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Nigel Adams

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Age 57
Date of birth November 30,1966
Zodiac sign Sagittarius
Born Goole
United Kingdom
Office Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
Party Conservative Party
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Nigel Adams is a British Conservative Party politician, who was elected at the 2010 general election as the Member of Parliament for Selby and Ainsty in North Yorkshire.

By-elections 2023: a simple guide to three polls on 20 July

By-elections 2023: a simple guide to three polls on 20 July
Jul 13,2023 10:10 pm

... Nigel Adams, MP for Selby and Ainsty, was a close ally of Mr Johnson and announced he would be stepping down a day later...

Could the Conservatives lose five by-elections?

Could the Conservatives lose five by-elections?
Jul 5,2023 9:50 pm

... There s also Selby and Ainsty, which had been the North Yorkshire seat of Conservative Nigel Adams, a Boris Johnson ally who quit Parliament at the same time...

Nadine Dorries delays resignation until peerage information is released

Nadine Dorries delays resignation until peerage information is released
Jun 14,2023 5:10 pm

... Nigel Adams, one of Mr Johnson s other close allies, stood down as an MP on Monday, following reports his name was also removed from the list of approved peerages...

Nadine Dorries keeps party waiting on by-election

Nadine Dorries keeps party waiting on by-election
Jun 13,2023 5:10 pm

... Boris Johnson and Nigel Adams quit last week, triggering votes to replace them...

Nadine Dorries says sinister forces stopped her peerage

Nadine Dorries says sinister forces stopped her peerage
Jun 13,2023 7:31 am

... Downing Street is now facing a hat-trick of by-elections after Ms Dorries, Mr Johnson, and Nigel Adams, Conservative MP for Selby and Ainsty, announced their resignations quick succession...

Boris Johnson asked me to overrule peer vetting, says Rishi Sunak

Boris Johnson asked me to overrule peer vetting, says Rishi Sunak
Jun 12,2023 5:50 am

... It came hours after Downing Street published his resignation honours list without the names of key supporters, including Nadine Dorries, Sir Alok Sharma and Nigel Adams...

Boris Johnson: MPs to conclude Partygate inquiry

Boris Johnson: MPs to conclude Partygate inquiry
Jun 11,2023 10:10 pm

... Mr Johnson stood down from Parliament just hours after Downing Street published his resignation honours list without the names of key supporters, including Nadine Dorries, Sir Alok Sharma and Nigel Adams...

Country wants to move on from Boris Johnson, says Shapps

Country wants to move on from Boris Johnson, says Shapps
Jun 11,2023 8:30 am

... " Mr Shapps also dismissed claims reported in several newspapers that Downing Street interfered in Mr Johnson stepped down hours after his honours list had been published without the names of key allies including Nadine Dorries, Sir Alok Sharma and Nigel Adams...

Nadine Dorries says sinister forces stopped her peerage

Jun 11,2023 12:01 am

By Sam FrancisPolitical reporter, BBC News

Former cabinet minister Nadine Dorries has said " sinister forces" denied her a seat in The House of Lords.

The MP was one of Boris Johnson 's close allies who didn't appear on the former PM's resignation honours list.

In, Ms Dorries accuses Rishi Sunak 's political team of removing her name from The List .

The Row comes as MPs await the publication of a Report into whether Mr Johnson misled MPs deliberately over pandemic events in Downing Street.

Mr Johnson, who resigned as an MP, has lashed out at what he sees as the " kangaroo court" of The Privileges Committee, who have been examining evidence from Mr Johnson and his staff over Partygate.

The Committee had been preparing to recommend suspending Mr Johnson as an MP for 10 days or more, The Bbc was told, a threshold which would have resulted in a recall petition among his constituents and a potential by-election.

The Committee 's Report - due on Wednesday - is sufficiently devastating to the former Prime Minister 's reputation That he walked away from Parliament before, he anticipated, MPs and voters might force him to, The Bbc 's political editor Chris Mason says.

It adds to The Fallout from Mr Johnson's resignation honours, fuelling a continuing rift within the Conservative Party - including A War of words between Mr Sunak and Mr Johnson.

Downing Street is now facing a hat-trick of by-elections after Ms Dorries, Mr Johnson, and Nigel Adams , Conservative MP for Selby and Ainsty, announced their resignations quick succession.

Ms Dorries has Not Yet formally stood down as an MP.

The by-elections have the potential to create major problems for Mr Sunak at a time when the Conservatives are trailing Labour by an average of 15 points in national polls.

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer called the by-elections " political tantrums".

Speaking at London Tech Week, Sir Keir said political uncertainty is leading to " many investors" holding back from putting money into the UK.

Vetting advice

On Monday, Mr Sunak accused his former boss of asking him to " overrule" the vetting advice on his House of Lords nominations. In response, Mr Johnson accused Mr Sunak of " talking rubbish".

The resignation honours list is a tradition That gives outgoing Prime Ministers the opportunity to nominate people for honours.

The House of Lords Appointments Commission (HOLAC) said it rejected eight of Mr Johnson's nominations. However, there has been no confirmation of who the nominees were and why they were not included on The List .

A Cabinet Office spokesperson said HOLAC did not support the peerage nominations of the MPs put forward by Mr Johnson.

The spokesperson added: " It is unprecedented for a sitting Prime Minister to invite HOLAC to reconsider the vetting of individual nominees on a former Prime Minister 's resignation list. "

But Ms Dorries said Mr Sunak's team " had made sure That certain names would not be on" The List sent to HOLAC. Ms Dorries added she understands this " to be true despite denials from those concerned".

Ms Dorries used her article to argue for her place in The House of Lords, writing: " I was born into poverty and clawed my Way Out of it to build a New Life for me and My Family , And Then carved out a role in public service.

" A seat in The Lords was recognition of That - and a means of continuing to give back to society. "

'Weasel words'

Ms Dorries said Mr Johnson had told her in autumn Last Year she had been put on his resignation honours list.

The former culture secretary said she had been vetted for the peerage, but because six months had passed, her checks had expired.

She also said Mr Sunak and Mr Johnson had a meeting last week to discuss his honours list.

Ms Dorries accused the Prime Minister of using " weasel words" at That meeting to give Mr Johnson the impression Mr Sunak would ask HOLAC to restart the vetting process.

According to Ms Dorries, these " duplicitous machinations" were to avoid a by-election caused when an MP steps down to take a seat in The House of Lords.

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