John Baron MP

John Baron is a Member of Parliament for Basildon and Billericay. His special interests include defence and the financial services sector. He was a member of the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee between 2010 and 2017. Before entering politics, he was a Captain in the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers and then a merchant banker. He is the author of  Politeia’s Hard Choices: Britain’s Foreign Policy for a Dangerous World and co-authored  The UK and the EU: Security, Justice and Defence After Brexit (published with New Direction)