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Tory Reform Group

The Tory Reform Group (TRG) is a pressure group associated with the British Conservative Party that works to promote "modern, progressive Conservatism... economic efficiency and social justice" and "a Conservatism that supports equality, diversity and civil liberties",[1] values sometimes associated with Harold Macmillan's "Middle Way" or what the group consider a moderate one-nation conservatism. Senior figures include Michael Heseltine, Douglas Hurd, Kenneth Clarke, and Chris Patten.

The TRG supported David Cameron, who described TRG as "central to where we need to be in the future".[2] The group has an events programme and publications, principally its journal.[3] Members include parliamentarians, councillors, association officers and private individuals.

President:

The Lord Clarke of Nottingham

Chairman: Flora Coleman

Deputy Chairman: Stephanie Reeves

Patrons: Sir John Major, Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth, David Curry, Stephen Dorrell, Charles Hendry, Lord Heseltine, Lord Hunt of Wirral, Lord Hurd of Westwell, Lord Howard of Lympne, Steven Norris, Lord Patten of Barnes, Sir Malcolm Rifkind, Sir Timothy Sainsbury, Ian Taylor, Lady Verma, Sir George Young, Richard Fuller, Neil Carmichael.

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Vice-Presidents: Alistair Burt, Damian Green MP, Jonathan Evans, Sir Robert Buckland MP and Jane Ellison.

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: Emma Nicholson,[10] Susan Bell,[11] Arthur Bell,[11] Hugh Dykes, Lord John Lee, Bill Newton Dunn, Peter Price MEP, Keith Raffan,[12] Anna McCurley, Harold Elletson, Cyril Townsend, Peter Thurnham, Sir Anthony Meyer, Paul Howell MEP

Liberal Democrats

: Shaun Woodward, Alan Howarth,[10] Peter Temple-Morris, Alan Amos, Anthony Nelson, Robert V. Jackson, Judith Symes[13]

Labour Party

: John Stevens MEP, Brendan Donnelly MEP, Ian Gilmour, Tim Rathbone, Julian Critchley, Nicholas Scott, David Knox MP, Robert Hicks, Margaret Daly, Adam Fergusson, Madron Seligman, Anthony Simpson

Pro-Euro Conservative Party

: Stuart Bayless; Tom Hayhoe.[14]

Social Democratic Party

: Anna Soubry,[15] Stephen Dorrell, Neil Carmichael.

The Independent Group

In the past, some Conservatives, who were also members of the TRG, have defected to parties to the left of the Conservatives. The following TRG members subsequently left the Conservative Party to other parties:

Conservative Way Forward

official site

Tory Reform Group

official Tory Reform Group blog

Egremont

of the Tory Reform Group papers at LSE Archives

Catalogue