Laura Farris

Laura Rose Farris[1] (née McNair-Wilson) has been the British Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Newbury since the 2019 general election. Prior to her parliamentary career, she worked as a journalist and later as a barrister.

Laura Farris

MP
Farris in 2019
Member of Parliament
for Newbury
Assumed office
12 December 2019
Preceded byRichard Benyon
Majority16,047 (26.8%)
Personal details
Born
Laura Rose McNair-Wilson

Bucklebury, Berkshire, England
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
Spouse(s)Henry Farris
Children2
Alma materLady Margaret Hall, Oxford
OccupationPolitician
WebsiteOfficial website

Early life

Farris was born and grew up in Bucklebury, West Berkshire, England.[2] Both her father Michael McNair-Wilson and uncle Patrick McNair-Wilson are former Conservative MPs.[3] She studied philosophy, politics and economics at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, graduating in 2000 with an upper second class degree.[2][4] Farris worked as a journalist for BBC and Reuters and also worked for Hillary Clinton when she was a United States Senator from New York.[5]

She qualified as a barrister in 2007, practising mainly in employment law.[4]

Parliamentary career

Farris was selected as the Conservative candidate for Newbury on 10 November 2019.[6] She had previously stood as a candidate in the safe Labour seat of Leyton and Wanstead.[7] Farris was elected as MP for Newbury with a majority of 16,047 in the 2019 general election. Her father represented the constituency between 1974 and 1992.[8] She has been a member of the Home Affairs Select Committee since March 2020.[9] She identifies as a one-nation conservative.[10]

Personal life

Farris is married to Henry Farris and they have two daughters.[11][12][13]

References
  1. "Members Sworn". parliament.uk. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  2. Bond, Daniel (16 December 2019). "Class of 2019: Meet the new MPs". Politics Home. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  3. "Introducing the six candidates shortlisted for Devizes". ConservativeHome. 28 October 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  4. "Laura Farris". Littleton Chambers. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  5. "Election 2019: the lawyers standing for parliament". The Lawyer. 30 October 2019.(subscription required)
  6. "Conservatives select Newbury candidate". Newbury Today. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  7. "Leyton and Wanstead". parliament.uk. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  8. "Conservatives hold Newbury as Laura Farris elected". Newbury Today. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  9. "Membership". parliament.uk. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  10. @Laura_Farris (13 December 2019). "It's a huge honour to have been elected MP for Newbury. I am so so grateful to my brilliant team @WestBerksTories. I will always put this wonderful community first & strive to be a proud One-Nation voice on the Conservative back benches" (Tweet). Retrieved 8 September 2020 – via Twitter.
  11. "Election 2017: Conservatives announce Remain-supporting barrister Laura Farris as candidate for Leyton and Wanstead". Ilford Recorder. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  12. "Mr H. Farris and Miss L. McNair-Wilson". The Telegraph.(subscription required)
  13. "Farris". The Telegraph.(subscription required)
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Richard Benyon		 Member of Parliament
for Newbury
2019–present		 Incumbent


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