John Stevenson (British politician)

Andrew John Stevenson (born 4 July 1963) is a British Conservative Party politician and solicitor who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Carlisle between 2010 and 2024.

He was state educated at Aberdeen Grammar School[2] and graduated from the University of Dundee with Honours in History and Politics.

[4][5] He resigned as a councillor on the 2 August 2010, shortly after his election as Member of Parliament and his party won the subsequent by-election.

[20][21] Following the election of Boris Johnson as Conservative leader, Stevenson later shifted his views on the possibility of a No Deal exit from the EU saying "it may well come to being the only solution".

[23][24] In August 2021, Stevenson and Peter Aldous wrote to Prime Minister Boris Johnson to call on the government to keep the £20-a-week Universal Credit uplift.