Robert Largan

Robert Largan (born 29 May 1987) is a British Conservative Party politician, who was elected by a small majority as the Member of Parliament (MP) for High Peak in the 2019 general election.

Robert Largan

MP
Largan in 2020
Member of Parliament
for High Peak
Assumed office
12 December 2019
Preceded byRuth George
Majority590 (1.1%)
Personal details
Born (1987-05-29) 29 May 1987
Manchester, England
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
Alma materUniversity of Manchester

Early life

Largan was born in Manchester, and was educated at Philips High School and the University of Manchester.[1][2] As a student he worked on the fish counter at Asda.[2]

Career

After university, Largan moved to London and trained to become a chartered accountant. He was a Conservative councillor in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, and worked as a parliamentary assistant to the Conservative MP for Chelsea and Fulham, Greg Hands.[2]

Before being elected Member of Parliament for High Peak, Largan unsuccessfully contested the Bury South constituency for the Conservatives in the June 2017 General Election. Robert then applied to be the Conservative Parliamentary candidate in Crewe and Nantwich in September 2018, before he was selected as the Conservative Parliamentary candidate in High Peak the following month.[3]

He was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for High Peak in the 2019 general election.[4] This was a key marginal seat that had been taken by Labour at the previous general election.

In October 2020 Largan voted against the extension of the Free School Meals voucher scheme, stating the scheme was intended to be a temporary measure specifically to provide relief during UK lockdowns for the COVID-19 pandemic, rather than a more permanent scheme.[5] In November 2020 he founded the all-party parliamentary group for the Peak District and was elected chair, noting a focus on bringing green jobs to the region.[6]

In his first year in Parliament he was present for almost all votes and voted with his party 98% of the time.[7] Among his rebel votes against his party were two votes against the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) bill.[8] For the 2019–2020 period, Largan claimed the most in expenses (£25,666.71) among MPs in Derbyshire,[9] though this amount was comparatively low amongst Conservative MPs.[10]

References
  1. "Coronavirus Bill". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). House of Commons. 23 March 2020. col. 74–75.
  2. Bond, Daniel (16 December 2019). "Class of 2019: Meet the new MPs". PoliticsHome. Archived from the original on 17 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  3. "Shortlist revealed for tomorrow's Crewe and Nantwich open primary". Conservative Home. Archived from the original on 11 October 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  4. "High Peak". BBC. Archived from the original on 10 June 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  5. Largan column: 'I care deeply about tackling food poverty'. Quest Media Network (2020-10-28). Retrieved 2021-01-16.
  6. High Peak MP Robert Largan is totally committed to the green agenda. Buxton Advertiser (2020-11-25). Retrieved 2021-01-16.
  7. Robert Largan. Public Whip. sRetrieved 2021-01-16.
  8. Public Health — 1 Dec 2020 at 18:45 . PublicWhip. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
  9. Shennan, Rhona (20121-01-14). MP expenses 2020: here’s how much politicians in Derbyshire claimed last year. Derbyshire Times. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
  10. The Expenses of the 300+ MPs Who Voted Against Free School Meals for Children. Dorset Eye (2020-10-24). Retrieved 2021-01-16.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Ruth George		 Member of Parliament for High Peak
2019–present		 Incumbent


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