Conservative Democratic Organisation
FormationOctober 2022 (2022-10)
FounderPeter Cruddas
President
Peter Cruddas
Vice President
Stephen Greenhalgh
Chairman
David Campbell Bannerman
Parent organisation
Conservative Party

The Conservative Democratic Organisation is a grouping within the British Conservative Party. It is widely believed to be aligned with Boris Johnson.[1][2][3]

The CDO was launched in December 2022, and is backed by the Conservative peer Lord Peter Cruddas.[4] Its website states that its mission is to "strengthen party democracy by ensuring the Conservative Party is representative of the membership and fairly represents their views",[5] and criticises the October 2022 leadership election process which led to the unopposed "coronation" of Rishi Sunak as Prime Minister.[6] The party was also critical of Sunak's dismissal of Suella Braverman as home secretary in the November 2023 cabinet reshuffle, calling it "political suicide".[7] The group explicitly includes non-Conservative members.[8]

The CDO's first public conference was held on 13 May 2023 in Bournemouth. Priti Patel, formerly Johnson's Home Secretary, gave a keynote address in which she blamed Conservative losses in the 2023 local elections on a disconnect between leadership and the party grassroots and lauded Johnson as a "vote-winning political giant" who she felt was unfairly removed from power by Conservative MPs.[2][9]

References

  1. ↑ Walker, Peter; Crerar, Pippa (2023-05-12). "Tories demanding grassroots voice deny being a 'Johnson revivalist group'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  2. 1 2 Maddox, David (2023-05-12). "Patel to give damning indictment of Sunak leadership at pro-Boris conference". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  3. ↑ Gye, Hugo (2022-12-20). "Tory MPs fear Conservative Democratic Organisation is a front for Boris Johnson's return". inews.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  4. ↑ "What is the new 'Conservative Democratic Organisation' campaign group?". www.indy100.com. December 12, 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  5. ↑ "Conservative Democratic Organisation | Our Aims". www.conservativedems.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2023-05-13. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  6. ↑ "Conservative Democratic Organisation | Who We Are". www.conservativedems.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2023-05-13. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  7. ↑ "'Political suicide': Grassroots Tories' fury at Rishi Sunak after sacking Suella Braverman revealed in leaked WhatsApps". Sky News. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  8. ↑ "Rishi Sunak's speech woes are a conference sideshow as entryism takes centre stage in Manchester". Sky News. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  9. ↑ "Priti Patel: Tory leadership errors cost us dearly in local elections". BBC News. 2023-05-13. Retrieved 2023-05-13.


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