A look back at Mel Stride’s parliamentary career
The new chair of the Treasury Select Committee is no stranger to the hallowed halls of 1 Horse Guards Road.
Mel Stride was formerly a treasury minister for two years under ex-prime minister Theresa May.
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The former Oxford Union president is best remembered during his time in the role for spearheading the controversial Loan Charge.
The HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) policy was introduced this year to claim back tax from people who used what was previously a legal tax loophole over the past 20 years.
It forces people with outstanding debts to pay the total in one lump sum.
Stride was responsible for HM Revenue and Customs in his role as minister and oversaw the scheme rollout.
The Devon Central MP has been chastised for the policy, currently under government review, which has been linked to several suicides across the country.
He was moved on from the treasury in May to become Leader of the House of Commons after Andrea Leadsom resigned over May’s Brexit deal.
He spent just two months in this role before being sacked by incoming Prime Minister Boris Johnson and replaced by Jacob Rees-Mogg.
The 58-year-old entered the House of Commons in 2010, after being a part of David Cameron’s Conservative A-List.
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Stride was the first person to get selected from the 100-person list, which was comprised of people expected to take the Tory party into future success.
He has won his seat comfortably in all three elections, claiming a 27 per cent majority in 2017.