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| Conservative MP Tim Loughton 'starts day with hour in bath' | Conservative MP Tim Loughton 'starts day with hour in bath' |
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| A Conservative MP has revealed he spends up to an hour in the bath every morning "to relax and compose my thoughts for the day ahead". | A Conservative MP has revealed he spends up to an hour in the bath every morning "to relax and compose my thoughts for the day ahead". |
| Tim Loughton is co-chairman of a new all-party group on mindfulness, a form of meditation. | Tim Loughton is co-chairman of a new all-party group on mindfulness, a form of meditation. |
| He has claimed "one of the greatest causes of stress in the world was the invention of the shower". | He has claimed "one of the greatest causes of stress in the world was the invention of the shower". |
| The MP follows in the footsteps of Sir Winston Churchill, who was also fond of a long soak in a hot bath. | The MP follows in the footsteps of Sir Winston Churchill, who was also fond of a long soak in a hot bath. |
| Mr Loughton told BBC News: "As part of my daily bath routine I do a bit of work in the bath, I read papers in the bath, but I also do a bit of mindfulness to relax and compose my thoughts for the day ahead. | Mr Loughton told BBC News: "As part of my daily bath routine I do a bit of work in the bath, I read papers in the bath, but I also do a bit of mindfulness to relax and compose my thoughts for the day ahead. |
| "And that's a good use of my time because I'm normally in the bath by about 6 o'clock in the morning - and I'm in my office, as I was this morning, before 8 o'clock in the morning. | "And that's a good use of my time because I'm normally in the bath by about 6 o'clock in the morning - and I'm in my office, as I was this morning, before 8 o'clock in the morning. |
| "So some people might stay in bed until 8 o'clock - I get up and do some work, but I do it in my bath." | "So some people might stay in bed until 8 o'clock - I get up and do some work, but I do it in my bath." |
| The former children's minister, who last year ran Andrea Leadsom's brief bid to be Conservative leader, says his daily bath is essential to his mental well-being. | The former children's minister, who last year ran Andrea Leadsom's brief bid to be Conservative leader, says his daily bath is essential to his mental well-being. |
| Mr Loughton, co-chairman of the all-party parliamentary group on mindfulness, revealed his morning routine at a conference in London attended by politicians from 15 countries, reported by the Times. | Mr Loughton, co-chairman of the all-party parliamentary group on mindfulness, revealed his morning routine at a conference in London attended by politicians from 15 countries, reported by the Times. |
| Sir Winston Churchill was famous for taking long baths from which he would dictate letters and conduct meetings, although he would start his working day in his bed. | Sir Winston Churchill was famous for taking long baths from which he would dictate letters and conduct meetings, although he would start his working day in his bed. |
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