Andrew Murrison
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Gender | Male |
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Age | 63 |
Web site | www.andrewmurrison.co.uk |
Date of birth | April 24,1961 |
Zodiac sign | Taurus |
Born | Colchester |
United Kingdom | |
Spouse | Jenny Murrison |
Party | Conservative Party |
Books | Tommy This An' Tommy That: The Military Covenant |
Redemption | |
Job | Physician |
Politician | |
Naval Officer | |
Education | Hughes Hall, Cambridge |
University of Bristol | |
Britannia Royal Naval College | |
Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge | |
Awards | Iraq Medal |
Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal | |
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal | |
Official site | parliament.uk |
Position | Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom |
Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom since 2010 | |
Previous position | Minister of State for International Development and the Middle East (2019–2020) |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 404306 |
Andrew Murrison Life story
Andrew William Murrison is a British doctor, naval officer and politician. A member of the Conservative Party, he has served as the Member of Parliament for South West Wiltshire, previously Westbury, since the 2001 general election.
Red Arrows in 'special measures' after sexual harassment report
... Defence minister Andrew Murrison said there had been changes in leadership and the team, based at RAF Waddington, was being closely monitored...
War widows who lost pensions to receive compensation
... In a written statement to the Commons on Wednesday, defence minister Dr Andrew Murrison confirmed the government would stop short of fully restoring the pensions, but announced a one-off payment for those who are eligible...
Government announces inquiry into allegations SAS killed Afghan civilians
... Defence minister Andrew Murrison said the inquiry would have statutory powers to compel witnesses to give evidence...
Iran regime 'at a crossroads', warns Raab
... the middle East-Minister Andrew Murrison expressed the British government s strong objections to the incident, during the meeting with the Iranian Ambassador, Hamid Baeidinejad on Monday afternoon...
Minister to call for 'urgent de-escalation' on Iran visit
...The crisis began when oil tankers were attacked in the Strait of Hormuz Foreign Office minister Andrew Murrison will call for urgent de-escalation of regional tensions during talks with the Iranian government in Tehran on Sunday...
Trump warns Iran of ‘obliteration' in event of war
... Andrew Murrison will call for urgent de-escalation in the region, the Foreign Office said...
Brexit: We will not back deal which breaks up UK - Leadsom
... Mistrust over the backstop protocol has been heightened by lack of clarity on what exactly constitutes a hard border , said chairman Andrew Murrison...
British EU exit: the government supports the Brady amendment on Ireland border
... As a result of the support provided by the government, Tory MPs John Baron and Andrew Murrison have pulled your changes, the proposed deadline for the backstop and the ability to leave the arrangement at a time of the British election...
Minister to call for 'urgent de-escalation' on Iran visit
The Crisis began when oil tankers were attacked in the Strait of Hormuz
Foreign Office minister Andrew Murrison will call for "urgent de-escalation" of regional tensions during talks with the Iranian government in Tehran on Sunday.
The US has accused Iran of attacking oil tankers, and President Trump warned Iran faces "obliteration" in A War .
On Thursday he called off airstrikes with 10 Minutes to spare, after Iran shot down a US drone.
The Foreign Office said That Dr Murrison will criticise Iran 's "regional conduct" on the short visit.
It added the UK still supported the - That Mr Trump ditched in 2018.
A spokeswoman said: "The UK has an ongoing diplomatic dialogue with Iran .
"At This Time of increased regional tensions and at a crucial period for The Future of the nuclear deal, this visit is an opportunity for further open, frank and constructive engagement with the government of Iran .
"Dr Murrison will call for urgent de-escalation in the region and raise UK and international concerns about Iran 's regional conduct and its threat to cease complying with the nuclear deal, to which the UK remains fully committed. "
It Comes as reports said the US launched a cyber-attack on Iranian weapons systems on Thursday .
, The Attack disabled Computer Systems controlling rocket and missile launchers.
it was in retaliation for Iran 's shooting down of the US drone and attacks on oil tankers That the US has blamed Iran for.
Former Labour Foreign Secretary David Miliband said the UK should be "very worried" about the "real prospect of A War ".
Speaking on the BBC's Andrew Marr Show, he said such a conflict would become a "contagion across the region".
"There are people in the senior reaches in the US administration who want A War with Iran , and there are people on the Iranian side who are itching to get at The Americans too.
"A War Between Us and Iran would not be restricted to the US and Iran ," he concluded.
Tensions have been escalating between the Iran and the US after Mr Trump unilaterally pulled out of a 2015 nuclear deal aimed at curbing Iran 's nuclear activities.
Iran shot down the Unmanned Aircraft on Thursday morning. Washington and Tehran dispute whether it was in international airspace at the time.
The Shooting down of the drone followed accusations by the US That Iran had attacked two oil tankers with mines last Thursday just outside the Strait of Hormuz, in The Gulf of Oman.
The President said he called off the air strikes after being told 150 Iranians would be killed.
Speaking to NBC on Friday, President Trump said the US was open to talks with Iran but would not allow it to develop nuclear weapons.
Iran recently announced.
Iran shot down a US Navy RQ-4A Global Hawk drone (file photo)Also on Dr Murrison's agenda is likely to be the plight of British citizen Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who was over a disputed spying conviction.
Her husband, Richard Ratcliffe, who is on day eight of a hunger strike outside the Iranian Embassy, said the Foreign Minister 's visit was "really helpful".
"I'm not sure if I'm hopeful, but certainly will be watching very closely to see how things develop and what comes back," he added.
"The sooner The British government's able to work with the Iranian government and find a resolution, [the] better for Our Family . "
iran, donald trump, iran-us relations
Source of news: bbc.com