Red Tory

British  

noun

1. a Conservative who holds liberal or mildy socialist views on certain fiscal and social issues

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Example Sentences

That has prompted some to say she's a "Red Tory".

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The phrase "Red Tory" comes from the work of an academic called Phillip Blond, who published a book in 2010 called "Red Tory: How left and right have broken Britain and how we can fix it".

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But Blond clearly hopes Theresa May could be the "Red Tory" he's been looking for.

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Labour MP Ann Coffey, who supported military action, was dubbed a "warmonger" and a "red Tory" in emails seen by the programme.

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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.

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