Rooker was selected as a parliamentary candidate in October 1971 for his home constituency of Birmingham Perry Barr , which he won in the General Election in February 1974 . He achieved a measure of national prominence in June 1977 while still a backbencher . With fellow MP Audrey Wise , he introduced the so-called '' Rooker-Wise Amendment '' to the Budget . This linked personal tax allowances to the rate of inflation , thereby preventing the erosion of non-taxable income . The BBC has described the amendment as " a rare example of direct backbench influence on the Budget " . He led an unsuccessful attempt to prosecute World War II German General Wilhelm Mohnke for his alleged role in war crimes inflicted on British troops at Wormhoudt in 1940
Wormhoudt
Wormhoudt massacre
Jeff Rooker