He was first elected to the House of Commons at the February 1974 general election for the then-marginal seat of Northampton South.[2] His majority was just 179 in February 1974, and 141 in October 1974. In 1983 boundary changes turned it into a safe Conservative seat.
Morris oversaw the passing of the Maastricht Treaty in the Commons in his role as Deputy Speaker. He was defeated by 744 votes at the 1997 general election,[3][4] when the Labour Party under Tony Blair won a landslide victory.
From 1992, Morris held the non-voting position of Chairman of Ways and Means and Deputy Speaker, and after the election he accepted a life peerage as Baron Naseby, of Sandy in the County of Bedfordshire on 28 October 1997.[5]
Coat of arms of Michael Morris, Baron Naseby
Crest
Upon a helm with a wreath Argent and Azure behind and grasping two pikes in saltire or beribboned Azure an eagle displayed Argent beaked and legged Or.
Escutcheon
Azure a pall Argent cotised Or between three lotuses the corollas outwards Argent.
Supporters
On either side a horse statant erect reguardant Argent maned tailed and unguled and supporting between the forelegs a mace Or.
In 2014, the Daily Telegraph's chief political commentator Peter Oborne described Lord Naseby as an apologist for the Sri Lankan government, who had given misleading and inaccurate statements about war crimes in Sri Lanka. He was described as giving "comfort to the perpetrators of state sponsored terror" and receiving hospitality from the Sri Lankan government.[7] Human rights groups accuse Lord Naseby of purposely downplaying the death toll figures gathered by the United Nations panel in 2011 which found that as many as 40,000 Tamil civilians may have been killed in the final months of the civil war in 2009.[8][9][10]
^. Naseby Battlefield Project. Archived from the original on 7 March 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
^"Northampton South". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
^Bennetto, Jason; Russell, Ben (18 November 2005). "Two charged over leak of Blair-Bush conversation on conflict". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
^Darusman, Marzuki; Sooka, Yasmin; Ratner, Steven R. (31 March 2011). Report of the Secretary-General's Panel of Experts on Accountability in Sri Lanka(PDF). United Nations. p. 41.
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For other people named Michael Morris see Michael Morris disambiguation Michael Wolfgang Laurence Morris Baron Naseby PC born 25 November 1936 is a British Conservative Party politician The Right HonourableThe Lord NasebyPCOfficial portrait 2019Deputy Speaker of the House of CommonsChairman of Ways and MeansIn office 6 May 1992 14 May 1997SpeakerBetty BoothroydPreceded byHarold WalkerSucceeded byAlan HaselhurstMember of the House of LordsLord TemporalIncumbentAssumed office 11 November 1997Life PeerageMember of Parliamentfor Northampton SouthIn office 28 February 1974 8 April 1997Preceded byConstituency CreatedSucceeded byTony ClarkePersonal detailsBorn 1936 11 25 25 November 1936 age 87 London United KingdomPolitical partyConservativeSpouseAnn Phyllis ApplebyAlma materSt Catharine s College Cambridge Contents 1 Early life 2 Parliamentary career 3 Controversies 4 ReferencesEarly life editBorn in London and educated at Bedford School and St Catharine s College Cambridge Morris was taught to fly in Pakistan and Canada and served in the Royal Air Force 1 Parliamentary career editMorris contested Islington North at the 1966 general election being beaten by Labour s Gerry Reynolds He was first elected to the House of Commons at the February 1974 general election for the then marginal seat of Northampton South 2 His majority was just 179 in February 1974 and 141 in October 1974 In 1983 boundary changes turned it into a safe Conservative seat Morris oversaw the passing of the Maastricht Treaty in the Commons in his role as Deputy Speaker He was defeated by 744 votes at the 1997 general election 3 4 when the Labour Party under Tony Blair won a landslide victory From 1992 Morris held the non voting position of Chairman of Ways and Means and Deputy Speaker and after the election he accepted a life peerage as Baron Naseby of Sandy in the County of Bedfordshire on 28 October 1997 5 Coat of arms of Michael Morris Baron Naseby nbsp nbsp Crest Upon a helm with a wreath Argent and Azure behind and grasping two pikes in saltire or beribboned Azure an eagle displayed Argent beaked and legged Or Escutcheon Azure a pall Argent cotised Or between three lotuses the corollas outwards Argent Supporters On either side a horse statant erect reguardant Argent maned tailed and unguled and supporting between the forelegs a mace Or Motto Cogito Ergo Sum 6 Controversies editIn 2014 the Daily Telegraph s chief political commentator Peter Oborne described Lord Naseby as an apologist for the Sri Lankan government who had given misleading and inaccurate statements about war crimes in Sri Lanka He was described as giving comfort to the perpetrators of state sponsored terror and receiving hospitality from the Sri Lankan government 7 Human rights groups accuse Lord Naseby of purposely downplaying the death toll figures gathered by the United Nations panel in 2011 which found that as many as 40 000 Tamil civilians may have been killed in the final months of the civil war in 2009 8 9 10 References edit Lord Lexden The Few Who Flew RAF National Service Pilots 1955 1957 15 November 2022 https www alistairlexden org uk news book review flying high Patrons Naseby Battlefield Project Archived from the original on 7 March 2010 Retrieved 28 January 2010 Northampton South The Guardian London Retrieved 28 January 2010 Bennetto Jason Russell Ben 18 November 2005 Two charged over leak of Blair Bush conversation on conflict The Independent London Archived from the original on 14 May 2022 Retrieved 28 January 2010 No 54851 The London Gazette Supplement 1 August 1997 p 8910 No 54936 The London Gazette 3 November 1997 p 1 Debrett s Peerage 2000 Peter Oborne The Telegraph 4 June 2014 https web archive org web 20150421020342 http blogs telegraph co uk news peteroborne 100274702 lord naseby has misled the lords over sri lanka he must withdraw his allegations Darusman Marzuki Sooka Yasmin Ratner Steven R 31 March 2011 Report of the Secretary General s Panel of Experts on Accountability in Sri Lanka PDF United Nations p 41 Sri Lanka Campaign for peace and justice Lord Naseby s revelations a hollow attempt to re write history and deny justice 2017 https www srilankacampaign org lord nasebys revelations hollow attempt re write history deny justice Sri Lanka Campaign for peace and justice Why the Paisley scandal should prompt wider scrutiny of the UK Sri Lanka war crimes denial lobby 2018 https www srilankacampaign org why the paisley scandal should prompt wider scrutiny of the uk sri lanka lobby Parliament of the United KingdomNew constituency Member of Parliament for Northampton South1974 1997 Succeeded byTony ClarkePreceded byHarold Walker Chairman of Ways and Means1992 1997 Succeeded bySir Alan HaselhurstOrders of precedence in the United KingdomPreceded byThe Lord Puttnam GentlemenBaron Naseby Followed byThe Lord Higgins nbsp This biography of a life peer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a 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