A Tory is a person who holds a political philosophy known as Toryism, based on a British version of traditionalism and conservatism, which upholds the supremacy of social order as it has evolved in the English culture throughout history. The Tory ethos has been summed up with the phrase "God, Queen, and Country". Tories generally advocate monarchism, and were historically of a high church Anglican religious heritage, opposed to the liberalism of the Whig faction.
On a visit to Darlington-based Subsea Innovation, which manufactures technology used in offshore energy, Chancellor Sajid Javid responds to the IFS's claim that Labour and the Tories' spending plans..
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Boris Johnson has tried his hand at bricklaying as he visited a new housing development to announce Tory plans to build a million more homes.
The prime minister smoothed cement and laid a few bricks..
Sajid Javid has set out the Conservatives' National Insurance policy ahead of the party's election manifesto launch. Under a Tory government the National Insurance threshold would be raised from..
Chief Executive of Full Fact Will Moy says the Conservative Party misled the public after it rebranded its official Twitter account as "factcheckUK".
He adds election laws need to be updated to..
With the certainty that the UK will leave the EU under a Labour government in doubt, northern English towns that are traditionally staunch in favor of the party could make a historic swing to the..
Speaking on Arbroath Harbour, the SNP leader and First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says her party is the only major challenger to the Conservative Party in every single Tory-held seat in Scotland. Report..
The Conservative Party said they will triple tree-planting rates if they win the General Election. Former environment secretary Michael Gove blamed the Common Agricultural Policy for the Government not..
After being criticised for their response to the floods, Robert Jenrick has said that the government are "doing absolutely everything we can to support people through this very difficult time". The..
Nigel Farage discusses the forthcoming General Election at a boxing club in east London, where he says he would "want to see the manifesto" before considering whether or note to vote for the..
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Nigel Farage has accused the Conservatives of putting "party before country" and risking splitting the Brexit vote in 140 Labour-held constituencies that the Tories have never won. Report by Khanomh...
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said a vote for any other party will deliver a Jeremy Corbyn led government, which would lead to two more referendums, one on Brexit and one on Scotland's independence...
Shadow chancellor John McDonnell addresses Labour supporters at a rally in Liverpool, ahead of the General Election on December 12. Mr McDonnnell struck back at former colleague Ian Austin after the..
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Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns has resigned after being accused of “brazenly lying” about his knowledge of an allegation that a Tory candidate had sabotaged a rape trial. The Cabinet minister’s..
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A look at the 10 Conservative MPs to have had the Tory whip restored after rebelling against the Government in a crucial Commons vote in September. Another 10 MPs have remained independent, while one..
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Mandatory credit: The Andrew Marr Show, BBC One. 24-hour use only. Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson and Conservative Party Chairman James Cleverly discuss Brexit on The Andrew Marr Show.
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A former Tory minister has apologised after he was accuse of telling his Sikh rival he was "talking through his turban" during an election debate. Independent - Published
The Conservatives raised 26 times as much cash from big money donors as the Labour party in the first week of the election campaign, official figures show. Independent - Published
Prime minister says point at which workers pay National Insurance will be raised to £9,500 in next year's budget, but gives no timetable for final rise to £12,500 Independent - Published
The Conservatives have been attacked over a trick that saw them rebrand as supposed fact-checkers on Twitter and then use that account to post anti-Labour propaganda. Independent - Published
Lee Anderson, the Conservative candidate in Ashfield, accused of 'targeting vulnerable people' after appearing to propose forced labour Independent - Published
More than half of towns set to benefit from £3.6bn fund are held by Tory MPs, despite vast majority of poorest areas being in Labour constituencies Independent - Published
'Just imagine this had happened in Surrey instead of Yorkshire and the East Midlands - I think it would have been a very different story,' says Labour leader before visiting flood-hit Doncaster Independent - Published
Laughter as Rishi Sunak fails – four times – to answer question on the 'cost of Johnson', despite hotly-disputed Tory dossier on 'cost of Corbyn' Independent - Published
A slump in Labour support since the last election has seen Jeremy Corbyn's party fall behind Tories in its northern strongholds, a massive new poll of more than 11,000 people has found. Independent - Published
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