Talk:John Roper, Baron Roper

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[edit] A Labour member of parliament?

Should he really be classed as such? He was a labour MP for 11 years before leaving the party to join the SDP 27 years ago. The amalgamation of the SDP and the Liberals rendered him a Liberal Democrat, which he has remained ever since, during which time he has been chief whip in both the House of Commons and House of Lords and is now a Privy Councillor. Surely this suggests that the SDP/LibDem section of his career has been not just well over twice as long, not just current but markedly more significant than the Labour section? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.78.74.254 (talk) 23:32, 20 March 2008 (UTC)