Chris Williamson (politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Chris Williamson (politician)

British politician

Date of Birth: 16-Sep-1956

Place of Birth: Derby, England, United Kingdom

Profession: politician

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

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About Chris Williamson (politician)

  • Christopher Williamson (born 16 September 1956) is a British politician who was the Member of Parliament for Derby North from 8 June 2017, until 6 November 2019, having also served for the seat from 2010 until 2015.
  • He was Shadow Minister for Communities and Local Government from October 2010 to October 2013.Williamson was also a local councillor in Derby, representing the Normanton ward from 1991 until 2011, serving twice as leader of Derby City Council. In February 2019, Williamson was notified of a formal investigation and later suspended from the Labour Party for his comments about the party's response to criticism over its handling of allegations of antisemitism within the party.
  • After an investigation, Williamson was reinstated in June 2019 with a formal warning but was resuspended two days later when the party decided to review the disciplinary decision.
  • In October 2019, Williamson won a High Court challenge to the legality of the review of the disciplinary decision but similar charges had been made on 3 September 2019, involving a further suspension, and the High Court ruled the Labour Party's disciplinary procedure with regard to these charges should run its course.
  • In November that year, Labour's National Executive Committee blocked Williamson from standing as a Labour candidate in the 2019 United Kingdom general election.
  • He has resigned from the Labour Party and stood as an Independent, but did not keep the seat, indeed losing his deposit having obtained less than 5% of the vote.

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