- Charles Wardle
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Charles Wardle Member of Parliament
for Bexhill and BattleIn office
9 June 1983 – 7 June 2001Preceded by Constituency Established Succeeded by Gregory Barker Personal details Born 23 August 1939 Nationality British Political party Independent Other political
affiliationsConservative Party (until 2001) Charles Frederick Wardle (born 23 August 1939) was a Conservative Party member of the British Parliament for Bexhill and Battle.
He announced he would not contest the 2001 election in early 2000 after it was disclosed that he was doing consultancy for Mohammed Al-Fayed.[1] He was replaced by Gregory Barker in the 2001 General Election. He supported the United Kingdom Independence Party's (UKIP) Nigel Farage in that election to replace him.
In the Conservative government, Wardle had been an immigration minister under the then-Home Secretary, Michael Howard.[2] In the 2005 general election, he appeared with the Labour Party to denounce his former boss's plans on immigration and to endorse Labour.[2]
References
- ^ Watt, Nicholas (2000-04-10). "Nasty Tory faction led me to quit, says MP who took Harrods job". London: The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2000/apr/10/uk.thatcher. Retrieved 2010-01-27.
- ^ a b Barkham, Patrick (2005-04-11). "Howard ratchets up immigration rhetoric". London: The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2005/apr/11/asylum.immigrationasylumandrefugees. Retrieved 2010-01-27.
Categories:- 1939 births
- Living people
- Members of the United Kingdom Parliament for English constituencies
- Conservative Party (UK) MPs
- UK MPs 1983–1987
- UK MPs 1987–1992
- UK MPs 1992–1997
- UK MPs 1997–2001
- Conservative MP (UK), 1930s birth stubs
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