Kenneth Clarke is a British politician. Hailed by the press as one of the “Big Beasts” of British politics, he has served as the Member of Parliament for Rushcliffe in Nottinghamshire since 1970 and is currently the Father of the House. A representative for the Conservative Party since being elected, he now sits as an Independent. Clarke is a Queen’s Counsel (QC), a Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, and a Member of the Order of t...