17 Facts About Sheryll Murray

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Sheryll Murray is a British Conservative Party politician and former receptionist.

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Sheryll Murray was first elected as the Member of Parliament for South East Cornwall at the 2010 general election.

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Sheryll Murray was born on 4 February 1956 in the village of Millbrook, Cornwall, to Cornish parents, her mother's family lived at Millbrook and her father's family originated from the village of Calstock.

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Sheryll Murray was state educated at Millbrook Primary and Torpoint Community College.

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Sheryll Murray then worked for an insurance underwriter and later as a medical receptionist at a GP surgery.

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Sheryll Murray served as a Governor of Torpoint School for nine years until 2008, before standing down to concentrate on campaigning for the forthcoming general election.

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Sheryll Murray was later heavily criticised for signing a letter calling for tougher regulation of the press on the basis of her experience of press criticism following her behaviour.

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One woman heckled her, who Sheryll Murray threatened with the threat of calling the police to remove the woman from the hustings after she refused to leave the event.

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On 15 November 2018, Sheryll Murray submitted a letter of no confidence in Theresa May's leadership.

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The next month, Sheryll Murray claimed she would vote against the Prime Minister in the Conservative no confidence vote.

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Sheryll Murray has previously sat on the Environmental Audit Committee.

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Sheryll Murray's main policy interests are the environment and tourism; she has campaigned on fisheries issues as a spokesperson for Save Britain's Fish and is a member of the Fishermen's Association.

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On 11 July 2022, Sheryll Murray lost her position as executive member of the Conservatives' 1922 Committee.

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Sheryll Murray publicly called for the resignation of Prime Minister Liz Truss on 20 October 2022.

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Sheryll Murray said she had submitted a letter of no confidence in Truss's leadership.

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Sheryll Murray then married trawlerman Neil Sheryll Murray, who died in a fishing accident on 24 March 2011.

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Sheryll Murray's daughter Sally from her first marriage is an officer in the Royal Navy.