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| − | [[Matthew Oakeshott]], Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay, is a Liberal | + | [[Matthew Oakeshott]], Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay, is a non-affiliated peer in the House of Lords, originally joining on the 1 May 2000 as a [[Liberal Democrats]] peer.<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/lords/27086 Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay], House of Lords, accessed 2 December 2011.</ref> |
Oakeshott is a third cousin of the ''Sunday Times'' journalist [[Isabel Oakeshott]].<ref>George Eaton, [http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2013/03/did-lib-dems-know-about-huhnes-points-swap Did the Lib Dems know about Huhne's points swap?], ''New Statesman'', 7 March 2013.</ref> | Oakeshott is a third cousin of the ''Sunday Times'' journalist [[Isabel Oakeshott]].<ref>George Eaton, [http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2013/03/did-lib-dems-know-about-huhnes-points-swap Did the Lib Dems know about Huhne's points swap?], ''New Statesman'', 7 March 2013.</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Leaving the party== | ||
| + | Oakeshott left the [[Liberal Democrats]] in 2014 after he privately commissioned polls in the Lib Dems main seats in the UK to find out whether party leader [[Nick Clegg]] stepping down would affect voting. After leaving the party, Oakeshott said the Lib Dems are heading towards disaster with Clegg leading them and have lost their 'roots, values and principles'.<ref> [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-27604131 Oakeshott quits Lib Dems with Clegg 'disaster' warning] ''BBC News'', 28 May 2014, accessed 26 January 2015 </ref> | ||
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| + | ==Donations== | ||
| + | In January 2015 it was revealed, in the last few months Oakeshott had donated £600,000 to thirty Labour and fifteen left of centre Liberal Democrat election candidates in an attempt to create an [[Ed Miliband]]-led progressive government. The seven sitting Lib Dem MPs to receive a money are [[Norman Baker]], [[Lorely Burt]], [[Tessa Munt]], [[John Pugh]], [[Martin Horwood]], [[Adrian Sanders]] and [[Jenny Willott]]. Of the thirty Labour candidates, twenty-nine are attacking Tory marginals with small majorities and the other, [[Melanie Onn]] is fighting to hold her seat against Ukip. The Labour candidates include those in Carlisle, Hastings and Rye, Hove, and Brighton Kempton in the south; Gloucester and Kingswood in the west; and Great Yarmouth and Peterborough in the east. Another £10,000 has been given to the campaign to re-elect [[Caroline Lucas]] of the [[Green Party]], MP for Brighton. | ||
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| + | Oakeshott described his donations as, "doing his bit to save our country from a Tory government cringing at Ukip".<ref> Patrick Wintour [http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/jan/21/peer-lord-oakeshott-donates-labour-lib-dem-candidates-boost-anti-tory-campaign Ex-Lib Dem peer donates to old party and Labour to boost anti-Tory drive] ''Guardian'', 21 January 2015, accessed 26 January 2015 </ref> | ||
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Revision as of 13:01, 26 January 2015
Matthew Oakeshott, Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay, is a non-affiliated peer in the House of Lords, originally joining on the 1 May 2000 as a Liberal Democrats peer.[1]
Oakeshott is a third cousin of the Sunday Times journalist Isabel Oakeshott.[2]
Leaving the party
Oakeshott left the Liberal Democrats in 2014 after he privately commissioned polls in the Lib Dems main seats in the UK to find out whether party leader Nick Clegg stepping down would affect voting. After leaving the party, Oakeshott said the Lib Dems are heading towards disaster with Clegg leading them and have lost their 'roots, values and principles'.[3]
Donations
In January 2015 it was revealed, in the last few months Oakeshott had donated £600,000 to thirty Labour and fifteen left of centre Liberal Democrat election candidates in an attempt to create an Ed Miliband-led progressive government. The seven sitting Lib Dem MPs to receive a money are Norman Baker, Lorely Burt, Tessa Munt, John Pugh, Martin Horwood, Adrian Sanders and Jenny Willott. Of the thirty Labour candidates, twenty-nine are attacking Tory marginals with small majorities and the other, Melanie Onn is fighting to hold her seat against Ukip. The Labour candidates include those in Carlisle, Hastings and Rye, Hove, and Brighton Kempton in the south; Gloucester and Kingswood in the west; and Great Yarmouth and Peterborough in the east. Another £10,000 has been given to the campaign to re-elect Caroline Lucas of the Green Party, MP for Brighton.
Oakeshott described his donations as, "doing his bit to save our country from a Tory government cringing at Ukip".[4]
External Resources
- George Parker, Liberal Democrats fear Conservative election grip, FT.com, 30 November 2011.
Notes
- ↑ Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay, House of Lords, accessed 2 December 2011.
- ↑ George Eaton, Did the Lib Dems know about Huhne's points swap?, New Statesman, 7 March 2013.
- ↑ Oakeshott quits Lib Dems with Clegg 'disaster' warning BBC News, 28 May 2014, accessed 26 January 2015
- ↑ Patrick Wintour Ex-Lib Dem peer donates to old party and Labour to boost anti-Tory drive Guardian, 21 January 2015, accessed 26 January 2015
