Deidre Brock has been an SNP MP for the last two terms, and was previously the Depute Lord Provost in Edinburgh as well as Culture Convener.
She said to The Edinburgh Reporter she would very much like to keep the job of representing the folk of Edinburgh North and Leith, and hopes that all SNP MPs retain their seats this time. She also calls out Labour for not addressing the matter of child benefit and the two child cap – one way she believes ought to be used to bring children out of poverty.
An Australian who came to live in Scotland after a holiday, Brock’s claim to fame is that she was previously an actor appearing in Home and Away.
As business spokesperson she faced up weekly to Leader of the House, Penny Mordaunt who said at their last exchange before the dissolution of parliament that Brock was like the Black Knight from Monty Python. This was the character who returned to the battlefield, steadfastly ignoring any hint of defeat despite losing all his limbs in the process.
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