Tim Montgomerie
British political activist, blogger, and columnist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Timothy Montgomerie (born 24 July 1970) is a British political activist, blogger, and columnist. He is best known as the co-founder of the Centre for Social Justice and as creator of the ConservativeHome website, which he edited from 2005 until 2013, when he left to join The Times. He was formerly the newspaper's comment editor, but resigned in March 2014.[1] On 17 February 2016, Montgomerie resigned his membership of the Conservative Party, citing the leadership's stance on Europe, which was then supportive of EU membership.[2] In 2019, he was briefly a special adviser to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, advising on social justice issues.[3]
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Born | Timothy Montgomerie (1970-07-24) 24 July 1970 (age 53) Barnstaple, Devon, England |
Education | King's School |
Alma mater | University of Exeter |
Political party | Conservative |
Website | conservativehome |
Montgomerie has been described as "one of the most important Conservative activists of the past 20 years",[4] and in February 2012, The Observer said that "In the eyes of most MPs, Montgomerie [is] one of the most influential Tories outside the cabinet."[5]