Tory
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Sir Mel described his time in the senior Tory role as a "great honour".
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
On Saturday, Sir James announced he was quitting the Tory front bench as shadow secretary of state for housing, communities and local government to run for City Hall at the next mayoral election in 2028.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
She held senior roles in successive Tory governments, including a three-year spell as home secretary under Boris Johnson.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
Badenoch will also have to recalibrate her approach to PMQs, with senior Tory aides saying Burnham is a "different proposition" to Sir Keir Starmer.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Remember James Rivington, the New York Tory who printed the pro-British Gazette and spied for Washington?
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
During the last general election campaign Labour raised about £9m, the Tories, Reform and the Lib Dems all less than £2m.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Montgomerie defected from the Tories 18 months ago but was suspended from Reform UK last month after he criticised senior figures.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
The politician became a household name in the 1990s due to her socially conservative views that put her on the right of the Tories.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
You can’t entirely blame him: It was he, after all, who led Labour to its historic July 2024 victory over Sunak and the Tories, winning 411 of the 650 seats in the House of Commons.
From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2026
People on both sides spoke the same language and could easily make believe they were Tories or Patriots.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
