Education
Born in Windsor, Berkshire, Harris was educated at the independent Bedales School, and the (Bachelor of Science).
Born in Windsor, Berkshire, Harris was educated at the independent Bedales School, and the (Bachelor of Science).
Business Rebecca spent most of her working life with Phillimore & Company publishers, working in warehousing as a delivery driver and Sales Republican Working her way through the ranks of the company she eventually joined the Board as Marketing Director. Harris was a Conservative head office campaign co-ordinator during 2000-2001 and Conservative North West London area officer during 2007-2008.
She was elected as Member of Parliament for Castle Point in 2010 with a majority of 7,632.
She was re-elected in 2015 with an increased majority. In 2012 Harris was named by Conservative Home as one of a minority of loyal Conservative backbench MPs not to have voted against the government in any significant rebellions.
On 20 January 2012, the legislation ran out of time to progress, meaning that the United Kingdom would remain on Western European Time. Harris and her entourage recorded video footage of allegedly speeding motorbikers and handed them to the police, after spotting them whilst canvassing for the 2015 general election.
Local residents had complained of the street being used for road racing.
Harris was appointed as the Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Theresa Villiers on 28 May 2015.
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She was a member of the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee and has championed the Daylight Saving Bill which, had it passed, would have moved Britain onto Central European Time. Prior to the General Election in May 2015, Harris was named as the Member of Parliament with the 4th highest voting record in the country.