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Lord Horam obituary
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Lord Horam, who died aged 87, represented Labour, SDP and Conservatives in the Commons. His party switches earned him the nickname 'dirty double-rat' from Dennis Skinner.
背景
John Horam, Lord Horam, was a British politician who had a unique career of representing three different parties in the House of Commons. He began as a Labour MP, then defected to the SDP in 1981, and later joined the Conservatives in 1987. He served as a junior minister in both Labour and Conservative governments. His obituary was published in The Guardian on August 18, 2026.
来龙去脉
- 1970Elected as Labour MP for Gateshead West.
- 1976Appointed junior minister in the Department for Transport under James Callaghan.
- Jan 1981First MP to join the Gang of Four's Council for Social Democracy.
- Mar 1987Announced he was joining the Conservative Party after talks with Thatcher and Tebbit.
- 1992Returned to Parliament as Conservative MP for Orpington.
- 1995Appointed junior minister for public services and science by John Major.
- recentlyDied aged 87; obituary published in The Guardian.
各方怎么说
- Critics
- Dennis Skinner called him a 'dirty double-rat' for switching parties twice.
- Supporters
- Horam justified his changes with Churchill's quote: 'It is better to change your mind than be wrong all the time.'