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He joined the House of Lords on the 14 January 2011.<ref name="PARL"> [http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/lords/lord-edmiston/4213 Lord Edmiston] ''Parliament.UK'', accessed 18 December 2014 </ref> | He joined the House of Lords on the 14 January 2011.<ref name="PARL"> [http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/lords/lord-edmiston/4213 Lord Edmiston] ''Parliament.UK'', accessed 18 December 2014 </ref> | ||
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Robert Edmiston (Lord Edmiston) is a multi-millionaire businessman and the chairman of the IM group.[1] He helps to fund the Conservative Party, the Taxpayers' Alliance and the West Midlands Taxpayers' Alliance and is a member of the Midlands Industrial Council.[2][3][4]
He joined the House of Lords on the 14 January 2011.[5]
Edmiston is a member of The Leader's Group, the premier Conservative Party supporter group. Through an annual membership fee of £50,000 donors are able to secure access to leading members of the party.
Affiliations
IM Group | Conservative Party | Midlands Industrial Council | Taxpayers' Alliance | West Midlands Taxpayers' Alliance
Notes
- ↑ Birmingham Post, Figureheads back group calling for lower taxes, Birmingham Post, 1-August-2007
- ↑ Robert Booth, Who is behind the Taxpayers Alliance, The Guardian, 9-October-2009, Accessed 24-January-2011
- ↑ Birmingham Post, Figureheads back group calling for lower taxes, Birmingham Post, 1-August-2007
- ↑ Robert Winnett and Holly Watt, Tories forced to name club of millionaire supporters, the Sunday Times, 15-October-2006
- ↑ Lord Edmiston Parliament.UK, accessed 18 December 2014
