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Conservative party

noun

  1. a political party in Great Britain founded about 1832 as successor to the Tory party and characterized by moderate progressivism.



Conservative Party

noun

  1. In full: Conservative and Unionist Party(in Britain) the major right-wing party, which developed from the Tories in the 1830s. It advocates a mixed economy, and encourages property owning and free enterprise

  2. (in Canada) short for Progressive Conservative Party

  3. (in other countries) any of various political parties generally opposing change

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Lecornu had resigned unexpectedly on Monday after a disagreement with conservative party Les Républicains over the makeup of his cabinet.

His move into advisory roles comes after he became Prime Minister in the fall of 2022—until his Conservative Party lost a general election to the Labour Party last year.

The Conservative Party has been contacted for comment on Mr Kruger's claims.

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The BBC has contacted the national Conservative Party and also Mr Kruger's local association for comment.

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While the Conservative Party conference was in full swing in Manchester, Reform UK announced that it had welcomed 20 councillors from the Tories.

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