Red Tory

noun

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

Example Sentences

Called a "Red Tory" by some in the party, she described this as a "very unpleasant period" in an interview with the BBC's Nick Robinson.

From BBC

In his complaint to Sir Roderick the MS said: "I told him not to speak to me or I would report him to the Standards Commissioner. He said 'go on then. I know all about you, you red Tory, you are just a bully, I know all about you. You're a coward in your big group. I will get you'," Mr Antoniw told Sir Roderick.

From BBC

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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