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Rishi Sunak faces new demands from fractious British Conservative party
New British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks at Downing Street in London, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022, after returning from Buckingham Palace where he was formally appointed to the post by Britain's King Charles III. This was the year war returned to Europe, and few facets of life were left untouched. Russia’s invasion of its neighbor Ukraine unleashed misery on millions of Ukrainians, shattered Europe’s sense of security, ripped up the geopolitical map and rocked the global economy. The shockwaves made life more expensive in homes across Europe, worsened a global migrant crisis and complicated the world’s response to climate change. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
energy and resources
British PM Rishi Sunak will commit to fracking ban, spokesman says
FILE PHOTO: Cuadrilla's Preston Road fracking site is seen near Blackpool, Britain, October 22, 2018. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo
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The Conservative party uses ranked ballots for leadership races. Here’s how it works
Candidates Patrick Brown, left, Leslyn Lewis, Scott Aitchison, Pierre Poilievre, Jean Charest and Roman Baber, pose for photos after the French-language Conservative Leadership debate in Laval, Que., Wednesday, May 25, 2022. The Conservative Party of Canada will announce the winner of its leadership race at an event in Ottawa on Saturday night. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
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The Conservative leadership race is Poilievre’s to lose
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Britain’s Conservative Party voting for next PM delayed after hacking alert
FILE PHOTO: Supporters of Conservative leadership candidates Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss attend a hustings event, part of the Conservative party leadership campaign, in Exeter, Britain, August 1, 2022. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls
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Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss to face off in U.K. Conservative leadership race
FILE PHOTO: Candidates Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss take part in the BBC Conservative party leadership debate at Victoria Hall in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Britain, July 25, 2022. Jacob King/Pool via REUTERS
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UK’s Conservatives look to speed up leadership contest as fifth candidate declares
Copies of national newspapers, each leading with a front page story of the resignation of Boris Johnson as leader of Britain's Conservative Party, are pictured at the feet of a television journalists working outside of 10 Downing Street, the official residence of Britain's Prime Minister, in central London on July 8, 2022. - UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday quit as Conservative party leader, after three tumultuous years in charge marked by Brexit, Covid and mounting scandals. Johnson, 58, announced that he would step down after a slew of resignations this week from his top team in protest at his leadership but would stay on as prime minister until a replacement is found. (Photo by CARLOS JASSO / AFP) (Photo by CARLOS JASSO/AFP via Getty Images)
opinion
The U.K. Conservatives have suddenly realized: Maybe Boris Johnson isn’t so great, after all
Tom Rachman
world
Read Boris Johnson’s speech announcing his resignation as Conservative Party leader
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson makes a statement in front of 10 Downing Street in central London on July 7, 2022. - Johnson quit as Conservative party leader, after three tumultuous years in charge marked by Brexit, Covid and mounting scandals. (Photo by Niklas HALLE'N / AFP) (Photo by NIKLAS HALLE'N/AFP via Getty Images)
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Morning Update: Boris Johnson to resign as Conservative leader after months of heated political controversy
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The Conservatives need a better explanation for disqualifying Patrick Brown
The Editorial Board
politics
Politics Briefing: Patrick Brown responds to disqualification from Conservative leadership race
Patrick Brown speaks to media following a meeting at the Conservative Party headquarters in Toronto on Friday, February 16, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
opinion
Patrick Brown’s exit all but seals Pierre Poilievre’s victory as the next Conservative leader
John Ibbitson
canada
Patrick Brown fights back after being disqualified from federal Conservative leadership race
Patrick Brown gestures at the Conservative Party of Canada English leadership debate in Edmonton, Alta., Wednesday, May 11, 2022. The Conservative Party of Canada's leadership election organizing committee has disqualified candidate Brown from its race to replace former leader Erin O'Toole.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
report on business
British government faces new boozy scandal as deputy whip quits
File photo of Chris Heaton-Harris (left) and Chris Pincher in Downing Street, London. Britain’s government is facing another boozy scandal after the deputy chief whip resigned from his post after a drunken incident this week. Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced calls on Friday, July 1, 2022, to expel Chris Pincher from the Conservative Party. (Aaron Chown/PA via AP)
politics
Conservative Party has grown to 675,000 members
Candidates, left to right, Leslyn Lewis, Roman Baber, Jean Charest, Scott Aitchison, Patrick Brown, and Pierre Poilievre at the Conservative Party of Canada English leadership debate in Edmonton on May 11, 2022.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Abortion not the only important issue to social conservatives, says leadership hopeful Patrick Brown
Conservative leadership hopeful Patrick Brown takes part in the Conservative Party of Canada French-language leadership debate in Laval, Que., Wednesday, May 25, 2022. Brown's leadership campaign is the latest to raise concerns about what it calls "misleading" emails sent to party members by his main rival. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
opinion
The cultural ignorance of the Conservative candidates is a revealing insult
John Doyle
politics
Conservative leadership candidates to meet face-to-face in Edmonton for next debate
Conservative Party of Canada leadership hopefuls Jean Charest, Pierre Poilievre, and Leslyn Lewis take part in a debate at the Canada Strong and Free Networking Conference in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada May 5, 2022. REUTERS/Blair Gable
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British PM Boris Johnson’s Conservatives suffer early losses in local elections, key tests to come
A polling station in the Wandsworth borough of London, May 5, 2022. When voters go to the polls on Thursday to select thousands of representatives in scores of local municipalities in England, Scotland and Wales, their choices will reverberate in British national politics, potentially serving as a referendum on the Conservative Party and its scandal-scarred leader, Prime Minister Boris Johnson. (Andrew Testa/The New York Times)
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The early favourites in the Conservative leadership race
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opinion
To save the Conservative Party, open the membership doors wide
The Editorial Board
opinion
O’Toole pushed around caucus, as leaders always have. He didn’t count on caucus pushing back
Andrew Coyne
opinion
Canada needs a progressive Conservative party. After this week, don’t hold your breath
The Editorial Board
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Where the Conservative Party of Canada goes from here
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Infighting in the Conservative Party as Parliament resumes
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Erin O’Toole defends ouster of Senator Denise Batters from Conservative caucus
Conservative leader Erin O'Toole arrives to Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, Nov. 8, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Senator Denise Batters kicked out of Conservative caucus over challenge to O’Toole’s leadership
Saskatchewan Senator Denise Batters speaks during a pro-pipeline rally at IJACK Technologies Inc. near Moosomin, Sask., Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019. Erin O'Toole has kicked Batters out of the Conservative caucus one day after she challenged his leadership. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Michael Bell
politics
Conservative divisions break into the open as senator calls for party review of O’Toole’s leadership within six months
Conservative Sen. Denise Batters says on her Twitter account that a power outage in Regina is a "preview of Canada's future" if Justin Trudeau is re-elected as Prime Minister in October's federal election. Saskatchewan Senator Denise Batters speaks during a pro-pipeline rally at IJACK Technologies Inc. near Moosomin, Sask., on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Michael Bell
opinion
The Conservatives have blown their shot on the vaccine question
Andrew Coyne
opinion
Trying to defend the rights of unvaccinated MPs only makes the Conservative Party look stupid
John Ibbitson