… current gutless Tory follows Tory (8)
I believe the answer is:
majority
'current gutless tory follows tory' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'current gutless tory follows tory' is the wordplay.
'current' becomes 'I' (symbol for electric current).
'gutless' suggests removing the centre.
'follows' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'tory' becomes 'major' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'tory' with its centre removed is 'ty'.
'i'+'ty'='ity'
'ity' put after 'major' is 'MAJORITY'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for majority that I've seen before include "More than half the number" , "Greater number or part" , "The largest group" , "Full age" .)