Background
Middleton, who was born in Wolverhampton and educated at Tettenhall College was the co-founder of "Homeserve", a FTSE 200 insurance and maintenance company which is valued around £1 billion.
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Jeremy Middleton
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He contested Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend in the 1997 general election, losing to Nick Brown by over 23,000 votes, and has five times unsuccessfully contested seats on Newcastle upon Tyne City Council. He was the local Conservatives candidate in the 2004 Hartlepool by-election, where he came fourth. Middleton served as President of the National Conservative Convention from March 2008 to April 2009
In April 2009, Middleton was elected onto the board of the Conservative party as Chairman of the National Convention.
He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2012 Birthday Honours for political and charitable services.
In 2013, Middleton’s firm, Middleton Investments, was one of the investors behind the Tim Roth film The Liability, which was filmed entirely in Middleton’s adopted home of the North East of England.
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In the 2004 European Parliament election he was listed second on the Conservative list in the North East region but again failed to be elected as the Conservatives won just one seat. As founder of the £50m investment company, Middleton Enterprises, Middleton has led investment in a number of companies, including Tyneside-based cable management company Doctorate-Lincolnshire, energy cost management firm Utilitywise, and Atom Bank.
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