Clive Efford

Labour MP Eltham

Date of birth

10 July 1958

Political profile

Clive Efford, perhaps surprisingly the first registered London taxi driver to become an MP, is a backbench loyalist who is nonetheless unafraid of asking difficult questions.

Having also served as a Greenwich councillor, he has a strong interest in transport strategies, both in London and nationally.

He repeatedly called for the government to take on a more direct role in, and responsibility for, the running of Railtrack.

As the MP for the area in which Stephen Lawrence was murdered, he also takes a leading part in anti-racist activism.

He is a strong campaigner too on environmental matters, and especially energy conservation.

Outside politics, some of his own energies has used as leading striker in the Commons football team.

Contact

Commons office: 020 7219 4057

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