North Shropshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1983 onwards
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North Shropshire is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom by Helen Morgan of the Liberal Democrats since a by-election on 16 December 2021. The former MP, Owen Paterson of the Conservatives, resigned his seat on 5 November 2021, when faced with suspension from the Commons for a breach of advocacy rules and the consequent possibility of a recall petition. The seat had previously been a safe seat for the Conservatives.
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Owen Paterson: Who is the Tory MP who's quit after lobbying uproar? Owen Paterson has resigned as MP for North Shropshire after the government performed a U-turn over the controversial blocking of his 30-day Commons suspension for breaching lobbying rules.Sky News - Published | |
Owen Paterson quits as MP after row over suspensionOwen Paterson has decided to resign as the MP for North Shropshire, saying: "I will remain a public servant but outside the cruel world of politics."Sky News - Published | |
