William Yates

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William Yates (born 15 September 1921) has been a British Conservative politician. He was Member of Parliament for the marginal seat of The Wrekin from 1955 until 1966, when it was won by Labour's Gerald Fowler.

William Yates was born in 1921. Educated at Uppingham School and Hertford College, Oxford, he served with the Queen's Bays during the Second World War.

A member of the Conservative Party he was elected to the House of Commons in 1955. During the Suez Crisis Yates emerged as one of the government's staunchest critics. On 1st November, 1956, Yates, interrupted on a point of order and said, "I have come to the conclusion that Her Majesty's Government has been involved in an international conspiracy". Later that day representatives from the United States and the Soviet Union at the United Nations joined forces and demanded a cease-fire.

Yates was defeated in the 1966 General Election. The following year he left the Conservative Party over a dispute over the Arab-Israeli War.

A senior partner in World Wide Industrial Consultants, Yates moved to Australia where he was elected as a Liberal Member of the House of Representatives.

This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.

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