John Baron
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Gender | Male |
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Age | 65 |
Date of birth | June 21,1959 |
Zodiac sign | Cancer |
Born | Redhill |
United Kingdom | |
Party | Conservative Party |
Office | Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom |
Battles and wars | Northern Ireland |
Cyprus | |
Germany | |
Official site | parliament.uk |
Position | Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom |
Major | 20,412 |
Books | Financial Times Guide to Investment Trusts: Unlocking the City's Best Kept Secret |
Education | Royal Military Academy Sandhurst |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 416230 |
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John Baron Life story
John Charles Baron is a British politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for Basildon and Billericay, previously Billericay, since 2001.
Ukraine takes on UK in solidarity chess tournament
... Conservative transport minister Jesse Norman, Labour s shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves, the SNP s Chris Stephens, Conservatives John Baron and Tobias Ellwood played for the Commons...
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... Tory MP John Baron said it would be impossible to serve in a new Johnson government and suggested he would become independent instead...
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... During PMQs, Ms Truss was urged by Tory MP John Baron to show " compassion in politics" by maintaining the link between benefits and inflation...
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... MP John Baron said he thought a new leader should focus on the cost of living crisis, levelling up and helping the most vulnerable in society...
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... John Baron Constituency: Basildon and Billericay Majority: 20,412 First elected: 2001 A supporter of leaving the EU in 2016, Mr Baron is also notable for repeatedly criticising UK military intervention abroad...
Brexit: a better result than my offer, says Johnson
... The party to the offer attacked after a Conservative member of Parliament John Baron, told the BBC s Victoria Derbyshire programme the UK would be able to leave the EU no-conditions if the trade failed, the talks at the end of the so-called transition period in December 2020...
Brexit: Johnson in the race to win support for the deal
... the work would also be the offer of being attacked, according to a Tory MP, John Baron, said that the UK will be able to leave the EU no-conditions when the trade failed the talks...
British EU exit: the government supports the Brady amendment on Ireland border
... As a result of the support provided by the government, Tory MPs John Baron and Andrew Murrison have pulled your changes, the proposed deadline for the backstop and the ability to leave the arrangement at a time of the British election...
Ukraine takes on UK in solidarity chess tournament
By Sam FrancisPolitical reporter, BBC News
Knights and bishops took over a corner of Parliament as two grandmasters faced off for The First UK-Ukraine Solidarity Chess Match.
Michael Adams , the UK's Number One chess player took on reigning Ukrainian champion, Andrei Volokitin , in an eight-minute " blitz" game.
The Game ended in a diplomatic draw.
Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle organised The Game to champion Parliament's support for Ukraine as it fights an invasion by Russian forces.
Sir Lindsay made the ceremonial opening Move - d2 to d4, The Queen 's Pawn. Ukraine's Ambassador to the UK, Vadym Prystaiko , replied with Knight f6.
At the same time, a series of 12 matches pitting MPs against peers resulted in A House of Commons triumph by a score of 8. 5 - 3. 5.
Conservative transport minister Jesse Norman , Labour's shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves , the SNP's Chris Stephens , Conservatives John Baron and Tobias Ellwood played for The Commons .
Labour's Lord Robert Winston , Plaid Cymru 's Lord Dafydd Wigley and Crossbencher Lord Bernard Hogan-Howe were among those who took part for The Lords .
Sir Lindsay said he was " honoured to host The First challenge match in Speaker's House between leading players of two close allies".
" Parliament and the UK are giving support to Ukraine in every way we can, as it battles against this illegal invasion by Russia. Enabling important cultural and sporting activities is another way of championing that,' He Said .
" Chess is also a wonderful game of strategy that crosses boundaries of language, age, sex, culture and disability - which makes it the perfect sport for Grandmasters of two friendly nations, or even parliamentarians, to play. "
Mr Adams and Mr Volokitin will now compete in Best Of eight games as part of the UK-Ukraine Solidarity Chess Match, which carries a £38,000 prize.
The Remaining games will be split between Ukrainian Embassy and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in Canary Wharf .
The Event was organised by organised by The Charity Chess in Schools and Ms Reeves, a junior chess champion. It was supported by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Ukraine.
Chess has been played in Parliament for More Than 150 years, with a special Chess Room located next to the MPs' dining room.
In 1919, future Prime Minister Andrew Bonar Law in a committee room during a debate on " Scottish business".
A Lords vs Commons match was last played in 2016 and won by the MPs.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com