Scottish Unionist Party
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The Scottish Unionist Party is a name used to refer to two organisations, one now subsumed into the UK Conservative Party
, and the other being a recent creation in response to the Conservative Party's support of the Anglo-Irish Agreement
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Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
, and the other being a recent creation in response to the Conservative Party's support of the Anglo-Irish Agreement
Anglo-Irish Agreement
The Anglo-Irish Agreement was an agreement between the United Kingdom and Ireland which aimed to help bring an end to the Troubles in Northern Ireland...
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- Scottish Unionist Party, known simply as the Unionist Party in Scotland itself, the dominant force in Scottish politics until the late 1950s: see Unionist Party (Scotland)
- Scottish Unionist Party (1986), a small political party in Scotland, from the mid 1980s to the present day