Sir Edward MacMillan Taylor, usually known as Teddy Taylor (born 18 April 1937 in Glasgow), is a British Conservative Party politician who was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1964 to 1979 for Glasgow Cathcart and from 1980 to 2005 for Rochford and Southend East.
He was a leading member and sometime Vice-President of the Conservative Monday Club.
Read more about Teddy Taylor: Early Career, Early Controversy, The Monday Club, Scottish Issues, In Margaret Thatcher's Shadow Cabinet, Rejection By The Electorate and A New Seat, Policies and Retirement, Anti-fascism, Have I Got News For You, Other Media Work
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