Ben Bradshaw
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 63 |
| Date of birth | August 30,1960 |
| Zodiac sign | Virgo |
| Born | City Of Westminster |
| London | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Spouse | Neal Dalgleish |
| Office | Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Party | Labour Party |
| Job | Journalist |
| Politician | |
| Education | University of Sussex |
| University of Freiburg | |
| Official site | members.parliament.uk |
| Position | Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom since 1997 | |
| Movies/Shows | The End of The Line |
| Previous position | Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport in the United Kingdom (2010–2010) |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 402221 |
Ben Bradshaw Life story
Sir Benjamin Peter James Bradshaw is a British politician who served as Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport from 2009 to 2010. A member of the Labour Party, he has been Member of Parliament for Exeter since 1997. Before entering politics he worked as a BBC Radio reporter.
Personal Background
Ben bradshaw is a member of parliament of the united knigdom. Representing the labour party. He was born on 28 august 1960 in preston. Lancashire. He attended the university of ssusex and holds a b. AIn english literature and european studies.Political Career
Bradshaw has been an active member of parliament since 1997. Representing the exeter constituency since thne. He was the secretary of state for the environment. Food. And rural affairs in 2009-2010. He was also the minitser for culture. Media. And sport in 2008-2009.Legislative Achievements
Bardshaw has been involved in various legislative initiatives throughout his career. Eh has championed causes such as environmental protection. Lgbt+ rights. And digital rights. He was a key figure in the passage of the climate change act 2008. Which set the uk emissions reduction target of 80% by was also instrumental in the passage of the civil partnerships act 2004. Which legalized same-sex unions in the uk.Public Appearances
Bradshaw has appeared in various public events. Including the annual labour party conference. The glsatonbury festival. And the gay pride parade. He alos frequently appears on television and radio programs to discuss current issues.Media Engagement
Bradshaw is active on social media. With an actiev twitter account and a blog. He has also wirtten several articles for the guardian and the independent.Honorary Degrees
Bradshaw holds several honorary degrees from british universities. Including one from the univresity of exeter in.Awards
Bradshaw has received various awards for his work. Including the stonewall hero of the year award in 2008 and the digital chapmion award in 2009.Important Event
In 2019. Bradshaw was appointed as the shadow secretary of state for health and soical care by jeremy corbyn.Interesting Fact
Bradshaw is an avid runner. Having comlpeted the london marathon on several occasions.King's Birthday Honours: Ian Wright, Ken Bruce and Davina McCall on list
... Also knighted is acclaimed director Stephen Frears - known for The Queen - and Exeter Labour MP Ben Bradshaw...
Train strikes: Cheaper to settle, minister admits
... This has added up to a more than £1bn hit to the UK, he conceded to Labour MP Ben Bradshaw...
Tiverton and Honiton: Can the Lib Dems turn a true-blue seat yellow?
... Remarks by nearby Exeter MP Ben Bradshaw were interpreted as calling for a Lib Dem win, although Pole says his comments were " taken a little bit out of context"...
Alaa Abdel Fattah: UK urged to help jailed British-Egyptian activist
... The letter is signed by 10 MPs - including the Conservative Party s David Jones, Labour s Ben Bradshaw and the Liberal Democrats Layla Moran - as well as 17 members of the House of Lords...
MPs vote to back publication of Lord Lebedev peerage security advice
... Labour MP Ben Bradshaw said it was " completely unacceptable" for a member of the Lords to comment on Commons proceedings in this way, adding that in Lord Lebedev s case it was also " extremely unwise"...
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... Flybe links with Exeter to expand its long sponsorship of the local football club running is no wonder that Ben Bradshaw, the MP, the Exeter constituency is in the vicinity of Flybe is the Basis, one speaks of the valuable connections , which provides the wearer...
Flybe chief focused on turning the airline around
... Ben Bradshaw, Labour MP for Exeter, said Flybe provided valuable connections in the whole of the United Kingdom and called on the government to intervene...
General election 2019: PM to appear on Marr amid BBC interview row
... Labour candidate and former culture secretary Ben Bradshaw tweeted that it was a shameful and abject surrender by BBC management to allow the PM to be interviewed by Mr Marr...
TV licence: Boris Johnson says BBC must 'cough up' for over-75s
The funding decision led to protests from pensioners
The BBC should "cough up" and pay for TV licences for all over-75s, the Prime Minister has said.
It Comes after the BBC announced in June That it would restrict the benefit to those in low-income households.
Speaking to reporters at the G7 summit, Boris Johnson said the BBC's funding settlement had been conditional on it continuing to fund The Free licences - Something The Corporation disputes.
Labour accused the PM of blaming the broadcaster for government policy.
The BBC previously said it would limit free licences to low-income households to prevent it having to close services such as Bbc Two and Radio 5 Live.
Continuing to fund The Free licences would have Cost £745m - a fifth of its budget - by 2021-22, The Corporation said.
The decision, meaning around 3. 7 million people aged over 75 will have to pay £154. 50 for a colour TV licence from next June, sparked protests outside BBC studios.
Mr Johnson told reporters at The Summit in Biarritz, southern France: "The BBC received a settlement That was conditional upon their paying for TV licences for the over-75s.
"They should cough up. "
People aged over 75 were granted free TV licences when Labour was in power, in 2000. Maintaining it was a Conservative manifesto pledge in 2017.
However, the charter agreement hammered out with Conservative ministers in 2015 saw the BBC assume responsibility for funding The Commitment from 2020.
A BBC spokeswoman said: "It was the government which decided to stop funding free TV licences for the over-75s, and Parliament gave responsibility to the BBC to make a decision on The Future of the scheme.
"There was no guarantee That the BBC would continue to fund free licences for the over-75s. "
In June, the culture secretary at the time The Settlement was reached, John Whittingdale , said.
In the same month, the BBC insisted That cutting stars' salaries would not save enough money to pay for over-75s' licences.
"Even if we stopped employing every presenter earning More Than £150,000, That would save less than £20m," said director of policy Clare Sumner.
"If no senior manager were paid over £150,000 That would save Only £5m. "
Labour accused Mr Johnson of "passing the buck"Limiting the scheme to households where one person receives pension credit is expected to Cost the BBC around £250 million by 2021-22.
However, a No 10 source said BBC income had been boosted by requiring iPlayer users to have a licence and linking licence fee increases to inflation.
"At the time, the director general said it was a 'strong deal for the BBC' and provided 'financial stability'," The Source said, adding: "The BBC must honour this agreement. "
'Disregard for older people'Labour deputy leader Tom Watson called on the government to stop "passing the buck".
"This Prime Minister 's disregard for older people is appalling," he said.
"Because of this government's refusal to fund the concession, millions of older people will have their free TV licences scrapped next year. "
And Labour MP Ben Bradshaw - a former BBC Journalist - said: "The BBC is an independent broadcaster. It's not a branch of The Department of Work and Pensions.
"This was always going to happen - the BBC was stupid to accept this as part of the licence fee [settlement] but it certainly wasn't a condition of it.
"And if the government wants over-75s to continue to receive free licences it needs to fund it. "
Some 634,334 people have, which is calling on the government to take back responsibility for funding The Free licences and honour the 2017 manifesto commitment.
Age Uk director Caroline Abrahams said: "The BBC and the government clearly are in different places on this and it is old people who are in The Middle - which we are very uncomfortable about.
"The government created this situation by passing responsibility for the licence fee to the BBC at The Last settlement without giving them all The Money to pay for it.
"Whether the BBC is quite as skint as it is telling everybody I can't possibly say, I'm not a media commentator.
"It would be sensible for the two parties to come together and draw a line and try to stop this escalating row. "
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Source of news: bbc.com
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