Editing Conservative Way Forward (section)

{{Short description|British pressure and campaigning group}}
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{{Infobox organization
| name                = Conservative Way Forward
| image               = Conservative Way Forward (logo).jpg
| formation           = {{start date and age|1991}}
| affiliations        = [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] <br>[[Thatcherism]]<br>[[Euroscepticism]]
| key_people          = [[Cecil Parkinson]]<br>[[Eric Forth]]<br>[[Christopher Chope|Sir Christopher Chope]]<br>[[Margaret Thatcher]] <br>Chrissie Boyle
| website             = {{URL|https://www.conservativewayforward.com}}
}}
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'''Conservative Way Forward''' ('''CWF''') is a British pressure ad campaigning group, which is [[Margaret Thatcher|Thatcherite]] in its outlook and agenda. [[Margaret Thatcher]] was its founding president.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4381277.stm |title=Tory quits in 'hidden cuts' row |work=News |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=25 March 2005 }}</ref>

Conservative Way Forward was founded in 1991 to "defend and build upon the achievements of the Conservative Party under Margaret Thatcher's leadership, and to adapt the principles of her era in government to modern concerns and challenges".

The group organises speaker meetings, seminars and receptions, supported and attended by Government Ministers past and future.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/conservative/9967112/Former-Coalition-defence-minister-takes-over-Margaret-Thatcher-legacy-group-to-fight-defence-cuts.html |title=Former Coalition defence minister takes over Margaret Thatcher legacy group to fight defence cuts |last=Hope |first=Christopher |journal=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=2 April 2013 |access-date=1 January 2014}}</ref>

In all leadership elections since 1997, the candidate supported by Conservative Way Forward has ultimately won.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/conservative/12060279/Donal-Blaney-resigns-from-campaign-group-Conservative-Way-Forward.html Donal Blaney] Retrieved 5 Feb 2016</ref>{{failed verification|date=June 2022}}

Conservative Way Forward is to be relaunched in 2022<ref>{{Cite news |last=Baker |first=Steve |date=2021-12-11 |title=Boris Johnson's overreaction to omicron variant is squandering the goodwill and trust of voters |language=en-GB |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/12/11/boris-johnsons-overreaction-omicron-variant-squandering-goodwill/ |access-date=2022-05-01 |issn=0307-1235}}</ref> by MP [[Steve Baker (politician)|Steve Baker]] who will be its new chairman.<ref>{{Cite web |title=I will be relaunching Conservative Way Forward to redefine the territory on which the Conservative Party operates. Steve Baker MP, CWF Chairman. |url=https://twitter.com/stevebakerhw/status/1469755578360676352 |access-date=2022-05-01 |website=Twitter |language=en}}</ref>