Ann Taylor, Baroness Taylor of Bolton
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Ann Taylor was Leader of the House of Commons from 1997 to 1998, then became Chief Whip until 2001 when she was sacked from the government. From 2001 she was Chairman of the influential Intelligence and Security Committee.
Ann Taylor was a well-renowned "Blair Babe", with a Rebellion rate of 0.04% in the Commons between 1997 and 2005 - just four votes out of 1,978.(Source = Public Whip).
The Public Whip also cites her as being "Very Strongly" for the Iraq War, equal Gay Rights, and Foundation Hospitals. (despite being noted for voting against Tory MP Edwina Currie's 1994 proposed amendement to the Public Order and Criminal Justice Bill to equalise the age of homosexual consent to 16). Source =[The Public Whip]
Taylor stepped down from the House of Commons at the 2005 general election. The Constituency Labour Party selected Shahid Malik to be their candidate.
On 13 May 2005 it was announced she was to be given a Life Peerage, and she was created Baroness Taylor of Bolton, of Bolton in the County of Greater Manchester, on 13 June 2005.
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