The Free Enterprise Group was a grouping of Thatcherite British Conservative Party Members of Parliament founded in mid-2011 by Liz Truss that existed until 2022.[1][2] The book Britannia Unchained was written by members of the group.[3] The group has been associated with the Institute of Economic Affairs.[4] The group was effectively succeeded by the Free Market Forum, also affiliated with the IEA.[4]
MPs listed as supporters of this group have included:[2][5]
- Steve Baker
- Karen Bradley*
- Robert Buckland
- Aidan Burley
- Alun Cairns
- Thérèse Coffey
- Charlie Elphicke
- George Eustice
- Mark Garnier*
- John Glen*
- Ben Gummer
- Sam Gyimah
- Matthew Hancock
- Richard Harrington
- Chris Heaton-Harris
- Margot James
- Sajid Javid
- Chris Kelly
- Kwasi Kwarteng
- Andrea Leadsom
- Brandon Lewis
- Brooks Newmark
- Jesse Norman*
- Guy Opperman
- Priti Patel*
- Mark Pritchard*
- Dominic Raab
- David Rutley
- Laura Sandys
- Chris Skidmore
- Julian Smith*
- Rory Stewart
- Liz Truss
- Andrew Tyrie
- Mike Weatherley
- Nadhim Zahawi
- *Still an MP following the general election held on 4th July 2024
References
edit- ^ "Liz Truss: An heir to Thatcher intent on shaking up Britain". AP NEWS. 2022-09-05. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- ^ a b "Free Enterprise Group & Institute of Economic Affairs Growth Forum proposals launched". Institute of Economic Affairs. 27 February 2012. Archived from the original on 2019-08-14.
- ^ "Britannia Unchained: the rise of the new Tory right". the Guardian. 2012-08-22. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- ^ a b "Free Enterprise Group – TobaccoTactics". tobaccotactics.org. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- ^ "Welcome | Free Enterprise Group". freeenterprise.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2013-12-09.
See also
edit- Popular Conservatism, another Truss-supporting vehicle
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