Tom Pursglove
| Tom Pursglove MP |
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| Member of Parliament for Corby |
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| Assumed office 8 May 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Andy Sawford |
| Majority | 2,412 (4.3%) |
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| Born | 5 November 1988 |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | Queen Mary University of London |
Thomas Christopher John Pursglove (born 5 November 1988)[1] is a British Conservative Party politician. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Corby since May 2015.[2]
Education
Pursglove was educated at Sir Christopher Hatton School, a state comprehensive school in the market town of Wellingborough in Northamptonshire, where he grew up, and graduated from Queen Mary College, University of London.[3]
Life and career
In 2007, at the age of 18, Pursglove became the youngest councillor in the country when he was elected for the Croyland Ward on Wellingborough Borough Council. He has worked as a parliamentary assistant to Chris Heaton-Harris and worked with Peter Bone.[4]
Pursglove was elected as a Member of Parliament for Corby in the 2015 general election with a majority of 2,412 (4.3%). He won back for the Conservatives a seat that had been lost to Labour in a 2012 by-election.[5]
He is one of the founders of Grassroots Out, an organization which advocates for United Kingdom withdrawal from the European Union, along with Conservative MP Peter Bone and Labour MP Kate Hoey, a position for which he paid himself £42/hour.[6]
References
- ↑ Tom Pursglove
- ↑ Corby
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- ↑ GENERAL ELECTION 2015: Conservative candidate pays tribute to former Labour MP after winning his Corby seat
- ↑ Arron Banks anger at Peter Bone and Tom Pursglove payments
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Corby 2015–present |
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