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[[David Cameron]], leader of Jackson’s Conservative Party, declared himself appalled at the raft of revelations made by the Telegraph relating to claims submitted by his parliamentary party colleagues including Jackson, and stated that disciplinary action could be taken.<ref>{{cite web|author=Andrew Sparrow and agencies |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/oct/13/party-leaders-threaten-mps-over-expenses |title=Gordon Brown and David Cameron threaten disciplinary action as MPs' anger mounts over expenses &#124; Politics &#124; guardian.co.uk |publisher=Guardian |date= |accessdate=2010-09-03}}</ref>
[[David Cameron]], leader of Jackson’s Conservative Party, declared himself appalled at the raft of revelations made by the Telegraph relating to claims submitted by his parliamentary party colleagues including Jackson, and stated that disciplinary action could be taken.<ref>{{cite web|author=Andrew Sparrow and agencies |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/oct/13/party-leaders-threaten-mps-over-expenses |title=Gordon Brown and David Cameron threaten disciplinary action as MPs' anger mounts over expenses &#124; Politics &#124; guardian.co.uk |publisher=Guardian |date= |accessdate=2010-09-03}}</ref>

==Twitter controversy==
In August 2010 Jackson came under scrutiny for his conduct on [[Twitter]], when he responded to newly published data on [[Sexually Transmitted Infections]].

The [[BBC]] and [[The Guardian]] both commented on the controversy his series of tweets caused<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11114213|title=MP criticised after 'attack' on sex education|publisher=BBC News|date=2010-08-27|accessdate=2010-09-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Sex education, STIs and politicians make a toxic combination|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/political-science/2010/sep/01/sex-education-stis-politicians}}</ref> and Jackson later told the Peterborough Evening Telegraph that his tweets were "directed only at people who had sent him abusive messages".<ref>{{cite web|author=Matthew Reville|url=http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/local/mp_jackson_defends_himself_over_twitter_criticism_1_985935 |title=MP Jackson defends himself over Twitter criticism|publisher=Peterborough Today|date=2010-08-30|accessdate=2010-09-03}}</ref> In response to his statement a timeline of the messages sent to and from Jackson, disputing his claims he was trying to engage in debate, was assembled by a UK blogger.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://erdo.posterous.com/26784444 |title=Has Stewart Jackson MP's casual dishonesty been revealed on Twitter? - erdo's posterous |publisher=Erdo.posterous.com |date=2010-08-26 |accessdate=2010-09-03}}</ref>, The blog quoted various tweets that reported him as having said;
:''"V disappointing news on STD rates in Pboro. No doubt our liberal friends will tell us we need MORE sex education - as it's worked so well!"''<ref>{{cite web|last=Jackson|first=Stewart|title=Twitter feed|url=http://twitter.com/SJacksonMP/status/22175640176|accessdate=4 September 2010|quote=V disappointing news...}}</ref>
and later added;

:''"Touched a raw nerve with shrill intolerant pro sex education Lefties who don't like debating the issues. Wonder why not."''<ref>{{cite web|last=Jackson|first=Stewart|title=Twitter feed|url=http://twitter.com/SJacksonMP/status/22201985385|accessdate=4 September 2010|quote=Touched a raw nerve...}}</ref>

then;

:''"Re. Sex education Memo to sad tedious sex obsessed Leftie weirdos - do please tweeting me [sic] You're confusing me with someone who's interested"''<ref>{{cite web|last=Jackson|first=Stewart|title=Twitter feed|url=http://twitter.com/SJacksonMP/status/22257064016|accessdate=4 September 2010|quote=Re. Sex education...}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==

Revision as of 19:45, 6 September 2010

Stewart Jackson
MP
Member of Parliament
for Peterborough
Assumed office
5 May 2005
Preceded byHelen Clark
Majority2,740 (6.6%)
Personal details
Born (1965-01-31) January 31, 1965 (age 58)
Woolwich, London, United Kingdom
Political partyConservative
SpouseSarah O'Grady
Alma materRoyal Holloway, University of London; Thames Valley University
WebsiteOfficial website

Stewart James Jackson (born 31 January 1965) is a British politician. A member of the Conservative Party, he is currently the Member of Parliament (MP) for Peterborough.

Early life

Jackson was born in Woolwich and brought up in South East London. He attended the London Nautical School in Southwark, and Chatham House Grammar School in Ramsgate, Kent. He then went on to study at Royal Holloway, University of London, where he was awarded a BA (Hons) degree in Economics & Public Administration in 1988.[1] He also earned an MA in Human Resource Management from Thames Valley University in 2001, and is a Graduate Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).

Before joining Business Link, Jackson worked for Lloyds Bank for nine years, and ran his own branch as a Branch Manager in London's West End, as well as being a small business manager. He was a Board Member and Trustee of the London City YMCA for 5 years. He also served on Ealing Borough Council in West London from 1990 to 1998, during which time he was Conservative spokesman on planning and housing.

Prior to being elected, Jackson was a Business Services Manager with Business Link in London.

Parliamentary career

Jackson unsuccessfully contested the parliamentary constituency of Brent South at the 1997 general election. He was then selected as the Conservative candidate for the Peterborough seat in October 2000, and fought the 2001 general election, where he reducing the Labour Party's majority in the constituency from 7323 votes to 2854 votes, but lost to the incumbent Labour MP Helen Brinton. Jackson was re-adopted as the Conservative candidate for Peterborough in August 2002, and defeated Brinton at the 2005 general election to become the MP. He was re-elected at the 2010 general election.

In the House of Commons, Jackson was a member of the Regulatory Reform Select Committee and from December 11, 2006, the Health Select Committee leaving it in July 2007 when he became an Opposition Whip and was Chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Pakistan from 2007-2010. He is a Vice President of the Local Government Association and sits on the Board of Management of the local government think tank the New Local Government Network.

Jackson was appointed an Opposition Whip in the July 2007 reshuffle by Conservative Leader David Cameron. In January 2008, he became Shadow Minister for Communities and Local Government, with responsibility for the fire service, flooding, housing renewal areas and the Thames Gateway. He was unanimously readopted as the Conservative candidate for the Peterborough constituency by the Executive Council of the Peterborough Conservative Association in July 2007.

In the General Election held on 6th May 2010, Stewart Jackson increased his majority to 4,861 votes over the Labour candidate, Ed Murphy and was appointed as Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to Rt Hon Owen Paterson MP, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in June 2010.

Parliamentary controversy

In May 2009, Jackson was involved in the expenses scandal. Articles in the Daily Telegraph demonstrated that Jackson had claimed more than £66,000 in two financial years: on May 11th, 2009 the newspaper revealed that he had claimed £11,000 in professional fees on buying a new constituency home a year after being elected to Parliament. This included £304 for work on his swimming pool and several hundred more for work on a kitchen annex. According to the Green Book, which provides guidelines on MPs expenses, claims that may be construed as excessive or luxurious are not permitted.[2]

On May 12th, 2009 both BBC Newsnight and a second article published by The Daily Telegraph revealed that Jackson had claimed a further £55,000 bringing the total sum to in excess of £66,000.[3] This is also covered in the Legg Report[4] that describes how six of the seven largest sums that were repaid as a result of the expenses scandal were done so by Jackson's Conservative Party colleagues. Jackson was quoted in the Daily Telegraph as saying that any ban on the second home allowance would be "draconian and unfair".[5]

David Cameron, leader of Jackson’s Conservative Party, declared himself appalled at the raft of revelations made by the Telegraph relating to claims submitted by his parliamentary party colleagues including Jackson, and stated that disciplinary action could be taken.[6]

Personal life

In July 1999, Jackson married Sarah O'Grady, a journalist with the Daily Express, at the College Chapel at Royal Holloway in Egham, Surrey. The couple have one daughter (born 2005), and split their time between living in London and Peterborough.

References

  1. ^ Election highs for Royal Holloway alumni, www.rhul.ac.uk
  2. ^ "Green Book". HM Treasury. 2010-08-27. Retrieved 2010-09-03.
  3. ^ Swaine, Jon (2009-05-12). "MPs' expenses: Stewart Jackson admits claim for pool work was 'excessive'". Telegraph. Retrieved 2010-09-03.
  4. ^ "Key points: Legg report into MPs expenses claims". BBC News. 2010-02-04. Retrieved 2010-09-03.
  5. ^ Sawer, Patrick (2009-08-29). "MPs' expenses: MPs who milked the expenses system now complain about attempts to reform it". Telegraph. Retrieved 2010-09-03.
  6. ^ Andrew Sparrow and agencies. "Gordon Brown and David Cameron threaten disciplinary action as MPs' anger mounts over expenses | Politics | guardian.co.uk". Guardian. Retrieved 2010-09-03.

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