Patrick Charles Martyn Nicholls (born November 14, 1948) is a politician in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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. He served as Conservative Party

Conservative Party (UK)

The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...

 member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 for Teignbridge

Teignbridge (UK Parliament constituency)

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 from 1983 until 2001. By 1989 he was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Employment. He resigned from the government in 1990, after he was arrested for drink-driving.

Under the leadership of John Major

John Major

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, Nicholls served as Vice-Chairman of the Conservative Party but was again forced to resign, after labelling Germans "warmongers" and the French "collaborators". Along with Donal Blaney, Greg Smith, and Ben Pickering he helped establish the Young Britons' Foundation

Young Britons' Foundation

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 and is chairman of it. He also speaks to visiting young Americans as part of the People to People organisation.

He lost his seat to Richard Younger-Ross

Richard Younger-Ross

Richard Alan Younger-Ross is a politician in England. He was the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Teignbridge from 2001 to 2010, having contested the seat in 1992 and 1997, finally winning in the 2001 election...

 of the Liberal Democrats.