Barbara Follett
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Daphne Barbara Follett is a British
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 Labour Party
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 politician who was the Member of Parliament
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 (MP) for Stevenage
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 from 1997
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 until 2010. She is married to the author Ken Follett
Ken Follett
Ken Follett is a Welsh author of thrillers and historical novels. He has sold more than 100 million copies of his works. Four of his books have reached the number 1 ranking on the New York Times best-seller list: The Key to Rebecca, Lie Down with Lions, Triple, and World Without End.-Early...

.

Follett was a junior minister at the Department for Communities and Local Government
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 and Minister for the East of England
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, and was a highly notable case in the United Kingdom Parliamentary expenses scandal
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 having overclaimed the highest amount of expenses of any MP in the country.
She was born Daphne Barbara Hubbard in Kingston, Jamaica
Kingston, Jamaica
Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island...

, where her father was an insurance executive.
 
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