Frank Field
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| Gender | Male |
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| 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) |
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| 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...
Pensions: Tougher jail terms for mismanaging funds
Company bosses could Face Up to seven years in prison if they mismanage employee Pension schemes, says Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd .
She wants a new offence of "wilfully or recklessly" mismanaging funds.
Plans outlined last year for a maximum sentence of two years in prison were toughened up after public consultation.
The Law will target "the reckless few". But one ex-pensions minister says civil, not criminal, action may be better.
Sir Steve Webb said it could be difficult and time consuming to reach the higher burden of proof needed in criminal cases.
"If you run your company Pension into the ground, saddling it with massive, unsustainable debts, we're coming For You ," Ms Rudd said.
Ms Rudd said current rules mean that "acts of astonishing arrogance" by a few Company Directors are punished with fines "that barely dent bosses' bank balances".
Under the proposed new law, which still requires Parliamentary approval, courts would also be given The Power to levy unlimited fines for mismanagement of pensions.
'Years away'Nicola Parish, from The Pensions Regulator, said: "We welcome the proposed new powers which, as a package, would allow us to identify potential problems earlier and take more effective action. "
And Frank Field , chair of The Work and Pensions Committee, said: "The Secretary of State deserves huge credit for stepping in to sort this so early in her tenure, where others have so long failed to act. . Most People would be aghast to hear that this law doesn't already exist. "
But ex-Pension minister Sir Steve Webb said civil action could be more effective.
Sir Steve, the former Liberal Democrat pensions minister in The Coalition government, said that The Criminal offence was "a good headline that risks achieving nothing or worse than nothing".
He said it was difficult and potentially time wasting trying to show, under criminal law with its higher burden of proof, that bosses deliberately underfunded a Pension scheme.
Sir Steve, now director of policy at Royal London insurance firm, added: "This initiative was first floated before The Last general election in 2017.
"Two years on, we have not even had the primary legislation. We are years away from seeing this in force. "
CollapsesThe failures of BHS, with a £500m Deficit in its Pension scheme, and the outsourcing group, Carillion, with an even bigger shortfall, prompted the government to conduct a review of Pension law.
A year after it was sold by Sir Philip Green for £1 in 2015, the retailer fell into administration, leaving a £571m Pension Deficit .
Sir Philip agreed later to pay £363m towards it to end action against him by the Pensions Regulator.
amber rudd, pensions, bhs
Source of news: bbc.com
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