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Jun 19, 2019 · Rory Stewart has been eliminated from the Tory leadership race after coming last in the latest crunch vote of MPs. Boris Johnson, Jeremy Hunt, Michael Gove, Sajid Javid and Mr Stewart made it...
Sep 20, 2023 · Stewart quit the Conservative Party on 3 October 2019. He announced his candidacy for the London mayoralty the next day. That campaign ended on 6 May 2020, when Stewart withdrew due to the constraints imposed on him by the Covid-19 pandemic. The editing of his Wikipedia page began four months later.
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Despite his positioning as one of the soft-Brexit candidates, he has voted in line with the government on EU issues. He also voted against leaving without a deal in April.
He has generally voted in favour of military intervention abroad but against an investigation into the Iraq war.
Despite his “liberal” image he has voted in line with the government cuts to welfare. He also voted in favour of the controversial so-called “bedroom tax”.
Although is has been in favour of clamping down on tax avoidance, he has voted against increased taxes for the highest earners and bankers. He also voted against the “mansion tax” for those with houses over a certain amount of value.
He voted in favour of raising university fees by three times the amount they were previously and reducing financial support for young people who are not in employment.
Mr Stewart has voted in favour of of strict laws on those who are not in the UK legally, making it harder for them to work, get a home and a bank account.
Generally voted against measures to prevent climate change. All voting records taken from theyworkforyou.com.
In October 2019, Stewart announced that he was to stand as an independent in the upcoming London mayoral election against incumbent Labour mayor Sadiq Khan and Conservative candidate Shaun Bailey. [177]
Jul 19, 2022 · The former Conservative MP and one-time leadership candidate shares his thoughts on Boris Johnson and the race to become prime minister. By Rachel Cunliffe. The great Roman orator Cicero would have been “horrified” by Boris Johnson, according to Rory Stewart.
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May 30, 2024 · Iain Stewart is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for Milton Keynes South, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.
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Jun 14, 2019 · In 2010, Stewart was elected as the Conservative MP for Penrith and the Border in Cumbria. He presented a BBC television series on the history of the land around the English-Scottish border and...
