Robert Carr

Robert Carr   (politician)
Born	1916-11-11
Died	2012-02-17 (Age 95)
Alma mater	Gonville and Caius College Cambridge
Party	Conservative
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer  In office 4 March 1974 - 18 February 1975 Preceded by Denis Healey Succeeded by Geoffrey Howe  Home Secretary  In office 18 July 1972 - 4 March 1974 Preceded by Reginald Maudling Succeeded by Roy Jenkins  Lord President of the Council In office 7 April 1972 - 18 July 1972 Preceded by William Whitelaw  Leader of the House of Commons  In office 7 April 1972 - 18 July 1972 Preceded by William Whitelaw  Secretary of State for Employment  In office 20 June 1970 - 7 April 1972  Member of Parliament for Mitcham In office 23 February 1950 - 28 February 1974 Preceded by Ernest Bevin, Alfred Robens Succeeded by Bruce GeorgeMichael Ancram, Tom Boardman, Robert Bradford, Robert Carr, Gwyneth Dunwoody, Ian Gilmour, Alastair Goodlad, Michael Heseltine, Geoffrey Howe, Harold Lever, Reginald Maudling, John Stonehouse, Peter Temple-Morris  Member of Parliament for Carshalton In office 28 February 1974 - 11 March 1976 Preceded by Robert Carr, David Clark, Ian Gilmour, Michael Heseltine, Greville Janner, Fitzroy MacLean, Reginald Maudling, David Owen, Enoch Powell, John Stonehouse, John Wilkinson

In 1970, Robert Carr's home was damaged by an explosion. Responsibility for this was later claimed by a home-grown terrorist group calling itself "The Angry Brigade". As a result, the Metropolitan Police Bomb Squad was formed, which was later renamed the Metropolitan Police Anti-Terrorist Branch.

Shresbury 24

Ricky Tomlinson and other surviving members of the Shrewsbury 24 claim that they were framed by UK Home Secretary Robert Carr, and are demanding government papers be released into the public domain to prove their case.

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