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Rebecca Harris

Rebecca Harris
MP
Member of Parliament
for Castle Point
Assumed office
6 May 2010
Preceded by Bob Spink
Majority 8,934 (19.7%)
Personal details
Born (1967-12-22) 22 December 1967 (age 49)
Windsor, Berkshire, England
Nationality British
Political party Conservative
Spouse(s) Frank
Alma mater Bedales School
London School of Economics
Website www.rebeccaharris.org

Elizabeth Rebecca Scott Harris (born 22 December 1967) is a British Conservative Party politician who was elected at the 2010 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Castle Point.

Born in Windsor, Berkshire, Harris was educated at the independent Bedales School, and the London School of Economics (BSc).

Rebecca spent most of her working life with Phillimore & Co. publishers, working in warehousing as a delivery driver and Sales Rep. Working her way through the ranks of the company she eventually joined the Board as Marketing Director.

Harris was a Conservative head office campaign co-ordinator during 2000-2001 and Conservative North West London area officer during 2007-2008. She was elected as MP for Castle Point in 2010 with a majority of 7,632. She was re-elected in 2015 with an increased majority.

In 2012 Harris was named by Conservative Home as one of a minority of loyal Conservative backbench MPs not to have voted against the government in any significant rebellions.

She was a member of the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee and has championed the Daylight Saving Bill which, had it passed, would have moved Britain onto Central European Time. On 20 January 2012, the legislation ran out of time to progress, meaning that the United Kingdom would remain on Western European Time.

Harris and her entourage recorded video footage of allegedly speeding motorbikers and handed them to the police, after spotting them whilst canvassing for the 2015 general election. Local residents had complained of the street being used for road racing.


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