In 2004, Khanbhai repaid £7,000 of wrongly claimed travel expenses; although he lived in Sevenoaks, Kent, he had registered a boatyard in Wroxham as his home address. In light of this expenses scandal, he was deselected by his party, and did not stand in the 2004 election. He subsequently claimed that he had been treated differently from other Conservative MEPs in similar positions, ascribing this to racist elements within the party.[3][4]
Referencesedit
^"Bashir Khanbhai – United Kingdom". Brussels: European Parliament. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
^Priya Srinivasan, "Euro MP of Indian origin to work for pro-Third-World tariffs", Rediff, 23 June 1999.
^"Expenses probe MEP is deselected", BBC News, 12 May 2004.
bashir, khanbhai, september, 1945, april, 2020, british, conservative, party, politician, served, member, european, parliament, east, england, member, european, parliament, east, englandin, office, june, 1999, june, 2004preceded, byconstituency, createdsucceed. Bashir Khanbhai 22 September 1945 16 April 2020 1 was a British Conservative Party politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament MEP for the East of England Bashir KhanbhaiMember of the European Parliament for East of EnglandIn office 10 June 1999 10 June 2004Preceded byConstituency createdSucceeded byTom WisePersonal detailsBorn 1945 09 22 22 September 1945 age 78 Tanga TanganyikaDied 2020 04 16 16 April 2020Sevenoaks EnglandPolitical partyConservativeAlma materThe School of Pharmacy Balliol College Oxford MA Born in Tanga Tanzania Khanbhai worked in the family business and took a degree in pharmacy at the School of Pharmacy University of London then a masters in politics philosophy and economics at the University of Oxford He also became a member of the Standing Committee of the Oxford Union 2 Khanbhai joined the Conservative Party and stood for them in Norwich South at the 1997 general election but was not elected At the 1999 European Parliament election he was elected from third position on the Conservative Party list in the East of England In 2004 Khanbhai repaid 7 000 of wrongly claimed travel expenses although he lived in Sevenoaks Kent he had registered a boatyard in Wroxham as his home address In light of this expenses scandal he was deselected by his party and did not stand in the 2004 election He subsequently claimed that he had been treated differently from other Conservative MEPs in similar positions ascribing this to racist elements within the party 3 4 References edit Bashir Khanbhai United Kingdom Brussels European Parliament Retrieved 11 June 2020 Priya Srinivasan Euro MP of Indian origin to work for pro Third World tariffs Rediff 23 June 1999 Expenses probe MEP is deselected BBC News 12 May 2004 Antony Barnett Muslim Tory MEP slams racist party The Guardian 23 May 2004 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bashir Khanbhai amp oldid 1168959659, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
