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The Tory Reform Group is a group within the United Kingdom's Conservative Party, that uphold the One Nation Tory vision.

They are opposed to withdrawal from the European Union, and support British entry into the Euro.

Decline

In recent years, the Tory Reform Group has lost influence. The number of prominent members of the group in positions of influence in the party is gradually declining. For example the most prominent member of the Shadow Cabinet who was also a member of the TRG, Damian Green, was forced from the Shadow Cabinet in 2004. The "wet" views of Ken Clarke were seen as the primary reason for his two consecutive losses of the Conservative leadership, under radically different electoral situations.

There are many reasons for this decline. The rebirth of economic liberalism has meant that many Conservative members no longer saw the need for a centralist position on economics. The growing importance of Europe as an issue in British politics also meant that the Conservative Party's euroscepticism attracted new eurosceptic members. New Labour's moderation attracted the sort of young centrist politicians who would have normally been

Defections from the Conservative Party

Because of the decline of influence within the Conservative Party, many younger members of the TRG have receently defected to a more left wing parties. The following TRG members subsequently left the Conservative Party to other parties:

Liberal Democrats

Emma Nicholson Susan Bell Arthur Bell Hugh Dykes John Lee Paul Howell Bill Newton Dunn Peter Price Keith Raffan Anna McCurley

Labour Party

Shaun Woodward Alan Howarth Peter Temple-Morris

Pro Euro Conservative Party

Sir Anthony Meyer John Stevens Brendan Donnelly Ian Gilmour

Officers

• President: Ken Clarke
• Patrons: David Curry, Stephen Dorrell, Michael Heseltine, Douglas Hurd, Chris Patten, Malcolm Rifkind, Tim Sainsbury, Ian Taylor, George Young, Lord Hunt of Wirral, Lord Kingsland, Peter Walker.
• Vice-Presidents: Alistair Burt, Damian Green, Jonathan Evans, Caroline Jackson.