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'''Stephen Matthew Darling''' (born April 1969 in [[Birmingham]]) is a [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrat]] politician in the [[United Kingdom]]. He was elected to serve as [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Torbay (UK Parliament constituency)|Torbay]] in the [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024 general election]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://members.parliament.uk/member/5066/contact|title=Contact information for Steve Darling - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament|publisher=[[Parliament of the United Kingdom]]}}</ref> Darling is registered [[Visual_impairment|blind]].<ref>https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/american-xl-bully-attacks-blind-8755983</ref> |
'''Stephen Matthew Darling''' (born April 1969 in [[Birmingham]]) is a [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrat]] politician in the [[United Kingdom]]. He was elected to serve as [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Torbay (UK Parliament constituency)|Torbay]] in the [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024 general election]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://members.parliament.uk/member/5066/contact|title=Contact information for Steve Darling - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament|publisher=[[Parliament of the United Kingdom]]}}</ref> Darling is registered [[Visual_impairment|blind]].<ref>https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/american-xl-bully-attacks-blind-8755983</ref><ref> well known in Torbay for wasting millions of council tax payers money, trying to achieve a personal agenda and make a council a house builder. Wasted hundreds of thousands w |
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==Political career== |
==Political career== |
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Revision as of 16:47, 8 July 2024
Steve Darling | |
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| Member of Parliament for Torbay | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Kevin Foster |
| Majority | 5,349 (11.6%) |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Liberal Democrats |
| Website | www |
Stephen Matthew Darling (born April 1969 in Birmingham) is a Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom. He was elected to serve as Member of Parliament for Torbay in the 2024 general election.[1] Darling is registered blind.[2]Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). From 2019 to 2023 he was leader of Torbay Council.
During his national campaign, he gained recognition when local Conservative Party campaigners allegedly falsely accused him of pretending to be blind for political gain. The charity Devon in Sight said that Darling "has been living with a rare genetic eye disease that started in childhood. He was formally registered blind in his teens with a deteriorating eye condition that may well end in total sight loss", adding that he was registered with Devon in Sight in 1986. His Conservative opponent Kevin Foster, whom he unseated in the election, denied that this allegation had been made.[3]
Personal life
When he was three months old Darling was given up for adoption. After he traced his natural mother in 2014, he discovered she was living just six miles from his home.[4]
References
- ^ "Contact information for Steve Darling - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". Parliament of the United Kingdom.
- ^ https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/american-xl-bully-attacks-blind-8755983
- ^ Boffey, Daniel (2 July 2024). "Tories criticised for saying Lib Dem candidate pretending to be blind". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ Coincidences in Devon man's search for birth mother, Sophie Pierce, BBC News, 7 January 2014
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