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Sir Edward Julian Egerton Leigh is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Gainsborough, previously Gainsborough and Horncastle, since 1983. Parliament's long
Official portrait, 2020
The Father of the House is a title that is bestowed on the male member of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom who has the longest continuous service. If two or more members have the same length
Edward Leigh
…Parliament (MP) for Gainsborough, previously Gainsborough and Horncastle, since 1983. Parliament's longest-serving male MP since 2024, Leigh is styled Father of the House. Leigh has been called a "serial rebel" has often voted against his own party. He was one of the original Maastricht Rebels and was reportedly sacked…
Official portrait of Rt Hon Sir Edward Leigh MP
Sir Peter Bottomley presiding over the chamber in 2019