Difference between revisions of "Carla Lockhart"
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As of 2021, Lockhart was co-chair of the UK Parliament's All-Party Parliamentary Pro-Life Group, making her one of the few genuinely [[pro-life]] parliamentarians in the UK.<ref>[https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/210421/pro-life.htm Register Of All-Party Parliamentary Groups [as at 21 April 2021]]</ref> | As of 2021, Lockhart was co-chair of the UK Parliament's All-Party Parliamentary Pro-Life Group, making her one of the few genuinely [[pro-life]] parliamentarians in the UK.<ref>[https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/210421/pro-life.htm Register Of All-Party Parliamentary Groups [as at 21 April 2021]]</ref> | ||
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| + | In 2007, aged 22, Carla Lockhart became a councilor for Lurgan.<ref name="aboutcarla">[https://www.carlalockhartmp.co.uk/about About Carla Lockhart MP]</ref> | ||
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| + | Between 2012 and 2013, Lockhart served as Mayor of Craigavon. | ||
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| + | On February 24, 2021, UK pro-life group ''Right to Life'' announced that Carla Lockhart had been appointed as the co-chair of the All Party Parliamentary Pro-Life Group, a group representing pro-life interests in the British parliament.<ref>[https://righttolife.org.uk/news/carla-lockhart-mp-appointed-co-chair-of-the-all-party-parliamentary-pro-life-group-in-westminster Carla Lockhart MP appointed Co-Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Pro-Life Group in Westminster]</ref> | ||
== Policies and views == | == Policies and views == | ||
A strong [[conservative]], Lockhart has consistently stood up against the [[Abortion|murder of unborn children through abortion]]<ref>[https://mydup.com/our-team/carla-lockhart-1 Carla Lockhart MP - My DUP]</ref> and criticized the UK's generally high taxes.<ref>[https://www.carlalockhartmp.co.uk/high-tax-economy-will-drive-investors-away High tax economy will drive investors away]</ref> | A strong [[conservative]], Lockhart has consistently stood up against the [[Abortion|murder of unborn children through abortion]]<ref>[https://mydup.com/our-team/carla-lockhart-1 Carla Lockhart MP - My DUP]</ref> and criticized the UK's generally high taxes.<ref>[https://www.carlalockhartmp.co.uk/high-tax-economy-will-drive-investors-away High tax economy will drive investors away]</ref> | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
[[Category:Conservatives]] | [[Category:Conservatives]] | ||
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[[Category:Northern Ireland]] | [[Category:Northern Ireland]] | ||
[[Category:Pro-Life]] | [[Category:Pro-Life]] | ||
Revision as of 20:54, May 6, 2023
Carla Lockhart (b. 1985), a native of County Tyrone in Northern Ireland, is a British politician and member of the Democratic Unionist Party. She has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Upper Bann since 2019.
As of 2021, Lockhart was co-chair of the UK Parliament's All-Party Parliamentary Pro-Life Group, making her one of the few genuinely pro-life parliamentarians in the UK.[1]
Political career
In 2007, aged 22, Carla Lockhart became a councilor for Lurgan.[2]
Between 2012 and 2013, Lockhart served as Mayor of Craigavon.
On February 24, 2021, UK pro-life group Right to Life announced that Carla Lockhart had been appointed as the co-chair of the All Party Parliamentary Pro-Life Group, a group representing pro-life interests in the British parliament.[3]
Policies and views
A strong conservative, Lockhart has consistently stood up against the murder of unborn children through abortion[4] and criticized the UK's generally high taxes.[5]