Liam Conlon
Liam Conlon | |
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Member of Parliament forBeckenham and Penge | |
Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
Preceded by | Constituency created |
Majority | 12,905 (24.7%) |
Personal details | |
Political party | Labour |
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Liam Joseph Conlon[1]is a British politician. A member of theLabourParty, Conlon has served as the Member of Parliament forBeckenham and Pengesince July 2024.[2]He is also chairperson of theLabour Party Irish Society.[3]
Career
[edit]Conlon was selected by party members in Beckenham and Penge constituency to be their candidate, and was elected with a majority of 12,905 over the Conservative candidate. He is the first Labour MP to cover the whole town of Beckenham.
Conlon was appointed as aParliamentary Private Secretaryto theDepartment for Transportfollowing his election.
Personal life
[edit]Conlon is the son of former senior civil servantSue Graywho currently serves as Downing Street Chief of Staff under SirKeir Starmer.[4]He had a hip replacement at the age of 17 due to an accident at the age of 13 where he fractured his hip, he was initially left unable to walk for years. As a result of this he is one of the few disabled MPs and drives an adapted car.[5]
References
[edit]- ^"Members Sworn".Hansard.752.11 July 2024.Retrieved13 July2024.
- ^Bertrand, Ezekiel (5 July 2024)."General Election 2024: Labour wins Beckenham and Penge".News Shopper.Retrieved5 July2024.
- ^Ryan, Órla (3 July 2024)."Labour's Irish chair on running for parliament, the Troubles and... Saturdays with Philomena Begley".TheJournal.Archived fromthe originalon 11 July 2024.Retrieved11 July2024.
- ^Ambrose, Tom (30 November 2023)."Son of Labour chief of staff Sue Gray to stand for party as London MP".The Guardian.Retrieved5 July2024.
- ^Ryan, Órla (3 July 2024)."Labour's Irish chair on running for parliament, the Troubles and... Saturdays with Philomena Begley".TheJournal.ie.Retrieved17 July2024.
External links
[edit]- ProfileatParliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in ParliamentatHansard
- Voting recordatPublic Whip
- Record in ParliamentatTheyWorkForYou