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| − | '''John Enoch Powell''' (June 16, 1912 – February 8, 1998) was a [[conservative]] British politician. | + | '''John Enoch Powell''' (June 16, 1912 – February 8, 1998) was a [[conservative]] [[British]] politician. |
He was a member of the [[Conservative Party]] and served as a member of Parliament from 1950 to 1974 After that, until 1987, he served as a member of the conservative [[Ulster Unionist Party]]. | He was a member of the [[Conservative Party]] and served as a member of Parliament from 1950 to 1974 After that, until 1987, he served as a member of the conservative [[Ulster Unionist Party]]. | ||
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John Enoch Powell (June 16, 1912 – February 8, 1998) was a conservative British politician. He was a member of the Conservative Party and served as a member of Parliament from 1950 to 1974 After that, until 1987, he served as a member of the conservative Ulster Unionist Party.
He often warned of the dangers of immigration and multiracialism and their affects on national identity, and was expelled from the shadow cabinet of Conservative Party leader Edward Heath in 1968 after his notoriously inflammatory 'Rivers of Blood' speech.
He also opposed the undermining of British sovereignty by joining the European Economic Community (now the European Union).
