Dame Margaret Mary Beckett GBE (née Jackson; born 15 January 1943) is a British politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Derby South...

for leader was held simultaneously with a deputy leadership vote. Margaret Beckett had been the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, and following Smith's...

Member of Parliament for Stockport Margaret Beckett (born 1943), British Member of Parliament for Derby South Margaret Chase Smith (1897–1995), was the...

suddenly in 1994 of a heart attack. Blair defeated John Prescott and Margaret Beckett in the subsequent leadership election and became Leader of the Opposition...

the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1983 by veteran MP Margaret Beckett of the Labour Party. She has served under the Labour governments of...

in 1994, following the sudden death of incumbent leader John Smith. Margaret Beckett was the serving Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, having been elected...

produce successful governments. He was later sacked by the Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. 22 July 1989: This was the last edition of Question Time under...

leadership election, following Hattersley's retirement, but lost to Margaret Beckett. Prescott held various posts in Labour's Shadow Cabinet, but his career...

chamber. MPs from across the house also paid tribute to him, including Margaret Beckett, Paddy Ashdown, Neil Kinnock and Dennis Skinner. On the day of his...

from the original on 18 June 2022. Ovens, Ruth (25 March 2022). "Dame Margaret Beckett announces she will not stand as MP in next election". Derbyshire Live...

Marshall saw Labour struggle to appoint a candidate, eventually settling for Margaret Curran, a sitting MSP in the Scottish Parliament. The SNP, Conservatives...

Prime Minister Tony Blair Preceded by Jack Cunningham Succeeded by Margaret Beckett Member of Parliament for Newcastle upon Tyne East Newcastle upon Tyne...

was appointed Minister of State for Housing and Planning, replacing Margaret Beckett who had resigned. While Minister of State for Housing and Planning...

resignation and Hugh Gaitskell's election as leader. George Brown and Margaret Beckett acted as leader following deaths of Gaitskell and John Smith, respectively...

right to trial by jury in certain cases. These policies won praise from Margaret Thatcher who once declared "I would trust Jack Straw's judgement. He is...

Beckett is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: Adam Beckett (1950–79), American animator, special effects artist and teacher,...

Tony Blair made a major cabinet reshuffle in which Miliband replaced Margaret Beckett as Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Miliband...

state for Commonwealth affairs into a single department of state. Margaret Beckett, appointed in 2006 by Tony Blair, was the first woman to have held...

serving MP and the oldest Labour MP in the current parliament; only Margaret Beckett has longer total service. Sheerman has announced he will not seek re-election...

a number of MPs leaving the Campaign Group including Clare Short, Margaret Beckett, Jo Richardson and Joan Ruddock. Labour's electoral college was weighted...

the Secretary of State at large. For that reason, in a final twist, Margaret Beckett had to be appointed formally as the last Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries...

resigned. On 19 January 1999, the Leader of the House of Commons, Margaret Beckett, introduced the House of Lords Bill into the House of Commons. The...

and Southwark councillor Margaret J. Jackson (died 2003), American politician from Maryland Margaret Beckett, born Margaret Jackson This disambiguation...

party's constitution, albeit on a temporary basis, as was the case with Margaret Beckett in 1994. Following Brown's resignation, she quickly announced that...

would hold the other four. Labour was under the interim leadership of Margaret Beckett following the sudden death of leader John Smith the previous month...

January 2009, Blunkett announced that he was engaged to be married to Margaret Williams, a doctor in Sheffield. They married the same year. Blunkett's...

on 1 June 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2009. Cracknell, David. "Prescott and Beckett fuel Labour split on monarchy". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the...

Michael Foot (1980–1983) Neil Kinnock (1983–1992) John Smith (1992–1994) Margaret Beckett (1994; acting) Tony Blair (1994–2007) Gordon Brown (2007–2010) Harriet...

elected Leader of the Labour Party are Clement Attlee and Michael Foot. Margaret Beckett briefly served as Labour Leader following the unexpected death of John...

for Defence (1997–1999) Secretary of State for Trade and Industry Margaret Beckett, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1997–1998) Peter Mandelson...