Stuart Andrew
Stuart Andrew (born 1971) is a Conservative politician. He has been MP for Pudsey in Leeds since 2010.
Stuart Andrew grew up on a council estate in Anglesey,[1] going to school in Menai Bridge. A Conservative supporter from an early age, he switched to Labour for a time. He met his partner Robin while working for a hospice in Lancashire and they decided to move to Leeds together.[1]
He was a Leeds city councillor from 2003 to 2010.
During a debate in Parliament he recalled having been attacked in the street and beaten unconscious “because of who and what I am”.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.gayleeds.com/interviews/article/_stuart-andrew-mp-interview-gay-leeds/. gayleeds.com. Accessed: 2015-05-11. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6YRNZ7kvu)
- ↑ http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/election-politics/politics-and-election-news/leeds-mp-beaten-unconscious-in-homophobic-attack-hits-out-at-tory-gay-marriage-rebels-1-5694767 Jack Blanchard, "Leeds MP beaten unconscious in homophobic attack hits out at Tory gay marriage rebels" Yorkshire Post, 22 May 2013.