Tory

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Keir Starmer, who took the post two years ago, ending 14 years of Tory rule, announced his resignation on Monday, almost 10 years to the day that Britain voted to leave the European Union.

From Slate • Jun. 23, 2026

For the past five years, both Tory and Labour governments have used a picturesque seafront hotel—the faded Metropole—to house hundreds of asylum seekers as they waited for their claims to be processed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

The seat had been held by the SNP's Stephen Flynn since 2019 but has shifted over the years, with a Tory MP in 2017, SNP in 2015, and Labour's Anne Begg between 1997-2015.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026

Tory Gavito, the president of Way to Win, a progressive donor network and research organization, told Salon that she sees the autopsy as basically agnostic on what, if anything, the Democrats should stand for.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

“We should have it here, too. There are plenty of Loyalists in Westchester County, but there’s no control. Rebel and Tory live almost in open warfare with each other.”

From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier