party policies and leader 2.3 UKP Flashcards
what was the ultimate downfall of Boris Johnson
- PARTYGATE
- SAVID JAVID (health sec) / RISHI SUNAK (chancellor) and 50 other aides left him = showed no confidence in own government
what was the ultimate downfall of Rishi Sunak
- D-Day controversy = left the ceremony early for an interview
- 3 PMs in three years
- cost of living crisis / inflation
- REFORM UK took considerable amount of votes from CONS
- RWANDA plan
what were some policies where both labour and conservative agreed on in 2024 election (and how this shows that these parties are becoming more similar)
- increasing defense spending, aiming for 2.5% of GDP
- ending Section 21 “no-fault” evictions.
- reaching net-zero carbon emissions
- pledged to increase NHS funding
how did gaza show us an example where bipartisanship if crucial when it comes to politics
- Labour = broadly unified; contrast from deep divisions over Israel-Palestine (and foreign policy in general) under Jeremy Corbyn
what did kier starmer reveal to the public about his beliefs of Israels treatment of the Palestinians
Starmer defended the Israeli “right to withhold water” from Palestines in an interview on LBC with Nick Ferrari (aware it is a breach due experience as human rights; values election victory smore)
who revealed to the puclic that ‘israel has a right to self defense’
- David Lammy = foreign secretary
- Kier Starmer = PM
what happened in NOVEMBER 2023 in the case of gaza and the frontbenchers
56 MPs rebelled voting for a ceasefire in Gaza
- resulted in 10 front bench resignations (e.g. Shadow Minister for Domestic Violence and Safeguarding Jess Phillips)
how much did CON, LAB and LIBDEM spend on 2017 general election
CON - £18.6 million
LAB - £11 million
LIBDEM - £1.6 million
how much did GREEN and UKIP pend on 2017 general election
GREEN - 300K
UKIP - 270K
how much money did Labour receive from trade unions ion 2019 general election
5 million ( only party to receive money from trade unions, total money collected was £5.4 million = shows how influential trade unions are to labour)
how much money did conservatives receive from individuals and businesses
individuals - £13.3 million
Businesses = £6 million
how much money did ‘the brexit party’ receive from individuals
£4 million
in 2017, how much did Labour spend on digital strategy
£1.3 million
- £250K = advertising through google
- £100K = through snapchat with a ‘Jeremy Corbyn’ filter
how much money was spent on mail campaigning for CONS in 2019
£6 million
how much money was spent on facebook campaigning for CONS in 2017 and 2019
2017 = £2 million
2019 = £1 million
how did Boris Johnson show a one nation approach to conservatism
- committed £70 Billion in Furlough Scheme = pay up to 80% of wages
- welfare payments up £20 a week = collabed with Marcus Rashford
- net zero by 2050 = funding into renewable energy
- windfall tax, 25% on companies = for households struggling with rising bills
how did Boris Johnson show a ‘Thatcherite/New Right’ approach to conservatism
- welfare = welfare wasn’t linked to inflation = overall value of payments decreased
- immigration = loved priti patel’s rwanda scheme
- foreign aid = dropped from 0.7% of GDP to 0.5%
- Brexit = British sovereignty
how did Liz Truss show a ‘Thatcherite/New Right’ approach to conservatism
- chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng cut income tax from 45% to 40%
- corporation tax to 17% when it was 25%
- reduce regulations on fracking
how did Rishi Sunak show a ‘Thatcherite/New Right’ approach to conservatism
- blocked gender recognition reform (scotland) bill 2022
- Public Order Act 2024 and Rwanda scheme = tough on law and order
HOWEVER: - maintained 45% tax and put corporation tax up to 25%
- helped wit cost of childcare
when did 2024 Labour show new right tendencies
- scrapped 2019 pledge to abolish tuition fees (upped them)
- support’s UK military aid
- great british energy = only nationalisation done so far
when did 2024 Labour show social democrat tendencies
- supported Marcus Rashford with FareShare
- £40 bn in tax increases in 2024
- VAT on independent school fees
what do lieral demcrats believe about marijuana
should be legal and put in 2024 manifesto
