Theo Clarke

Theodora Roosevelt Clarke[1] (born 4 August 1985)[2] is a British Conservative Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Stafford from 2019 to 2024.

Prior to her political career, she worked in the arts industry and founded the campaign group Coalition for Global Prosperity.

[16] Clarke contested the Bristol East seat at the 2015 and 2017 general elections as the Conservative Party candidate but was unsuccessful.

She helped implement the UK-Kenya Economic Partnership Agreement which continued the duty-free access to the UK market for Kenyan businesses after Brexit.

[22][23] Clarke resigned this role in July 2022 in protest at Prime Minister Boris Johnson's leadership.

[28] In March 2023, Clarke was re-adopted as the Conservative candidate for Stafford having won the wider membership vote.