Belinda de Lucy explained

Belinda de Lucy
Party:Reform UK
Constituency Mp:South East England
Term Start:2 July 2019
Predecessor:Nirj Deva
Successor:Constituency abolished
Term End:31 January 2020
Parliament:European
Birth Date:15 October 1976
Birth Place:Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
Spouse:Raymond McKeeve
Children:4
Occupation:Politician

Belinda Claire De Camborne Lucy (born 15 October 1976) is a British politician who has been Reform UK's Education and Families spokesperson since 2023.[1] She was previously a Brexit Party Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for South East England from 2019 to 2020. In the European Parliament, she was a member of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality, and part of the delegation to the EU–Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee.

Early life

Belinda Claire De Camborne Lucy was born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, on 15 October 1976.[2] [3] Her great-grandfather was Edward Selby Little, a missionary in China, and a co-founder of the resort town of Guling, Jiujiang.[4] [5] [6]

Political career

In the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum de Lucy campaigned for Brexit with the Leave Means Leave and Ladies for Leave groups.[7] [8] In the 2019 European parliamentary election she stood as a candidate for the Brexit Party in the South East England constituency. She was fourth on her party's list and was elected as one of its four MEPs in the constituency.[9] [10] In the European Parliament she was a member of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality, and part of the delegation to the EU–Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee.[3]

In March 2023 de Lucy returned to politics as Reform UK's Education and Families spokesperson.[11]

Personal life

De Lucy is married to Raymond McKeeve and they have four children.[8] [12] McKeeve is a senior partner at corporate firm Dial Partners. He was a senior advisor at the legal firm Avonhurst, group chief transaction and legal officer at Cingo Global, and a part-time senior advisor and non-executive director at Azura Partners, and a private equity specialist and corporate finance partner at the law firm Jones Day.[13] Avonhurst was set up by a former Jones Day partner in July 2019. McKeeve had left Jones Day in 2020 after being accused of contempt of court. The charge stemmed from his advice to one of the founders of Ocado to "burn" a messaging application after receiving a High Court search order in July 2019. He denied the charge but suggested that he had done so to protect his wife from potential litigation.[14] [15] [16] McKeeve was subsequently fined £25,000 and ordered to pay a further £610,353 in legal costs to Ocado in October 2022 after being found guilty of contempt of court in August 2022.[17] [18]

De Lucy was a trustee of the charity Give Us Time, which was founded by former Secretary of State for Defence Liam Fox in 2012.[19] [20]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Reform UK Departmental Team Responsibilities. Reform UK. March 2023. 15 June 2024.
  2. Web site: Belinda Claire De Camborne Lucy MEP. Reigate and Banstead Borough Council. 9 August 2019.
  3. Web site: Belinda De Lucy. 15 October 1976 . European Parliament. 9 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190809134858/https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/197736/BELINDA_DE%2BLUCY/home. 9 August 2019. live.
  4. Web site: My grandma was a missionary in China. BBC News. 3 December 2003. 9 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20040227213611/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/3234516.stm. 27 February 2004. live.
  5. News: China's magic mountain. Financial Times. 27 March 2010. 9 August 2019. Spurling. Hilary. https://web.archive.org/web/20190809134904/https://www.ft.com/content/3a58b2a4-384d-11df-8420-00144feabdc0. 9 August 2019. live.
  6. News: In search of my family's buried treasure. Hsu. Huan. 9 August 2019. 4 April 2015. The Guardian. https://web.archive.org/web/20190809134908/https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/apr/04/in-search-of-my-familys-buried-treasure-china. 9 August 2019. live.
  7. News: Brexit deal vote: Tensions rise outside Parliament as furious rows break out between Leavers and Remainers. London Evening Standard. 14 January 2019. 9 August 2019. Morris. James. https://web.archive.org/web/20190809141928/https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/brexit-news-latest-tensions-rise-outside-parliament-as-furious-rows-break-out-between-leavers-and-a4038696.html. 9 August 2019. live.
  8. News: Brexit campaign 'Ladies for Leave' roasted for vowing to 'protect our children's votes'. The Independent. 2 March 2019. 9 August 2019. Evans. Greg. https://web.archive.org/web/20190809140414/https://www.indy100.com/article/brexit-ladies-leave-campaign-women-children-votes-8804401. 9 August 2019. live.
  9. Web site: 2019 European elections: List of candidates for the South East. BBC News. 28 April 2019. 9 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190714142044/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-48081569. 14 July 2019. live.
  10. Web site: European elections 2019: Brexit Party tops South East poll. BBC News. 27 May 2019. 11 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190619155304/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-48417564. 19 June 2019. live.
  11. Web site: Belinda. De Lucy. Big News!!! The gang is getting back together and throwing our weight behind Reform UK.. Twitter. March 2023. 15 June 2024.
  12. News: Ocado dispute lawyer admits destroying evidence to protect Brexit MEP wife. The Daily Telegraph. Onita. Laura. 21 December 2019. 5 July 2022. 21 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200121102058/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2019/12/21/ocado-dispute-lawyer-admits-destroying-evidenceto-protect-brexit/. live.
  13. Web site: Mr Raymond McKeeve. University of Exeter. 9 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190809123357/https://www.exeter.ac.uk/strategy/members/mrraymondmckeeve/. 9 August 2019. live.
  14. News: Raymond McKeeve Joins Former Jones Day Colleague's Boutique. ALM. 30 July 2020. Tillay. Meganne. 5 July 2022. 5 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220705200535/https://www.law.com/international-edition/2020/07/30/raymond-mckeeve-joins-former-jones-day-colleagues-boutique/?slreturn=20220605160534. live.
  15. Web site: 'Burn it' solicitor: Destroying evidence was 'utterly stupid'. The Law Society Gazette. 30 June 2022. Hyde. John. 5 July 2022. 30 June 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220630180508/https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/burn-it-solicitor-destroying-evidence-was-utterly-stupid/5112979.article. live.
  16. News: I gave stupid advice in Ocado case, says solicitor Raymond McKeeve. The Times. 1 July 2022. Baksi. Catherine. 5 July 2022. 1 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220701092805/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/i-gave-stupid-advice-says-solicitor-raymond-mckeeve-in-ocado-case-7n3tj3v07. live.
  17. Web site: Ex-Jones Day Partner Raymond McKeeve Ordered to Pay £635,000 in Ocado Battle. ALM. 5 October 2022. 16 September 2023. Nair. Krishnan. Patel. Varsha.
  18. News: City lawyer avoids jail after telling client to 'burn' evidence in Ocado case . City A.M.. 5 October 2022. 16 September 2023. Goss. Louis.
  19. Web site: About. Give Us Time. 9 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190809134900/https://giveustime.org.uk/about. 9 August 2019. live.
  20. Web site: Give Us Time. 8 August 2019. Companies House. https://web.archive.org/web/20190809140415/https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/08556057/officers. 9 August 2019. live.

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