Red Tory
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Notwithstanding the recent innovations of Lord Glasman's socially conservative Blue Labour and Phillip Blond's communitarian Red Tory movement, it's rare in modern British politics to see candidates in non-standard colours.
From BBC • May 3, 2015
In fairness, it is not a claim that Blond himself makes and Red Tory , his grand thesis, contains tinges of scepticism about the Conservatives' professed conversion to a "compassionate" agenda.
From The Guardian • Apr. 3, 2010
Mulroney is what members of his party call a "Red Tory," a pragmatist who favors compromise over ideological combat.
From Time Magazine Archive
Among them: Ontario's Flora MacDonald, known as the "Red Tory" because of her progressive social views, who may become Secretary of State for External Affairs.
From Time Magazine Archive
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