Tories

1. A political party in Britain, also called the Conservative party. In the late eighteenth century, the Tories took form as defenders of the king and stability and of established interests in Britain; they advised caution in making political and social change. Winston Churchill, Benjamin Disraeli, and Margaret Thatcher belonged to the party.

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He contrasted Reform's proposal with the Tories who he said had come out with a "full plan".

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Shadow justice minister Kieran Mullan has called the government's plan "a betrayal of victims", while Labour have accused the Tories of "rank hypocrisy" after they left prisons "at breaking point".

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The Tories' leader in the Senedd will meet the first minister on Tuesday for initial talks on whether they can do a deal on the Welsh government's budget.

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The Great Yarmouth MP will take one of the three seats reserved for Tories on the public accounts committee, which oversees government spending.

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The Tories are already banging the drum for what they happily refer to as a "drill, baby, drill" approach.

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