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Mr George Jackson is a former MP for Brighouse and Spenborough.

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Former MP for Brighouse and Spenborough

Entered the House of Commons on 15 October 1964 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 7 April 1979 — General election

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Michael Shaw
• John Edwards
• Frederick Cobb

Future MPs in this constituency

• George Proudfoot
• Gary Waller

Recent appearances

• Rhodesia 2 Aug 1978

  I associate myself with the remarks of the right hon. Member for Devon, North (Mr. Thorpe), who has a distinguished record in his comments on Rhodesia. I agree with him particularly on two points. One is the failure of the interim Government to advance educated African people in the civil service and in legal positions. Second, it would be absolute folly to consider dropping sanctions at...

• Rhodesia 2 Aug 1978

  Ignorance is no excuse. The problems sprang not basically from the fault of the white Rhodesians. Sir Godfrey Huggins, Sir Roy Welensky and Sir Edgar Whitehead—the older diplomatic leaders of that country—had a wisdom far exceeeding that of some Opposition Members or of Mr. Ian Smith. It was the Congo and the failure of the Belgians to educate the people of that vast land, to give them a...

• Foreign Affairs 7 Jun 1978

  I hope that the right hon. Member for Knutsford (Mr. Davies) will not be disturbed if I do not follow his interesting arguments. But I know that many hon. Members wish to speak and I wish to limit my comments. I shall concentrate on some of the developments in Africa and some of the interesting items in the news from the Near East. It is easy to discover what is wrong with Zaire and Africa...

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