Tory
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Widdecombe's political career spanned several decades, having served as a Tory MP for Maidstone in Kent from 1987 to 2010.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Paying tribute, former Tory MP Edwina Currie described Widdecombe as a "brilliant" and "articulate" woman.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Even Tory sympathizers came to resent the manners of the occupying force.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
Hailed as a victory for Mr. Cameron’s Tory unionism, the vote to stay was 55% to 45%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
Sometimes we’d read about Patriot victories and other times about Tory victories.
From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
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
Reed, too, said this time was very different as the Tories had repeatedly changed leader while in government.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 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
The North East MSP defeated SNP candidate Richard Thomson, a former MP for Gordon, by a margin of more than 6,000 votes, with the Tories taking almost half of all ballots cast.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 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
