Timothy "Tim" Stamper was a British politician who served as a Junior Whip under Henry Collingridge and Chief Whip of the Conservative Party and Chairman of the Conservative Party under Francis Urquhart. He was also Member of Parliament (MP) for Shotover. Ideologically, Stamper was described as being on the hard right within the Conservative Party. In addition to being uniquely dedicated to Urquhart, Stamper additionally seemed to have taken experience from him in regards to negotiation tactics. Both were often slippery, dubious, and threatening, intending to create fear within opponents and advocates.
Urquhart oversaw Stamper's appointment as Chief Whip and, later, Chairman of the Conservative Party, but Stamper decided to betray Urquhart after Urquhart reneged on a promise to make him Home Secretary during a cabinet reshuffle. Stamper decided to release a tape incriminating Urquhart in the murders of Roger O'Neill and Mattie Storin, conspiring with Urquhart's personal aide Sarah Harding. However, Urquhart arranged for the two of them to be killed with car bombs, making their deaths appear to be Provisional IRA attacks. Stamper was killed when his car exploded outside of New Scotland Yard, where he was preparing to turn in his copies of the tapes to the police.
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Tim Stamper was the Conservative MP for Shotover, and he served as a Junior Whip under Chief Whip Francis Urquhart. The two were close friends and allies, and the two of them were members of the "hard right" of the Conservative Party.
Stamper had long been anxious to advance in the political ranks of Westminster, and he finally received his wish when Urquhart became Prime Minister. Stamper was swiftly promoted to the rank of Chief Whip, and then further to Chairman of the Conservative Party. However, Stamper had been concurrently collecting evidence of Urquhart's murder of Mattie Storin, intending to use it against the Prime Minister and have a leadership contest held, to which Stamper would hope to emerge as Britain's new Prime Minister.
Urquhart oversaw Stamper's appointment as Chief Whip and, later, Chairman of the Conservative Party, but Stamper decided to betray Urquhart after Urquhart reneged on a promise to make him Home Secretary during a cabinet reshuffle. Stamper decided to release a tape incriminating Urquhart in the murders of Roger O'Neill and Mattie Storin, conspiring with Urquhart's personal aide Sarah Harding. However, Urquhart arranged for the two of them to be killed with car bombs, making their deaths appear to be Provisional IRA attacks. Stamper was killed when his car exploded outside of New Scotland Yard, where he was preparing to turn in his copies of the tapes to the police.
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Trivia[]
- While Tim Stamper was included in the television series for House of Cards, he was not included within the first novel written by Michael Dobbs.
- The version of this character in the US version of House of Cards is Doug Stamper.
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