Clare Short(Labour)
Summary
Claire Short
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LABOUR
Birmingham Ladywood
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Voting History
War
Voted for Invasion of Iraq ( Iraq - Declaration of War, 18 Mar 2003)
Voted for Air strikes on Afghanistan (Coalition Against International Terrorism, 1 Nov 2001)
Anti-Terror Laws
Absent for vote on Indefinite detention without charge, without trial (Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill - Clauses 22 to 24 - Indefinite Detention - 21 Nov 2001)
Absent for vote on Renewal of above law (Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 - Renewal of Part 4 sections 21-23 - 3 Mar 2004)
Voted against Control orders – house arrests (Prevention of Terrorism Bill - Third Reading - 28 Feb 2005)
Muslim Schools
Absent for vote on Proposed amendment to Education Bill forcing all new state funded religious schools to reserve at least a quarter of places to children from other faiths thereby effectively destroying the religious ethos of the school. This disproportionately targeted the Muslim community as out of around 7000 existing state funded religious schools that would escape this law only 4 were Muslim - all new Muslim schools would be effected.(Education Bill - New Clause 1 6 Feb 2002)
Early Day Motions
Islamophobia
Did not sign EDM on Call for BBC to sack Kilroy-Silk for his racist comments. (EDM 383, 08.01.04)
Halal Meat
Did not sign EDM on Call for the government to work actively to end religious slaughter in the UK (EDM 104, 26.11.03)
Hijab
Supported Call for UK & EU partners to protest France's ban on religious symbols in schools. (EDM 461, 21.01.04)
Israel
Did not sign EDM on Call for suspension of EU-Israel Association Agreement which gives Israel preferential trade terms with the EU. (EDM 1288, 26.05.04)
Supported Call for sanctions against Israel for not complying with the International Court of Justice decision on the illegality of the separation wall.(EDM 162, 24.11.04)
US
Did not sign EDM exposing double standards in US foreign policy regarding terrorism and democracy. (EDM 664, 04.02.05)
Election Survey:
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Other Information
After resigning from the cabinet in May 2003 she is well know for her vocal attacks on Tony Blair on issues ranging from the legality of the war to the UK's participation in bugging the UN, she has even demanded his resignation on occasion.
But it must be remembered that at the time, when it mattered, she supported the attack on Afghanistan and the war on Iraq. When principled comrades like Robin Cook resigned on the eve of war, she decided to stay: "I decided that I should not weaken the Government at that time.."[1]
And later, as
International Development Secretary responsible for the humanitarian effort in Afghanistan she saw nothing immoral in dropping cluster bombs followed by food parcels on the same people, sometimes at the same time! The Mine Action Centre (and
Medicins San Frontier) revealed that the cluster bombs like the food parcels were both yellow in colour and "many children pick up bomblets thinking they contain food".[2]
Whilst she was in government she didn't take part in the vote deciding if indefinite detention without charge without trial should be legalised, although after her resignation she did oppose the recent call for control orders and house arrests for innocent people who have not been charged with anything.
[1] http://www.epolitix.com/EN/MPWebsites/Clare+Short/201217D1-8E01-4848-AAAB-D922E14A91D2.htm
[2] http://wwww.reliefweb.int/w/Rwb.nsf/0/9f2c42aa435104b3c1256b45005500fa?OpenDocument
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/bbing/docs/bb_020317_kabul.doc
Tariq Ayoub Khan (Lib-Dem)
Summary
Tariq Ayoub Khan
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LIBERAL DEMOCRAT
Birmingham Ladywood
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Voting History
Not Applicable
Election Survey:
Questionnaire not returned.
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Other Information
Tariq Ayoub Khan switched from Labour to Lib-Dem, he is anti-war but its not clear if this was the reason why he left Labour.[1]
[1] War costs Labour the Muslim vote, Muslim News 30 May 2003
Philippa Stroud (Tory)
Summary
Philippa Stroud
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CONSERVATIVE
Birmingham Ladywood
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Voting History
Not Applicable
Election Survey:
Questionnaire not returned.
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Other Information
Philipa Stroud and her husband are evangelical Christians belonging to the Newfrontiers church..[1]
She has a long history of working with drug addicts and homeless people in Hong Kong, Macau and for the last couple of years in Birmingham.[2]
Cross awarded for party policy.
