Leadership elections: Conservative Party
This House of Commons Library briefing paper sets out the current rules for election of a Conservative Party leader, and the background to their introduction.
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Power to the People: the report of Power, an Independent Inquiry into Britain's Democracy. (84 KB , PDF)
The Power Inquiry was established and funded by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust and the Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust to investigate why there has been a decline in participation in formal politics and to make proposals to reverse this trend. The report of the Power Inquiry was published on 27 February 2006.
Documents to download
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Power to the People: the report of Power, an Independent Inquiry into Britain's Democracy. (84 KB , PDF)
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