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	Topics Ann Winterton Topic Home Early life and parliamentary career Winterton was educated at Erdington Grammar School for Girls. Since her election to Congleton in 1983, she has been a member of several select committees, including Agriculture (1987-1997), the Chairman's Panel (1992-1998) and the National Drug Strategy (1998-2001), Social Security (2000-2001) and the Unopposed Bills Panel since 1997. She is also a representative of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe, and a Patron of Cheshire National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. She and her husband both managed to ask questions at Tony BlairTony Blair Anthony Charles Lynton Blair, known as Tony Blair, is the outgoing Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, First Lord of... 's last Prime Minister's QuestionsPrime Minister's Questions Prime Minister's Questions, or regarded more officially as Questions to the Prime Minister, is a Parliamentary practic... . Controversies Pakistani joke Winterton became opposition Shadow RuralRural Rural areas are sparsely settled places away from the influence of large cities.... Affairs Minister in 2001, and was sacked the next year for telling the following jokeJoke A joke is a short story or short series of words spoken or communicated with the intent of being laughed at or found humorou... at a rugbyRugby football Rugby football, often just referred to as rugby, refers to sports descended from a common form of football developed a... club dinner: An EnglishmanEnglishman Englishman may refer toEnglish people... , a CubanCubans Cubans* are people inhabiting or originating from Cuba.... , a JapaneseJapanese people The are the people having identity as a Japanese.... man and a PakistanPakistan Summary Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan , is a country located in South Asia that overlaps with the Gre... i were all on a train. The Cuban threw a fine HavanaHavana Havana is the capital of Cuba and, with a population of more than 2.2 million, is the largest city of both Cuba and the Car... cigarCigar A cigar is a tightly rolled bundle of dried and fermented tobacco, one end of which is ignited so that its smoke may be draw... out the window. When he was asked why, he replied: "They are ten a pennyPenny A penny is a unit of currency or a coin used in several English-speaking countries:... in my country." The Japanese man threw an expensive NikonNikon , also known as Nikon or Nikon Corp., is a Japanese company specializing in optics and imaging.... cameraCamera A camera is a device used to take pictures , either singly or in sequence, with or without sound recording, such as with vid... out of the carriage, adding: "These are ten a penny in my country." The Englishman then picked up the Pakistani and threw him out of the train window. When the other travelers asked him to account for his actions, he said: "They are ten a penny in my country."' Joke about the 2004 Morecambe Bay cockling disaster2004 Morecambe Bay cockling disaster Overview The Morecambe Bay cockling disaster occurred on the evening of the 5 February 2004 in Lancashire, England with at least 21 c... In February 2004 she had the Conservative whip removed (that is to say, she was suspended from the party) for telling the following joke (which alluded to the recent death of several dozen illegal immigrant ChineseHan Chinese The Han is an ethnic group originating from China.... cockleCockle The word cockle may refer to:Cockle, the common name for bivalve mollusks.... pickers in Morecambe BayMorecambe Bay Morecambe Bay* is a large bay in northwest England, nearly due east of the Isle of Man and just to the south of the Lake Dist... ) at a WhitehallWhitehall Summary Whitehall is a road in Westminster in London, the capital of the United Kingdom.... private dinner party to improve Anglo-Danish relations, and refusing to apologise: One shark turned to the other to say he was fed up chasing tuna and the other said, 'Why don't we go to Morecambe Bay and get some Chinese?' A month later, Winterton apologised for that joke, and had the whip restored . Lord Taylor of WarwickJohn Taylor, Baron Taylor of Warwick John David Beckett Taylor, Baron Taylor of Warwick is a British politician and Conservative member of the House of Lords.... , the only black Conservative peer in the House of LordsHouse of Lords Summary The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.... , condemned her being restored and said she was not fit to be an MP.. Dr Nick PalmerNick Palmer Dr Nicholas Douglas Palmer is a politician in the United Kingdom.... , LabourLabour Party (UK) The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the main left-wing political party in the United Ki... MP for BroxtoweBroxtowe (UK Parliament constituency) Broxtowe is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.... , who was at the dinner, told BBC Radio 4BBC Radio 4 Summary BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station which broadcasts a wide variety of chiefly spoken-word programmes including ... 's TodayToday programme *Today, commonly referred to as the Today* programme to avoid ambiguity, is BBC Radio 4's long-running early mor... : "People were a bit stunned really. It was a very low-key friendly dinner. I was very sorry for the host — it was just a group of people discussing DanishDenmark The Kingdom of Denmark is the smallest and southernmost of the Nordic countries.... issues. Most people make a bad joke now and then, but to make a joke about people who have just died in particularly horrible circumstances — the contrast between standing on the beach in the dark being drowned and sitting round a comfortable table making jokes about them is just, just horrible." Michael HowardMichael Howard Michael Howard, QC is a British politician and former Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Conservative Party from Nov... , the then leader of the Conservatives, said in a statement: "Ann Winterton's remarks about the tragic deaths in Morecambe Bay were completely unacceptable. Such sentiments have no place in the Conservative Party. I deplore them and I apologise for them on behalf of my party." MPs' Use of Expenses The Wintertons have been investigated by the Parliamentary Standards CommissionerParliamentary Commissioner for Standards The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards is an officer of the British House of Commons.... and he has concluded that they misused their MPs' expenses to pay rent for a flat that they had already bought outright. The Wintertons transferred the ownership of the flat into a family trust to avoid the inheritance taxInheritance tax Inheritance tax, estate tax and death duty** are the names given to various taxes which arise on the death of an i... threshold. Since 2002 they had paid the rent for living in the flat from their MPs' expenditure. The Wintertons had declared their intentions to the Commons' Fees Office and it was deemed allowed and henceforth they will be executed. The method of execution will be determined by a public vote. The options are [1] red hot pokers up the recta, [2] forced to listen to Gordon Brown's speeches for a week, [3] they will be chased around Morecombe Bay by a group of irate Chinese cockle gatherers. The last one is strong favourite. Quotations In September 2005 (following the May general election) Winterton said she felt that Britain is a country where Profiles official site - BBC profile Controversies - BBC News (5 May, 2002) - BBC News (7 May, 2002) - BBC News (14 May, 2002) - BBC News (31 May, 2002) - BBC News (26 February, 2004) - BBC News (31 March, 2004) - SundayMirror.co.uk (25 September, 2005) - BBC News (26 September, 2005)