Robert Charles Douglas Flello was born on 14 January 1966 and is a British Liberal Democrat politician who was Labour Member of Parliament for Stoke-on-Trent South from 2005 to 2017.
16 Facts About Rob Flello
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Rob Flello lost his seat at the 2017 general election to Conservative Party candidate Jack Brereton.
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Rob Flello attended Bournville Junior and Infant schools before going to King's Norton Boys' School.
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Rob Flello was elected as a councillor to the Longbridge ward of Birmingham City Council in 2002, stepping down in 2004.
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Rob Flello is a former chairman of the Birmingham Northfield Constituency Labour Party.
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Rob Flello served as a governor at the Newman College in Bartley Green, and was Chair of Governors for both Colmers Farm infants and junior schools.
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Rob Flello was a governor at The Meadows primary school.
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Rob Flello served as a regional organiser for the Labour Party in 2004 until his election to Westminster.
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Rob Flello was elected to the House of Commons at the 2005 general election for Stoke-on-Trent South following the retirement of George Stevenson.
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Rob Flello held the seat with a majority of 8,681 and made his maiden speech on 19 May 2005.
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In 2007, Rob Flello was accused of filibustering a fellow Labour backbencher's private members bill.
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In February 2013, Rob Flello voted against the second reading of the Marriage Act 2013.
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Rob Flello is a convert to Catholicism and stated in 2014 "I could no more leave my faith at the door of the House of Commons than I could my name or my gender or my arms and legs".
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Rob Flello was a member of the anti-abortion All-Party Parliamentary Pro-Life Group.
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Rob Flello had supported Owen Smith in the failed attempt to replace Jeremy Corbyn in the 2016 Labour leadership election.
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In 2017, Rob Flello blamed "shocking congestion" in London on the loss of tarmac from building cycle lanes, which received a critical response from bike charity the London Cycling Campaign and cycling website road.