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[[Liam Fox]] is the former UK Secretary of State for Defence.<ref>[http://www.number10.gov.uk/news/topstorynews/2010/05/her-majestys-government-49840 Her Majesty’s Government], Number10.gov.uk, accessed 12 May 2010.</ref>
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[[Image:Dr Liam Fox MP, Shadow Defence Secretary (4475796143).jpg|right|thumb|Liam Fox]]'''Liam Fox''' was the British Conservative Party Secretary of State for International Trade until he was sacked by the incoming prime minister [[Boris Johnson]] in June 2019. He was first appointed to the role in July 2016 by Prime Minister [[Theresa May]].<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-36785814 'Who's in who's out? May's new cabinet', 14 July 2016], ''BBC News'', accessed 15 July 2016</ref>
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He was previously UK Defence Secretary from 2010-2011 but was forced to resign in October 2011 amid the controversy over his friend and unofficial adviser businessman [[Adam Werritty]]<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-15300751 Defence Secretary Liam Fox quits], BBC News, 14 October 2011.</ref> accompanying him on several trips to key UK arms markets. Werrity did not work for the government and had no security clearance to be involved in ministerial business.
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Fox has been the [[Conservative Party]] MP for North Somerset since 2010. In the 2015 election, Fox retained his seat with a majority of 23,099.
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==Pushing post-Brexit arms trade==
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{{Template:Brexit badge}}As international trade secretary, Liam Fox has said he will “personally lead on helping the defence and security industries to export and will be involved in the most significant global deals across all sectors”.  Half of his new secondees in the Department of  International Trade have been transferred from the private arms industry. <ref>Lloyd Russell-Moyle, [https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/dec/20/uk-arms-trade-no-moral-or-economic-sense-liam-fox-killing-machines#comment-109967929 The arms trade isn’t the post-Brexit future we’re looking for], The Guardian, 21 December 2017, accessed Dec 2017 </ref>
  
 
==Register of Members Financial Interests entries==
 
==Register of Members Financial Interests entries==
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===Register as at 24th January 2011===
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See page: [[Liam Fox Register of Members Financial Interests]]
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'''4. Sponsorship or financial or material support'''
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''(a) Donations to my constituency party or association, which have been or will be reported by my party to the Electoral Commission:''
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==Staff==
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*Name of donor: Mr [[Kenneth Edis]]
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===Special advisers===
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Address of donor: private
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*[[David Goss]] - Overseas visits: 6-8 June 2015 to conference in Macedonia, funded by [[Macedonian Ministry of Defence]]; 6-14 November 2015 to Australia with '''Liam Fox''', funded by [[National Australia Bank]]. Re-appointed as chief of staff in Fox's transition to the [[Department for International Trade]].
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Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,900. (This donation was given to the constituency association, who will report it to the Electoral Commission.)
 
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Donor status: individual
 
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(Registered 20 May 2010)
 
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''(b) Support in the capacity as an MP:
 
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Contributions to staffing and running of private office from:''
 
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*Name of donor: Mr [[Chris Lewis]]
 
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Address of donor: private
 
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Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000
 
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Date of receipt: 18 January 2010
 
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Date of acceptance: 18 January 2010
 
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Donor status: individual
 
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(Registered 29 January 2010)
 
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*Name of donor: Mr [[Jon Moulton]]
 
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Address of donor: private
 
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Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £50,000 (given to me in my previous capacity as Shadow Secretary of State for Defence)
 
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Date of receipt: 26 January 2010
 
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Date of acceptance: 26 January 2010
 
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Donor status: individual
 
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(Registered 29 January 2010)
 
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'''5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)'''
 
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*In my capacity as Shadow Foreign Secretary (2005-06) and Shadow Defence Secretary (from January 2006), I have received upgrades from [[Virgin Atlantic]] on some flights connected with overseas visits for which I have met my own flight and accommodation costs. (The details of these overseas visits have been provided to the office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards.)
 
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*Name of donor: Mr [[Stanley Fink]]
 
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Address of donor : private
 
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Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: my wife and I received tickets to the Conservative Party’s general election fundraising dinner (value: £700)
 
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Date of receipt of donation: 1 February 2010
 
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Date of acceptance of donation: 1 February 2010
 
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Donor status: individual
 
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(Registered 11 February 2010)
 
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*Name of donor: The [[Carlton Club]]
 
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Address of donor : 69 St James’s Street, London SW1A 1PJ
 
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Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: renewal of honorary membership; value £790
 
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Date of receipt of donation: 1 January 2011
 
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Date of acceptance of donation: 1 January 2011
 
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Donor status: Company, registration number 00573221
 
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(Registered 14 January 2011)
 
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6. Overseas visits
 
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*Name of donor: 1) Government of Sri Lanka
 
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2) [[Sri Lanka Development Trust]]
 
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Address of donor:1) High Commission for Sri Lanka, 13 Hyde Park Gardens, London W2 2LU
 
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2) 50 Lothian Road, Festival Square, Edinburgh EH3 9WJ
 
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Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):
 
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1) Hotel accommodation for my wife and me in Colombo; value £900
 
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2) Return business class flight to Colombo; value £2650
 
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Destination of visit: Colombo, Sri Lanka
 
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Date of visit: 14-18 February 2010
 
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Purpose of visit: to undertake a series of meetings and discussions with the Government of Sri Lanka exploring practical ways of facilitating investment in social infrastructure projects across Sri Lanka.
 
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(Registered 15 March 2010)<ref>[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmregmem/110124/fox_dr-liam.htm FOX, Dr. Liam (North Somerset)], The Register of Members' Financial Interests: Part 1
 
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As at 24th January 2011, www.parliament.uk, accessed 17 October 2011.</ref>
 
  
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===Register as at 28th September 2011===
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===Former===
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'''5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)'''
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*[[Thomas Heathcote]] - Overseas visits: 3-4 November 2015 to Tallinn in Estonia, paid for by [[Estonia-Atlantic Treaty Organisation]]; 26 February-5 March 2016 to Bulgaria, Give Us Time charity event, accommodation from Balkan Jewel Hotel Resort, flights from Give Us Time
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In my capacity as Shadow Foreign Secretary (2005-06) and Shadow Defence Secretary (from January 2006), I received upgrades from [[Virgin Atlantic]] on some flights connected with overseas visits for which I have met my own flight and accommodation costs. (The details of these overseas visits have been provided to the office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards.)
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*[[Oliver Hibberd]] - Overseas visits: 8-10 September 2015 to Poland for security conference, paid for by [[Foundation Institute for Eastern Studies]]; 26 February-5 March 2016 to Bulgaria for Give Us Time charity event, accommodation from Balkan Jewel Hotel Resort, flights from Give Us Time <ref>[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmsecret/sponsor-02.htm Register of interests of members' secretaries and research assistants, 23 March 2016], ''parliament.uk'', accessed 20 April 2016</ref>
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*Name of donor: The [[Carlton Club]]
 
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Address of donor : 69 St James’s Street, London SW1A 1PJ
 
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Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: renewal of honorary membership; value £790
 
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Date of receipt of donation: 1 January 2011
 
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Date of acceptance of donation: 1 January 2011
 
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Donor status: Company, registration number 00573221
 
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(Registered 14 January 2011)
 
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*Name of donor: [[CQS Management]] Ltd
 
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Address of donor: 5th floor, 33 Chester Street, London SW1X 7BL
 
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Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: flight from Washington DC to Farnborough valued at £10,439
 
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Date of receipt of donation: 24 May 2011
 
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Date of acceptance of donation: 19 May 2011
 
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Donor status: Company, registration number 03691917
 
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(Registered 27 June 2011)<ref>[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmregmem/110928/fox_dr-liam.htm FOX, Dr. Liam (North Somerset)], The Register of Members' Financial Interests: Part 1
 
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As at 28th September 2011, www.parliament.uk, accessed 16 October 2011.</ref>
 
  
 
==Affiliations==
 
==Affiliations==
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*[[Conservative Friends of Israel]] - Parliamentary Group
 
*[[Conservative Friends of Israel]] - Parliamentary Group
 
*[[Young Britons' Foundation]] - Parliamentary Council
 
*[[Young Britons' Foundation]] - Parliamentary Council
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==Donations==
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In September 2005 Fox received £10,000.00 from the chairman of the [[The Utility Warehouse]] and son of [[Basil Wigoder]] - the former chairman of the [[Liberal Party]], [[Charles Wigoder]].
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In November 2005 he received £3,000.000 from businessman and Tory and UKIP donor, [[Stuart Wheeler]].
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He has also received £40,000.00 from hedge fund manager and [[Conservative]] peer [[Stanley Fink]] between 2005 and 2007, in four sums of £10,000.00
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Between 2006 and 2008, Fox received £100,500 from private equity firm manager and Tory donor [[Jon Moulton]] in three separate donations.
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In January 2007 he received £10,000 from Australian businessman Sir [[Michael Hintze]].<ref> Electoral Commission, [https://pefonline.electoralcommission.org.uk/Search/CommonReturnsSearch.aspx?type=basicDonationSearch Donation search], accessed 20 February 2015 </ref>
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==Resources==
 
==Resources==
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*[http://wikileaks.org/cable/2009/12/09LONDON2768.html# SHADOW DEFENSE MINISTER FOX PLEDGES CLOSE U.S.-UK COOPERATION IF TORIES GAIN POWER], US Embassy London, 10 December 2009, released by Wikileaks, 30 August 2011.
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*[http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/datablog/2011/oct/10/liam-fox-and-adam-werritty-links-liamfox Full list of meetings between Liam Fox and Adam Werritty], ''Guardian Datablog'', 10 October 2011.
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*Gus O'Donnell, [http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/sites/default/files/resources/allegations-fox.pdf Allegations against Rt Hon Dr Liam Fox MP], Cabinet Office, 18 October 2011
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* Powerbase - [[Liam Fox Register of Members Financial Interests]]
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===Articles===
 
* [http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-7069.html/ Liam Fox's "homophobic past" revealed], By Staff Writer, ''PinkNews.co.uk'' • March 9, 2008 - 3:00
 
* [http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-7069.html/ Liam Fox's "homophobic past" revealed], By Staff Writer, ''PinkNews.co.uk'' • March 9, 2008 - 3:00
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*Paul Hutcheon '[http://www.heraldscotland.com/revealed-tory-mp-s-homophobic-past-1.828532 Revealed: Tory MP's "homophobic" Scot quit student council over gays "flaunting it"]' ''Sunday Herald'' 8 Mar 2008
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*Paul Hutcheon, [http://www.heraldscotland.com/revealed-tory-mp-s-homophobic-past-1.828532 Revealed: Tory MP's "homophobic" Scot quit student council over gays "flaunting it"], ''Sunday Herald'' 8 Mar 2008
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*''Guardian'', [http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/liam-fox-and-adam-werritty-links Liam Fox and Adam Werritty links], accesed 13 October 2008.
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*Owen Boycott and Nicholas Watt, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/dec/15/liam-fox-sri-lanka-foreign-office-furious?INTCMP=SRCH Liam Fox's Sri Lanka trip makes Foreign Office furious], ''The Guardian'', 15 December 2010.
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*[http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/85531,news-comment,news-politics,liam-fox-adam-werritty-the-atlantic-bridge-mystery Liam Fox, Adam Werritty & the Atlantic Bridge mystery], ''The First Post'', 6 October 2011
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*''Guardian'', [http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/liam-fox-and-adam-werritty-links Liam Fox and Adam Werritty links], accessed 13 October 2011.
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*Rupert Neate, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/oct/13/donor-liam-fox-flights-washington Liam Fox took five MPs to Washington with donor's money], guardian.co.uk, 13 October 2011.
 
*Polly Curtis, Jason Burke and Rupert Neate, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/oct/13/liam-fox-fresh-questions-over-sri-lanka Liam Fox faces fresh questions on Sri Lanka links], ''Guardian'', 13 October 2011.
 
*Polly Curtis, Jason Burke and Rupert Neate, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/oct/13/liam-fox-fresh-questions-over-sri-lanka Liam Fox faces fresh questions on Sri Lanka links], ''Guardian'', 13 October 2011.
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*Tim Shipman, Christian Gysin and Ian Drury, [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2048421/Liam-Fox-Adam-Werritty-Michael-Hintze-tycoons-funded-globetrotting.html?ito=feeds-newsxml Tycoons who funded Fox's friend: Right-wing donors paid the bills for pair's globetrotting], dailymail.co.uk, 13 October 2011.
 
*Jon Swaine, Robert Winnett and James Kirkup, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/conservative/8825889/Liam-Fox-Adam-Werritty-and-the-500-bash-that-went-undeclared.html Liam Fox, Adam Werritty, and the $500 bash that went undeclared], ''Telegraph'', 13 October 2011.
 
*Jon Swaine, Robert Winnett and James Kirkup, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/conservative/8825889/Liam-Fox-Adam-Werritty-and-the-500-bash-that-went-undeclared.html Liam Fox, Adam Werritty, and the $500 bash that went undeclared], ''Telegraph'', 13 October 2011.
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*Sam Jones, James Blitz and Elizabeth Rigby, [http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e6d083c0-f5c7-11e0-824e-00144feab49a.html#axzz1ahkW82IQ Tory donor’s links add pressure on Fox], FT.com, 13 October 2011.
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*James Blitz, Elizabeth Rigby and Kiran Stacey, [http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7ff94efc-f5c7-11e0-bcc2-00144feab49a.html#ixzz1ayZztl61 Doubts grow over how Fox pursues his goals], FT.com, 13 October 2011.
 
*Deborah Haynes, David Taylor, Fox's friend was funded by private intelligence group, ''The Times'', 14 October 2011.
 
*Deborah Haynes, David Taylor, Fox's friend was funded by private intelligence group, ''The Times'', 14 October 2011.
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*Harvey Newton, [http://labourlist.org/fox-resignation-leaves-many-questions-unanswered Fox resignation leaves many questions unanswered], ''LabourList'', 14 October 2011.
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*Patrick Wintour, Rupert Neate and Richard Norton-Taylor, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/oct/13/rightwing-tories-rally-liam-fox Rightwing Tories rally to Liam Fox's side], guardian.co.uk, 14 October 2011.
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*Liam Doward, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/oct/15/liam-fox-atlantic-bridge Liam Fox's Atlantic Bridge linked top Tories and Tea Party activists], guardian.co.uk, 15 October.
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*Jerry Hayes, [http://www.iaindale.com/posts/fox-its-all-very-spooky Fox: It's All Very Spooky], Dale & Co, 16 October 2011.
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*Rupert Neate, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/oct/18/liam-fox-report-unanswered-questions?newsfeed=true Liam Fox report – the unanswered questions], guardian.co.uk, 18 October 2011.
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*Kevin O'Sullivan, [http://www.forward.com/articles/144979/ British Scandal Linked to Pro-Israel Groups], Forward, 28 October 2011, issue of 4 November 2011.
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*Peter Foster, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/us-election/9500834/US-election-Liam-Fox-feeding-ideas-to-Mitt-Romneys-Republicans.html US election: Liam Fox 'feeding ideas' to Mitt Romney's Republicans], telegraph.co.uk, 26 August 2012.
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*Phil Miller, [http://stopdeportations.wordpress.com/2012/07/29/liam-foxs-business-interests-in-sri-lanka-drove-his-parallel-immigration-policy/ Liam Fox’s business interests in Sri Lanka drove his parallel immigration policy], ''Stop Deportations Blog'', 29 July 2012.
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*Owen Bowcott, [http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/jan/29/liam-fox-settles-libel-case?CMP=twt_gu Liam Fox settles libel case over Adam Werritty claims], theguardian.com, 29 January 2014.
  
 
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Liam Fox

Liam Fox was the British Conservative Party Secretary of State for International Trade until he was sacked by the incoming prime minister Boris Johnson in June 2019. He was first appointed to the role in July 2016 by Prime Minister Theresa May.[1]

He was previously UK Defence Secretary from 2010-2011 but was forced to resign in October 2011 amid the controversy over his friend and unofficial adviser businessman Adam Werritty[2] accompanying him on several trips to key UK arms markets. Werrity did not work for the government and had no security clearance to be involved in ministerial business.

Fox has been the Conservative Party MP for North Somerset since 2010. In the 2015 election, Fox retained his seat with a majority of 23,099.

Pushing post-Brexit arms trade

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As international trade secretary, Liam Fox has said he will “personally lead on helping the defence and security industries to export and will be involved in the most significant global deals across all sectors”. Half of his new secondees in the Department of International Trade have been transferred from the private arms industry. [3]

Register of Members Financial Interests entries

See page: Liam Fox Register of Members Financial Interests

Staff

Special advisers

Former

  • Thomas Heathcote - Overseas visits: 3-4 November 2015 to Tallinn in Estonia, paid for by Estonia-Atlantic Treaty Organisation; 26 February-5 March 2016 to Bulgaria, Give Us Time charity event, accommodation from Balkan Jewel Hotel Resort, flights from Give Us Time
  • Oliver Hibberd - Overseas visits: 8-10 September 2015 to Poland for security conference, paid for by Foundation Institute for Eastern Studies; 26 February-5 March 2016 to Bulgaria for Give Us Time charity event, accommodation from Balkan Jewel Hotel Resort, flights from Give Us Time [4]

Affiliations

Donations

In September 2005 Fox received £10,000.00 from the chairman of the The Utility Warehouse and son of Basil Wigoder - the former chairman of the Liberal Party, Charles Wigoder.

In November 2005 he received £3,000.000 from businessman and Tory and UKIP donor, Stuart Wheeler.

He has also received £40,000.00 from hedge fund manager and Conservative peer Stanley Fink between 2005 and 2007, in four sums of £10,000.00

Between 2006 and 2008, Fox received £100,500 from private equity firm manager and Tory donor Jon Moulton in three separate donations.

In January 2007 he received £10,000 from Australian businessman Sir Michael Hintze.[5]

Resources

Articles

Notes

  1. ↑ 'Who's in who's out? May's new cabinet', 14 July 2016, BBC News, accessed 15 July 2016
  2. ↑ Defence Secretary Liam Fox quits, BBC News, 14 October 2011.
  3. ↑ Lloyd Russell-Moyle, The arms trade isn’t the post-Brexit future we’re looking for, The Guardian, 21 December 2017, accessed Dec 2017
  4. ↑ Register of interests of members' secretaries and research assistants, 23 March 2016, parliament.uk, accessed 20 April 2016
  5. ↑ Electoral Commission, Donation search, accessed 20 February 2015
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