14 Facts About Marco Longhi

Marco Andrea Longhi was born on 22 April 1967 and is a British former Conservative Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament for Dudley North from 2019 to 2024.

Marco Longhi was born on 22 April 1967 in Walsall and grew up in Rome, the son of an Italian airline worker, Antonio Longhi, and a British mother, Josephine Clarke.

Marco Longhi trained as a pilot and later studied at Manchester University, following this by working for a time in civil engineering.

Marco Longhi then worked in the oil and gas industry, which included five years in South America.

In 1999, Longhi was elected as a Conservative councillor in Walsall, and became Mayor in 2017 and again in 2018.

In May 2022, Marco Longhi called for the "Stop Brexit Man" Steve Bray to be "locked up in the Tower with a loudspeaker playing 'Land of Hope and Glory' on repeat at maximum volume" because of the disruption he causes.

Marco Longhi added that Bray was "griping for any little bit of press coverage" and claimed that staff in his Westminster office could not hear "distressed constituents on the phone" because of the loud music that Bray played.

Marco Longhi endorsed Kemi Badenoch during the July 2022 Conservative Party leadership election.

In October 2022, following the resignation of Liz Truss as Prime Minister, Marco Longhi announced that he would be supporting previous Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the subsequent leadership election.

Marco Longhi was made honorary president of right-wing pressure group Turning Point UK in November 2022.

In February 2024, Marco Longhi, who is a landlord owning ten properties, opposed the government's Renter's Reform bill, which would increase the rights of tenants in rental properties and included a manifesto pledge to ban no-fault evictions.

At the 2024 United Kingdom general election, Marco Longhi was accused of "dog-whistle" tactics against his Labour opponent Sonia Kumar.

Marco Longhi's campaign sent leaflets to British Pakistani and Kashmiri Muslims drawing attention to Kumar's Hindu surname, arguing that she would not support Kashmir while in Parliament.

Marco Longhi was the director of property management company Justmove Limited, and owns ten houses in Walsall.