Elliot Morley
Elliot Anthony Morley (born 6 July 1952) is a British former Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Glanford and Scunthorpe from 1987 to 1997 and then Scunthorpe from 1997 to 2010. In 2009, he was accused by The Daily Telegraph of continuing to claim parliamentary expenses for a mortgage that had already been repaid. Morley was prosecuted and on 7 April 2011 pleaded guilty in Southwark Crown Court to two counts of false accounting, involving over £30,000. On 20 May 2011, he was sentenced to 16 months' imprisonment. He was released from prison on 20 September 2011 having served a quarter of his sentence.
Elliot Morley | |
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Morley in 2008 | |
| Minister of State for Climate Change and the Environment | |
| In office 13 June 2003 – 8 May 2006 | |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Michael Meacher |
| Succeeded by | Ian Pearson |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Fisheries and the Countryside | |
| In office 5 May 1997 – 13 June 2003 | |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | James Clappison |
| Succeeded by | Ben Bradshaw |
| Member of Parliament for Scunthorpe Glanford and Scunthorpe (1987–1997) | |
| In office 11 June 1987 – 12 April 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Hickmet |
| Succeeded by | Nic Dakin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Elliot Anthony Morley 6 July 1952 Liverpool, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse | Patricia Hunt |
| Children | 1 son, 1 daughter |
| Residence | Winterton, Lincolnshire |
| Alma mater | Hull College of Education |
| Profession | Teacher |
| Website | elliotmorley.co.uk |
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