I regret my party's Stop The Boats slogan, says Tory peer
Lord Kirkhope says inflammatory words used by politicians helped stoke a heated political climate.
Timothy John Robert Kirkhope, Baron Kirkhope of Harrogate is a British lawyer and politician who previously served as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Yorkshire and the Humber for the Conservative Party. After serving for ten years as Member of Parliament (MP) for Leeds North East, he was first elected to the European Parliament in 1999. Between December 2004 and November 2010 he was leader of the Conservative delegation for a total of six years. He was the chairman of the Conservative Friends of Israel's Europe grouping, the European Conservatives Spokesman on Justice and Home Affairs, and a member of the European Parliament's U.S Delegation. In 2016, he was created a life peer.
Lord Kirkhope says inflammatory words used by politicians helped stoke a heated political climate.
Lord Kirkhope says inflammatory words used by politicians helped stoke a heated political climate.