British politician (born 1976)
Belinda de Lucy
In office Preceded by Nirj Deva Succeeded by Constituency abolished
Born (1976-10-15 ) 15 October 1976 (age 48) Sheffield , South Yorkshire , EnglandPolitical party Reform UK Spouse Raymond McKeeve Children 4 Occupation Politician
Belinda Claire De Camborne Lucy (born 15 October 1976) is a British politician who has been Reform UK 's Education and Families spokesperson since 2023.[ 1] Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for South East England from 2019 to 2020. In the European Parliament , she was a member of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality , and part of the delegation to the EU–Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee.[ 2]
Early life
Belinda Claire De Camborne Lucy was born in Sheffield , South Yorkshire , on 15 October 1976.[ 3] [ 2] Edward Selby Little , a missionary in China, and a co-founder of the resort town of Guling, Jiujiang .[ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
Political career
In the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum de Lucy campaigned for Brexit with the Leave Means Leave and Ladies for Leave groups.[ 7] [ 8] 2019 European parliamentary election she stood as a candidate for the Brexit Party in the South East England constituency. She was fourth on her party's list and was elected as one of its four MEPs in the constituency .[ 9] [ 10] European Parliament she was a member of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality , and part of the delegation to the EU–Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee.[ 2]
In March 2023 de Lucy returned to politics as Reform UK's Education and Families spokesperson.[ 1] [ 11]
Personal life
De Lucy is married to Raymond McKeeve and they have four children.[ 8] [ 12] [ 13] private equity specialist and corporate finance partner at the law firm Jones Day .[ 14] contempt of court . The charge stemmed from his advice to one of the founders of Ocado to "burn" a messaging application after receiving a High Court search order in July 2019. He denied the charge but suggested that he had done so to protect his wife from potential litigation.[ 15] [ 16] [ 17] [ 13] [ 18]
De Lucy was a trustee of the charity Give Us Time, which was founded by former Secretary of State for Defence Liam Fox in 2012.[ 19] [ 20]
References
^ a b "Reform UK Departmental Team Responsibilities" . Reform UK . March 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2024 .^ a b c "Belinda De Lucy" . European Parliament. 15 October 1976. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019 .^ "Belinda Claire De Camborne Lucy MEP" . Reigate and Banstead Borough Council. Retrieved 9 August 2019 .[permanent dead link ] ^ "My grandma was a missionary in China" . BBC News. 3 December 2003. Archived from the original on 27 February 2004. Retrieved 9 August 2019 .^ Spurling, Hilary (27 March 2010). "China's magic mountain" . Financial Times . Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019 . ^ Hsu, Huan (4 April 2015). "In search of my family's buried treasure" . The Guardian . Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019 . ^ Morris, James (14 January 2019). "Brexit deal vote: Tensions rise outside Parliament as furious rows break out between Leavers and Remainers" . London Evening Standard . Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019 . ^ a b Evans, Greg (2 March 2019). "Brexit campaign 'Ladies for Leave' roasted for vowing to 'protect our children's votes' . The Independent . Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019 . ^ "2019 European elections: List of candidates for the South East" . BBC News. 28 April 2019. Archived from the original on 14 July 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019 .^ "European elections 2019: Brexit Party tops South East poll" . BBC News. 27 May 2019. Archived from the original on 19 June 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2019 .^ De Lucy, Belinda (March 2023). "Big News!!! The gang is getting back together and throwing our weight behind Reform UK" . Twitter . Retrieved 15 June 2024 . ^ Onita, Laura (21 December 2019). "Ocado dispute lawyer admits destroying evidence to protect Brexit MEP wife" . The Daily Telegraph . Archived from the original on 21 January 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2022 . (subscription required) ^ a b Nair, Krishnan; Patel, Varsha (5 October 2022). "Ex-Jones Day Partner Raymond McKeeve Ordered to Pay £635,000 in Ocado Battle" . ALM. Retrieved 16 September 2023 . ^ "Mr Raymond McKeeve" . University of Exeter. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019 .^ Tillay, Meganne (30 July 2020). "Raymond McKeeve Joins Former Jones Day Colleague's Boutique" . ALM. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022 . ^ Hyde, John (30 June 2022). " . The Law Society Gazette. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022 . ^ Baksi, Catherine (1 July 2022). "I gave stupid advice in Ocado case, says solicitor Raymond McKeeve" . The Times . Archived from the original on 1 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022 . (subscription required) ^ Goss, Louis (5 October 2022). "City lawyer avoids jail after telling client to 'burn' evidence in Ocado case" . City A.M . Retrieved 16 September 2023 . ^ "About" . Give Us Time. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019 .^ "Give Us Time" . Companies House. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019 .
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