The UK outside the European Union: An End to a United Europe and a United Kingdom?

Sir Simon Hughes

Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats

House of Commons

Simon Hughes was the MP for Bermondsey and Old Southwark for 32 years. He is the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Commons. He read law at Selwyn College, Cambridge (1970-73), joining the Union of Liberal Students and becoming President of the College Student Union. Simon was called to the Bar by the Inner Temple in 1974. He then took the opportunity to study in Europe - spending a year at the College of Europe in Bruges, studying for the postgraduate certification in European Studies.