Academic says party must face up to election failure.THE Conservative Party starts its annual party conference in Blackpool today amid uncertainty about where the Tories are headed. After enduring two crushing General Election defeats in a row, with their third leader in four years, and without Parliamentary representation in Wales Wales, Welsh Cymru, western peninsula and political division (principality) of Great Britain (1991 pop. 2,798,200), 8,016 sq mi (20,761 sq km), west of England; politically united with England since 1536. The capital is Cardiff. since 1997, the Tories could not be at a lower ebb. While many grassroots Conservatives will be pleased Kenneth Clarke This article is about Kenneth Clarke, the English politician. For other persons with similar names, see this page. Kenneth Harry Clarke, QC, MP, (born 2 July 1940) is a prominent Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He is MP for Rushcliffe, near Nottingham. did not win last month's leadership election, many others will be disappointed Iain Duncan Smith George Iain Duncan Smith MP (born 9 April 1954), often referred to as IDS, is a British politician. He is Member of Parliament for the constituency of Chingford and Woodford Green. He was leader of the Conservative Party from 12 September 2001 to 6 November 2003. did not lose as well. Barry Jones Barry Jones may refer to the following:
"They were in a lose-lose situation whoever they chose as leader. But of the two options, Iain Duncan Smith was the least worst, " he added. "There is one issue the Tories have in which public opinion is with them, and that is the Euro. They must keep that and address other issues. "I have no doubt they will come out with lots of new ideas and there will be a much more radical shift to the middle ground than people expect." |
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