New Conservatives | |
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Founded | 21 May 2023 |
Ideology | National conservatism Euroscepticism |
Political position | Right-wing |
National affiliation | Conservative Party |
Colours | Blue |
House of Commons (Conservative seats) | 25 / 352
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The New Conservatives are a parliamentary group of predominantly red wall[1] Conservative MPs aiming to shape the Conservative Party's policies ahead of the next United Kingdom general election.[2] Politico described the group as having 25 members in July 2023.[3]
History
The group was created on Sunday, 21 May 2023,[2][4] and has no official leader, although co-founders, the Penistone and Stocksbridge MP Miriam Cates and the Devizes MP Danny Kruger are the principal organisers behind the initiative.[2][5]
In October 2023, the group proposed banning "gender ideology" within state schools as one of their platforms.[6]
In November 2023, it was reported by Sky News that the group had met to discuss Suella Braverman potentially "making a play" for a Conservative party leadership.[7]
Policies
The group describes itself as wishing to return to the Conservative Party's 2019 manifesto.[8] The group's primary goal is the reduction of immigration back to its 2019 level.
10-point policy
The New Conservatives' primary goals are listed in their 10-point plan, which consists of the following:[9]
- Closing temporary schemes that grant work visa eligibility for care workers and senior care workers.
- Raising the minimum income required to gain a skilled work visa.
- Extending the closure of the student dependant route.
- Closing the graduate route to students.
- Reserving university Study Visas for the brightest international students.
- Monitoring the reduction in visa applications under the humanitarian schemes.
- Implementing the provisions of the Illegal Migration Bill rapidly.
- Capping the number of refugees legally accepted for resettlement in the UK.
- Raising the minimum combined income threshold for sponsoring a spouse and raising the minimum language requirement.
- Capping the amount of social housing that councils may assign to non-UK nationals.
Membership
The group is made up of 25[10] Conservative MPs first elected primarily in 2019.[2][11]
MP | Constituency | Notes |
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Lee Anderson | Ashfield | Former Conservative Party Deputy Chairman |
Miriam Cates | Penistone and Stocksbridge | Founding member[5] |
Danny Kruger | Devizes | Founding member[5] |
Jonathan Gullis | Stoke-on-Trent North | |
Alexander Stafford | Rother Valley | |
Nick Fletcher | Don Valley | |
Sarah Atherton | Wrexham | |
Tom Hunt | Ipswich | |
Gareth Bacon | Orpington | |
Duncan Baker | North Norfolk | |
Paul Bristow | Peterborough | |
Brendan Clarke-Smith | Bassetlaw | |
James Daly | Bury North | |
Anna Firth | Southend West | |
Chris Green | Bolton West | |
Eddie Hughes | Walsall North | |
Mark Jenkinson | Workington | |
Andrew Lewer | Northampton South | |
Marco Longhi | Dudley North | |
Robin Millar | Aberconwy | |
Lia Nici | Great Grimsby |
See Also
References
- ↑ Walker, Peter (3 July 2023). "New Conservatives' immigration policy raises questions over Sunak's authority". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 Langford, Eleanor (3 July 2023). "The 'New Conservatives' and their 12-point plan to pressure Rishi Sunak on migration, explained". inews.co.uk. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ↑ "Meet the New Conservatives giving Rishi Sunak a migration headache". POLITICO. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ↑ Langford, Eleanor (21 May 2023). "New Tory lobby group to pressure Sunak on migration ahead of expected record figures". inews.co.uk. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- 1 2 3 "Who are the New Conservatives?". Yahoo News. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ↑ "New Conservatives group demands migration curbs and school 'gender ideology' ban". Worcester News. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ↑ "Reshuffle latest: Braverman sacking 'not over protests article - it was homelessness comments'". Sky News. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ↑ "Tory MPs issue plan for Rishi Sunak to slash migration". BBC News. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ↑ "Politics UK". Twitter. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ↑ "Right-wing Tories call for cut in foreign healthcare workers in bid to 'save face'". The Independent. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ↑ "Meet the New Conservatives giving Rishi Sunak a migration headache". POLITICO. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.