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Henderson has a long-standing interest in politics. He was a Conservative Party political agent and was the constituency agent for North Thanet MP, Roger Gale.. Henderson has served as deputy leader of Swale Borough Council twice and was also a member of Kent County Council, [4] during which time he sat both on the education committee and the Kent Police Authority.
The Liberal Democrats are ordered to pay £14,000 to Natalie Bird, a former parliamentary candidate who says she was driven out of the party and barred from standing as an MP over her gender-critical views. [16] Sir Oliver Robbins is appointed Permanent Secretary to the Foreign Office, succeeding Sir Philip Barton. [17]
"Show me the spot", Abraham Lincoln challenging the alleged incident of invasion by Mexico and loss of life, called the Thornton Affair, that precipitated the Mexican–American War. [ 2 ] " A house divided against itself cannot stand. ", opening lines of Abraham Lincoln's famous 1858 "A House Divided" speech , addressing the division between ...
Credit: The Other 98%. In the quote, Trump calls voters the "dumbest group of voters in the country." He continued, saying that they'd believe anything Fox broadcasts.
War overseas, political turmoil at home, the fading remnants of a life-changing pandemic, and noteworthy ups and downs in Hollywood kept conversations buzzing. But just 10 quotes have made Yale's ...
In the past, only male adult property owners could stand for Parliament. In 1918, women acquired the right to stand for Parliament, and to vote. To be eligible to stand as an MP, a person must be at least 18 years old and be a citizen of the UK, a Commonwealth nation, or Ireland. A person is not required to be registered to vote, nor are there ...
Helen Grant OBE (née Okuboye; born 28 September 1961 [2]) is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Maidstone and The Weald from 2010 until 2024 when the constituency was abolished, and subsequently Maidstone and Malling since July 2024.
This is a list of members of Parliament (MPs) who held seats at the end of the 58th Parliament of the United Kingdom and did not stand for re-election in the 2024 general election. A total of 132 Members of Parliament did not stand for re-election, including a record number of Conservative MPs.