12 Facts About Pauline Latham

Pauline Latham was born on 4 February 1948 in Sleaford, Lincolnshire.

Pauline Latham was a governor of Ecclesbourne School for 12 years.

Pauline Latham stood as a Conservative candidate for the 1999 European Parliament election for the East Midlands, but was not elected.

Pauline Latham again stood for the East Midlands in the 2004 European Parliament election, but was again not elected.

Pauline Latham was added to the A-List of high priority Conservative candidates created by David Cameron, and she was selected as the candidate for Mid Derbyshire.

Pauline Latham subsequently became a member of the European Research Group.

In February 2017, Pauline Latham said that other governments across Europe should be looking after refugee children from Calais in their jurisdictions, not Britain.

Pauline Latham said that refugee children were not under threat of murder, that they were in safe countries, and other governments should deal with them.

Pauline Latham voted for then Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit withdrawal agreement on 29 March 2019.

Pauline Latham supported Esther McVey in the 2019 Conservative Party leadership election.

In March 2023, Pauline Latham announced she would stand down at the 2024 general election.

Pauline Latham has since campaigned for greater awareness of the condition.