Sentence examples for tory taste from inspiring English sources

The Tories ended up with their current stark choice because of the party's unease with Michael Portillo, 47, the man who was the front-runner when the five-man race began earlier this month but proved too exotic for Tory taste in the final runoff.

They may increase their lead in May by taking back votes from UKIP, a right-wing fringe party that did well last time.Mr Johnson's clownishness is not to every senior Tory's taste but his high profile especially with young voters makes his antics easier to swallow.

In Britain, remember the hedge fund and private equity barons, who in 2010 contributed half of all the Conservative party's election funds – and so effectively bought the Tories their first taste of government in 18 years.

Dave must not cringe to the Tory dinosaurs who have tasted blood.

Some ask too whether he is too Tory for the party's taste.

Some Labour backbenchers could not forgive his taste for glamorous Tory women and his desire to turn a fast buck.What makes Mr Blunkett's fall from grace sadder is that his modest business activities may have been motivated by an urge to provide for his sons, whose inheritance was being spent on his paternity suit.

We had our first taste of the Tories' general election press conference centre this morning for George Osborne's announcement on how he will reverse part of the coming rise in national insurance contributions and cut the fiscal deficit faster than Labour.

But the lighthearted reference to 1922 gave a taste of the high Tory spirits.

Voters do not elect PMs for their taste in retro-rockers, the Tory right is correct about that too.

In a taste of what was to come, after losing as a Tory, he won on his second attempt by pretending he opposed the policies he had previously endorsed.

Tories are known for their charm, after all, but not for their taste.