Ben Everitt

Ben Everitt is a British Conservative Party politician who was has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Milton Keynes North since the 2019 general election.[1] He was previously a councillor for the Conservative Party on Aylesbury Vale District Council, having been elected in local council elections in 2015.[2]

Ben Everitt

MP
Member of Parliament
for Milton Keynes North
Assumed office
12 December 2019
Preceded byMark Lancaster
Personal details
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
OccupationPolitician
Websitewww.beneveritt.com

Everitt is a supporter of Brexit.[3]

Controversies

Everitt was criticised by opponents during the election campaign for allegedly staging a photo of himself picking up litter in the car park of the Conservative Club in Bletchley.[4]

In May 2020 a tweet that was made in 2011[5] was shared on social media showing Ben refer to Tessa Jowell as looking like "a tranny with a hangover". [6]

References
  1. "Milton Keynes North parliamentary constituency - Election 2019" – via www.bbc.com.
  2. "New: Candidate shortlists for Milton Keynes North; Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner; and Eddisbury". Conservative Home.
  3. "General election 2019: Brouhaha over Brexit makes for a lively hustings meeting in Sherington, near Milton Keynes". www.miltonkeynes.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
  4. "Was Milton Keynes Conservative's Twitter litter picture a bit of a con?". www.miltonkeynes.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
  5. "ooch. Not the best photo there. Looks like a tranny with a hangover. Not one for the family album". Twitter. 24 April 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  6. "Milton Keynes North MP tweets that Tessa Jowell looks like a 'tranny with a hangover'". Reddit. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Mark Lancaster		 Member of Parliament for Milton Keynes North
2019–present		 Incumbent


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