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Edward Leigh

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Gender Male
Age 73
Web site www.edwardleigh.org.uk
Date of birth July 20,1950
Zodiac sign Cancer
Born London
United Kingdom
Spouse Mary Goodman
Party Conservative Party
Children Marina Leigh
Nicholas Leigh
Natalia Leigh
Theodore Leigh
Tamara Leigh
Benedict Leigh
BooksTobacco Smuggling
Official site parliament.uk
Position Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom since 1997
Previous positionChairman of the UK House of Commons Public Accounts Committee (2001–2010)
FoundedCornerstone Group
Coalition For Peace Through Security
Education Durham University
University College • Durham University
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Date of Upd.
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Sir Edward Julian Egerton Leigh is a British Conservative Party politician who has served as a Member of Parliament since 1983. Leigh has represented Gainsborough, Lincolnshire in the House of Commons since 1983.

Infected blood: Tory rebellion expected on payouts amendment

Infected blood: Tory rebellion expected on payouts amendment
Dec 3,2023 11:11 am

... More than 100 MPs, including Tories Sir Robert Buckland, Sir Edward Leigh and David Davis, are backing the move...

Scampton asylum plan could cost £260m over 3 years

Scampton asylum plan could cost £260m over 3 years
Nov 3,2023 3:51 pm

... The Conservative MP for Gainsborough, Sir Edward Leigh said the figures showed a " staggering waste of public money" and described the plans in his constituency as a " political gimmick"...

Margaret Ferrier suspended from Commons over Covid rule breach

Margaret Ferrier suspended from Commons over Covid rule breach
Jun 6,2023 2:00 pm

... The Conservatives who backed her included former ministers David Davis and Jacob Rees-Mogg, and party grandees Sir Bill Cash and Sir Edward Leigh...

Suella Braverman: Rishi Sunak still considering whether to order investigation

Suella Braverman: Rishi Sunak still considering whether to order investigation
May 23,2023 9:10 am

... Sir Edward Leigh described the " moral outrage" over Mrs Braverman s alleged conduct as " ludicrous"...

Plans to house migrants on ex-military bases, barges and ferries to be unveiled

Plans to house migrants on ex-military bases, barges and ferries to be unveiled
Mar 29,2023 12:31 am

... Sir Edward Leigh, the Tory MP for the area, has previously criticised the choice...

RAF Scampton: Historians pen letter against WW2 airfield migrant plan

RAF Scampton: Historians pen letter against WW2 airfield migrant plan
Mar 18,2023 4:20 pm

... It added the base could once again become an innovation centre for future generations of engineers if " action was taken to quickly" to implement a proposed News the site could be used to house migrants emerged on 8 March when Conservative MP Sir Edward Leigh said he had been told civil servants were working on plans...

Boris Johnson's last PMQs marked with banter and ‘hasta la vista' farewell

Boris Johnson's last PMQs marked with banter and ‘hasta la vista' farewell
Jul 21,2022 5:40 am

... Mr Johnson s valedictory speech came after veteran Conservative backbencher Sir Edward Leigh praised his record...

Boris Johnson signs off last PMQs claiming mission largely accomplished

Boris Johnson signs off last PMQs claiming mission largely accomplished
Jul 21,2022 4:50 am

... Sir Edward Leigh said " on behalf of the 17...

Boris Johnson signs off last PMQs claiming mission largely accomplished

Mar 14,2022 4:23 am

" Mission largely accomplished, for now, " Boris Johnson has declared as he signed off his last Prime Minister 's Questions.

During his final question session, the PM also took swipes at the Social Media site Twitter and the Treasury.

" If we always listened to the Treasury we wouldn't have built the M25 or the Channel Tunnel , " He Said .

His final words before departing were " hasta La Vista Baby " meaning see you later, from The Terminator films.

He left The House of Commons chamber to applause and a Standing Ovation from his own MPs, although his predecessor Theresa May did not Join In with the clapping.

But during the 45 minute session, Labour's Sir Keir Starmer focused his attack on the candidates vying to replace Mr Johnson as leader, saying they had they " got us into this mess and have no idea How To get us out of it".

He Said The Leadership hopefuls had " trashed every part of their record in government" and asked: " What message does it send when the candidates to be Prime Minister can't find a single decent thing to say about him, about each other or their record in government? "

Labour has used quotes and questions from Liz Truss , Rishi Sunak , Penny Mordaunt and Kemi Badenoch during The Leadership debates to attack the government on Social Media .

Mr Johnson hit back describing Sir Keir as a " pointless human bollard" who had opposed government polices including the health and social care levy designed to raise money for the NHS and social care.

The Prime Minister also used his 93rd, and final, Prime Minister 's Questions to offer some advice to his successor including The Plea to " cut taxes and deregulation wherever you can".

He added that he " loved the Treasury" but argued they had a track record of blocking big projects.

His comments come after months of tension between No 10 and the Treasury, with the former wanting to borrow more and tax less, while the then-chancellor Mr Sunak argued taxes should not be cut if plans were unfunded.

In his resignation letter, Mr Sunak - who is now running to replace Mr Johnson - Said his approach was " fundamentally too different" to that of the Prime Minister .

Mr Johnson also advised The Next Prime Minister to " Focus On The Road ahead, But Always remember to check the rear-view mirror and remember above all it's not Twitter that counts, it's The People who sent us here. "

He thanked House of Commons staff, friends and colleagues before concluding with the phrase " hasta La Vista Baby " - A Sign off that may raises questions about his post-prime ministerial ambitions, given that another famous Terminator quote is " I'll be back".

Several Conservative MPs thanked Mr Johnson for his service including Cherilyn Mackrory who praised " his enthusiasm for levelling up".

Sir Edward Leigh Said " on behalf of the 17. 4m people who voted Brexit may I thank him for restoring people's belief in democracy".

However, opposition MPs were less generous, including the SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford Who Said he would be remembered by people in Scotland as " shameful" and " disgraceful".

The SDLP's Claire Hanna accused Mr Johnson of being " the embodiment of excess and vice" who had " systematically destroyed" trust.

Mr Johnson will stay on as Prime Minister until early September, when either Mr Sunak or Foreign Secretary Liz Truss will be elected as The Next Conservative Party leader.

Over The Past week, The Party 's MPs have whittle down The List of leadership hopefuls down to The Final two, who will now face a ballot of Tory Party members.

Ballot papers will go out at The Beginning of August and the result is expected on 5 September.



Source of news: bbc.com

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