Sir George Iain Duncan Smith (born 9 April 1954), often referred to by his initials IDS, is a British politician who was Leader of the Conservative Party...
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in 2004), to the resignation of Iain Duncan Smith and an exclusive interview with Saddam Hussein's defence lawyer. Smith was born in Edinburgh in 1968,...
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resignation of incumbent leader Iain Duncan Smith, who lost a confidence vote among his parliamentary party. The causes of Duncan Smith's fall are often cited as...
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Duncan Smith was elected, even though opinion polls showed that the public preferred Ken Clarke, a member of the Tory Reform Group. Iain Duncan Smith...
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World War. He was the father of Iain Duncan Smith, Member of Parliament and Leader of the Conservative Party. Duncan Smith was born in Madras, India (now...
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London represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Sir Iain Duncan Smith of the Conservative Party since its creation in 1997. The seat covers...
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forward: Michael Ancram, David Davis, Kenneth Clarke, Iain Duncan Smith and Michael Portillo. Duncan Smith was announced winner of the election on 13 September...
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terrorism will fail." At the 2003 conference in Blackpool, party leader Iain Duncan Smith stated in his speech; "to the prime minister, I say this: the quiet...
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appointed by Conservative Party leader Iain Duncan Smith. Following his initial appointments in September 2001 Smith managed three reshuffles before his...
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Conservative Party annual conference by the Work and Pensions Secretary, Iain Duncan Smith, who said it would make the social security system fairer to claimants...
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Green, coming second in the 2019 general election to the incumbent, Iain Duncan Smith. Shaheen was again selected by her local party in 2022 to stand in...
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the leadership of the party in 2001, he came in third place behind Iain Duncan Smith and Kenneth Clarke. He retired from the House of Commons and from...
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of State for Work and Pensions Iain Duncan Smith "patronising" for his views on poverty. She also said that Duncan Smith "labels poor people as scroungers...
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centre-right think tank based in the United Kingdom, co-founded in 2004 by Iain Duncan Smith, Tim Montgomerie, and Philippa Stroud. The organisation's stated aim...
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swung their support behind Iain Duncan Smith, who went on to win, beating Clarke in the final vote of party members. Duncan Smith made Ancram Deputy Leader...
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2003, following the Conservative Party's vote of no confidence in Iain Duncan Smith, Howard was elected to the leadership unopposed. At the 2005 general...
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ruled that it was "reasonable" for two protesters to have called Iain Duncan Smith “Tory scum” at the 2021 Tory Party Conference. The protestors had...
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Iain Duncan Smith served as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions from 2010 to 2016. A member and previous leader of the Conservative Party, Duncan...
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Payne 2022, pp. 183–185. Payne 2022, pp. 226 and 229. Walker 2022. Riley-Smith 2022. Bogdanor 2022, p. 569. Bogdanor 2022, p. 566. Cole & Heale 2022, p...
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overlooked, and then regained wider use from 2010. Jess Phillips and Iain Duncan Smith are leading calls for cuckooing to be criminalised as part of a review...
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Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Work and Pensions, working under Iain Duncan Smith. In December 2013, she was formally reprimanded for using House of...
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contest a general election (excluding temporary acting leaders) are Iain Duncan Smith and Truss (both of whom resigned before an election was called). Under...
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Employment Secretary. After the 2001 election the new Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith kept her in the Shadow Cabinet, moving her to the Transport portfolio...
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policy of 'harm reduction', which Cameron defended. Cameron endorsed Iain Duncan Smith in the 2001 Conservative Party leadership election and organised an...
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Labour in the opinion polls. In 2001, Iain Duncan Smith was elected leader of the party. Although Duncan Smith was a strong Eurosceptic, during his tenure...
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Secretary of State for the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister under Iain Duncan Smith. Between 2003 and 2008 he was the Shadow Home Secretary in the Shadow...
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vote was about. On 19 March 2016, Crabb was appointed to succeed Iain Duncan Smith as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions following the latter's...
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says Iain Duncan Smith". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 April 2013. Hall, Melanie (2 April 2013). "Benefits reform: 'welfare victim' who dared Iain Duncan Smith...
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comedian Ian Smith (Australian politician) (born 1939), Liberal Party Iain Duncan Smith (born 1954), British Conservative Party politician Iain Smith (Scottish...
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rules was rejected. Under the rules adopted in 1998, under which both Iain Duncan Smith and Michael Howard were respectively elected in 2001 and 2003, a leadership...
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