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{{Short description|Conservative Party (UK) pressure group}}
{{About|caucus in the British Conservative Party|the American caucus of a similar name|Blue Collar Caucus}}{{Use dmy dates|date = March 2020}}
{{About|caucus in the British Conservative Party|the American caucus of a similar name|Blue Collar Caucus}}{{Use dmy dates|date = March 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox political party
{{Infobox political party
| name = Blue Collar Conservative Caucus
| name = Blue Collar Conservative Caucus
| logo =
| logo =
| colorcode = #0054A5
| colorcode = #0054A5
| president = [[Esther McVey]]
| president = [[Esther McVey]]
| chairman = [[Ben Bradley (politician)|Ben Bradley]]
| chairperson = [[Ben Bradley (politician)|Ben Bradley]]
| foundation = {{no wrap|{{start date and age|2012|df=y}}}}<br>by [[Esther McVey]]
| foundation = {{no wrap|{{start date and age|2012|df=y}}}}<br>by [[Esther McVey]]
| ideology = {{no wrap|[[Conservatism]]<br>[[Right-wing populism]]<br>[[Euroscepticism]]}}
| ideology = {{nowrap|[[Conservatism in the United Kingdom|Conservatism]]<br>[[Right-wing populism]]<br>[[Social conservatism]]<br>[[Euroscepticism]]}}
| position = [[Centre-right]] to [[right-wing]]
| position = {{nowrap|[[Right-wing politics|Right-wing]]}}
| national = [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]]
| national = [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]]
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| website = {{website|www.bluecollarconservatism.co.uk}}
| website = {{website|www.bluecollarconservatism.co.uk}}
| country = United Kingdom
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}}{{Conservatism UK|Organisations}}
}}'''Blue Collar Conservatives''' are a pressure group and [[caucus]] of [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Members of Parliament]] who identify as [[working class]] conservatives. It was founded in 2012 by former [[cabinet minister]] [[Esther McVey]] and a former conservative parliamentary candidate for Workington, Clark Vasey.<ref>{{Cite blog|url=https://www.conservativehome.com/platform/2019/07/clark-vasey-only-johnson-can-deliver-blue-collar-conservatism.html|title=Only Johnson can deliver Blue Collar Conservatism|date=2019-07-19|work=Conservative Home|access-date=2020-07-01|language=en-GB}}</ref> It was relaunched at the beginning of the [[2019 Conservative Party leadership election]] by Esther McVey, [[Ben Bradley (politician)|Ben Bradley]], the MP for Mansfield since 2017, and [[Scott Mann (politician)|Scott Mann]], the MP for North Cornwall since 2015. The relaunch was reported to have rivalled the recent establishment of the [[One Nation Conservatives (caucus)|One Nation Conservatives]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-48335109|title=Tory MPs launch rival campaign groups|date=2019-05-20|work=BBC News|access-date=2020-03-25|language=en-GB}}</ref> As a group, they aim to, "champion working people and develop a conservative agenda to benefit the voters and communities most neglected by [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]". In the weeks prior to becoming Prime Minister, [[Boris Johnson]] said, "the blue-collar conservatism agenda – particularly in relation to supporting schools, police and other public services [...] is something I’ve already signalled I want to take forward in government.”<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/06/15/theresa-mays-27bn-spending-booby-trap-boris-lame-duck-pm-threatens/|title= Theresa May's £27bn spending booby trap for Boris as lame duck PM threatens to derail next leader's budget|website=www.telegraph.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2020-07-01}}</ref> The ''[[New Statesman]]'' has described the caucus as an influential grouping within the parliamentary party.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2020/02/how-blue-collar-conservatives-could-turn-boris-johnson|title=How the Blue Collar Conservatives could turn on Boris Johnson|website=www.newstatesman.com|language=en|access-date=2020-03-25}}</ref>
'''Blue Collar Conservatives''' are a pressure group and [[caucus]] of [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Members of Parliament]] who identify as [[working class]] conservatives. It was founded in 2012 by former [[cabinet minister]] [[Esther McVey]] and a former conservative parliamentary candidate for [[Workington (UK Parliament constituency)|Workington]] and Fujitsu UK’s head of corporate affairs, Clark Vasey.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.conservativehome.com/platform/2019/07/clark-vasey-only-johnson-can-deliver-blue-collar-conservatism.html|title=Only Johnson can deliver Blue Collar Conservatism|last=Vasey|first=Clark|date=19 July 2019|work=[[ConservativeHome]]|access-date=1 July 2020|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Vaughan |first=Richard |date=2024-01-10 |title=Fujitsu's head lobbyist during Post Office scandal set up Tory MPs' pressure group |url=https://inews.co.uk/news/fujitsu-lobbyist-post-office-scandal-tory-pressure-group-mps-2846557 |access-date=2024-01-12 |website=inews.co.uk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Clark |first=Lindsay |title=How governments become addicted to suppliers like Fujitsu |url=https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/11/fujitsu_public_procurement/ |access-date=2024-01-12 |website=www.theregister.com |language=en}}</ref> It was relaunched at the beginning of the [[2019 Conservative Party leadership election]] by Esther McVey, [[Ben Bradley (politician)|Ben Bradley]], the MP for [[Mansfield (UK Parliament constituency)|Mansfield]] since 2017, and [[Scott Mann (politician)|Scott Mann]], the MP for [[North Cornwall (UK Parliament constituency)|North Cornwall]] since 2015. The relaunch was reported to have rivalled the recent establishment of the [[One Nation Conservatives (caucus)|One Nation Conservatives]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-48335109|title=Tory MPs launch rival campaign groups|date=20 May 2019|work=BBC News|access-date=25 March 2020|language=en-GB}}</ref>


As a group, they aim to "champion working people and develop a conservative agenda to benefit the voters and communities most neglected by [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]". In the weeks prior to becoming Prime Minister, [[Boris Johnson]] said, "the blue-collar conservatism agenda – particularly in relation to supporting schools, police and other public services [...] is something I've already signalled I want to take forward in government."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/06/15/theresa-mays-27bn-spending-booby-trap-boris-lame-duck-pm-threatens/|title=Theresa May's £27bn spending booby trap for Boris as lame duck PM threatens to derail next leader's budget|last1=Malnick|first1=Edward|last2=Mikhailova|first2=Anna|date=15 June 2019|work=The Daily Telegraph|language=en|access-date=1 July 2020}}</ref> The ''[[New Statesman]]'' has described the caucus as an influential grouping within the parliamentary party.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2020/02/how-blue-collar-conservatives-could-turn-boris-johnson|title=How the Blue Collar Conservatives could turn on Boris Johnson|last=Maguire|first=Patrick|date=28 February 2020|work=New Statesman|language=en|access-date=25 March 2020}}</ref>
== Campaigns ==
The group focus their campaigning on empowering [[Blue-collar worker|blue-collar workers]] and other working class people. They also campaigned on [[Brexit]], public services, [[Education in the United Kingdom]] and [[Law enforcement in the United Kingdom|law enforcement]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bluecollarconservatism.co.uk/campaigns|title=Campaigns|website=www.bluecollarconservatism.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2020-07-01}}</ref> The values of the caucus focus on "Conservative Values, Practical Delivery" and were attributed to the result of the [[2019 United Kingdom general election|2019 general election]], where the Conservatives won many seats inside the [[Red wall (British politics)|Red wall]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bluecollarconservatism.co.uk/values|title=Values|website=www.bluecollarconservatism.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2020-07-01}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news|last=McVey|first=Esther|date=2019-12-16|title=Tory electoral triumph has unleashed blue collar conservatism|language=en-GB|work=The Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/12/16/tory-electoral-triumph-has-unleashed-blue-collar-conservatism/|access-date=2020-06-06|issn=0307-1235}}</ref>


In October 2022, Esther McVey stood down as chair and was replaced by [[Lee Anderson (British politician)|Lee Anderson]].{{cn|date=October 2022}}
Many in the caucus have supported cancelling [[High Speed 2]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sholli|first=Sam|date=2019-05-30|title=Heathrow and HS2 in firing line of many prime minister front runners|url=https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/heathrow-and-hs2-in-firing-line-of-many-prime-minister-front-runners-30-05-2019/|access-date=2020-06-06|website=New Civil Engineer|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-01-24|title=Are the new intake of Tory MPs really pushing the party to the centre?|url=https://capx.co/are-the-new-intake-of-tory-mps-really-pushing-the-party-to-the-centre/|access-date=2020-06-06|website=CapX|language=en-GB}}</ref>

== Campaigns ==
The group focus their campaigning on empowering [[Blue-collar worker|blue-collar workers]] and other working-class people. They have also campaigned on [[Brexit]], public services, [[Education in the United Kingdom]] and [[Law enforcement in the United Kingdom|law enforcement]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bluecollarconservatism.co.uk/campaigns|title=Campaigns|website=www.bluecollarconservatism.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2020-07-01}}</ref> The values of the caucus focus on "Conservative Values, Practical Delivery" and were attributed to the result of the [[2019 United Kingdom general election|2019 general election]], where the Conservatives won many seats in the "[[Red wall (British politics)|Red wall]]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bluecollarconservatism.co.uk/values|title=Values|website=www.bluecollarconservatism.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2020-07-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=McVey|first=Esther|date=2019-12-16|title=Tory electoral triumph has unleashed blue collar conservatism|language=en-GB|work=The Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/12/16/tory-electoral-triumph-has-unleashed-blue-collar-conservatism/|access-date=2020-06-06|issn=0307-1235}}</ref>
[[File:Esther mcvey 2.jpg|thumb|294x294px|Esther McVey [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|MP]] founded the group.]]
Many in the caucus have supported cancelling [[High Speed 2]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Sholli|first=Sam|date=2019-05-30|title=Heathrow and HS2 in firing line of many prime minister front runners|url=https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/heathrow-and-hs2-in-firing-line-of-many-prime-minister-front-runners-30-05-2019/|access-date=2020-06-06|magazine=New Civil Engineer|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-01-24|title=Are the new intake of Tory MPs really pushing the party to the centre?|url=https://capx.co/are-the-new-intake-of-tory-mps-really-pushing-the-party-to-the-centre/|access-date=2020-06-06|website=CapX|language=en-GB}}</ref>


== Leadership ==
== Leadership until 2024 ==


=== Board members ===
=== Board members ===
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* Sir [[Gary Streeter]] MP, vice chair
* Sir [[Gary Streeter]] MP, vice chair


== Membership ==
== Membership until 2024 ==
According to the group's website; the members/supporters of the caucus include:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bluecollarconservatism.co.uk/team|title=Team|website=Blue Collar Conservatism|language=en-US|access-date=2020-07-01}}</ref>
According to the group's website; the members/supporters of the caucus included:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bluecollarconservatism.co.uk/team|title=Team|website=Blue Collar Conservatism|language=en-US|access-date=22 May 2022}}</ref>


{| class="wikitable sortable" id="blue-collar"
* [[Nigel Adams]] MP
|+
* [[Adam Afriyie]] MP
!'''Image'''
* [[Lucy Allan (politician)|Lucy Allan]] MP
! colspan="2" | Member of Parliament
* Sir [[David Amess]] MP
|-
* [[Shaun Bailey (West Bromwich MP)|Shaun Bailey]] MP
| [[File:Official portrait of Adam Afriyie MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
* [[Jake Berry]] MP
* [[Bob Blackman]] MP
|[[Adam Afriyie]]
|-
* Sir [[Peter Bottomley]] MP
| [[File:Official portrait of Lucy Allan crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
* Sir [[Graham Brady]] MP
|[[Lucy Allan (politician)|Lucy Allan]]
* [[Jack Brereton]] MP
|-
* [[Andrew Bridgen]] MP
| [[File:Official portrait of Lee Anderson MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
* [[Fiona Bruce (politician)|Fiona Bruce]] MP
|[[Lee Anderson (British politician)|Lee Anderson]]
* [[Robert Buckland]] MP
|-
* [[Alun Cairns]] MP
| [[File:Official portrait of Stuart Anderson MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
* [[Alberto Costa (British politician)|Alberto Costa]] MP
|[[Stuart Anderson (politician)|Stuart Anderson]]
* [[Robert Courts]] MP
|-
* [[Philip Davies]] MP
| [[File:Official portrait of Caroline Ansell MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
* [[David Duguid (politician)|David Duguid]] MP
|[[Caroline Ansell]]
* [[Iain Duncan Smith]] MP
|-
* [[George Eustice]] MP
| [[File:Official portrait of Sarah Atherton MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
* Sir [[David Evennett]] MP
|[[Sarah Atherton]]
* Dr [[Liam Fox]] MP
|-
* [[George Freeman (politician)|George Freeman]] MP
| [[File:Official portrait of Shaun Bailey MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
* [[Mark Garnier]] MP
|[[Shaun Bailey (West Bromwich MP)|Shaun Bailey]]
* Dame [[Cheryl Gillan]] MP
|-
* [[John Glen (politician)|John Glen]] MP
| [[File:Official portrait of Duncan Baker MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
* [[James Gray (British politician)|James Gray]] MP
|[[Duncan Baker]]
* [[Chris Green (politician)|Chris Green]] MP
|-
* [[Robert Halfon]] MP
| [[File:Official portrait of Simon Baynes MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
* [[Trudy Harrison]] MP
|[[Simon Baynes]]
* Sir [[John Hayes (British politician)|John Hayes]] MP
|-
* [[Gordon Henderson (politician)|Gordon Henderson]] MP
| [[File:Official portrait of Aaron Bell MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
* [[Kevin Hollinrake]] MP
|[[Aaron Bell (politician)|Aaron Bell]]
* [[Philip Hollobone]] MP
|-
* [[Nigel Huddleston]] MP
| [[File:Official portrait of Scott Benton MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
* [[Ranil Jayawardena]] MP
|[[Scott Benton (politician)|Scott Benton]]
* Sir [[Bernard Jenkin]] MP
|-
* [[Mark Jenkinson]] MP
| [[File:Official portrait of Rt Hon Jake Berry MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
* [[Andrea Jenkyns]] MP
|[[Jake Berry]]
* [[Daniel Kawczynski]] MP
|-
* [[Greg Knight]] MP
| [[File:Official portrait of Saqib Bhatti MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
* [[Julian Knight (politician)|Julian Knight]] MP
* [[Eleanor Laing]] MP
|[[Saqib Bhatti]]
|-
* [[John Lamont (Scottish politician)|John Lamont]] MP
| [[File:Official portrait of Bob Blackman MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
* [[Pauline Latham]] OBE MP
|[[Bob Blackman]]
* Sir [[Edward Leigh]] MP
|-
* [[Andrew Lewer]] MBE MP
| [[File:Official portrait of Sir Peter Bottomley MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
* Sir [[Julian Lewis]] MP
|[[Peter Bottomley]]
* [[Julia Lopez (politician)|Julia Lopez]] MP
|-
* [[Jonathan Lord]] MP
| [[File:Official portrait of Ben Bradley MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
* [[Tim Loughton]] MP
|[[Ben Bradley (politician)|Ben Bradley]] (Chairperson)
* [[Craig Mackinlay]] MP
|-
* [[Rachel Maclean (politician)|Rachel Maclean]] MP
| [[File:Official portrait of Sir Graham Brady MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
* [[Alan Mak (politician)|Alan Mak]] MP
|[[Graham Brady]]
* [[Kit Malthouse]] MP
|-
* [[Paul Maynard]] MP
| [[File:Official portrait of Jack Brereton MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
* [[Stephen McPartland]] MP
* [[Huw Merriman]] MP
|[[Jack Brereton]]
|-
* [[Stephen Metcalfe (politician)|Stephen Metcalfe]] MP
| [[File:Official portrait of Paul Bristow MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
* [[Damien Moore]] MP
* [[Penny Mordaunt]] MP
|[[Paul Bristow]]
|-
* [[Neil O'Brien]] MP
| [[File:Official portrait of Sara Britcliffe MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
* [[Andrew Percy]] MP
* [[Tom Pursglove]] MP
|[[Sara Britcliffe]]
|-
* [[Andrew Rosindell]] MP
| [[File:Official portrait of Fiona Bruce MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
* [[David Rutley]] MP
|[[Fiona Bruce (politician)|Fiona Bruce]]
* [[Bob Seely]] MBE MP
|-
* [[Andrew Selous]] MP
| [[File:Official portrait of Rt Hon Robert Buckland MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
* [[Chloe Smith]] MP
|[[Robert Buckland]]
* [[Henry Smith (British politician)|Henry Smith]] MP
|-
* [[Julian Sturdy]] MP
| [[File:Official portrait of Rob Butler crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
* [[Robert Syms]] MP
|[[Rob Butler (politician)|Rob Butler]]
* [[Anne-Marie Trevelyan]] MP
|-
* [[Tom Tugendhat]] MBE MP
| [[File:Official portrait of Rt Hon Alun Cairns MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
* [[Martin Vickers]] MP
* [[Robin Walker]] MP
|[[Alun Cairns]]
|-
* [[Heather Wheeler]] MP
| [[File:Official portrait of Andy Carter MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
* [[Craig Whittaker]] MP
* [[Mike Wood (Conservative politician)|Mike Wood]] MP
|[[Andy Carter (politician)|Andy Carter]]
|-
* [[Nadhim Zahawi]] MP
| [[File:Official portrait of Maria Caulfield crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|[[Maria Caulfield]]
|-
| [[File:Official portrait of Brendan Clarke-Smith MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|[[Brendan Clarke-Smith]]
|-
| [[File:Official portrait of Chris Clarkson MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|[[Chris Clarkson (politician)|Chris Clarkson]]
|-
| [[File:Official portrait of Alberto Costa MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|[[Alberto Costa (British politician)|Alberto Costa]]
|-
| [[File:Official portrait of Robert Courts MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|[[Robert Courts]]
|-
| [[File:Official portrait of James Daly MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|[[James Daly (English politician)|James Daly]]
|-
| [[File:Official portrait of Dr James Davies MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|[[James Davies (politician)|James Davies]]
|-
| [[File:Official portrait of Gareth Davies MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|[[Gareth Davies (English politician)|Gareth Davies]]
|-
| [[File:Official portrait of Philip Davies crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|[[Philip Davies]] (Vice-chair)
|-
| [[File:Official portrait of Rt Hon David Davis MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|[[David Davis (British politician)|David Davis]]
|-
| [[File:Official portrait of Dehenna Davison MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|[[Dehenna Davison]] (Vice-chair)
|-
| [[File:Official portrait of Miss Sarah Dines MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|[[Sarah Dines]]
|-
| [[File:Official portrait of Sir Iain Duncan Smith MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|[[Iain Duncan Smith]]
|-
| [[File:Official portrait of Mark Eastwood MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|[[Mark Eastwood]]
|-
| [[File:Official portrait of George Eustice MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|[[George Eustice]]
|-
| [[File:Official portrait of David Evennett crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|[[David Evennett]]
|-
| [[File:Official portrait of Ben Everitt MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|[[Ben Everitt]]
|-
| [[File:Official portrait of Simon Fell MP.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|[[Simon Fell (politician)|Simon Fell]]
|-
| [[File:Official portrait of Katherine Fletcher MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|[[Katherine Fletcher]]
|-
| [[File:Official portrait of Mark Fletcher MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|[[Mark Fletcher (politician)|Mark Fletcher]]
|-
| [[File:Official portrait of Nick Fletcher MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|[[Nick Fletcher (politician)|Nick Fletcher]]
|-
| [[File:Official portrait of Dr Liam Fox crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|[[Liam Fox]]
|-
| [[File:Official portrait of Richard Fuller MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|[[Richard Fuller (Conservative politician)|Richard Fuller]]
|-
| [[File:Official portrait of Mark Garnier MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|[[Mark Garnier]]
|-
| [[File:Official portrait of Peter Gibson MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|[[Peter Gibson (politician)|Peter Gibson]]
|-
| [[File:Official portrait of Jo Gideon MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|[[Jo Gideon]]
|-
| [[File:Official portrait of Rt Hon Dame Cheryl Gillan MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|[[Cheryl Gillan]]
|-
| [[File:Official portrait of John Glen MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|[[John Glen (politician)|John Glen]]
|-
| [[File:Official portrait of James Gray MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|[[James Gray (British politician)|James Gray]]
|-
| [[File:Official portrait of Chris Green MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|[[Chris Green (politician)|Chris Green]]
|-
| [[File:Official portrait of James Grundy MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|[[James Grundy (politician)|James Grundy]]
|-
| [[File:Official portrait of Jonathan Gullis MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|[[Jonathan Gullis]]
|-
| [[File:Official portrait of Robert Halfon crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|[[Robert Halfon]]
|-
| [[File:Official portrait of Trudy Harrison MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|[[Trudy Harrison]]
|-
| [[File:Official portrait of Sally-Ann Hart MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|[[Sally-Ann Hart]]
|-
| [[File:Official portrait of Mr John Hayes crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|[[John Hayes (British politician)|John Hayes]]
|-
| [[File:Official portrait of Gordon Henderson MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|[[Gordon Henderson (politician)|Gordon Henderson]]
|-
| [[File:Official portrait of Darren Henry MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|[[Darren Henry]]
|-
| [[File:Official portrait of Antony Higginbotham MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|[[Antony Higginbotham]]
|-
| [[File:Official portrait of Mr Richard Holden MP 2020 crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|[[Richard Holden (British politician)|Richard Holden]]
|-
| [[File:Official portrait of Kevin Hollinrake MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|[[Kevin Hollinrake]]
|-
| [[File:Official portrait of Mr Philip Hollobone MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|[[Philip Hollobone]]
|-
| [[File:Official portrait of Paul Howell MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|[[Paul Howell (MP)|Paul Howell]]
|-
| [[File:Official portrait of Nigel Huddleston MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|[[Nigel Huddleston]]
|-
| [[File:Official portrait of Dr Neil Hudson MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|[[Neil Hudson (politician)|Neil Hudson]]
|-
| [[File:Official portrait of Eddie Hughes MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|[[Eddie Hughes (British politician)|Eddie Hughes]] (Vice-chair)
|-
| [[File: Official portrait of Jane Hunt MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|[[Jane Hunt (politician)|Jane Hunt]]
|-
| [[File:Official portrait of Mr Ranil Jayawardena MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|[[Ranil Jayawardena]]
|-
| [[File:Official portrait of Sir Bernard Jenkin MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|[[Bernard Jenkin]]
|-
| [[File:Official portrait of Mark Jenkinson MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|[[Mark Jenkinson]]
|-
| [[File:Official portrait of Mrs Andrea Jenkyns MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|[[Andrea Jenkyns]] (Vice-chair)
|-
| [[File:Official portrait of Daniel Kawczynski MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|[[Daniel Kawczynski]]
|-
| [[File:Greg knight speaks at meeting (cropped).jpg|frameless|50px]]
|[[Greg Knight]]
|-
| [[File:Official portrait of Julian Knight MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|[[Julian Knight (politician)|Julian Knight]]
|-
| [[File:Eleanor Laing 2022.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|[[Eleanor Laing]]
|-
| [[File:Official portrait of John Lamont MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|[[John Lamont]]
|-
| [[File:Official portrait of Robert Largan MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|[[Robert Largan]]
|-
| [[File:Official portrait of Mrs Pauline Latham MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|[[Pauline Latham]]
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== Blue Collar Conversations: from pub to podcast ==
== Blue Collar Conversations: from pub to podcast ==


Since its relaunch, the group travelled to pubs across the country holding open events called 'Blue Collar Conversations' in which UK cabinet ministers and MPs discussed ideas and policies in an informal setting with members of the public. Speaking at one of those events, a member of the group is reported to have said: "The party needs to adopt the blue-collar Conservatism approach – travel to pubs across the country and reach out to the people… a pub-ocracy!”<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/boris-johnson-british-pub-tour-brexit-esther-mcvey-345448|title=Boris Johnson should tour pubs to win over British people, Esther McVey says|website=inews|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-07-01}}</ref>
Since its relaunch, the group travelled to pubs across the country holding open events called 'Blue Collar Conversations' in which UK cabinet ministers and MPs discussed ideas and policies in an informal setting with members of the public. Speaking at one of those events, a member of the group is reported to have said: "The party needs to adopt the blue-collar Conservatism approach – travel to pubs across the country and reach out to the people… a pub-ocracy!"<ref>{{cite news|url=https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/boris-johnson-british-pub-tour-brexit-esther-mcvey-345448|title=Boris Johnson should tour pubs to win over British people, Esther McVey says|last=Gye|first=Hugo|date=30 September 2019|website=i|language=en-GB|access-date=1 July 2020}}</ref>


The group then launched a weekly podcast of the same name as the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom|United Kingdom went into official lockdown from the coronavirus pandemic]]. The podcast is described as "a space to champion working people". New episodes are released every Sunday and cover a range of topical issues, from crime and justice to care homes and football, and the cosmetic industry to education. The podcast is hosted by Esther McVey and guests have included [[Nick Knowles]], [[Ching He Huang]], [[Toby Young]], [[Linda Yueh]], [[Tom Harwood]], [[Chris Wright (music industry executive)|Chris Wright]], [[Mark Radcliffe (radio broadcaster)|Mark Radcliffe]] and [[Bradford City A.F.C.]]; however, the podcast prides itself on also providing a platform for everyday working people.<ref>{{Cite web|url=//https://www.bluecollarconversations.co.uk|title=Home|website=Blue Collar Conversations|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-07-01}}</ref>
The group then launched a weekly podcast of the same name. The podcast is described as "a space to champion working people". New episodes are released every Sunday and cover a range of topical issues, from crime and justice to care homes and football, and the cosmetic industry to education. The podcast is hosted by Esther McVey and guests have included [[Nick Knowles]], [[Ching He Huang]], [[Toby Young]], [[Linda Yueh]], [[Tom Harwood]], [[Chris Wright (music industry executive)|Chris Wright]], [[Mark Radcliffe (radio broadcaster)|Mark Radcliffe]] and [[Bradford City A.F.C.]]; however, the podcast prides itself on also providing a platform for everyday working people.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bluecollarconservatism.co.uk/podcast|title=PODCAST|website=BCC}}</ref>


== See also ==

* [[Social class in the United Kingdom]]
== References ==
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This article is about caucus in the British Conservative Party. For the American caucus of a similar name, see Blue Collar Caucus.

Blue Collar Conservative Caucus
PresidentEsther McVey
ChairpersonBen Bradley
Founded2012; 13 years ago (2012)
by Esther McVey
IdeologyConservatism
Right-wing populism
Social conservatism
Euroscepticism
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Blue Collar Conservatives are a pressure group and caucus of Conservative Party Members of Parliament who identify as working class conservatives. It was founded in 2012 by former cabinet minister Esther McVey and a former conservative parliamentary candidate for Workington and Fujitsu UK’s head of corporate affairs, Clark Vasey.[1][2][3] It was relaunched at the beginning of the 2019 Conservative Party leadership election by Esther McVey, Ben Bradley, the MP for Mansfield since 2017, and Scott Mann, the MP for North Cornwall since 2015. The relaunch was reported to have rivalled the recent establishment of the One Nation Conservatives.[4]

As a group, they aim to "champion working people and develop a conservative agenda to benefit the voters and communities most neglected by Labour". In the weeks prior to becoming Prime Minister, Boris Johnson said, "the blue-collar conservatism agenda – particularly in relation to supporting schools, police and other public services [...] is something I've already signalled I want to take forward in government."[5] The New Statesman has described the caucus as an influential grouping within the parliamentary party.[6]

In October 2022, Esther McVey stood down as chair and was replaced by Lee Anderson.[citation needed]

Campaigns

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The group focus their campaigning on empowering blue-collar workers and other working-class people. They have also campaigned on Brexit, public services, Education in the United Kingdom and law enforcement.[7] The values of the caucus focus on "Conservative Values, Practical Delivery" and were attributed to the result of the 2019 general election, where the Conservatives won many seats in the "Red wall".[8][9]

Esther McVey MP founded the group.

Many in the caucus have supported cancelling High Speed 2.[10][11]

Leadership until 2024

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Board members

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Membership until 2024

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According to the group's website; the members/supporters of the caucus included:[12]

Image Member of Parliament
Adam Afriyie
Lucy Allan
Lee Anderson
Stuart Anderson
Caroline Ansell
Sarah Atherton
Shaun Bailey
Duncan Baker
Simon Baynes
Aaron Bell
Scott Benton
Jake Berry
Saqib Bhatti
Bob Blackman
Peter Bottomley
Ben Bradley (Chairperson)
Graham Brady
Jack Brereton
Paul Bristow
Sara Britcliffe
Fiona Bruce
Robert Buckland
Rob Butler
Alun Cairns
Andy Carter
Maria Caulfield
Brendan Clarke-Smith
Chris Clarkson
Alberto Costa
Robert Courts
James Daly
James Davies
Gareth Davies
Philip Davies (Vice-chair)
David Davis
Dehenna Davison (Vice-chair)
Sarah Dines
Iain Duncan Smith
Mark Eastwood
George Eustice
David Evennett
Ben Everitt
Simon Fell
Katherine Fletcher
Mark Fletcher
Nick Fletcher
Liam Fox
Richard Fuller
Mark Garnier
Peter Gibson
Jo Gideon
Cheryl Gillan
John Glen
James Gray
Chris Green
James Grundy
Jonathan Gullis
Robert Halfon
Trudy Harrison
Sally-Ann Hart
John Hayes
Gordon Henderson
Darren Henry
Antony Higginbotham
Richard Holden
Kevin Hollinrake
Philip Hollobone
Paul Howell
Nigel Huddleston
Neil Hudson
Eddie Hughes (Vice-chair)
Jane Hunt
Ranil Jayawardena
Bernard Jenkin
Mark Jenkinson
Andrea Jenkyns (Vice-chair)
Daniel Kawczynski
Greg Knight
Julian Knight
Eleanor Laing
John Lamont
Robert Largan
Pauline Latham
Edward Leigh
Andrew Lewer (Vice-chair)
Ian Levy
Julian Lewis
Chris Loder
Mark Logan
Marco Longhi
Julia Lopez
Jonathan Lord
Tim Loughton
Craig Mackinlay
Cherilyn Mackrory
Rachel Maclean
Alan Mak
Kit Malthouse
Anthony Mangnall
Scott Mann (Vice-chair)
Paul Maynard
Jason McCartney
Karl McCartney
Stephen McPartland
Esther McVey (Founder)
Johnny Mercer
Huw Merriman
Stephen Metcalfe
Robin Millar
Damien Moore
Robbie Moore
Penny Mordaunt
Kieran Mullan
Holly Mumby-Croft
Lia Nici
Neil O'Brien
Andrew Percy
Priti Patel
Tom Pursglove
Tom Randall
Nicola Richards
Angela Richardson
Andrew Rosindell
Lee Rowley (Vice-chair)
Dean Russell
David Rutley
Gary Sambrook
Selaine Saxby
Bob Seely
Andrew Selous
Chloe Smith
Greg Smith
Henry Smith
Amanda Solloway
Alexander Stafford
Jane Stevenson
John Stevenson (Vice-chair)
Gary Streeter (Vice-chair)
Julian Sturdy
James Sunderland
Robert Syms
Derek Thomas
Anne-Marie Trevelyan
Tom Tugendhat
Matt Vickers
Martin Vickers
Robin Walker
Jamie Wallis
Suzanne Webb
Heather Wheeler
Craig Whittaker
Mike Wood
Jacob Young
Nadhim Zahawi

Blue Collar Conversations: from pub to podcast

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Since its relaunch, the group travelled to pubs across the country holding open events called 'Blue Collar Conversations' in which UK cabinet ministers and MPs discussed ideas and policies in an informal setting with members of the public. Speaking at one of those events, a member of the group is reported to have said: "The party needs to adopt the blue-collar Conservatism approach – travel to pubs across the country and reach out to the people… a pub-ocracy!"[13]

The group then launched a weekly podcast of the same name. The podcast is described as "a space to champion working people". New episodes are released every Sunday and cover a range of topical issues, from crime and justice to care homes and football, and the cosmetic industry to education. The podcast is hosted by Esther McVey and guests have included Nick Knowles, Ching He Huang, Toby Young, Linda Yueh, Tom Harwood, Chris Wright, Mark Radcliffe and Bradford City A.F.C.; however, the podcast prides itself on also providing a platform for everyday working people.[14]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Vasey, Clark (19 July 2019). "Only Johnson can deliver Blue Collar Conservatism". ConservativeHome. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  2. ^ Vaughan, Richard (10 January 2024). "Fujitsu's head lobbyist during Post Office scandal set up Tory MPs' pressure group". inews.co.uk. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  3. ^ Clark, Lindsay. "How governments become addicted to suppliers like Fujitsu". www.theregister.com. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Tory MPs launch rival campaign groups". BBC News. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  5. ^ Malnick, Edward; Mikhailova, Anna (15 June 2019). "Theresa May's £27bn spending booby trap for Boris as lame duck PM threatens to derail next leader's budget". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  6. ^ Maguire, Patrick (28 February 2020). "How the Blue Collar Conservatives could turn on Boris Johnson". New Statesman. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Campaigns". www.bluecollarconservatism.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Values". www.bluecollarconservatism.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  9. ^ McVey, Esther (16 December 2019). "Tory electoral triumph has unleashed blue collar conservatism". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  10. ^ Sholli, Sam (30 May 2019). "Heathrow and HS2 in firing line of many prime minister front runners". New Civil Engineer. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  11. ^ "Are the new intake of Tory MPs really pushing the party to the centre?". CapX. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  12. ^ "Team". Blue Collar Conservatism. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  13. ^ Gye, Hugo (30 September 2019). "Boris Johnson should tour pubs to win over British people, Esther McVey says". i. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  14. ^ "PODCAST". BCC.
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