. The party were the leaders during the world wars, with Winston Churchill during WWII. Edward Heath bought the UK into the European Union in the 1970’s. Margaret Thatcher, the only female Prime Minister was Conservative Leader from 1975 to 1990. The ‘poll tax’ introduced by John Major made the party very unpopular in the 1990’s. They were the opposition party for 13 years before winning the 2010 General Election with a Coalition Government.
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