Sentences with phrase «old guard backbenchers»

Any cut would most obviously affect those currently in the inner sanctum who can expect top jobs, which may surprise some of the party's backbenchers who felt the Tory leadership protected their own so - called Notting Hill set while being happy to hang out to dry old guard backbenchers such as Anthony Steen, who stood down over the expenses scandal.

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Three old guard Tory backbenchers — Douglas Hogg, Anthony Steen and Sir Peter Viggers — whose gardens were maintained by taxpayers, were shamed into announcing they would stand down at the general election.

I'm afraid that the world has moved on from the time when a well crafted piece from John Redwood would be enough to send potential Ukip jacks back into their Tory boxes.A party where the old guard of Maude Clarke, Hurd, Heseltine, Gummer, Patten etc clearly now pull the strings of an inexperienced leader just endorses the fear of being conned.What did happen to the Tory policy on fisheries?Why can only backbenchers support BOO whilst shadow (non) ministers and whips are blackmailed into supporting the collective policy of continued EU membership.Why would those seeking disengagement from what even the most active champions of the EU now CONTINUALLY refer to as an experiment vote Conservative?