Zac Goldsmith - Revision history

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 ==Background==
-[[Zac Goldsmith]] is the son of right-wing financier and eurosceptic [[James Goldsmith]].
+[[Zac Goldsmith]] is the son of right-wing financier and eurosceptic [[James Goldsmith]] and [[Annabel Goldsmith]].
 He is a grandson of Major [[Frank Goldsmith]] Conservative MP for Stowmarket, Suffolk 1910-1918, and of [[Robin Vane-Tempest-Stewart]], (8th Marquis of Londonderry) Unionist MP for County Down 1931-45. He is a great-grandson of [[Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart]] (7th Marquis of Londonderry), Conservative MP for Maidstone 1906-15.<ref>Sarah Priddy, [http://www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/SN04809/pil-current-members-related-to-other-current-or-former-members PIL: Current Members Related to Other Current or Former Members - Commons Library Standard Note], 13 September 2013.</ref>

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 :"You can judge [[Tony Blair|Mr Blair]]'s position on almost any issue on the basis of what would the big lobby groups want him to do," he argues.<ref>Wheeler, Brian, [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4544600.stm Interview: Zac Goldsmith], BBC News, 11 January 2006, accessed 29 April 2010.</ref>
-Goldsmith was beaten by the [[Labour Party]]'s Sadiq Khan in the London mayoral elections of May 2016, taking in 994,614 votes to Khans 1,310,143. His campaign has been dismissed by Labour and members of his own party as largely negative, accusing Khan repeatedly of sharing platforms with extremists. <ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2016-36232392 'Elections: Labour's Sadiq Khan elected London Mayor' 7 May 2016], ''BBC News'', accessed 9 May 2016</ref>
+Goldsmith was beaten by the [[Labour Party]]'s Sadiq Khan in the London mayoral elections of May 2016, taking in 994,614 votes to Khans 1,310,143. His campaign has been dismissed by Labour and members of his own party as largely negative, repeatedly accusing Khan of sharing platforms with extremists. <ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2016-36232392 'Elections: Labour's Sadiq Khan elected London Mayor' 7 May 2016], ''BBC News'', accessed 9 May 2016</ref>
 ==Background==

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	:"You can judge [[Tony Blair\|Mr Blair]]'s position on almost any issue on the basis of what would the big lobby groups want him to do," he argues.<ref>Wheeler, Brian, [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4544600.stm Interview: Zac Goldsmith], BBC News, 11 January 2006, accessed 29 April 2010.</ref>		:"You can judge [[Tony Blair\|Mr Blair]]'s position on almost any issue on the basis of what would the big lobby groups want him to do," he argues.<ref>Wheeler, Brian, [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4544600.stm Interview: Zac Goldsmith], BBC News, 11 January 2006, accessed 29 April 2010.</ref>
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		+	Goldsmith was beaten by the [[Labour Party]]'s Sadiq Khan in the London mayoral elections of May 2016, taking in 994,614 votes to Khans 1,310,143. His campaign has been dismissed by Labour and members of his own party as largely negative, accusing Khan repeatedly of sharing platforms with extremists. <ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2016-36232392 'Elections: Labour's Sadiq Khan elected London Mayor' 7 May 2016], ''BBC News'', accessed 9 May 2016</ref>

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 *[[Associate Parliamentary Renewable and Sustainable Energy Group]] member <ref> All-Party Register, 30 September 2010, accessed October 2010.</ref>
 *[[Smart Cities All-Party Parliamentary Group]]
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 *[[JMG Foundation]]
 *[[Associate Parliamentary Renewable and Sustainable Energy Group]] member <ref> All-Party Register, 30 September 2010, accessed October 2010.</ref>
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 [[Image:Zac Goldsmith01.jpg|right|thumb|Zac Goldsmith]]
-[[Zac Goldsmith]] (born 20 January 1975) is a British politician, ecologist, journalist and the green adviser to [[David Cameron]]. He was selected as the [[Conservative Party]] parliamentary candidate for Richmond Park and North Kingston at an open primary in March 2007.<ref>Zac Goldsmith, [http://www.zacgoldsmith.com/default.asp?contentID=2 About Zac], accessed 29 April 2010.</ref>
+'''Zac Goldsmith''' (born 20 January 1975) is a British politician, ecologist, journalist and the green adviser to [[David Cameron]]. He was selected as the [[Conservative Party]] parliamentary candidate for Richmond Park and North Kingston at an open primary in March 2007.<ref>Zac Goldsmith, [http://www.zacgoldsmith.com/default.asp?contentID=2 About Zac], accessed 29 April 2010.</ref>
 In May 2010 Goldsmith was elected MP for Richmond Park. In 2015 he was re-elected with a majority of 23,015. <ref> [http://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/zac-goldsmith-wins-in-richmond-park-and-launches-broadside-over-heathrow-expansion-10234527.html Zac Goldsmith wins in Richmond Park and launches broadside over Heathrow expansion] ''London Evening Standard'', 8 May 2015, accessed 13 2015 </ref>

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 [[Image:Zac Goldsmith01.jpg|right|thumb|Zac Goldsmith]]
-[[Zac Goldsmith]] (born 20 January 1975) is a British politician, ecologist, journalist and the green adviser to [[David Cameron]]. He was selected as the [[Conservative Party|Conservative]] Parliamentary candidate for Richmond Park and North Kingston at an Open Primary in March 2007.<ref>Zac Goldsmith, [http://www.zacgoldsmith.com/default.asp?contentID=2 About Zac], accessed 29 April 2010.</ref> In May 2010 he was elected MP for Richmond Park. In 2015 he was re-elected with a majority of 23,015. <ref> [http://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/zac-goldsmith-wins-in-richmond-park-and-launches-broadside-over-heathrow-expansion-10234527.html Zac Goldsmith wins in Richmond Park and launches broadside over Heathrow expansion] ''London Evening Standard'', 8 May 2015, accessed 13 2015 </ref>
+[[Zac Goldsmith]] (born 20 January 1975) is a British politician, ecologist, journalist and the green adviser to [[David Cameron]]. He was selected as the [[Conservative Party]] Parliamentary candidate for Richmond Park and North Kingston at an Open Primary in March 2007.<ref>Zac Goldsmith, [http://www.zacgoldsmith.com/default.asp?contentID=2 About Zac], accessed 29 April 2010.</ref> In May 2010 he was elected MP for Richmond Park. In 2015 he was re-elected with a majority of 23,015. <ref> [http://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/zac-goldsmith-wins-in-richmond-park-and-launches-broadside-over-heathrow-expansion-10234527.html Zac Goldsmith wins in Richmond Park and launches broadside over Heathrow expansion] ''London Evening Standard'', 8 May 2015, accessed 13 2015 </ref>
 Goldsmith says he chose to back the Tories because Labour had become "the party of big business":

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 [[Category:Conservative Party Donors|Goldsmith, Zac]]
 [[Category:Green Party Donors|Goldsmith, Zac]]
-[[Category:Tax avoidance|Goldsmith, Zac]]
+[[Category:Tax avoidance|Goldsmith, Zac]] [[Category:British Politician|Goldsmith, Zac]]