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Richard Drax

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Richard Grosvenor Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax is a British politician, major landowner and former journalist who has served as the Member of Parliament for South Dorset since 2010. He is a member of the Conservative Party.

Charlie Gladstone: Rishi Sunak is completely wrong on slavery

Charlie Gladstone: Rishi Sunak is completely wrong on slavery
Sep 23,2023 9:21 pm

... For example, Conservative MP Richard Drax has previously said his family s slave-trading past was " deeply, deeply regrettable" but " no one can be held responsible today for what happened many hundreds of years ago"...

Bibby Stockholm: Migrants could be back in weeks, says minister

Bibby Stockholm: Migrants could be back in weeks, says minister
Sep 5,2023 12:01 pm

... Responding to a question in the Commons from Richard Drax, the Conservative MP for South Dorset, he said: " It was very unfortunate that migrants had to be moved off the barge over the summer...

Bibby Stockholm: No timeframe for migrant barge arrivals

Bibby Stockholm: No timeframe for migrant barge arrivals
Aug 1,2023 6:00 am

... But there has been opposition to the plan - with local councillors and residents and Conservative MP for South Dorset Richard Drax calling on the government to remove the barge...

Bibby Stockholm: Asylum seeker barge docks in Portland as migration bill progresses

Bibby Stockholm: Asylum seeker barge docks in Portland as migration bill progresses
Jul 18,2023 9:11 am

... The Conservative MP for Dorset South, Richard Drax, said he had " a lot of sympathy with the government" as migrants continue to cross the English Channel...

Barge for 500 migrants towed to Falmouth for refit

Barge for 500 migrants towed to Falmouth for refit
May 9,2023 4:51 am

... The plans have been criticised by local groups, refugee charities and Conservative MP Richard Drax, who said " every action" was being looked at" including a legal case...

Barge to house 500 male migrants off Dorset coast, says government

Barge to house 500 male migrants off Dorset coast, says government
Apr 5,2023 11:10 am

... The plans have been criticised by local groups, refugee charities and Conservative MP Richard Drax who said " every action s being looked at"...

Asylum seeker barge plan would face legal challenge

Asylum seeker barge plan would face legal challenge
Apr 4,2023 3:31 am

... Local Conservative MP Richard Drax " all legal routes" were being looked at to try and stop the proposal...

Richard Drax: Jamaica eyes slavery reparations from Tory MP

Richard Drax: Jamaica eyes slavery reparations from Tory MP
Nov 29,2022 8:40 pm

... Richard Drax s ancestors were pioneers of the sugar and slave trades in the Caribbean about 400 years ago...

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