New Conservatives
Founded21 May 2023 (2023-05-21)
Political positionRight-wing
National affiliationConservative Party
Colours  Blue
House of Commons
(Conservative seats)
25 / 352
Website
www.thenewconservatives.co.uk

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 July 2023, the group's Twitter page used a banner image that was created by Election Maps UK without permission.[6]

In October 2023, the group proposed banning "gender ideology" within state schools as one of their platforms.[7]

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.[8]

Policies

The group describes itself as wishing to return to the Conservative Party's 2019 manifesto.[9] 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:[10]

  1. Closing temporary schemes that grant work visa eligibility for care workers and senior care workers.
  2. Raising the minimum income required to gain a skilled work visa.
  3. Extending the closure of the student dependant route.
  4. Closing the graduate route to students.
  5. Reserving university Study Visas for the brightest international students.
  6. Monitoring the reduction in visa applications under the humanitarian schemes.
  7. Implementing the provisions of the Illegal Migration Bill rapidly.
  8. Capping the number of refugees legally accepted for resettlement in the UK.
  9. Raising the minimum combined income threshold for sponsoring a spouse and raising the minimum language requirement.
  10. Capping the amount of social housing that councils may assign to non-UK nationals.

Membership

The group is made up of 25[11] Conservative MPs elected primarily in 2019.[2][12]

  Elected in 2015 or earlier
  Elected in 2017
  Elected in 2019
  Elected in 2022
MP Constituency Notes
Lee Anderson Ashfield 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

References

  1. ↑ Walker, Peter (3 July 2023). "New Conservatives' immigration policy raises questions over Sunak's authority". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  2. 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.
  3. ↑ "Meet the New Conservatives giving Rishi Sunak a migration headache". POLITICO. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. 1 2 3 "Who are the New Conservatives?". Yahoo News. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  6. ↑ https://twitter.com/ElectionMapsUK/status/1675970613167509507?t=FvV5s01L5zQz5H6WTomvpQ&s=19
  7. ↑ "New Conservatives group demands migration curbs and school 'gender ideology' ban". Worcester News. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  8. ↑ "Reshuffle latest: Braverman sacking 'not over protests article - it was homelessness comments'". Sky News. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  9. ↑ "Tory MPs issue plan for Rishi Sunak to slash migration". BBC News. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  10. ↑ "Politics UK". Twitter. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  11. ↑ "Right-wing Tories call for cut in foreign healthcare workers in bid to 'save face'". The Independent. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  12. ↑ "Meet the New Conservatives giving Rishi Sunak a migration headache". POLITICO. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
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