Paul Marsden ✓

About Paul Marsden

Paul William Barry Marsden is a British writer, businessman and politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Shrewsbury and Atcham from 1997 until 2005. He was most prominently known for his anti-war views and crossing the floor twice, from Labour to the Liberal Democrats in 2001 and returning to Labour in 2005. He instructed a solicitor in 2010 to begin action for phone hacking that allegedly took place back in 2003 by a newspaper. In 2012, Marsden was appointed to draft the parliamentary inquiry report into VIP security at the Olympic and Paralympic Games in London.
Marsden is currently Head of Quality & Assurance for Strabag UK working on the Haweswater Aqueduct Resilience Programme (HARP), £3 billion water pipeline project between the Lake District and Manchester.