Sheryll Murray
British politician (born 1956)
Sheryll Murray (born 4 February 1956) is a Conservative Party politician. She was the Member of Parliament (MP) for South East Cornwall from 2010 to 2024.
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Quotes
edit2017
edit- Social media is becoming, amongst a certain group of people, a tool to use against MPs and Government. One of the things people don’t understand when they try to engage with me on social media, is when you’re an MP every communication is confidential.
- Comments during an interview with The Cornish Times. General election interviews: Sheryll Murray (6 June 2017)
2018
edit- I have lost confidence in the Brexit policy of the Prime Minister and have therefore written to the Chairman of the 1922 Committee asking for a vote to take place over her Leadership.
- Said in a tweet (November 2018)
- The prime minister, Theresa May survived her party's confidence vote on 12 December 2018, but resigned as Conservative Party leader on 7 June 2019. In this period, the Chairman of the 1922 Committee was Sir Graham Brady.
2019
edit- We could lead the world in environmentally-responsible exploitation of vital seabed minerals. We have the engineers, the marine scientists, the ecologists, the finance industry. We have the offshore oil and gas expertise. We have high, respected environmental standards. ... A little push now means vast rewards in a few years’ time.
- From an article, "Sheryll Murray MP: If we want clean energy we need the raw materials", PoliticsHome, (20 February 2019)
- I am very happy to stand again and look at the area where people stood thousands of years ago. I congratulate those who made this excavation. It is a great work
- Said on a visit to Göbekli Tepe, an ancient temple in Turkey. UK MPs hailed preservation of historic sites in Turkey (6 August 2019)
