Global InformationPhilip Davies information
Sir Philip Davies MP | |
|---|---|
 Davies in 2017 | |
| Member of Parliament for Shipley | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 5 May 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Chris Leslie |
| Majority | 6,242 (11.6%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Philip Andrew Davies 5 January 1972 Doncaster, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) |
Deborah Helmsley
(m. 1994; div. 2012)Esther McVey (m. 2020) |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Tatton[3] |
| Alma mater | University of Huddersfield |
| Website | www.philip-davies.org.uk |
Sir Philip Andrew Davies (born 5 January 1972) is a British Conservative politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Shipley in West Yorkshire since the 2005 general election.
He is the most rebellious serving Conservative MP, having voted against the Tory whip over 250 times in the course of his parliamentary career.[4] He has been criticised for filibustering parliamentary bills not supported by the government and "killing off legislation he doesn't like".[5][6][7][8]
Davies is a campaigner for the men's rights movement and is known for campaigns against political correctness and feminism. He played a lead role in securing the first International Men's Day debate in Parliament in 2015, which now takes place annually.[9][10]
He is also an organiser for the TaxPayers' Alliance. Davies has regularly been criticised by other politicians and prominent public figures[11] for comments he has made on gender equality and women,[12] homosexuality,[13] ethnic minorities,[14] as well as the disabled.[15] He has stated that the disabled should have the option of working for less than the minimum wage.[16][17] Davies has said that white, male ministers risk being "hoofed out" of the government to make way for women or minority ethnic MPs.[18]
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- ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated, Shipley". Bradford Council. Archived from the original on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ "Voting Record – Philip Davies MP, Shipley (11816) – The Public Whip". Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
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Wright20141214was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Stone, Jon (1 November 2015). "Tory MP Philip Davies who blocked law to scrap hospital parking charges for carers says he was 'speaking up for carers'". The Independent. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
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Perraudin20151030was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Stone, Jon (20 November 2015). "Tory MPs block bill to give first aid training to children by talking non-stop until debate ends". The Independent. Archived from the original on 20 November 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ^ Poole, Glen (4 November 2016). "Philip Davies's men's rights victory turned me into a blubbering wreck". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 16 May 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- ^ "Davies: Men are getting a bad press". BBC News. 14 November 2017. Archived from the original on 15 April 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ Crace, John (18 June 2018). "Tory MP's pants are on fire over upskirting issue". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
Philip Davies [is] a Tory MP who can usually be relied on to stand up for any form of sexist and unpleasant behaviour.
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DisabilityTelegraphwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "BBC – Corrections and Clarifications – Help and Feedback". BBC. 20 July 2017. Archived from the original on 20 July 2017.
- ^ "Call to relax wage rule for learning disabled". BBC News. 2 March 2017. Archived from the original on 24 October 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ Hope, Christopher (9 January 2018). "White male ministers risk being unfairly 'hoofed out' in Theresa May's reshuffle, complains Philip Davies MP". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 17 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.