Laura Farris
Laura Farris | |
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Member of Parliament for Newbury | |
Assumed office 12 December 2019 | |
Preceded by | Richard Benyon |
Majority | 16,047 (26.8%) |
Personal details | |
Born | Laura Rose McNair-Wilson 13 June 1978 Bucklebury, Berkshire, England |
Nationality | British |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse(s) | Henry Farris |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford |
Occupation | Politician |
Website | Official website |
Laura Rose Farris[1] (née McNair-Wilson; born 13 June 1978)[2] has been the British Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Newbury since the 2019 general election. Prior to her parliamentary career, she worked as a journalist and later as a barrister.
Early life[]
Farris was born and grew up in Bucklebury, West Berkshire, England.[3] Both her father Michael McNair-Wilson and uncle Patrick McNair-Wilson are former Conservative MPs.[4] She studied philosophy, politics and economics at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, graduating in 2000 with an upper second class degree.[3][5] Farris worked as a journalist for BBC and Reuters and also worked for Hillary Clinton when she was a United States Senator from New York.[6]
She qualified as a barrister in 2007, practising mainly in employment law. Farris was selected for the Counsel for the Equality and Human Rights Commission panel in 2015.[5]
Parliamentary career[]
Farris was selected as the Conservative candidate for Newbury on 10 November 2019.[7] She had previously stood as a candidate in the safe Labour seat of Leyton and Wanstead.[8] Farris was elected as MP for Newbury with a majority of 16,047 in the 2019 general election. Her father represented the constituency between 1974 and 1992.[9] She has been a member of the Home Affairs Select Committee since March 2020.[10] She identifies as a one-nation conservative.[11]
Personal life[]
Farris is married to Henry Farris and they have two daughters.[12][13][14]
References[]
- ^ "Members Sworn". parliament.uk. 18 December 2019. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ Brunskill, Ian (19 March 2020). The Times guide to the House of Commons 2019 : the definitive record of Britain's historic 2019 General Election. p. 280. ISBN 978-0-00-839258-1. OCLC 1129682574.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Bond, Daniel (16 December 2019). "Class of 2019: Meet the new MPs". Politics Home. Archived from the original on 16 December 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ^ "Introducing the six candidates shortlisted for Devizes". ConservativeHome. 28 October 2019. Archived from the original on 30 October 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Laura Farris". Littleton Chambers. Archived from the original on 26 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ^ "Election 2019: the lawyers standing for parliament". The Lawyer. 30 October 2019. Archived from the original on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.(subscription required)
- ^ "Conservatives select Newbury candidate". Newbury Today. 11 November 2019. Archived from the original on 26 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ^ "Leyton and Wanstead". parliament.uk. Archived from the original on 21 March 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ^ "Conservatives hold Newbury as Laura Farris elected". Newbury Today. 13 December 2019. Archived from the original on 17 January 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ^ "Membership". parliament.uk. Archived from the original on 3 March 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ @Laura_Farris (13 December 2019). "It's a huge honour to have been elected MP for Newbury. I am so so grateful to my brilliant team @WestBerksTories. I will always put this wonderful community first & strive to be a proud One-Nation voice on the Conservative back benches" (Tweet). Retrieved 8 September 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Election 2017: Conservatives announce Remain-supporting barrister Laura Farris as candidate for Leyton and Wanstead". Ilford Recorder. 9 May 2017. Archived from the original on 26 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ^ "Mr H. Farris and Miss L. McNair-Wilson". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 26 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.(subscription required)
- ^ "Farris". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 26 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.(subscription required)
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