Labour Party
The ruling party. Founded in 1900, formerly known as the Labor Representative Committee, it was renamed as its current name in 1906. The Party came to power at 1945- 195 1, 1964- 1970, 1974- 1979. He won the general election in 1997 and came to power again after the general election in June 2006. In recent years, the Labour Party has been more inclined to the interests of the middle class and alienated from the trade unions. After Blair was elected as the leader of the Labor Party, he put forward the slogan of "New Labor Party, New Britain" politically, canceled the fourth clause on public ownership in party constitution, and advocated reducing government intervention, strictly controlling public expenditure, maintaining stable macroeconomic growth and establishing a modern welfare system economically. It advocates actively participating in international cooperation, taking a positive attitude towards European integration, joining the euro zone and maintaining special relations with the United States. Party member, with nearly 400,000 people, is the largest party in Britain.
conservative party
Main opposition party. Formerly known as the Tory Party founded in 1679, it was renamed in 1833. The party was in power for four consecutive times from 1979 to 1997, and became the dominant political party in Britain in the 20th century. /kloc-0 was defeated by the Labour Party in May 1997 and June 2000/kloc-0. The supporters of the Conservative Party generally come from the business and wealthy classes and advocate a free market economy. By strictly controlling money supply and reducing public expenditure, we can reduce inflation. Advocate restricting trade union rights and strengthening "law" and "order". In recent years, he put forward "compassionate conservatism" and paid attention to social problems such as education, medical care and poverty. Emphasis is placed on safeguarding British sovereignty, opposing "federal Europe" and joining the euro zone, advocating the establishment of an "Atlantic body" and strengthening the special relationship between Britain and the United States. Emphasize that NATO remains the cornerstone of British security and defense. There are more than 300,000 people in party member.
Liberal Democrats
1March 1988 was composed of the majority of the former Liberal Party and Social Democratic Party who supported the merger with the Liberal Party. It advocates continuing to maintain the cooperative relationship with the Labor Party, pushing the Labor Party to implement the proportional representation system in local elections and lower house elections, and adopting a more "progressive" policy than the Labor Party on issues such as public services, social justice and environmental protection. At present, party member Party has about 654.38 million+party member, making it the third largest party in Britain.
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