Hilary James Wedgwood Benn (born 26 November 1953) is a British Labour Party politician who has served as Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland...
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Stansgate's father, Tony Benn, and his younger brother, Hilary Benn, have both been senior Labour politicians. His mother was Caroline Benn, an educationalist...
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Shadow cabinet members Douglas Alexander Ed Balls Lord Bassam of Brighton Hilary Benn Andy Burnham Liam Byrne Vernon Coaker Yvette Cooper Mary Creagh Margaret...
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would reshuffle his Shadow Cabinet to remove Hilary Benn, but Corbyn's January reshuffle retained Benn in the same position. The reshuffle prompted the...
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was the father of Tony Benn and the paternal grandfather of Hilary Benn. Born in Hackney, Benn was the second son of Sir John Benn, 1st Baronet. He was...
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Anthony Neil Wedgwood Benn (3 April 1925 – 14 March 2014), known between 1960 and 1963 as The 2nd Viscount Stansgate, was a British Labour Party politician...
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a special conference convened if such an alteration was to be made. Hilary Benn — 47 nominations. Hazel Blears — 49 nominations. Jon Cruddas — 49 nominations...
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uncle Hilary Benn, grandfather Tony Benn, great-grandfather William Wedgwood Benn and great-great-grandfathers, Sir John Benn and Daniel Holmes. Benn attended...
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Melissa Benn was born in Hammersmith, London to politician Tony Benn and writer-educationalist Caroline Benn. She has three brothers, Joshua Benn, Hilary Benn...
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leading role in the reshuffle. It included the promotion of Blairites Hilary Benn and Pat McFadden who served under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. Lisa Nandy...
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Party. The first shadow minister to depart the Opposition frontbench was Hilary Benn, the Shadow Foreign Secretary, on 26 June. Over the course of the day...
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Monarch Elizabeth II Prime Minister David Cameron Shadow First Secretary Hilary Benn (acting) Preceded by Ed Miliband Succeeded by Jeremy Corbyn In office...
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After completing his O-levels, he worked as an intern to family friend Tony Benn, the MP for Chesterfield. In 1989, Miliband gained four A Levels—in Mathematics...
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would reshuffle his Shadow Cabinet to remove Hilary Benn, but Corbyn's January reshuffle retained Benn in the same position. The reshuffle prompted the...
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with his wife and a friend. The by-election for his seat was won by Hilary Benn. He married Anita Oakes in Birmingham on 12 April 1969 and had two sons...
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office 28 June 2007 – 11 May 2010 Prime Minister Gordon Brown Preceded by Hilary Benn Succeeded by Andrew Mitchell Secretary of State for Scotland In office...
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Leave result of the referendum. Hilary Benn, the Shadow Foreign Secretary, was dismissed by Corbyn on 25 June after Benn expressed no confidence in him...
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Party, Maggie Giles-Hill, and Shahid Malik, but the selection went to Hilary Benn who had been Special Adviser to David Blunkett, then Secretary of State...
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granddaughter of Tony Benn Sir Ernest Benn, 2nd Baronet (1875–1954), British publisher Gottfried Benn (1886–1956), German poet Hilary Benn (born 1953), British...
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Meg Hillier – Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Hilary Benn – Shadow Leader of the House of Commons and Shadow Lord Privy Seal Maria...
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Bob Ainsworth Douglas Alexander Baroness Ashton of Upholland Ed Balls Hilary Benn Hazel Blears Ben Bradshaw Des Browne Liam Byrne Andy Burnham Yvette Cooper...
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Prime Minister Tony Blair Preceded by Margaret Beckett Succeeded by Hilary Benn Minister of State for Communities and Local Government In office 11 May...
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of Poitiers or Saint Hilarius, 4th-century bishop and Church Father Hilary Benn (born 1953), British politician Hillary Bor (born 1989), Kenyan-American...
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Prospective Parliamentary Candidates". Mark Pack. Retrieved 26 May 2024. Benn, Hilary (2022-03-18). "Tweet announcing re-selection". Twitter. Retrieved 2022-03-18...
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Corbyn as one of three representatives of the front bench, replacing Hilary Benn. Long-Bailey was appointed as the Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury...
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September, as did Business Secretary John Hutton, Environment Secretary Hilary Benn, and Chief Whip Geoff Hoon. On 4 June 2009 James Purnell resigned from...
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minimum required nominations, with Jon Cruddas having 44 nominations and Hilary Benn 34. On 16 May, John McDonnell alleged that many of Brown's supporters...
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Bob Ainsworth Douglas Alexander Baroness Ashton of Upholland Ed Balls Hilary Benn Hazel Blears Ben Bradshaw Des Browne Liam Byrne Andy Burnham Yvette Cooper...
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party The seat has been won by the Labour Party's candidate since 1983. Benn, elected in 1999 on the demise of Fatchett, has achieved an absolute majority...
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failure of Blair and Beckett to call for an immediate ceasefire. Straw and Hilary Benn, then International Development Secretary, also raised concerns. Former...
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