Richard Drax
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 66 |
| Web site | www.richarddrax.com |
| Date of birth | January 29,1958 |
| Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
| Born | London |
| United Kingdom | |
| Party | Conservative Party |
| Spouse | Elsebet Drax |
| Zara Drax | |
| Children | Tamara Katherine Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax |
| Parents | Walter Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax |
| Pamela Weeks | |
| Job | Politician |
| Journalist | |
| Army officer | |
| Education | Royal Military Academy Sandhurst |
| Eton College | |
| Harrow School | |
| Royal Agricultural University | |
| Great grandparent | John Plunkett, 17th Baron of Dunsany |
| Position | Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom since 2010 |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 404308 |
Richard Drax Life story
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
... 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
... 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
... 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
... 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
... 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
... 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
... 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 s ancestors were pioneers of the sugar and slave trades in the Caribbean about 400 years ago...
Bibby Stockholm: No timeframe for migrant barge arrivals
By Nick EardleyBBC chief political correspondent
Transport minister Richard Holden has said he can not put a timeframe on when asylum seekers will be housed on the Bibby Stockholm barge in Dorset.
The Home Office had been planning to send The First 50 migrants to the barge moored at Portland Port on Tuesday.
But final safety checks are still being carried out, with fire service approval pending.
Asked on Sky News when the barge would be available, Mr Holden said: " I can't put a timeframe on it. "
He added: " The Checks are going to take as long as they're going to take. It's important we get these things right. "
The barge could become operational on Wednesday, with a Home Office assessment expected later.
The government wants to use barges to house male migrants in an attempt to reduce The Bill for hotel rooms.
Senior ministers hope to confirm the use of further barges in The Coming months.
They have struggled to find ports prepared to host them So Far , with a site and another among those being rejected.
The government believes a successful scheme in Dorset will help encourage other areas to sign up.
But any safety issues would make increasing the use of barges less likely.
The Initial Plan is for 50 men To Live on Bibby Stockholm. But that could increase to More Than 500 in The Coming months.
The Home Office decided men living on the barge could share rooms, which significantly increased the capacity.
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.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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