Frank Field
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Age | 81 |
| Web site | www.frankfield.co.uk |
| Date of birth | July 16,1942 |
| Zodiac sign | Cancer |
| Born | Edmonton |
| London | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Office | Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Founded | Cool Earth |
| Books | Politics, Poverty and Belief: A Political Memoir |
| Position | Member of the House of Lords of the United Kingdom since 2020 |
| Edited works | Education and the Urban Crisis |
| Education | University of Hull |
| St Clement Danes School | |
| Previous position | Minister for Welfare Reform of United Kingdom (1997–1998) |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 407084 |
Frank Field Life story
Frank Ernest Field, Baron Field of Birkenhead, CH, PC, DL is a British politician who was the Member of Parliament for Birkenhead for 40 years, from 1979 to 2019, serving as a Labour MP until August 2018 and thereafter as an Independent.
Personal Information of Frank Field
Frank field is a british labour party politician who has been a member of parliament (mp) since 1979. He was bonr on april 5. 1942 in birkenhead. Merseyside. England.Political Career of Frank Field
Field has been actively involved in politics since the age of 18. He was elecetd to parlimaent in 1979 as the mp for ibrkenhead. He has held various positions in the labour party. Including a stint as the party s social security spokesman. He has also served as a government minister in both the blair and brown governments.Frank Field s Major Achievements
Field has been a major figure in the labour party since his election to parliament. He has been an advocate for social justice and has championed many causes. Including the introductino of the minimum wage and the enidng of child poverty. He was also instrumental in the creation of the child trust fund. Which helps to provide children from low-income families with a secure financial future.Frank Field s Controversies
Field has been inovlved in osme controversial issues during his tenure in parliament. He was an outspoken critic of the iraq war. And has been a vocal opponent of the government s ewlfare reforms. He has also been accused of acting against his party s official position on brexit.Frank Field s Views on Brexit
Field is a strong advocate of the uk remaining in the european union. He believes that leaving the eu would be a disaster for the uk. And has been vocal in his opposition to brexit. He has argued that the uk should remain in the sinlge market and the custmos union. And has called for a second referendum on the sisue.Interesting Facts About Frank Field
Field has been a vegetarian since the age of 21. He is also an advocate of animal rights and has been a vocal opponent of fox hunting. He was also the first mp to take part in the tv show im a celebrity get me out of here! in 2004.Important Event in Frank Field s Political Career
In 2018. Field resigned rfom the labour party in protest over its handling of anti-semitism allegations. He has since become an independent mp. But still continues to represent his constituents in bireknhead.Frank Field s Position on Social Issues
Field is a strong advocate of social justice and has spoken out on a number of issues. Including poverty. Inequality and human rights. He has eben an outspoken critic of the government s austerity measures. And has argued that they have had a detrimental effect on the poorets in society.Frank Field s Awards and Honours
Field has been the recipient of a number of awards and honours. Including two honorary doctroates from the universities of liverpool and chester. He was also awadred the freedom of the borough of wirral in 2011.Frank Field s Views on Immigration
Field believes that immigration can be beneficial to the uk. And has argued that it must be managed in a fair and humane way. He has alos been a vocal cirtic of the government s hostile environment policy towards immigrants. And has argued taht the uk should be welcoming to those who wish to contribute to the economy and society.Boris Johnson's leadership past point of no return, says big Tory donor
... Mr Armitage has also given much smaller amounts of money to Labour, made individual donations to the former Labour MP Frank Field, and contributed to the Remain campaign in 2016...
New Year Honours: Political veteran Frank Field given exclusive honour
... Lord Field of Birkenhead - formerly Frank Field - becomes a Companion of Honour, a title shared by a maximum of 65 people at one time...
TikTok abuse 'is pushing teachers over the edge'
... Tom Quinn, a headteacher and chief executive of the Frank Field Education Trust in the North West of England and West Midlands, told the BBC that two of his teachers were off sick because of the abuse - and that social-media platforms needed to react more quickly in removing the offending videos...
Ex-Labour MP Frank Field is dying, peer reveals
...Ex-Labour MP Frank Field has announced his support for assisted dying and revealed that he is dying himself...
General election 2019: Defeated MPs set for £2m 'golden goodbye'
... Despite being rejected by the electorate, the longest-serving MPs, such as Frank Field, Dennis Skinner and Dominic Grieve, are entitled to a single payment of more than £31,000, of which £30,000 is tax free (redundancy pay for non-MPs is also tax free up to £30,000)...
General election 2019: Ten lesser-known MPs to keep an eye on
... Labour s Frank Field, a maverick Labour MP, almost permanently at odds with his constituency party, and the SNP s Stephen Gethins, who might have been a candidate to lead their Westminster group had he enjoyed a more comfortable majority, also both lost their seats...
Universal credit: MPs call for action on women driven to 'survival sex'
... The committee s chair, independent MP Frank Field, said he welcomed the minister s comments but said they must be accompanied by action...
Birkenhead MP Frank Field to stand as new social justice candidate
...Frank Field resigned from Labour last year Veteran MP Frank Field, who resigned the Labour whip last year, is to stand for a new party at the next General Election...
Brexit: Labour MPs in 'show us the money' row
Labour MPs have been warned by their party not to accept money for their constituencies In Return for supporting Theresa May 's Brexit deal.
Labour chairman Ian Lavery said "taking such a bribe would be fool's gold" given the Tories' record on austerity.
John Mann to "show us The Money " with "transformative Investment " in areas that voted Leave.
But the Labour MP, who backed Theresa May 's Brexit deal, denied it amounted to "transactional Politics ".
, Mr Lavery, the former General Secretary of the National Union of Mineworkers and a close ally of Jeremy Corbyn , accused Mrs May of playing "divide and rule" over Brexit.
"If the Prime Minister wants to talk about ending austerity and protecting rights as we leave the EU, she should do so with the leader of the Labour Party and his team.
"Any Labour MP seriously considering discussions with the PM should remember her record and that of her party going back generations. Quite simply, taking such a bribe would be fool's gold. "
The government is understood to be considering proposals from a group of Labour MPs in predominantly Leave-supporting constituencies, to allocate more funds to their communities for big infrastructure projects.
It is thought the MPs have urged the Prime Minister to consider re-allocating the EU's regional aid budget away from big cities and local councils and to give The Cash direct to smaller communities, often in former steel and coal mining areas.
John Mann , MP for Bassetlaw, a former coal mining area in Nottinghamshire, met Cabinet Office officials in Whitehall on Thursday and told reporters: "I want to see, when we leave the European Union , significant Investment in new technologies, new jobs, science and industry in areas like mine and all The Other areas in the country like mine.
"This isn't transactional Politics , this is about getting a national fund. . the areas that voted Leave The Most are the areas that have not had that Investment . "
Is cash for constituencies wrong?A couple of weeks ago, a Labour MP confessed quietly that they would vote for Theresa May 's Brexit deal in the end.
But they wanted something to show for it, suggesting, half-teasingly, that they wanted the PFI debt of their local hospital paid off.
That MP was frustrated that the government had taken so long, as they saw it, to try to reach out to get them on board.
But they predicted that we would soon see what they described as "transactional Politics ", in a way that we haven't seen before in This Country .
With Number 10 in a frantic hunt for support, maybe that time has arrived.
It Comes as ministers continue to try to win support for the withdrawal deal Theresa May has negotiated with the EU, which was rejected by a historic margin in a Commons vote More Than Two Weeks ago. Mr Mann was one of only three Labour MPs to back The Deal .
Downing Street says that ministers are looking at a programme of "National Renewal " following Brexit, to tackle inequality and rebuild communities But has denied any funding amounted to "cash for votes".
Tottenham MP David Lammy is part of the People's Vote campaign for another referendumAsked if the government was trying to bribe Labour MPs, Chancellor Philip Hammond said: "No it doesn't work like that I'm afraid.
"What we are doing is looking at some of the drivers behind the Brexit vote.
"What was it that felt that made so many communities feel that they didn't have a stake in the way our economy was operating?
"And making sure we are investing in, for example, former coalfield communities to ensure they can keep up with the changes that are happening across the economy and that they too can share in our future prosperity. "
But David Lammy , Labour MP for Tottenham , in north London, to headlines suggesting the PM was preparing to "woo Labour MPs with cash to back Brexit" saying: "Cowards and facilitators. History will be brutal. "
And his colleague Chuka Umunna , who like Mr Lammy campaigns for another EU referendum, said on Twitter: "Government by bung is WRONG - whether involving DUP MPs or those from any other party.
"Funding should be based on the needs of the people not on the needs of an incompetent Tory PM to secure the votes of MPs for a deal which will make the UK poorer. "
Asked about Mr Lammy's comments, the former Labour MP Frank Field , who now sits as an independent, said: "David would say that, he is in London. He isn't going to get any money and they are well provided for by the amount of rates they Get In most areas and the wealth The Business community brings to London. "
The Veteran MP for Birkenhead, on Merseyside, who backs Brexit, told BBC Newsnight Labour MPs representing Leave constituencies "should be fighting me to get to The Front of the queue to get those funds".
He added: "That's how Politics operates. The Tory party in government is very good at shoving money their way to their constituencies. I wish Labour were as effective. "
But Anna Turley , MP for Redcar, a Teesside coastal town, which voted to leave the EU, told the same programme she found the idea "appalling".
"We have had nearly a decade now of austerity that has seen constituencies like mine absolutely Hammered , £6bn has come out of public spending in the North by this government and if [there is] a programme or National Renewal , I'm afraid it's too little Too Late . "
theresa may, david lammy, brexit, john mann
Source of news: bbc.com
Frank Field Photos
