Phil Wilson (British politician)
Phil Wilson | |
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Member of Parliament for Sedgefield | |
In office 19 July 2007 – 6 November 2019 | |
Preceded by | Tony Blair |
Succeeded by | Paul Howell |
Personal details | |
Born | Labour | 31 May 1959
Philip Wilson[1] (born 31 May 1959) is a British Labour Party politician. He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Sedgefield[2] in a by-election that followed the resignation of Tony Blair, former Prime Minister, from the seat.[3][4] He lost the seat at the 2019 general election to Paul Howell of the Conservative Party.[5]
Early life and career
The son of a
Wilson is known for being one of the "Famous Five", a group of local Labour Party members who helped a young Tony Blair get selected as the Labour candidate for Sedgefield for the 1983 general election.[3] He subsequently worked for Blair in his constituency office, the Labour Party and a PR company.[7]
Parliamentary career
Wilson was a Labour Assistant Whip from 2010 to 2015.[8] In 2012, he was elected to the Progress strategy board. In his work for Progress, he was criticised for a blog post that he was accused of plagiarising.[9]
In 2013, a letter attributed to Conservative MP John Glen accused Wilson of failing to properly declare donations from Hitachi before speaking about the matter in a House of Commons debate. Glen subsequently accepted that Wilson was not at fault and apologised personally to him, saying the letter had been drafted on his behalf and he had not read it before it was issued.[10] In his biography on his personal website, Wilson states that bringing a Hitachi Rail factory project to Newton Aycliffe in his constituency represents his "proudest political achievement so far".[7]
In his
In 2018, Wilson called for a second referendum on
References
- ^ "No. 59418". The London Gazette. 13 May 2010. p. 8741.
- ^ Yeoman, Fran (20 July 2007). "Victory for Blair's aide keeps the flame alive". The Times. Retrieved 20 July 2007.
- ^ a b Mulholland, Hélène (4 July 2007). "Blair turns out to back Sedgefield candidate". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 July 2007.
- ^ a b c "Phil Wilson – Labour's local man". sedgefield-labour.com. Archived from the original on 8 October 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2007.
- ^ "Sedgefield parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ "Wilson bid hides PR credentials". PR Week. 18 July 2007. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ a b "About Me". Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ^ "Phil Wilson". House of Commons. UK Parliament. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ "Labour whip under fire over 'plagiarised blog post' claims". Political Scrapbook. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ Merrick, Robert (11 March 2013). "Complaint was "cooked up" by Tories, claim". Northern Echo. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ^ Horton, Helena (22 May 2017). "Labour candidate disowns Jeremy Corbyn on his leaflet as he tells constituents he is 'no supporter'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ Smith, Mikey; Bloom, Dan (20 July 2016). "Which MPs are nominating Owen Smith in the Labour leadership contest?". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ "North East Labour MPs call for second EU vote". BBC News. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ^ Walker, Jonathan (17 July 2018). "Leave campaign 'cheated' its way to victory - now MPs want Brexit to be scrapped". nechronicle.
- ^ Wilson, Phil (11 June 2018). "I'll be backing the EEA – the only available Brexit option to minimise risk". LabourList. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ^ "Every Leave constituency where the MP voted Remain". I News. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2017.