Upon purchase, the "toolkit" was revealed to be an ebook, advising the user to create their own toolkit and recruit 100 "Joint Venture Partners" to resell it for a share of the profits. 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Shapps stood again in the 2005 election and was elected as the Conservative MP for Welwyn Hatfield, defeating the Labour MP and Minister for Public Health, Melanie Johnson. [19] Owing to his past cancer treatment, in February 2021 Shapps became the first UK Cabinet minister to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Subsequently, Jo Platt, an opposition politician, called for an enquiry into Shapps' conduct, although Shapps maintained that he had confirmed with the standards commissioner that he was not required to register the interest, and that he had recorded the conversation with the relevant official. A member of the Conservative Party, he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Welwyn Hatfield since 2005.. "Some Conservative policy on housing is actually against the policy of the donors", said a Conservative spokesman. [1] A member of the Conservative Party, he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Welwyn Hatfield since 2005. [40] However, following the referendum, Shapps announced he would support the result and vote to trigger Article 50. [19], In April 2009, Shapps launched the Conservative party's ninth green paper on policy, "Strong Foundations". I don't have a second job and have never had a second job while being an MP. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has hosted G7 talks aimed at creating a “robust, accessible and coordinated approach” to … No new smart motorways without a hard shoulder will open in England unless radar technology to detect broken-down vehicles is installed, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps … Shapps ceased being co-chairman of the Conservative Party in May 2015. [3] He served in Prime Minister David Cameron’s Cabinet as Chairman of the Conservative Party from 2012 to 2015, also holding the title of Minister without Portfolio in the Cabinet Office. [38], Shapps publicly backed David Cameron's bid for the leadership of the Conservative Party, seconding Cameron's nomination papers. [8] The alleged bullying may have caused a young party member, Elliott Johnson, to commit suicide. [51] Shapps championed Tenant Panels. On 11 May 2015, Shapps was sacked from the cabinet,[66] which he had attended as Conservative party co-chairman and minister without portfolio at the Cabinet Office, and appointed as minister of state at the Department for International Development. of undermining the CAA by registering his private, UK-based plane in the USA instead of UK, while Transport Secretary. Grant Shapps insisted the new traffic light system the Government is seeking to implement will ensure travel can resume while limiting the risks of sparking a new wave of Covid cases. One year and three lockdowns later, the remarkable rollout of our vaccine programme means that we’re now able to look forward to a cautious but final route back to normality. [7] On 28 November 2015, he stood down from his ministerial position due to allegations of bullying within the Conservative Party. [35][36], Shapps unsuccessfully contested the seat of North Southwark and Bermondsey during the 1997 election as the Conservative Party candidate.[37]. Opponents criticised Shapps of being patronising to working people by believing their pastimes were limited to bingo and beer, and it drew critical national headlines.[65]. [85][86][87] Shapps stated that he only edited to make it more accurate. The donors were originally recruited by Michael Gove who previously held the shadow housing portfolio. Grant Shapps is expected to outline plans for the return of international travel including the green list of destinations that people from England will be able to visit without quarantining on return. [72] He was later accused[by whom?] [92] English Wikipedia's Arbitration Committee found there was "no significant evidence" to link the Contribsx account to Shapps. Shapps was born in Croxley Green, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, the son of Beryl and Tony Shapps. [citation needed], In May 2008, Shapps was cited as one of several shadow ministers who had received cash from firms linked to their portfolios. [2], Following the 2010 general election, he was appointed Minister of State for Housing and Local Government and was sworn of the Privy Council. [76] Shadow ministers are allowed to receive donations from organisations covered by their brief as long as the person has a company in the UK or lives in the UK. [77][better source needed], Shapps's use of the names Michael Green, Corinne Stockheath and Sebastian Fox attracted controversy in 2012. [55], In September 2012, Shapps was appointed Co-Chairman of the Conservative Party[6] in Cameron's first major reshuffle. BORIS Johnson appointed Grant Shapps as Transport Secretary in 2019. of "putting his hobbyhorse aviation ahead of the greater good" at a time when the CAA was involved in Brexit planning, Heathrow expansion and dealing with the collapse of Thomas Cook Group. Another administrator removed the block placed on the account. Shapps resigned from OpenBrix and from his position as chairman of the all-party parliamentary group on blockchain which he had founded. [81] Under the name Michael Green, Shapps had offered customers a "get-rich-quick scheme" costing $497, and promised customers a "toolkit" that would earn them $20,000 in 20 days, provided they followed its instructions. Shapps ramps up safety plan for smart motorways. London MPs are this evening expected to demand that Transport Secretary Grant Shapps honours a pledge from last September to “take control” of the project and reopen the 134-year-old bridge. "[64], In March 2014, Shapps tweeted support of the 2014 budget as supporting ordinary people. My big argument here is this is not these people were trying to play the system, as much as these people were forced into a system that played them. [13][16][17] As a result of the effects of chemotherapy, his children[18] were conceived by IVF. If they had behaved responsibly ... none of these events would have happened; my son would still be alive and many activists wouldn't have been intimidated and harassed.[69]. Grant Shapps accelerates safety plans for smart motorways. [63] Others, including the current BBC Director General Tony Hall echoed some of Shapps's comments by saying that the "BBC needs to start treating public money as its own. If you’re a constituent, please don’t hesitate to contact my office: (c) Promoted by Nathaniel Chapman on behalf of Grant Shapps, both of Maynard House, The Common, Hatfield, AL10 0NF. MORE ABOUT Hammersmith Bridge Grant Shapps Mayor Putney Bridge Trending [26] He stepped down as a director in 2009,[27] but remained the majority shareholder. [82] In March 2015, Dean Archer, the constituent previously threatened with legal action by Shapps, threatened Shapps with legal action. [76] The Commissioner exonerated all shadow cabinet members involved. [11] He completed a business and finance course at Manchester Polytechnic, and received a Higher National Diploma. I am honoured to serve the people of Welwyn Hatfield, having been re-elected in December 2019. [74], In November 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Shapps said that if a pay freeze was imposed on public sector workers, he would not take an MP pay rise and would donate the money to charity. [29] Shapps stood down as a director in July 2008; his wife remained as director until the company was dissolved in 2014. On arrival Shapps set about preparing Conservative Campaign Headquarters for the 2015 election by installing an election countdown clock. Grant Shapps invited to visit shop to see ‘what a travel agent is’ ... Shapps is MP for the Welwyn Hatfield constituency. The existence of at least three people who allegedly provided testimonials for the company has been questioned. At the 2010 general election he was re-elected with an 11.1% swing and a majority of 17,423, taking 57% of the vote. [79][80] In his admission, he stated that he had "over-firmly denied" having a second job. The story alleged that Shapps would have received a payment in cryptocurrency tokens with a future value of up to £700,000. [61] The other 878,300 not on benefits consisted of a drop in new claimants of the ESA. [33], In 1994, Shapps stood as a Conservative candidate for the two-member St Andrews ward in the London Borough of Brent local elections, but was unsuccessful in being returned as a councillor, with Labour narrowly holding both seats. He also suggested that the organisation was biased against the Conservative Party, saying it did not "apply fairness in both directions" and that there was a "question of credibility for the organisation". They've taken themselves off. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps is leading the briefing tonight on the next phase of the roadmap restrictions being lifted in 10 days' time. Grant Shapps is the Conservative MP for Welwyn Hatfield, and has been an MP continuously since 5 May 2005. Building the entire HS2 rail project from Leeds southwards would “probably have been sensible”, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps told Parliament - but the minister ruled out "chopping and changing" the current plan.. [42] Shapps said that 30 MPs and "one or two" cabinet ministers agreed with him that Theresa May should resign. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has ordered the installation of radar technology on smart motorways be sped up as he rejected calls for the controversial roads to be scrapped. Grant Shapps MP MP for Welwyn Hatfield & Secretary of State for Transport I am honoured to serve the people of Welwyn Hatfield, having been re-elected in December 2019. [53], In 2012, Shapps launched StreetLink[54] – a website and phone app for the public to bring help to rough sleepers. The Rt Hon Grant Shapps was appointed Secretary of State for Transport on 24 July 2019. Mr Shapps … [88] During the 2015 general election campaign, The Guardian reported allegations by a Wikipedia administrator that Shapps had used a sockpuppet account, Contribsx, to remove embarrassing material from his own English Wikipedia page and make "largely unflattering" edits to articles about other politicians, including some in his own party. [21][22][23], In 1990, aged 22,[19] Shapps founded PrintHouse Corporation,[24] a design, print, website creation and marketing business in London,[11][25] based on a collapsed printing business he purchased from the receiver. Shapps stood for the Welwyn Hatfield constituency in the 2001 election, again unsuccessfully. Mr Shapps said on Friday: “All of the four chief medical officers of the Joint Bio Security Centre have met and agreed the principles that sit behind the traffic light system, so there is a large degree … End of story. BBC political correspondent Chris Mason said the change appeared to be a demotion,[7] while The Guardian's chief political correspondent, Nicholas Watt, went further, calling it "a humiliating blow". [60] Also in 2013, Shapps speaking on benefit reforms including capping benefits so that no out-of-work household can claim more than the average working family earns said that "nearly a million people have come off incapacity benefit... before going for the test. 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"[78], However, in March 2015, Shapps admitted to having had a second job whilst being an MP, and practising business under a pseudonym. [20], Shapps's brother, Andre Shapps, is a musician who was a member of Big Audio Dynamite (BAD) between 1994 and 1998, playing keyboards. [8] After supporting Boris Johnson’s 2019 Conservative leadership bid, Prime Minister Johnson appointed Shapps as Transport Secretary. )", "Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council - Parliamentary Election Results", "Grant 'V' Shapps: another pseudonym for the marketer and Tory party chair? ... An action plan launched by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps in March 2020 included a deadline of rolling out SVD across the entire network by March 2023, but this will now be completed by September next year. [44] In early 2010 Shapps published a series of six speeches in a pamphlet called "Home Truths".[45]. He also called on other Remain supporting MPs to do the same, arguing that voting down Article 50 to prevent Brexit would be "creating a situation which no-one wants be it MPs, voters or business" and that Parliament would contradict the fact it had granted the public a referendum on Britain's EU membership if it was not prepared to respect the result.[41].
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