Tim Loughton
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 62 |
| Date of birth | May 30,1962 |
| Zodiac sign | Gemini |
| Born | Eastbourne |
| United Kingdom | |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Juliet MacLauchlan |
| Office | Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Party | Conservative Party |
| Job | Politician |
| Banker | |
| Education | Clare College, University of Cambridge |
| University of Warwick | |
| Priory School | |
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| ID | 416260 |
Tim Loughton Life story
Timothy Paul Loughton, FSA is a British Conservative Party politician and former banker, who has been Member of Parliament for East Worthing and Shoreham since the 1997 general election. Loughton was the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families from 2010–2012.
Asylum seekers: Home Office says more than 17,000 are missing
... But Conservative MP Tim Loughton, who is on the select committee, said: " Is it strange, that conveniently, when faced with a very stiff target, there has been a three-fold increase for the undetermined reasons of people magically not going forward with their claims? " Officials are under pressure to reduce the backlog as the government continues with plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda...
UN refugee agency rejects Suella Braverman asylum comments
... But Tim Loughton, a Conservative member of the Commons Home Affairs Committee, said Ms Braverman " had a point"...
Parliament researcher rejects China spying claims
... Senior Tory backbenchers, including former leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith and MP Tim Loughton, have called for the government to officially designate China as a threat to the UK - a move so far resisted by ministers...
Government facing pressure to rethink China stance
... Senior Tory backbenchers, including former leader Iain Duncan Smith and MP Tim Loughton, have called for the government to act...
Can the British Museum dig itself out of trouble?
... Tim Loughton MP, the Conservative chairman of the all party parliamentary group for the museum, has called that " opportunistic"...
British Museum boss Hartwig Fischer defends 2021 theft investigation
... MP Tim Loughton, chair of the British Museum All-Party Parliamentary Group, called the remarks " blatant opportunism"...
British Museum safety claims 'opportunistic' - MP
... MP Tim Loughton said it was " incredibly rare" for items to go missing and the institution was taking it " seriously"...
Are more small boats being stopped by French police?
... Critics of the agreement, such as Conservative MP Tim Loughton, said it didn t go far enough...
Parliament researcher rejects China spying claims
A UK Parliament researcher arrested under anti-espionage laws amid claims he was spying for China has said he is " completely innocent".
In a statement released through lawyers, The Man said he felt " forced to respond" to accusations in the media.
The researcher was one of two men arrested in March under the Official Secrets Act.
It is understood the researcher had access to several Conservative MPs.
House of Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle is due to make a statement in Parliament at 14. 30 BST.
His lawyers quoted him as saying: " It is wrong That I should be obliged to make any form of public comment on the misreporting That has taken place.
" However, given what has been reported, it is vital That it is known That I Am completely innocent.
" I have spent my career to date trying to educate others about The Challenge and threats presented by the Chinese Communist Party.
" To do what has been claimed against me in extravagant news reporting would be against everything I stand for. "
The Metropolitan Police confirmed on Saturday That two men were arrested under the Official Secrets Act in March.
One of The Men , in his 30s, was detained in Oxfordshire, while The Other , in his 20s, was arrested in Edinburgh.
Sources have told The Bbc one of them was a parliamentary researcher involved in international affairs issues.
Both men have been released on bail, and The Met 's Counter Terrorism Command, which oversees espionage-related offences, is investigating.
China stance rowThe Sunday Times, which first reported the arrests, said the researcher had access to Security Minister Tom Tugendhat and Foreign Affairs Committee chairwoman Alicia Kearns , Among Others .
Mr Tugendhat is said to have had only limited contact with The Man , and no dealings with him as a minister.
The arrest of the researcher has renewed a debate among Conservative MPs about whether the UK should take a stricter approach to China.
Senior Tory backbenchers, including former leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith and MP Tim Loughton , have called for the government to officially designate China as a threat to the UK - a move So Far resisted by ministers.
Earlier, Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch said the UK had to be " very careful with the language That we use" adding That calling China a threat would " escalate things".
She Said the UK's current Position - That China presents an " epoch-defining challenge" - was In Line with the stance taken by British allies.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
