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...

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...

appointed by Conservative Party leader Iain Duncan Smith. Following his initial appointments in September 2001 Smith managed three reshuffles before his...

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...

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...

Green, coming second in the 2019 general election to the incumbent, Iain Duncan Smith. In 2023, her first book, Know Your Place, was published. Shaheen...

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...

forward: Michael Ancram, David Davis, Kenneth Clarke, Iain Duncan Smith and Michael Portillo. Duncan Smith was announced winner of the election on 13 September...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

1997. Promoted to the Shadow cabinet in 2001, he held posts under Iain Duncan Smith and Michael Howard. In November 2002, Bercow resigned over a dispute...

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...

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...

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...

Times. Retrieved 27 June 2024. Penna, Dominic (11 July 2024). "Make Duncan Smith interim Tory leader, urges peer". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved...

polls on economic competence and leadership, and Conservative leaders Iain Duncan Smith (2001–2003) and Michael Howard (2003–2005) struggled to capitalise...

policy of 'harm reduction', which Cameron defended. Cameron endorsed Iain Duncan Smith in the 2001 Conservative Party leadership election and organised an...

contest a general election (excluding temporary acting leaders) are Iain Duncan Smith and Truss (both of whom resigned before an election was called). Under...

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...

Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Work and Pensions, working under Iain Duncan Smith. In December 2013, she was formally reprimanded for using House of...

John Major, former Chancellor Kenneth Clarke, and Hague's successor Iain Duncan Smith, Hague served for a time on the Conservative Leadership Council, which...

centre-right think tank based in the United Kingdom, co-founded in 2004 by Iain Duncan Smith, Tim Montgomerie, Mark Florman and Philippa Stroud. The organisation's...

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...

by Elisabeth ("Betsy") Duncan Smith, the wife and diary secretary of the then Leader of the Conservative Party, Iain Duncan Smith. In May 2002, Michael...

and Adams returned at the next election. Future Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith was elected to parliament in this election. The Conservatives had...

Conservative Small Business Bureau. After fellow Maastricht rebel Iain Duncan Smith became leader of the Conservatives, Cash was appointed to the post...