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UK Conservatives narrow their leadership race to 3 as a new front-runner surges

Oct. 08, 2024 11:46 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Conservative lawmakers in Britain ejected former Security Minister Tom Tugendhat from the party leadership contest on Tuesday, leaving three contenders still running to lead the party after its catastrophic election defeat. Tugendhat garnered 20 votes in a ballot of...

Contenders to lead Britain's defeated Conservatives woo members at a key party conference

Sep. 29, 2024 06:32 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Members of Britain’s defeated and divided Conservative Party gathered Sunday for an annual conference dominated by the search for a new leader capable of bringing the right-of-center party back from a catastrophic election defeat. U.K. voters ousted the Tories in a...

4 candidates remain in the race to lead the UK's Conservative Party

Sep. 10, 2024 12:44 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — British lawmaker Mel Stride became the second candidate to be kicked out of the Conservative Party leadership contest, leaving four contenders still running to lead the party after its catastrophic election defeat. Stride garnered just 16 votes in a ballot of...