Laura Perrins
Co-editor, The Conservative Woman
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Laura Perrins (née McGowan, born 1981)[1] is the Irish co-founder and co-editor of The Conservative Woman.[1] She has written for The Daily Telegraph, the Daily Mail, ConservativeHome and The Catholic Herald.[2] In 2013, she was included in the BBC's 100 Women.[3]
1981 (age 44–45)
Laura Perrins | |
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| Born | Laura McGowan 1981 (age 44–45) Balbriggan, County Dublin, Ireland |
| Education | University College Dublin |
| Occupations | Former barrister, writer and co-editor of The Conservative Woman |
| Known for | Campaigning for the rights of stay-at-home parents |
| Children | 3 |
Education
Perrins is originally from Balbriggan, County Dublin, Ireland and studied at University College, Dublin, where she gained her Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL), qualifying as a Barrister-at-Law from the King's Inns in Dublin where was called to the Irish Bar. She went on to qualify as a barrister for England and Wales in 2006, having gained a Master of Laws (LLM) from University of Cambridge.[citation needed]
Career
Perrins gave up work as a barrister to look after her children, and has become an active campaigner for the rights of stay-at-home parents,[4] rising to prominence in 2013 after confronting the then deputy prime minister, Nick Clegg, on this topic during his weekly LBC radio show.[1]
She supported leaving the European Union in the 2016 European Union membership referendum.[5]
Perrins has appeared on Question Time, Any Questions,[6] the Today programme and Woman's Hour, reviews the papers on BBC News, and Sophy Ridge on Sunday and on numerous occasions on Sky News[citation needed] as well as Today with Seán O'Rourke on RTÉ.[citation needed] Perrins has also written for Gript Media.[7]
Personal life
Perrins lives with her husband and three children in East Dulwich, London.[1]