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'''Royston Smith''' is the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] MP for [[Southampton Itchen]], elected at the [[United Kingdom general election, 2015|2015 General Election]].<ref name=Echo>{{cite web|url=http://m.dailyecho.co.uk/news/5729452.Royston_Smith__Conservative__Southampton_Itchen/ |title=Royston Smith, Conservative, Southampton Itchen (From Daily Echo) |publisher=M.dailyecho.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2015-05-08}}</ref> |
'''Royston Smith''' is the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] MP for [[Southampton Itchen]], elected at the [[United Kingdom general election, 2015|2015 General Election]].<ref name=Echo>{{cite web|url=http://m.dailyecho.co.uk/news/5729452.Royston_Smith__Conservative__Southampton_Itchen/ |title=Royston Smith, Conservative, Southampton Itchen (From Daily Echo) |publisher=M.dailyecho.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2015-05-08}}</ref> |
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He was an airman in the RAF for ten years, flying as a [[flight engineer]] in Nimrod naval patrol aircraft. He subsequently worked for British Airways.<ref name=Echo/> He is the current Deputy Leader of the [[Southampton City Council]] and, in this capacity, was making a civic tour of the submarine [[HMS Astute]] when a sailor ran amok and started shooting, killing an officer. Smith tackled the gunman and brought him down so that he could be restrained and disarmed.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-13022096 |title=Council boss 'disarmed gunman' on nuclear submarine |publisher=BBC |date=8 April 2011}}</ref> For this act of bravery, he was awarded the [[George Medal]] by the Queen.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-20431302 |publisher=BBC |title=George Medals for men who tackled gunman Ryan Donovan |date=21 November 2012}}</ref> |
He was an airman in the RAF for ten years, flying as a [[flight engineer]] in Nimrod naval patrol aircraft. He subsequently worked for British Airways.<ref name=Echo/> He is the current Deputy Leader of the [[Southampton City Council]] and, in this capacity, was making a civic tour of the submarine [[HMS Astute]] when a sailor ran amok and started shooting, killing an officer. Smith tackled the gunman and brought him down so that he could be restrained and disarmed.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-13022096 |title=Council boss 'disarmed gunman' on nuclear submarine |publisher=BBC |date=8 April 2011}}</ref> For this act of bravery, he was awarded the [[George Medal]] by the Queen.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-20431302 |publisher=BBC |title=George Medals for men who tackled gunman Ryan Donovan |date=21 November 2012}}</ref> |
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On October 1st 1996 Royston broke the world record for the number of bags of pork scratchings eaten in a 25 minute sitting. He managed 28 bags before indigestion got the better of him. The record lasted for 10 years before being broken by an unemployed miner from County Durham |
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Revision as of 19:43, 10 May 2015
Royston Smith | |
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| Member of Parliament for Southampton Itchen | |
| Assumed office 8 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | John Denham |
| Majority | 2,316 (5.2%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | England |
| Political party | Conservative |
Royston Smith is the Conservative MP for Southampton Itchen, elected at the 2015 General Election.[1]
He was an airman in the RAF for ten years, flying as a flight engineer in Nimrod naval patrol aircraft. He subsequently worked for British Airways.[1] He is the current Deputy Leader of the Southampton City Council and, in this capacity, was making a civic tour of the submarine HMS Astute when a sailor ran amok and started shooting, killing an officer. Smith tackled the gunman and brought him down so that he could be restrained and disarmed.[2] For this act of bravery, he was awarded the George Medal by the Queen.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Royston Smith, Conservative, Southampton Itchen (From Daily Echo)". M.dailyecho.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-05-08.
- ^ Council boss 'disarmed gunman' on nuclear submarine, BBC, 8 April 2011
- ^ George Medals for men who tackled gunman Ryan Donovan, BBC, 21 November 2012
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