Conservative Mainstream is a
pressure group
Advocacy groups, also known as lobby groups, interest groups, special interest groups, pressure groups, or public associations, use various forms of advocacy or lobbying to influence public opinion and ultimately public policy. They play an impor ...
on the left of the British
Conservative Party, advocating
centrist
Centrism is the range of political ideologies that exist between left-wing politics and right-wing politics on the left–right political spectrum. It is associated with moderate politics, including people who strongly support moderate policie ...
views.
It was founded in 1996. It is now aligned closely to the
Tory Reform Group and the
Conservative Europe Group. Its chairman is
Damian Green
Damian Howard Green (born 17 January 1956) is a British politician who served as First Secretary of State and Minister for the Cabinet Office from June to December 2017 in the second May government. A member of the Conservative Party, he s ...
MP.
External links
Conservative Mainstream website
1996 establishments in the United Kingdom
Centrism in the United Kingdom
Organisations associated with the Conservative Party (UK)
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