Frank Roy

Frank Roy (born on August 29, 1958 in Motherwell, Scotland) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He is the Labour member of Parliament for Motherwell and Wishaw, and was first elected in 1997.

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Frank Roy is most remembered locally for claiming that the visit of the Irish Prime Minister to Carfin Grotto was mis-timed, coming on the same day as his visit to a Rangers - Celtic football match in Glasgow.

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Until Mr. Roy decided to mention this, no-one - apart from some local residents - was aware of this unannounced trip to open a shrine dedicated to the memory of those who died in the Irish potato famines.

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Had Mr. Roy not mentioned this, although he probably only meant well, then the visit would have gone ahead without any problem but had then to be rescheduled and ultimately took the matter out of the hands of the local community and into the hands of Scottish Politicians. As it was he was forced to resign his position as assistant to Helen Liddell, the Scottish Secretary of State.

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The following is his brief note of resignation, dated February 11, 2001:

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"I regret that you, as Secretary of State for Scotland, and John Reid as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, have been falsely accused of involvement of my efforts to highlight my concerns in relation to the specific timing of the memorial ceremony in my constituency."

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August 29: August 29 is the 241st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (242nd in leap years), with 124 days remaining. It is also the 1st day of Thoth - which is the 1st day of the Egyptian Horoscope. Thoth is the Ibis-headed god of knowledge....

1958: 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar....

Motherwell: Motherwell (Tobar na M?thar in Gaelic) is a Scottish town, in northern Lanarkshire, between Glasgow and Edinburgh....

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