Laurence Robertson
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Laurence Anthony Robertson (born 29 March 1958, Bolton) is a British politician. He has been Conservative Member of Parliament for Tewkesbury since 1997. In May 2005 he became Shadow Minister for Northern Ireland, a controversial choice given his opposition to the Good Friday Agreement. He is also a member of the right-wing pressure group The Freedom Association.
He courted controversy in 2001 by offering support for John Townend over his controversial remarks about race; he later apologised for offering this support. In 2005 he advanced a Private Member's Bill to outlaw abortion altogether, making it an imprisonable offence except where the mother's life was at risk or where conception was due to rape.
In September 2001, he was appointed an Opposition Whip. In June 2003, was made Shadow Minister for Trade & Industry. In November 2003, he was appointed a Shadow Minister for Economic Affairs. Since May 2005, he has served as the Shadow Minister for Northern Ireland.
External links
- [Laurence Robertson MP] biography at the site of the Conservative Party
- [Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Laurence Robertson MP]
- [TheyWorkForYou.com - Laurence Robertson MP]
- [The Public Whip - Laurence Robertson MP] voting record
- [BBC News - Laurence Robertson] profile 10 February, 2005
- [BBC News - Laurence Robertson: MP in the spotlight] 1 May, 2001
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