Original sentence: 4 February 1955, Portsmouth) is the Labour and Co-operative Member of Parliament for Portsmouth North since the 2005 general election, replacing Syd Rapson.Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Sarah McCarthy-Fry MP.McCarthy-Fry was a Portsmouth City Councillor 1994-2002, serving as deputy leader between 1995 and 2000.Sarah Louise McCarthy-Fry (b.She has worked as an accountant and financial controller.She stood for the European Parliament in 1994 and 1999.com - Sarah McCarthy-Fry MP
Edited sentence: Fry is the name of her first husband, McCarthy of her second.Her main political interests are trade and industry, defence and the social economy.Sarah McCarthy-Fry is the Labour Member of Parliament for Portsmouth North since the 2005 general election, replacing Syd Rapson.She believes the challenge for the 21st century is for businesses to achieve greater productivity to maintain competitiveness, while giving their employees reduced working hours and a sensible work/life balance.She called for a ban on the sale of fireworks to the public and favoured the total prohibition of smoking in pubs, restaurants and public buildings.She came to prominence in local politics leading a neighbourhood group, “Ban the Burner” successfully opposing a proposed incinerator.She campaigned in favour of national identity cards after a constituency survey indicated a large majority in favour of them, and stressed her support in her maiden speech.She has spoken in favour of continuing UK space research, and also on corporate social responsibility, women high-flyers and special educational needs.She is a fan of The Who, and her hobbies include tap-dancing, dog walking and amateur dramatics.She is no believer in nationalisation, and says she would have voted, reluctantly, for the war in Iraq.She married her second husband Anthony McCarthy in 1997 and has two grown-up children.She was appointed to the influential Public Accounts Select Committee in 2005.She was born Sarah Macaree in 1955, daughter of a defence worker of Scottish descent.She was elected to Portsmouth Council in 1994, chaired the environment committee, and was deputy leader for five years.She went to Portsmouth High School and after having a family started work as an accounts clerk at the age of thirty.She worked for the multi-national defence engineering company GKN Westland at Portsmouth, and for GKN Aerospace Services at Cowes, Isle of Wight