Rob keen to highlight his free thinking

Jan 27 2010 By Jon Walker

BLACK Country MP Rob Marris (Lab Wolverhampton South West) wasn’t pleased when Tories accused him of doing what the Government told him.

Speaking in the House of Commons, he insisted: “I have been independent-minded on certain things for a long time and I quite frequently question Government policy – sometimes successfully.

“I was voted Back Bencher of the year in 2008, and someone does not get voted Back Bencher of the year by Members of all parties if they are a complete lickspittle.”