Stephen Lloyd

Stephen Anthony Christopher Lloyd (born 15 June 1957) is a British politician and current MP for the constituency of Eastbourne. He was elected as a Liberal Democrat. On 6 December 2018, Lloyd resigned the Liberal Democrat whip, saying that his party's position on Brexit was inconsistent with his pledge to his constituency that he would "respect the result" of the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum. Lloyd now sits in the House of Commons as an Independent, but remains a member of the Liberal Democrat party. Born in Kenya, Lloyd was privately educated in Surrey, before working first as a commodity broker and then in business development roles. He moved to Eastbourne to launch a political career, becoming the Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate and then MP for the town. First elected in the 2010 general election, he served for all five years of the 2010–2015 UK parliament and supported the Cameron–Clegg coalition. Having lost his seat in the 2015 general election, Lloyd went on to regain it in 2017 and served as the Liberal Democrat spokesperson on matters concerning the Department for Work and Pensions.