Neil Hudson (politician) explained

Neil Hudson
Office3:Member of Parliament
for Penrith and The Border
Predecessor3:Rory Stewart
Successor3:Constituency abolished
Term Start3:12 December 2019
Term End3:30 May 2024
Office2:Member of Parliament
for Epping Forest
Predecessor2:Dame Eleanor Laing
Termstart2:4 July 2024
Majority2:5,682 (13.6%)
Birth Place:Islington, London, England
Nationality:British
Party:Conservative Party
Alma Mater:University of Cambridge
University of Edinburgh

Neil Peter Hammerton Hudson[1] (born 1969) is a British Conservative politician, academic, and veterinary surgeon who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Epping Forest since 2024, and previously for Penrith and The Border from 2019 to 2024. He served on the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee for four years, beginning in 2020. He is the first vet elected to the House of Commons since 1884.[2]

Early life and career

Neil Hudson was born in 1969 in Islington.[3] [4] He is the son of obstetrics and gynaecology professor Christopher Hudson and nurse Caryl Shaw. Hudson has a sister Jayne who works as a physiotherapist and brother Grahame who is an associate head at De Montfort University.[5] [6] He studied at Chigwell School and Queens' College, Cambridge, which was the alma mater of his father,[7] qualifying from the veterinary school in 1994. While there he was in the Footlights theatrical group and was in charge of auditions.[8] He later performed four times at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.[9]

Hudson completed an internship at the University of Sydney, gaining a diploma in 1995, and later a PhD in Grass Sickness and Equine Gastroenterology at the University of Edinburgh.[10] Hudson is a senior lecturer at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies but, after becoming an MP, he has been on sabbatical leave since January 2020.[11] He became a Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2018.[10]

Parliamentary career

Hudson reports that he first became interested in becoming a politician following the 2001 United Kingdom foot-and-mouth outbreak.[12]

At the 2005 general election, Hudson stood as the Conservative candidate in Newcastle upon Tyne North, coming third with 15.7% of the vote behind the incumbent Labour MP Doug Henderson and the Liberal Democrat candidate.[13] [14]

Hudson stood in Edinburgh South at the 2010 general election, coming third with 21.6% of the vote behind the Labour candidate Ian Murray and the Liberal Democrat candidate.[15] [16] [17] In the 2010 election, his brother Grahame also stood as a candidate but for the Liberal Democrats in Rutland and Melton.

Hudson was elected to Parliament as MP for Penrith and The Border at the 2019 general election with 60.4% of the vote and a majority of 18,519.[18] [19]

Upon his election to Parliament, Hudson became a member of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee.[20]

Hudson announced in September 2021 that he no longer supported the building of the Woodhouse Colliery, a proposed coal mine in Cumbria.[21] [22] The project was approved by the government in December 2022.[23]

As part of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, Penrith and The Border was abolished and he lost selection for the new seat of Penrith and Solway in February 2023 to fellow Conservative MP Mark Jenkinson.[24] Hudson also lost out on the selection for the West Suffolk seat in July 2023 to former political adviser Nick Timothy.[25] West Suffolk MP Matt Hancock had previously announced that he would stand down at the 2024 general election in December 2022.[26]

At the 2024 general election, Hudson was elected to Parliament as MP for Epping Forest with 43.2% of the vote and a majority of 5,682.[27] [28] [29]

Personal life

Hudson is married to Nicola Chedgey. They have two children.[7] [30] His late father Professor Chris Hudson was a councillor in North Weald, Essex.[31]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Members Sworn. Hansard. 18 December 2019. 28 January 2020. 19 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191219003923/https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2019-12-18/debates/2E37F0BD-4DF0-40A6-B9F9-0607212DBFB1/MembersSworn. live.
  2. Web site: 2020-02-16 . Neil Hudson – 2020 Maiden Speech in the House of Commons – UKPOL.CO.UK . 2024-06-05 . en-US.
  3. Web site: Members of Parliament. 6 April 2023. Queens' College, Cambridge.
  4. Web site: Entry Information. 6 April 2023. FreeBMD.
  5. News: Christopher Hudson, 89: Bowler-hatted gynaecologist and third world adviser. 18 July 2020. The Times. 21 January 2023. 3 January 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230103161927/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/christopher-hudson-89-bowler-hatted-gynaecologist-and-third-world-adviser-zsrn8979f. live.
  6. Web site: Mr Grahame Hudson. De Montfort University. 18 January 2023. 18 January 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230118193652/https://www.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/academic-staff/art-design-humanities/grahame-hudson/grahame-hudson.aspx. live.
  7. Web site: The Record 2019–20. Queens' College, Cambridge. 84. 21 January 2023. 18 January 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230118194251/https://www.queens.cam.ac.uk/sites/www.queens.cam.ac.uk/files/publicationFiles/the_record_2020_website.pdf. live.
  8. News: Oh brother, where art thou? Not in Parliament I hope. The Times. Macdonell. Hamish. 5 April 2010. 21 January 2023. 3 January 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230103142248/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/oh-brother-where-art-thou-not-in-parliament-i-hope-v7mxglm85q0. live.
  9. Web site: Veterinary profession now fielding three candidates in the 2019 elections. VetSurgeon. 18 January 2023. 25 November 2019. Guthrie. Arlo. 18 January 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230118193654/https://www.vetsurgeon.org/news/b/veterinary-news/posts/veterinary-profession-now-fielding-two-candidates-in-the-2019-elections. live.
  10. Web site: Dr Neil Hudson. https://web.archive.org/web/20191217131137/https://www.ed.ac.uk/profile/dr-neil-hudson. 17 December 2019. dead. University of Edinburgh.
  11. Web site: Register of Interests for Dr Neil Hudson. UK Parliament. 18 January 2023. 18 January 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230118193654/https://members.parliament.uk/member/4853/registeredinterests. live.
  12. Web site: Loeb . Josh . 11 July 2020 . Talking politics with a veterinary MP . 4 May 2023 . The Veterinary Record.
  13. Web site: Election Data 2005 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054249/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt . 15 October 2011 . 18 October 2015 . Electoral Calculus.
  14. Web site: Result: Newcastle upon Tyne North . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230118194158/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2005/html/423.stm . 18 January 2023 . 18 January 2023 . BBC News.
  15. Web site: Edinburgh South. 18 January 2023. BBC News. 11 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210711142126/http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/election2010/results/constituency/824.stm. live.
  16. Web site: Election Data 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130726162034/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt . 26 July 2013 . 17 October 2015 . Electoral Calculus.
  17. http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/election2010/results/constituency/824.stm General Election 2010 - Edinburgh South
  18. News: Penrith & The Border . 13 December 2019 . BBC News.
  19. Web site: General Election results 2019 . 13 December 2019 . Eden District Council.
  20. Web site: Parliamentary career for Dr Neil Hudson. 18 January 2023. UK Parliament. 18 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211218195623/https://members.parliament.uk/member/4853/career. live.
  21. Web site: Statement from Dr Neil Hudson MP on the proposed West Cumbria Coal Mine. Neil Hudson. Hudson. Neil. 7 September 2021. 18 January 2023. 9 January 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230109193055/https://www.neilhudson.org.uk/news/statement-dr-neil-hudson-mp-proposed-west-cumbria-coal-mine. live.
  22. News: Penrith and the Borders MP on change of heart about coal mine as inquiry begins. Cavanagh. Gareth. 7 September 2021. 18 January 2023. News & Star. 18 January 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230118193652/https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/19563225.penrith-borders-mp-change-heart-coal-mine-inquiry-begins/. live.
  23. News: Government approves plans for Whitehaven coal mine. News & Star. 7 December 2022. 18 January 2023. Mawson. Brandon. 18 January 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230118193654/https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/23177233.government-approves-plans-whitehaven-coal-mine/. live.
  24. News: Penrith and Border MP congratulates colleague on seat selection. News & Star. 8 February 2023. 31 March 2023. Dempsey. Bridget.
  25. News: Cumbria Tory MP loses in bid to replace Matt Hancock after Penrith and The Border seat abolished. Lancs Live. 31 July 2023. Major. Melissa.
  26. News: Row grows over Matt Hancock's announcement he is quitting as MP. The Guardian. 7 December 2022. Walker. Peter.
  27. Web site: EEF NEWS - VOTE 2024 - GENERAL ELECTION . 2024-06-04 . us12.campaign-archive.com.
  28. Web site: Notice of Poll .
  29. Web site: Epping Forest - General election results 2024 . 18 July 2024 . BBC News.
  30. Web site: Dr Neil Hudson. Cumbria Conservatives. 18 January 2023. 18 January 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230118193652/https://www.cumbriaconservatives.org.uk/people/dr-neil-hudson. live.
  31. Web site: 2020-03-09 . Tributes paid to former parish councillor and Barts Hospital researcher . 2024-06-04 . East London and West Essex Guardian Series . en.

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