James Wild (politician)
James Wild | |
|---|---|
 Wild in 2020 | |
| Member of Parliament for North West Norfolk | |
| Assumed office 12 December 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Henry Bellingham |
| Majority | 19,922 (42.7%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Oliver Wild 5 January 1977 Norwich, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | The Baroness Evans of Bowes Park |
| Alma mater | Queen Mary University of London |
James Oliver Wild[1] (born 5 January 1977)[2] is a British Conservative Party politician. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for North West Norfolk since the 2019 general election.[3]
Education and career
Wild attended the fee-paying Norwich School, and later studied at Queen Mary College, University of London, where he obtained a BA in politics.[4]
After university he worked in public relations for T Mobile and Hanover Communications before becoming a Special Advisor to the Minister for Business and Enterprise. Subsequently, he became a Special Advisor to the Minister for Energy, a Special Adviser to the Secretary of State for Defence, Chief of Staff to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, and then a Senior Special Adviser to the Prime Minister. In November 2019, he became Conservative Party candidate for North West Norfolk.[5]
Member of Parliament
Wild entered the House of Commons on 13 December 2019.
On 16 January 2020, James Wild delivered his Maiden Speech in the House of Commons in the Health and Social Care debate.[6]
Wild has been a member of Public Accounts Committee since 2 March 2020.
Wild was critical of the cost of the NHS Test and Trace system, saying that "mistakes have been made". Wild highlighted the "overuse of consultants" as a particular problem.[7]
Wild condemned the approach of the Metropolitan Police to the Sarah Everard vigil, saying "policing is by consent" and that "tonight the [Metropolitan Police] have failed [and] the scenes of women being manhandled at a vigil are appalling".[8]
In March 2021, Wild asked the BBC Director General, Tim Davie, about the lack of union flags in the BBC's annual report. Wild suggested that the upcoming annual report could include "some imagery around the union flag".[9][10][11]
Controversy
On the night of the 2017 general election, Wild and his brother were involved in a scuffle with a reporter, following Wild's failure to unseat former Liberal Democrat MP Sir Norman Lamb in the North Norfolk constituency.[12]
Personal life
Wild is married to Baroness Evans of Bowes Park, who currently serves as Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal.[13][14]
References
- ^ "Members Sworn". Hansard.parliament.uk. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Wild, James". Politics.co.uk. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ "Carshalton & Wallington parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Lawes, Ruth. "General Election 2019: Conservative candidate chosen for North West Norfolk". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Linkedin".
- ^ "Health and Social Care - Thursday 16 January 2020 - Hansard - UK Parliament". Hansard. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Place, Clarissa (10 March 2021). "Norfolk MP on Commons committee slams 'extraordinary' test-and-trace cost". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Hannant, David (16 March 2021). "Norfolk MPs condemn Met Police response to Sarah Everard vigil". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Syal, Rajeev (22 March 2021). "BBC chief told to use 'more than one union jack' in annual report". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ James, Liam (22 March 2021). "Tory MP asks BBC director general why no union jacks feature in corporation's annual report". The Independent. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "James Wild MP for NW Norfolk on Twitter". Twitter. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "General election 2017: Tory aides involved in scuffle". BBC News. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "James Wild - a former special advisor to the defence secretary - chosen as Tory candidate for North Norfolk". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Vote Leave takes back control: the advisers and officers of Johnson's new regime". Conservative Home. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
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