Derek Coombs
Encyclopedia
Derek Michael Coombs was a British
Conservative
politician.
Coombs was Member of Parliament
for Birmingham Yardley from 1970 to 1974, when he lost to Labour
's Sydney Tierney
. He is the chairman of Prospect magazine.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician.
Coombs was Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Birmingham Yardley from 1970 to 1974, when he lost to Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
's Sydney Tierney
Sydney Tierney
Sydney Tierney was a British Labour Party politician and former President of the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers .-Union career:...
. He is the chairman of Prospect magazine.