Tim Loughton
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 61 |
| Date of birth | May 30,1962 |
| Zodiac sign | Gemini |
| Born | Eastbourne |
| United Kingdom | |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Juliet MacLauchlan |
| Office | Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Party | Conservative Party |
| Job | Politician |
| Banker | |
| Education | Clare College, University of Cambridge |
| University of Warwick | |
| Priory School | |
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| ID | 416260 |
Tim Loughton Life story
Timothy Paul Loughton, FSA is a British Conservative Party politician and former banker, who has been Member of Parliament for East Worthing and Shoreham since the 1997 general election. Loughton was the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families from 2010–2012.
Asylum seekers: Home Office says more than 17,000 are missing
... But Conservative MP Tim Loughton, who is on the select committee, said: " Is it strange, that conveniently, when faced with a very stiff target, there has been a three-fold increase for the undetermined reasons of people magically not going forward with their claims? " Officials are under pressure to reduce the backlog as the government continues with plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda...
UN refugee agency rejects Suella Braverman asylum comments
... But Tim Loughton, a Conservative member of the Commons Home Affairs Committee, said Ms Braverman " had a point"...
Parliament researcher rejects China spying claims
... Senior Tory backbenchers, including former leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith and MP Tim Loughton, have called for the government to officially designate China as a threat to the UK - a move so far resisted by ministers...
Government facing pressure to rethink China stance
... Senior Tory backbenchers, including former leader Iain Duncan Smith and MP Tim Loughton, have called for the government to act...
Can the British Museum dig itself out of trouble?
... Tim Loughton MP, the Conservative chairman of the all party parliamentary group for the museum, has called that " opportunistic"...
British Museum boss Hartwig Fischer defends 2021 theft investigation
... MP Tim Loughton, chair of the British Museum All-Party Parliamentary Group, called the remarks " blatant opportunism"...
British Museum safety claims 'opportunistic' - MP
... MP Tim Loughton said it was " incredibly rare" for items to go missing and the institution was taking it " seriously"...
Are more small boats being stopped by French police?
... Critics of the agreement, such as Conservative MP Tim Loughton, said it didn t go far enough...
Government facing pressure to rethink China stance
By Nick EardleyBBC chief political correspondent
The government is facing pressure to take stronger action against Beijing, after a parliamentary researcher was arrested amid accusations he spied for China.
Senior Conservative MPs have called for China to be categorised as a threat, a move backed by some cabinet ministers.
Rishi Sunak raised concerns about interference from Beijing with China's premier while at The G20 in India.
The Prime Minister said an open dialogue with China was necessary.
Police confirmed on Saturday that two men, one in his 20s and another in his 30s, were arrested under The Official Secrets Act in March.
Sources have told The Bbc One of them was a parliamentary researcher involved in international affairs issues.
As, it is understood The researcher had links to several Conservative MPs.
The Bbc has approached him for a response but is not naming him.
Both men have been released on bail, and The Met 's Counter Terrorism Command, which oversees espionage-related offences, is investigating.
The Sunday Times reported The researcher had links to security minister Tom Tugendhat and Foreign Affairs committee chairwoman Alicia Kearns , Among Others .
The arrest of The parliamentary researcher has renewed a debate which has been raging in The Conservative Party for months: Should The government take a stricter approach On China ?
Ministers have So Far resisted branding Beijing a threat.
The UK's Foreign Secretary James Cleverly visited Beijing in August - The First such visit in five years - and. But there are growing calls for a rethink.
Senior Tory backbenchers, including former leader Iain Duncan Smith and MP Tim Loughton , have called for The government to act.
Mr Duncan Smith said it was " time for us to recognise The Deepening threat that The CCP (Chinese Communist Party) under (President) Xi now pose".
And Mr Loughton warned about " how far The tentacles of The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) reach into British institutions".
" Yet Again The security of Parliament has potentially been compromised, reinforcing how we cannot view The CCP as anything other than a hostile foreign threat. "
Some cabinet ministers, such as Home Secretary Suella Braverman , are understood to support a tightening of The Rules too.
Mr Sunak said on Sunday that he had raised " very strong concerns" about any interference in British democracy with China's Premier Li Qiang .
But he also said The UK should not be " carping from The side-lines" and it was better to be in The Room raising concerns.
Justice Secretary Alex Chalk defended The current stance towards China on Bbc One 's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme,
He Said The UK was right to " engage" with The country but Mr Sunak had highlighted The need to " proceed with caution".
Parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee issued a long-awaited report In July ,
" It appears that China has a high level of intent to interfere with The UK government, targeting officials and bodies at a range of levels to influence UK political thinking and decision-making relevant to China, " The Report said.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
