Education
He attended a special school between the ages of three and five before transferring to a local primary school. He attended Saint Ambrose College, in Altrincham, and obtained a First Class History degree at University College, Oxford.
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Paul Maynard
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Career
Born in Crewe, Cheshire, Maynard was left with cerebral palsy when he was strangled by the umbilical cord at birth, and he was also left with a speech defect. Maynard worked as an adviser to Liam Fox and as a speechwriter for William Hague, and stood as the Conservative Party candidate for Twickenham in the 2005 general election, finishing second with 32.4% of the vote. Maynard was selected for Blackpool North and Cleveleys despite having no connection to the Fylde nor Blackpool in December 2006, having been on the "A-List".
Maynard was elected to the House of Commons in the 2010 general election with a majority of 2,150.
He is the second person who has cerebral palsy to become a British Member of Parliament after Terry Dicks. Taunting controversy
During February 2011, Maynard told The Times about abuse he suffered from Labour Party MPs, who mocked his disability.
He said "some were pulling faces at me, really exaggerated gesticulations and faces. Only they know for certain whether they were taking the mick out of my disability.
But it certainly felt like lieutenant
That is why politics is held in such low esteem." The Mail on Sunday reported a senior Labour Member of Parliament as saying "What they did was disgusting. lieutenant was obvious that Paul was upset but they sensed a weakness and went for the kill like a pack of hyenas." When Maynard refused to give way in a Parliamentary debate to Stella Creasy, male Labour MPs started mocking Mr Maynard openly by pulling faces and imitating his speech and mannerisms. Subsequently, Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow issued a written statement warning MPs that such abuse was unacceptable.
However, it was revealed Bercow had known about the incident for more than three months and did not speak to Maynard about lieutenant
European Space Agency disability benefit cuts controversy
On March 9th 2016, Maynard was one of the MPs who voted in favour of a £30 a week cut to disability benefit and has consequently been accused of betraying those with a disability.
Membership
55th United Kingdom Parliament. 56th United Kingdom Parliament]
He was elected at the 2010 general election as the Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Blackpool North and Cleveleys.
