Emily Thornberry (born 27 July1960, London) is a BritishLabour Party politcian. She has been Member of Parliament for Islington South and Finsbury since 2005. Image File history File links ET_thumbnail3. ... July 27 is the 208th day (209th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 157 days remaining. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in the United Kingdom. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... Islington South and Finsbury is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...
Thornberry was educated at the University of Kent at Canterbury, and practiced as a barrister specialising in human rights from 1985 to 2005 in Tooks Chambers, run by Michael Mansfield[1]. In the 2001 general election she stood for Parliament in Canterbury where she halved the Conservative majority, and at the 2005 general election was elected as Member of Parliament for Islington South & Finsbury. The University of Kent is a plate glass campus university in Kent, England. ... English barrister A barrister is a lawyer found in many common law jurisdictions who employ a split profession (as opposed to a fused profession) in relation to legal representation. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Michael Mansfield QC is a well-known British lawyer. ... Tony Blair William Hague Charles Kennedy The UK general election, 2001 was held on 7 June 2001 and was dubbed the quiet landslide by the media. ... The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Canterbury is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005. ...
In an odd coincidence she has lived on Richmond Crescent, where Tony Blair lived until the 1997 general election, since 1993, moving in on the same day that the Blairs moved in[2]. For other people of the same name, see Tony Blair (disambiguation) Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born 6 May 1953)[1] is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service, Leader of the UK Labour Party, and Member of the UK Parliament... The UK general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...
Emily has supported the long-running campaign by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) for ‘One Million Sustainable Homes’, quickly understanding the potential, particularly in carbon dioxide emission-reductions, to be gained through ramping-up government ambitions for more environmentally friendly housing.
Emily was instrumental in securing and helping steer the environmental audit committee’s inquiry into the Marine Bill, the resulting report strongly advocating WWF’s demands for integrated spatial planning to better manage competing interests at sea, whilst protecting important species and fish stocks.
Emily has used the issue of the Marine Bill to link the environment with another of her passions – young people – by going into schools in the constituency and discussing the importance of protecting marine ecosystems and the role that Parliament can play.
Labour Candidate : EmilyThornberry, described on one website as 'an uncharismatic version of neighbouring MP Jeremy Corbyn, but with horsey, jolly hockey-sticks presentation.' We wouldn't hold the latter against her; the former is a definite plus.
EmilyThornberry needs to be crystal clear in all her election literature about the stand she will take on the Iraq War if elected vague noises should be considered very difficult to trust and silence will mean she is trying to bury the issue.
Having seen Labour's EmilyThornberry and Lib Dem's Bridget Fox in action it's clear to me that Thornberry is sincere, firm and realistic in her beliefs.
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