Cornerstone Group
Think tank
| Cornerstone Group link Website | |
|---|---|
| Motto | Faith, Flag and Family |
| Headquarters | United Kingdom |
| Type | Think tank |
| Membership | Edward Leigh ,Bill Cash,John Redwood ,John Whittingdale,John Hayes,Christopher Chope ,Laurence Robertson ,Ian Liddell-Grainger ,Greg Knight ,Andrew Rosindell,Peter Bone,Stephen Crabb,David T C Davies ,Philip Davies Shipley ,Robert Goodwill,Greg Hands,Philip Hollobone,Adam Holloway ,David Jones ,Daniel Kawczynski ,Charles Walker,Nigel Adams ,Steve Baker,Fiona Bruce ,Robert Halfon,Sajid Javid,Kwasi Kwarteng,Jacob Rees-Mogg ,Priti Patel,Martin Vickers |
| A group of Conservative MPs. | |
The Cornerstone Group is a group of Conservative British MPs who say they stand for:
the Monarchy; traditional marriage; family and community duties; proper pride in our nation’s distinctive qualities; quality of life over soulless utility; social responsibility over personal selfishness; social justice as civic duty, not state dependency; compassion for those in need; reducing government waste; lower taxation and deregulation; our ancient liberties against politically correct censorship and a commitment to our democratically elected parliament.[1]
The group have been critical of the Tory modernisers associated with David Cameron and his aides. During the 2005 leadership race The Times wrote that the newly formed group had made 'a ferocious counterblast against the party’s modernising wing today, arguing that “faith, the flag and family” must be central to Tory thinking if the party is to win again.' [2]
Members
MPs, but not peers, listed on the Cornerstone Web site as members as of 20 June 2018.[3]
External Resources
- David Hencke, David Cameron and the roast beef rebels, Progressonline, 25 May 2010.
References
- ↑ PDF of Cornerstone Group > Who We Are, <http://cornerstonegroup.wordpress.com/about> created 12 April 2010
- ↑ Philip Webster, Tory Right rallies around faith, flag and the family', The Times, 25 July 2005, accessed 13 Apr 2010.
- ↑ https://cornerstonegroup.wordpress.com/about/
- ↑ Chope was MP for Southampton Itchen from 1983 until 1992.
- ↑ Knight was MP for Derby North from 1983 until 1997.