According to research by the House of Commons Library Nicholas Soames is the successor to the largest continuing dynasty in the UK Parliament.
MP for Mid Sussex Mr Soames' father Christopher represented Bedford from 1950 to 1966. His grandfather, Sir Winston Churchill, served as an MP from 1900 until 1964, with a short break between 1922 and 1924.
His great-grandfather Lord Randolph Churchill was an MP between 1874 and 1894.
An uncle and a cousin, also called Randolph and Winston Churchill, have both been MPs, making Mr Soames the successor to the largest continuing dynasty in the UK Parliament.