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Jake Berry

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Gender Male
Age 45
Web site www.jakeberry.org
Date of birth December 29,1978
Zodiac sign Capricorn
Born Liverpool
United Kingdom
Spouse Charlotte Berry
Office Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
Party Conservative Party
ResidenceHelmshore
United Kingdom
Official site parliament.uk
Full nameJames Jacob Gilchrist Berry
Position Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom since 2010
Education The University of Sheffield
University of Law
University of Chester
Previous positionMinister without portfolio in the United Kingdom (2022–2022)
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Sir James Jacob Gilchrist Berry is a British Conservative Party politician and former solicitor who served as Chairman of the Conservative Party and Minister without Portfolio from 6 September to 25 October 2022.

Tory MP rape allegations 'very serious', Rishi Sunak says

Tory MP rape allegations 'very serious', Rishi Sunak says
Nov 6,2023 7:01 am

... It comes after reports that former Tory Party chairman Sir Jake Berry wrote to police to make them aware of the claims after leaving the post last year...

Conservative Party: Ex-chainman raised MP rape allegations with police - report

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... Sir Jake Berry told police one alleged victim was receiving support paid for by the Conservative Party, according to a letter...

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... As well as former Prime Minister Ms Truss and ex-Home Secretary Dame Priti Patel the signatories include former ministers Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg, Sir Jake Berry, and Sir Brandon Lewis...

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... David Davis, a Conservative MP, said that the " startling incompetence" of the Home Office had been laid bare, while former party chairman Sir Jake Berry described the removals as " farcical"...

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... Backbench MP and ex-party chairman Sir Jake Berry said " only radical changes can truly turn the tide"...

Charlotte Owen: Ex-Boris Johnson adviser joins Lords as youngest peer

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Jul 24,2023 10:50 am

... She also worked as an intern for Mr Johnson when he was foreign secretary, as well as a parliamentary assistant to Conservative MPs Alok Sharma and Sir Jake Berry before joining No 10 as a special adviser in 2021...

Jeremy Hunt rules out government mortgage support

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... Conservative MP Sir Jake Berry asked Mr Hunt in Parliament on Tuesday to consider " reintroducing a bold Conservative idea of mortgage interest relief at source" to avoid what he described as a " mortgage bomb" happening...

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... " Speaking on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, former Tory chairman Sir Jake Berry rubbished Labour s approach, saying the party was aiming to " do more of what the Conservative government is already doing"...

Tory MP rape allegations 'very serious', Rishi Sunak says

Mar 6,2023 7:50 pm

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has described allegations that a Conservative MP committed multiple rapes as " very serious".

He urged anyone with evidence of criminal acts to go to The Police .

It Comes after reports that former Tory Party chairman Sir Jake Berry wrote to police to make them aware of the claims after leaving The Post Last Year .

Labour and the Lib Dems have called for an investigation by The Party into how it handled the accusations.

Mr Sunak said the Conservative Party had " robust independent complaint procedures in place".

During a visit to Bacton Gas Terminal in Norfolk, the Prime Minister was asked whether The Rape allegations had been covered up and whether he was investigating the issue.

He told broadcasters: " These are very serious, anonymous allegations.

" It may be that they allude to something that is already the subject of a live police investigation, so I hope you understand it wouldn't be right for me to comment on that further specifically.

" More broadly the Conservative Party has robust independent complaint procedures in place, but I would say to anybody who has information or evidence about any criminal acts to of course talk to The Police , that's The Right course of action. "

On Sunday, Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden , who was previously party chairman between September 2021 and June 2022, denied The Party had covered up allegations.

However, He Said he could not comment on the specific case as he did not know the identity of the unnamed MP.

Sir Jake, the MP for Rossendale and Darwen, was chairman of the Tory Party during Liz Truss 's 49-day premiership Last Year .

, he became aware of a series of allegations against an MP - referred to as X - When he was appointed to The Role in September 2022.

The newspaper said that after leaving The Post The Following month, he wrote to police with former Chief Whip Wendy Morton to express his concerns about how The Party had handled the claims.

According to extracts of The Letter published by the newspaper, He Said The Matter had been going on for More Than two years, adding: " The failure of others to act has enabled X to continue to offend. "

A published extract reads: " There may have been five victims of X - who have been subject to a range of offences including multiple rapes. "

It also claims one unnamed individual was receiving ongoing support at the expense of the Conservative Party .

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