Jenkin, Sir Bernard

Background

Sir Bernard Christison Jenkin (born 9 April 1959) is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Harwich and North Essex, previously Colchester North then North Essex, since 1992. He also served as chair of the Liaison Committee. Jenkin was elected chairman of the Public Administration Select Committee in May 2010. He is a longstanding critic of the European Union, believing that EU membership undermined the United Kingdom's national sovereignty, and he was one of the Maastricht Rebels during the premiership of John Major. In the 2016 EU referendum he supported Brexit and from 2017 he was one of the most vocal supporters of the Eurosceptic pressure group Leave Means Leave.

What they scrutinise

• Liaison Committee (Commons) (Member)
• Liaison Sub-Committee on National Policy Statements (Member)
• Liaison sub-Committee on Select Committee Core Tasks (Member)
• Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) (Chair)
• Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) (Chair)

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