UK MPs - 2015 Parliament

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Karen Buck (Labour - Westminster North)

Former PPS to Ed Miliband.

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Robert Buckland (Conservative - South Swindon)

Solicitor General for England and Wales. Born in the Labour heartland of Llanelli; contested the 1995 Islwyn by-election following Neil Kinnock's appointment as European Commissioner.

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Richard Burden (Labour - Birmingham Northfield)

A rare example of a Left Labour MP in Birmingham. Opposed the Iraq War.

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Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East)

Newly-elected, Corbyn supporter, republican. Nephew of former MP Colin Burgon (Elmet 1997-2010).

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Andy Burnham (Labour - Leigh)

Leader of the Labour Party and the Opposition Shadow Home Secretary. Twice a candidate for the Labour leadership; was seen as being more left-wing in his second bid than in his first. Served in several cabinet positions in the Brown government and has been a prominent shadow cabinet member since 2010. An Everton supporter, he is very popular in Merseyside for his role in fighting for justice for the victims of Hillsborough. Came from a very working-class background and went to Cambridge University.

[Phony Moderate]

Conor Burns (Conservative - Bournemouth West)

Chosen as a candidate of the A-List. Openly gay. Roman Catholic. Resigned as a PPS due to his opposition to the Lords Reform Bill. Unsuccessfully contested Eastleigh in both the 2001 and 2005 general elections.

[Phony Moderate]

Simon Burns (Conservative - Chelmsford)

Served as a minister during the last parliament. Really doesn't like John Bercow, having once called him a "stupid sanctimonious dwarf" and refused to shake his hand after taking the oath. Is a 'passionate supporter' of the U.S. Democratic Party, which probably says more about the Democratic Party than it does Burns.

[Phony Moderate]

David Burrowes (Conservative - Enfield Southgate)

Defeated Stephen Twigg in 2005 - one of the shocks of the night. Very much on the religious right of the party.

Amusing little tale:

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[Phony Moderate]

Alistair Burt (Conservative - North East Bedfordshire)

Minister of State for Care and Support. Foreign policy hawk. Formerly MP for Bury North from 1983 until he lost his seat in 1997.

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Dawn Butler (Labour - Brent Central)

Only the third black female MP ever (after Diane Abbott and Oona King). Former advisor to Ken Livingstone. Served as a Minister in the latter days of the previous government. After representing Brent South from 2005-10 she failed at her first attempt in Brent Central (losing to Sarah Teather - who was good at achieving big swings) before easily gaining it this year. Was one of the MPs who nominated Jeremy Corbyn despite not openly supporting him.

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Liam Byrne (Labour - Birmingham Hodge Hill)

Narrowly elected in a by-election in 2004, he served in a number of front bench positions, most notably Chief Secretary to the Treasury in the last year of the Brown government. When he departed from that role he left a now-infamous note that stated "I'm afraid there is no money" and you can guess what happened next.

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Ruth Cadbury (Labour - Brentford and Isleworth)

Long Brentford councillor who was elected to Parliament in May in one of the few Labour gains from the Tories. Also a Quaker.

And the answer to the obvious question (regarding her surname) is yes.

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Alun Cairns (Conservative - Vale of Glamorgan)

Minister for Wales. Former member of the Welsh Assembly. Once referred to Italians as 'greasy wops'.

[Phony Moderate]

Pre-warning: Tomorrow's post may contain some porkies. And bad puns.

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David Cameron (Conservative - Witney)

Prior to entering Parliament he made a pig's ear out of a brief acting career as his acting was considered too hammy.

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Lisa Cameron (SNP - East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow)

Probably who Nicola Sturgeon meant when she supposedly said "Cameron would make a better PM than Ed Miliband".

[Phony Moderate]

Alan Campbell (Labour - Tynemouth)

Former teacher; prior to his election in 1997 Labour had only won the seat once before (1945).

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Gregory Campbell (DUP - East Londonderry)

Also a member of the NI Assembly for the constituency of the same name. Ugh.

[Phony Moderate]

Ronnie Campbell (Labour - Blyth Valley)

A member of the Hard Left, he can often be seen sitting next to Dennis Skinner in the House of Commons. Somewhat surprisingly, he voted against same-sex marriage - though he is a Catholic. Former NUM lay official.

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Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat - Orkney and Shetland)

Former Scottish Secretary. Currently under investigation following a leaked memo about Nicola Sturgeon.

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Neil Carmichael (Conservative - Stroud)

Chariman of the Education Select Committee. Contested Leeds East in 1992 and won Stroud on his third attempt in 2010. The last four elections in the constituency have been hard-fought battles between the same Tory and Labour candidates - Carmichael and David Drew.

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Douglas Carswell (UKIP - Clacton)

UKIP's first and now (following the defeat of Mark Reckless in May) only MP. Played a crucial role in the removal of Michael Martin as Speaker. During his time as a Tory MP he was perhaps the Commons' equivalent to the European Parliamentarian Daniel Hannan, having held (and still holding) 'libertarian' and strongly Eurosceptic views. Overall, he probably represents a somewhat more moderate and reasonable side of UKIP.

[Phony Moderate]

James Cartlidge (Conservative - South Suffolk)

Replaced the prominent Tim Yeo as the Tory candidate for the seat. Nice little fact:

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Bill Cash (Conservative - Stone)

Veteran Eurosceptic, he served in the Shadow Cabinet during the IDS era. Formerly represented the seat of Stafford from 1984-1997.

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Maria Caulfield (Conservative - Lewes)

Comes from a very working-class background - daughter of Irish immigrants and grew up on a London council estate. Former nurse. Served on Brighton and Hove City Council. Candidate for Caerphilly (of all places) in 2010 before defeating the relatively well-known Lib Dem Norman Baker in 2015.