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wrote a public letter to
Woodward on his resignation, in which he stated: "You have left a party whose members have given you their loyal support. You have done so for reasons not of integrity or of principle, but for your own careerist reasons. That is an attitude of which I am determined to rid our
701:
When news of
Woodward's intention to stand reached St. Helens, a strong left-wing challenge was put forward in an attempt to deny the former Conservative the safe Labour seat. Neil Thompson of the Socialist Alliance and Michael Perry of the Socialist Labour Party both contested the St Helens South
638:, without resigning as an MP. This meant that no by-election took place. He was given a job co-ordinating the Labour party's 2001 general election campaign. Woodward's local Conservative constituency association requested that he resign and run again in a
694:. Chris Mullin wrote with shock of "the awful Shaun Woodward" defecting to Mullin's own side, calling "the New Labour elite parachuting into a safe seat ... one of New Labour's vilest stitch-ups ... made my flesh creep". His successor in Witney was
614:, having previously been a senior official of the party. Hurd's majority from the previous election was over 22,000. Elected with a 7,000 majority, he was a front-bench spokesman on London for the Conservative opposition under
790:, who wrote to him: "In 1999, you made an incredibly hard decision to cross the floor of the House and join the Labour party. It took personal courage and political commitment, and our party will forever be grateful to you."
642:, under the Labour banner, as he had originally won the safe Conservative seat by campaigning as a Conservative. Woodward refused to hold a by-election, and continued to represent Witney for a further eighteen months.
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720:' candidate, Brian Spencer, saw his party's share of the vote increase from 23% in 2001 to 28%. Michael Perry of the Socialist Labour Party contested the seat again and received just under 2% of the vote.
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In the June 2001 general election, Woodward decided not to contest his Witney seat as a Labour candidate and instead found a safe Labour seat in
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with responsibilities for the digital switchover for TV. On 28 June 2007, in his first cabinet, newly appointed Prime
Minister
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After being sacked from the Tory front bench, on 20 December 1999, Woodward left the
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seat and received a total of 12% of the vote between them. Woodward won the seat with a much reduced 49% of the vote.
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A former television researcher and producer, Woodward began his political career in the
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said
Woodward would "soon become a dot on the horizon", whilst Conservative leader
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In
November 2013 he announced that he would stand down from Parliament at the
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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for
Creative Industries and Tourism
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He married
Camilla Davan Sainsbury, daughter of former Conservative MP
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980:"Blair rewards defector Woodward with campaigning role for Labour"
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1175:"Tory defector MP Shaun Woodward to stand down at 2015 election"
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His current partner is
Hollywood camera operator Luke Redgrave.
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appointed Woodward as the Northern Ireland Secretary, replacing
564:. From 1982 to 1990, he worked as a researcher and producer for
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named Woodward Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the
466:(born 26 October 1958) is a British politician who served as
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Woodward's defection was welcomed by senior Labour figures.
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until 1999, when he was sacked for supporting the repeal of
1240:"Turncoat Tory Shaun Woodward splits with wife of 28 years"
1144:"Shaun Woodward becomes unlikely confidant of Gordon Brown"
816:
In March 2001, he was said to be the only Labour MP with a
560:. From 1981 to 1982, he was parliamentary lobbyist for the
161:
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
552:, where he studied English literature. He also studied at
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1105:
831:(LAMDA). He is a member of the board of directors at the
665:, and ten years later, former Labour government minister
520:. Following the 2010 general election, Woodward was the
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Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
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A View From The Foothills: The Diaries of Chris Mullin
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LGBT members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
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Following the 2005 election, Woodward was appointed
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1334:"The Board of Trustees for the Human Dignity Trust"
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2614:Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
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823:Woodward is chair of the board of trustees at the
698:, who subsequently became Prime Minister in 2010.
885:, Shaun Woodward (Penguin Character Books, 1985)
2609:Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
485:, but joined Labour in 1999. He then served as
2555:Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
1642:Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
657:. Other critics included backbench Labour MPs
568:TV News and Current Affairs on the programmes
524:until 7 October 2011, when he was replaced by
522:Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
326:Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
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1990:
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2624:Secretaries of State for Northern Ireland
2619:People educated at Bristol Grammar School
2389:Secretaries of State for Northern Ireland
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829:London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
771:Woodward stood for election to Labour's
1615:Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
1207:"Labour MP Shaun Woodward to step down"
918:
745:Department for Culture, Media and Sport
709:, and was a prominent supporter of the
705:As a Labour MP, Woodward served on the
518:Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
510:Department for Culture, Media and Sport
468:Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
53:Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
2315:Labour Party leadership of Ed Miliband
957:"Mixed reaction to Woodward defection"
927:"Tories split over gay rights sacking"
896:"That's Life" Survey on Tranquillisers
730:Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
1219:from the original on 10 November 2013
1187:from the original on 19 December 2013
992:from the original on 8 November 2012.
937:from the original on 4 September 2010
586:. He subsequently wrote a book about
7:
1398:Hamptons International Film Festival
1154:from the original on 12 October 2014
833:Hamptons International Film Festival
516:from 28 June 2007 to 11 May 2010 as
239:7 June 2001 – 30 March 2015
1238:Finnigan, Lexi (20 December 2015).
119:10 May 2006 – 28 June 2007
65:28 June 2007 – 11 May 2010
2584:Alumni of Jesus College, Cambridge
1374:from the original on 29 March 2018
1344:from the original on 28 March 2018
1269:Salzano, Miabelle (24 July 2019).
1173:Watt, Nicholas (7 November 2013).
1058:from the original on 13 April 2014
1046:"Fallout grows over Tory turncoat"
1021:from the original on 13 April 2014
978:Grice, Andrew (20 December 1999).
967:from the original on 21 July 2013.
14:
1404:from the original on 2 April 2018
1314:from the original on 15 June 2009
1281:from the original on 24 July 2019
1250:from the original on 19 July 2017
1142:Porter, Andrew (21 August 2008).
851:, Shaun Woodward (Century, 1999)
411:
284:1 May 1997 – 14 May 2001
173:6 May 2005 – 10 May 2006
2589:21st-century English LGBT people
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2333:
2332:
2215:
1868:
1492:Parliament of the United Kingdom
1445:Parliament of the United Kingdom
680:party..." Conservative chairman
1434:Joint Committee on Human Rights
868:, Shaun Woodward (Corgi, 1986)
707:Joint Committee on Human Rights
606:candidate for the safe seat of
407:
1300:Roth, Andrew (20 March 2001).
1:
1429:official constituency website
902:, Shaun Woodward (BBC, 1985)
669:, in his political diaries.
630:Defection to the Labour Party
2550:Secretary of State for Wales
1725:Baroness Ashton of Upholland
1009:"Top Tory defects to Labour"
2177:Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
1934:Baroness Scotland of Asthal
1845:Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
1577:St Helens South and Whiston
1461:Contributions in Parliament
1450:Contributions in Parliament
1364:"SHAUN WOODWARD (Chairman)"
802:of the wealthy supermarket
739:In the May 2006 reshuffle,
711:Gender Recognition Act 2004
542:Direct Grant Grammar School
220:St Helens South and Whiston
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879:Ben: Story of Ben Hardwick
624:promotion of homosexuality
2649:English LGBTQ politicians
2604:Harvard University alumni
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598:Woodward was selected as
562:National Consumer Council
536:Woodward was educated at
512:, Woodward served in the
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313:Shadow Cabinet portfolios
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1942:Attended while on agenda
1119:. London. Archived from
550:Jesus College, Cambridge
548:day school, followed by
532:Early life and education
448:Jesus College, Cambridge
2398:Northern Ireland Office
2042:Lord Bassam of Brighton
1561:Constituency abolished
862:Drugwatch: Just Say No!
779:for just under a year.
734:Northern Ireland Office
506:Northern Ireland Office
481:as Conservative MP for
1878:Also attended meetings
538:Bristol Grammar School
464:Shaun Anthony Woodward
345:Shaun Anthony Woodward
2278:2015 general election
1275:www.mansionglobal.com
1080:Chris Mullin (2009).
784:next general election
2287:Leadership elections
2273:2015 local elections
2268:2014 local elections
2263:2013 local elections
2258:2012 local elections
2253:2011 local elections
1573:Member of Parliament
1543:Member of Parliament
1507:Member of Parliament
1479:Record in Parliament
1054:. 20 December 1999.
1017:. 19 December 1999.
963:. 18 December 1999.
594:Member of Parliament
477:. He was elected in
410: 1987;
268:Member of Parliament
215:Member of Parliament
26:The Right Honourable
1394:"STAFF & BOARD"
1338:Human Dignity Trust
1215:. 7 November 2013.
1148:The Daily Telegraph
933:. 3 December 1999.
845:Death by Television
825:Human Dignity Trust
653:and party chairman
470:from 2007 to 2010.
1919:Lord Malloch-Brown
1600:Political offices
554:Harvard University
475:Conservative Party
452:Harvard University
16:British politician
2664:One Nation Labour
2599:English Anglicans
2561:
2560:
2348:
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2320:Labour Party (UK)
2232:Benjamin Disraeli
2032:Douglas Alexander
2007:One Nation Labour
1972:
1971:
1720:Douglas Alexander
1658:
1657:
1649:Succeeded by
1622:Succeeded by
1590:Succeeded by
1524:Succeeded by
1465:Hansard 1803–2005
1426:Shaun Woodward MP
1095:978-1-84668-223-0
718:Liberal Democrats
673:Michael Heseltine
651:Michael Heseltine
461:
460:
397:Camilla Sainsbury
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2644:UK MPs 2010–2015
2639:UK MPs 2005–2010
2634:UK MPs 2001–2005
2629:UK MPs 1997–2001
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2008:
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1884:Margaret Beckett
1872:
1770:Alistair Darling
1684:
1677:
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1632:Preceded by
1605:Preceded by
1568:New constituency
1537:Gerry Bermingham
1534:Preceded by
1498:Preceded by
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1302:"Shaun Woodward"
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2087:Gloria De Piero
2077:Margaret Curran
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1964:Rosie Winterton
1949:Beverley Hughes
1937:
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1547:St Helens South
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558:Kennedy Scholar
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