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Conservative Party

Centre-right political party in the United Kingdom, also known as the Tories.

Known aliases

  • Conservatives
  • Tories
  • Tory party

Relationships

No evidence-backed relationships are recorded.

Current stories

leadership3 publishersConfirmed

Conservatives would scrap Natural England and the Environment Agency under Griffith's plan

Shadow chancellor Andrew Griffith wants Natural England and the Environment Agency abolished in a package the Tories say cuts up to £50,000 off a new home. Until an election, firms still plan against the government's rules and its 28 October Budget.

Perspective Coverage

3 publishers
Builder
Builder 12%
Operator
Operator 53%
Investor
Investor 35%

Reality

Evidence55
Adoption
Insufficient
Hype gap+30
Incentives70
Confidence55
leadership2 publishersConfirmed

Badenoch's £1bn aid cap falls short of the £1.6bn Britain has already committed to global funds

Kemi Badenoch would cut UK aid from £9bn to £1bn a year, below the more than £1.6bn Britain has already committed to the UN, World Bank and health funds. Those settlements run for several years, so a Conservative government would have to break them or overshoot its own cap.

Reality

Evidence55
Adoption
Insufficient
Hype gap+35
Incentives65
Confidence55
leadership1 publisherOne report

Griffith makes his pledge to scrap a tax every budget depend on a savings rule

Andrew Griffith said a Tory government would aim to scrap at least one tax every budget and would abolish the £2m-plus mansion tax due in 2028. The specific taxes he named, including a packaging scheme that firms pay for, are firmer promises than the per-budget goal, which he made conditional on affordability.

Publishers:bbc.co.uk

Reality

Evidence58
Adoption
Insufficient
Hype gap+20
Incentives70
Confidence60