Alex Cunningham
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 69 |
| Web site | www.alexcunninghammp.com |
| Date of birth | May 1,1955 |
| Zodiac sign | Taurus |
| Born | Harthill |
| United Kingdom | |
| Office | Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Spouse | Evaline Cunningham |
| Party | Labour Party |
| Books | Smoking in Private Vehicles Bill [HL] |
| Job | Politician |
| Education | Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College |
| Darlington College | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 450681 |
Alex Cunningham Life story
Alexander Cunningham MP is a British Labour Party politician. He was elected at the 2010 general election as the Member of Parliament for Stockton North. Born in Scotland, Cunningham moved to the town of Darlington in County Durham at a young age.
James Cleverly issues Commons apology for 'inappropriate language'
... He said he used the term to describe the constituency s MP, Alex Cunningham...
James Cleverly admits calling Labour MP 'unparliamentary' word
... James Cleverly had denied claims he called the Stockton North constituency a swearword in response to a question in the Commons from Alex Cunningham...
Home Secretary denies calling Stockton North derogatory term
... Labour MP Alex Cunningham alleged the swear word was used during Prime Minister s Questions on Wednesday...
Probe into more dead crabs and lobsters along North East coast
... " Stockton North Labour MP Alex Cunningham is calling for financial aid for fishermen across the region...
Magistrates to get more powers to jail criminals for longer
... Labour s shadow courts and sentencing minister Alex Cunningham also criticised the move, calling it " another sticking plaster" solution...
Disabled mum who killed herself failed by benefits agency
... Alex Cunningham, Labour MP for Stockton North, said the DWP had systematic problems ...
Probe into more dead crabs and lobsters along North East coast
The government is investigating after new reports of dead crabs and lobsters along the North East Coast .
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is to " undertake additional sampling" after fishermen reported further deaths.
Tens of thousands of the crustaceans first washed up on shores from Seaton Carew down to Whitby in October.
Defra previously said it had " completed a thorough investigation" which.
That finding, which Whitby and Scarborough's Conservative MP and former fisheries minister Robert Goodwill said he was " inclined To Believe , having seen the evidence" has been disputed by many fishermen,
Chemical pollution and dredging have been repeatedly ruled out by Defra as likely causes.
It said it had now received reports of " further dead or dying lobsters and crabs found in a small number of pots along the North East Coast " and That it would be taking samples in the area to investigate.
Adrian Noble , a Whitby fisherman of More Than 40 Years , said he believed there was " not a chance in the world" the deaths were caused by a naturally-occurring algae, adding the industry has been " decimated".
" The Way things are at The Moment , we don't know if we can Go On for much longer, " He Said .
" There's a few fishermen having to go to food Banks now. I'm just surviving off my savings. "
Stockton North Labour MP Alex Cunningham is calling for financial aid for fishermen across the region.
" Fishermen using food Banks - That shouldn't be happening in 21St Century Britain, " He Said .
" I hope others will get behind The Fight to get the compensation they need to keep their businesses afloat.
" I've had fishermen In Touch with me and I think it's important That we work right across the Tees Valley where livelihoods are in danger. "
Mr Cunningham said he believed the Environment Agency had " got it right" but continuous testing was vital in case it had " got it a little wrong".
" If it's natural, or unnatural, the government should be paying out to make sure fishermen aren't accessing food Banks , " He Said .
Source of news: bbc.com
