Jamie Wallis

Jamie Hamilton Wallis (born 2 June 1984)[1][2] is a British Conservative Party politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Bridgend in Wales from the 2019 general election[3] until 2024, for only one parliamentary term.

[7] In 2014, he was awarded a doctorate in astrobiology from Cardiff University, having studied evidence for cometary panspermia, under the supervision of Chandra Wickramasinghe.

In January 2020, after being elected to Parliament, Wallis threatened to take legal action against the council over the matter under the Freedom of Information Act.

An investigation by BuzzFeed in January 2020 found that Wallis had been a co-owner of a 'sugar daddy' dating website, "which offered students financial relationships with wealthy 'sponsors'".

[20] On the day of the second ballot of MPs in the July 2022 Conservative Party leadership election, Wallis said that he was backing the campaign of Penny Mordaunt.

[21] Wallis later called for party leader and prime minister Liz Truss to resign, citing her failure to challenge anti-transgender rhetoric in the election.

[27] In February 2022, Wallis was fined £270 and received three points on his driving licence after pleading guilty to an offence in August 2021 of "failure to comply with solid white line road markings" on the A48.

[32] On 11 July 2022 Wallis was found guilty of failing to stop and report an accident, leaving his car in a dangerous position, but cleared of driving without due care and attention.