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[[James Brokenshire]] is a Conservative MP, who sat for the constituency of Hornchurch between 2005 to 2010, and subsequently for Old Bexley and Sidcup. He was the shadow minister for home affairs from 2006 to 2010, and has been a minister at the [[Home Office]] since 2010.<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/james-brokenshire/1530 James Brokenshire], parliament.uk, accessed 13 March 2013.</ref> | [[James Brokenshire]] is a Conservative MP, who sat for the constituency of Hornchurch between 2005 to 2010, and subsequently for Old Bexley and Sidcup. He was the shadow minister for home affairs from 2006 to 2010, and has been a minister at the [[Home Office]] since 2010.<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/james-brokenshire/1530 James Brokenshire], parliament.uk, accessed 13 March 2013.</ref> | ||
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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
Revision as of 14:09, 27 February 2015
James Brokenshire is a Conservative MP, who sat for the constituency of Hornchurch between 2005 to 2010, and subsequently for Old Bexley and Sidcup. He was the shadow minister for home affairs from 2006 to 2010, and has been a minister at the Home Office since 2010.[1]
In 2014 Brokenshire was appointed minister of state for security and immigration. [2]
Background
Brokenshire was educated at Davenant Foundation Grammar School, he then went to Cambridge Centre for Sixth Form Studies and the University of Exeter, where he studied law. Prior to working in Parliament he was a partner at a large international law firm. [3] Brokenshire was an MP for Hornchurch and Rainham from 2005 until the constituency was abolished in 2010. [3]
Speeches
- Security Minister’s speech for ICSR Conference ‘What is the new Far Right?’, Home Office, 13 March 2013.
External resources
- BBC News, Far-right extremism 'a real threat' says UK security minister, 13 March 2013
Notes
- ↑ James Brokenshire, parliament.uk, accessed 13 March 2013.
- ↑ James Brokenshire MP www.parliament.uk, accessed 27 February 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 James Brokenshire accessed 10 October 2014
