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He was asked by email if he could give assurances that his political ideals, forged as a long-serving Conservative cabinet minister and Tory party chairman, "will not take precedence over his commitment as BBC chairman to keep the BBC truly independent and impartial from all political influences".

Failing to defend BBC's independence would make me a moron – Lord Patten 2011

But they are beginning to think that they underestimate him at their peril, as might be expected with a former Tory party chairman and last governor of Hong Kong.

BBC management eyes Lord Patten nervously 2011

The coalition cabinet has only four female members: Caroline Spelman at environment, Cheryl Gillan, the Welsh secretary, Tory party chairman Baroness Warsi and the redoubtable May herself, who seems to be able to get away with being forthright on women's issues without attracting the vilification heaped on Harriet Harman, if only because she has entranced male commentators with her kitten heels.

This austerity budget acts as a woman-seeking missile 2010

For instance, Tory party leader David Cameron has a circus-act flexibility when it comes to ideological principles.

John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting... 2009

Of course as a gay man, Iain is much happier in the Tory party, where Caroline Spelman is Chair.

Gordon Brown's Record on Gay Rights 2007

Or perhaps I should support Anon 7:23 - Mercer is the face of the Tory party, as he is certainly not a racist.

Cameron was Right to Sack Patrick Mercer 2007

The Conservative Party in great Britain was a successor to the earlier Tory party.

Think Progress » Santorum curses at reporter. 2006

This was increased and embittered by the importation of ecclesiastical and political feeling into the contest; Fraser being a Free Churchman, and Ferrier receiving the support of the Established Church and Tory party.

Principal Cairns Cairns, John 1903

But he sees in Tony Blair's "quiet social revolution" - he likes John Major and David Cameron too - a Britain more comfortable with itself, a Muslim woman as Tory party chairman - that would shake US Republicans, he notes - a very English adaptation to multicultural ways via a national conversation the BBC's ballast helps here which his adopted country seems unable to engage.

The Guardian World News Michael White 2011

The Tory party chairman will lead an official visit to the pope by calling for Christianity to be given a central role in public life

The Guardian World News Tom Kington 2012