Laura Perrins (née McGowan, born 1981)[1] is the Irish co-founder and co-editor of The Conservative Woman.[1] She has written for The Daily Telegraph, the Daily Mail, ConservativeHome and The Catholic Herald.[2] In 2013, she was included in the BBC's 100 Women.[3]
Laura Perrins | |
|---|---|
| Born | Laura McGowan 1981 Balbriggan, County Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Alma mater | University College Dublin |
| Occupation(s) | Former barrister, writer and co-editor of The Conservative Woman |
| Known for | Campaigning for the rights of stay-at-home parents |
| Children | 3 |
Education
editPerrins is originally from Balbriggan, County Dublin, Ireland and studied at University College, Dublin, where she gained her Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL), qualifying as a Barrister-at-Law from the King's Inns in Dublin where was called to the Irish Bar. She went on to qualify as a barrister for England and Wales in 2006, having gained a Master of Laws (LLM) from University of Cambridge.[citation needed]
Career
editPerrins gave up work as a barrister to look after her children, and has become an active campaigner for the rights of stay-at-home parents,[4] rising to prominence in 2013 after confronting the then deputy prime minister, Nick Clegg, on this topic during his weekly LBC radio show.[1]
She supported leaving the European Union in the 2016 European Union membership referendum.[5]
Perrins has appeared on Question Time, Any Questions,[6] the Today programme and Woman's Hour, reviews the papers on BBC News, and Sophy Ridge on Sunday and on numerous occasions on Sky News as well as Today with Seán O'Rourke on RTÉ. She was profiled in the Irish Independent.
Personal life
editPerrins lives with her husband and three children in East Dulwich, London.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Molony, Julia (27 November 2017). "The woman who 'mauled' Nick Clegg". Irish Independent. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ McGreevy, Ronan (21 July 2013). "Wanting the credit for staying at home". The Irish Times. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ^ "100 Women: Who took part?". BBC. 22 November 2013.
- ^ Perrins, Laura (17 April 2013). "Government is discriminating against stay at home mothers". The Telegraph. London. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ^ Hickey, Shane. "The Irish woman who became a leading Brexiteer". The Irish Times. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Any Questions?, Shami Chakrabarti, Brandon Lewis MP, Laura Perrins, Sir Nigel Sheinwald". BBC. Retrieved 30 May 2021.