Francis Maude
Francis Maude
Francis Anthony Aylmer Maude, Baron Maude of Horsham, PCis a British Conservative politician, who served over 25 years on the front bench in the House of Commons, including posts as Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster-General, as well as Member of Parliament representing Horsham in Sussex, and then as Baron Maude of Horsham as Minister of State for Trade and Investment until April 2016...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth4 July 1953
party modern idolatry
The party at its best has always been a modern party.
party thinking views
It is simply the view, and a view I think shared by most members of the party, that it is very difficult to have a leader that does not command the support of the parliamentary party.
mean needs lord
Everyone now claims to be a moderniser and it's obvious, really. I mean, no one now says 'We need to go backwards... to the days of Lord Salisbury'.
today needs britain
We need to show that we know and understand and can reflect today's Britain. Today we don't.
rain gay lgbt-pride
It always seemed to me a bit pointless to disapprove of homosexuality. It's like disapproving of rain.
allowed chairman conference dealt extra neutral platform speakers strongly
The chairman of the conference does feel very strongly that the platform speakers must be dealt with in a very neutral way with no one being allowed extra time.