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Shailesh Vara

Shailesh Lakhman Vara is a British Conservative Party politician. He was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for North West Cambridgeshire in the 2005 general election, succeeding Brian Mawhinney as the Conservative MP for the seat. Shailesh Vara has previously been a Vice Chairman of the Conservative Party. In 2006 he was appointed to the shadow ministerial post of Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons. Following the 2010 General Election, he was appointed to the position of Assistant Whip in the coalition government. » Read more on Wikipedia.org

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 Stilton cheese cannot be made in Cambridgeshire village of same name
2013-05-07
... that bears its name. Shailesh Vara MP claimed those making the cheese today in Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire were "new boys", and he pointed to documents dating back to 1722 to support the Cambridgeshire cause of his constituents.
(BBC News)
  1. Stilton: In Cheese Battle
  2. Sun shines on Stilton for cheese festival
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 Village seeks public support in Stilton cheese battle
2013-04-22
Mr Landy said: "The nation will be able to decide if we should be allowed to make Stilton cheese in Stilton." North West Cambridgeshire MP Shailesh Vara, who represents Stilton, will announce the public consultation plan at the village's annual Stilton ...
(BBC News)
  1. Consultation to launch over Stilton and its namesake food
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 Thatcher continues to divide opinion
2013-04-09
Cambridgeshire MP Shailesh Vara praised the former Prime Minister, saying: “Margaret Thatcher was a colossus on the world stage. She became Prime Minister at a time when Britain's international standing was at a low ebb and by sheer force of ...
(ITV News)
  1. Margaret Thatcher made unique impression on modern British politics: Vaz
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 Peterborough MPs oppose controversial marriage reforms
2013-02-07
Stewart Jackson and Shailesh Vara voted against the Prime Minister and against marriage for same-sex couples, in the House on Tuesday. They sided with a minority of MPs in rejecting the bill and the Tory leader's claim that gay marriage was a move ...
(Peterborough Telegraph)
  1. Huntingdonshire MPs vote on gay wedding bill
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 Cambridgeshire: MP's Vote On Gay Marriage
2013-02-06
Amongst the Tories voting against the bill, were Peterborough MP Stewart Jackson, North West Cambridgeshire MP Shailesh Vara, South East Cambridgeshire MP James Paice and Saffron Walden MP Sir Alan Haselhurst. South Cambridgeshire MP and ...
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  1. Same sex marriage: How your MP voted
  2. City's MPs voted against gay marriage
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 Cambridgeshire MP pays tribute to Ugandan Asians in Parliament
2012-12-06
MP for North West Cambridgeshire Shailesh Vara has spoken in the House of Commons today (Thursday) to pay tribute to the Ugandan Asians who settled in Britain 40 years ago. Mr Vara, who started a Commons debate to mark the 40th anniversary of the ...
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    		 Video: Labour party leader Ed Miliband talks immigration on visit to Peterborough
    2012-06-23
    The visit prompted a demand for an apology from the Labour party by MP for North West Cambridgeshire Shailesh Vara whose constituency Mr Miliband was in. Mr Vara said: “Given that Mr Miliband now says it is not racist to talk about immigration perhaps ...
    (Peterborough Telegraph)
    1. Miliband shifts immigration policy, saying Labour 'got it wrong'
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    		 New Hampton Vale centre at heart of the community
    2011-11-06
    North West Cambridgeshire MP Shailesh Vara opens the Hampton Vale Community centre. Photo: Rowland Hobson/Peterborough ET By STEPHEN BRIGGS The vital new Hampton Vale Community Centre, which will provide help for hundreds of residents has been opened ...
    (Peterborough Today)
    1. MP OPENS “IMPRESSIVE” NEW HAMPTON VALE COMMUNITY CENTRE