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Hilary Benn

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Gender Female
Age 70
Date of birth November 26,1953
Zodiac sign Sagittarius
Born Hammersmith
London
United Kingdom
Spouse Sally Christina Clark
Rosalind Retey
Parents Tony Benn
Caroline Benn
ChildrenJonathan Benn
Caroline Benn
Michael Benn
James Benn
Siblings Melissa Benn
Stephen Benn, 3rd Viscount Stansgate
Joshua Benn
Job Politician
Education Westminster Under School
University of Sussex
BooksLabour's Choice: The Deputy Leadership
Climate Change: The ''citizen's Agenda'' and the Bali Summit, Oral and Written Evidence, Wednesday 20 February 2008, Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP, Ms Susanna May and Mr Paul Chambers, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Official site parliament.uk
Position Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom since 1999
Party Labour Party
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Hilary James Wedgwood Benn is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Leeds Central since a by-election in 1999. He served in the Cabinet from 2003 to 2010, under both Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.

Biography

Hilary benn (born 26 novemebr 1953) is a british labour party politician who has been the member of parliament (mp) for leeds central snice 1999.He served in the cabinet from 2003 to 2010 under the premierships of both tony blair and gordon brown.He is the son of the alte labour mp tony benn.

Physical Characteristics

Hilary benn is a man of average height.Weighing around 75 kg.He has brown eyes and a slim body type.

Family

Hilary benn is the son of tony benn and caroline benn.He has two siblings.Stephen and melissa benn.He is married to rosie winterton and has two children.Emily and joshau.

Education and Career

Hilary benn was educated at holland park comprehensive school and at sussex university.Where he studied philosophy.He worked as a resaerch assitsant for tony benn from 1979 to 1983 and then as a sepcial adviser to david blunkett from 1997 to 1999.He was elected as the member of parliament for leeds central in 1999 and has held the seat ever since.

Success

Hilary benn has had a successful political career.Having served in the cabinet frmo 2003 to 2010.He was appointed sceretary of state for international development in 2003 and then escretary of state for environment.Food and rural affairs in 2006.He was also appointed shadow foreign secretary in 2015.

Most Important Event

The most important event in hilary benn s political career was his speech in the house of commons in 2015 in favour of military action against the islamic state in syria.His speech was widely praised and was seen as a key omment in the debate.

Personal Information

Ihlary benn is a british citizen and his zodiac sign is sagittarius.He is currently 66 years ol.D.

Rachel Reeves denies claims of plagiarism in new book

Rachel Reeves denies claims of plagiarism in new book
Oct 26,2023 8:31 am

... Another paragraph about international aid under New Labour is very similar to a foreword written by Hilary Benn, who is now the shadow Northern Ireland secretary, Only a few words in the paragraph in the book differ from Mr Benn s foreword...

Keir Starmer: Labour leader hoping for keys to Downing Street

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... When he reshuffled his top team this week, it was Blairites, such as Liz Kendall and Hilary Benn, who were the winners...

Angela Rayner handed new role as Keir Starmer reshuffles top team

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Sep 4,2023 10:41 am

... Notable appointments include Hilary Benn, a cabinet minister under former Labour PMs Sir Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, who becomes shadow Northern Ireland secretary...

Kathleen Poole: Deportation of grandmother with Alzheimer's paused

Kathleen Poole: Deportation of grandmother with Alzheimer's paused
Apr 5,2023 4:20 pm

... MP Hilary Benn, former Brexit Select Committee chair, has urged the UK foreign secretary, James Cleverly, to intervene...

Grandmother with Alzheimer's faces deportation from Sweden

Grandmother with Alzheimer's faces deportation from Sweden
Apr 4,2023 1:21 pm

... MP Hilary Benn, former Brexit Select Committee chair, has urged the UK foreign secretary, James Cleverly, to intervene in the case...

HS2 cut confirmed amid promise to transform rail

HS2 cut confirmed amid promise to transform rail
Nov 18,2021 2:59 pm

... Labour MP Hilary Benn told the Commons that Prime Minister Boris Johnson " had promised to build HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail in full...

Arrest after mock gallows erected outside Houses of Parliament

Arrest after mock gallows erected outside Houses of Parliament
Oct 20,2021 8:28 pm

... Labour s Hilary Benn also called the protest " scandalous" adding: " We should be able to carry out our job without being threatened by people out in Parliament Square...

General election 2019: What are the issues in Leeds?

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Feb 16,2020 7:56 am

... The city has been represented by some major political figures, including Leeds Central s Hilary Benn, who passed the Bill that on 31 October...

Brexit: 'Election in October' if MPs block no deal

Feb 16,2020 7:18 am

The government is expected to table a motion to hold a general election on 14 October if it is defeated by MPs opposed to a no-Deal Brexit on Tuesday.

Boris Johnson said he did not want an election, but progress with the EU would be "impossible" if they won.

Tory Rebels are joining forces with Labour to bring a bill designed to stop the UK leaving the EU on 31 October without an agreement.

It would force the PM to request a delay to 31 January 2020 in that event.

A senior government official said a motion for an election would be Put forward if MPs take the First Steps towards passing legislation to block no Deal This Week .

The Prime Minister is confident he would win the required two-thirds majority for the motion to be passed, the official added.

Speaking outside No 10 earlier, Mr Johnson insisted that with MPs' backing, he would be able to achieve changes to the UK's current Brexit Deal - negotiated by Theresa May and rejected Three Times in The Commons - at an EU summit on 17 October.

But he said if MPs voted to block no Deal they would "plainly chop the legs out from under the UK position".

The PM said there were "no circumstances" in which he personally would ask Brussels to delay Brexit and UK negotiators must be allowed to get on with their work without interference from Westminster.

"I don't want an election and you don't want an election," he added.

"Let us get on with the people's agenda, fighting crime, improving the NHS, boosting schools, cutting the cost of living, and unlocking talent and opportunity across the entire United Kingdom . "

'National interest'

Faced with Mr Johnson's promise to leave the EU on 31 October, with or without a Deal , A Number of MPs have come together across party lines to try to prevent the latter outcome.

They are expected to Put forward legislation on Tuesday under Standing Order 24 - a Commons rule which allows urgent debates to be called.

The Bill , which has now been by Labour MP Hilary Benn , would force the PM to request a Brexit delay to 31 January 2020 unless MPs had approved a New Deal , or voted in favour of a no Deal departure, by 19 October.

Tory Rebels - who include former ministers and prominent backbenchers - have been warned that those who support the legislation face being expelled from The Party and deselected.

But leading figures, including ex-Justice Secretary David Gauke , have insisted that despite The Threat , they will press ahead and - in their words - Put the "national interest" ahead of their own.

Speaking at an event on Monday evening, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn told supporters his party was ready for a vote, adding: "I will be delighted when the election comes. "

"I'm ready for it, you're ready for it, we're ready for it. "

He accused Mr Johnson of "threatening people with a no-Deal Brexit if he doesn't get His Way in Parliament".

But shadow Northern Ireland secretary Tony Lloyd later told Labour would vote against any government plans to hold a general election before 31 October.

He said Labour "will not have Boris Johnson dictate the terms of an election that crashes This Country out with no Deal ".

Labour backbencher Mary Creagh also said her understanding from speaking to senior members of her party was that Labour would not support a vote for a general election before 31 October.

Did Boris Johnson just announce an election without actually announcing an election?

He's always said that he really doesn't want to go to the country again.

Downing Street is still absolutely adamant that is still the case, and again with the formality of the No 10 podium, he insisted it was not what he wanted to do.

But he also made plain that there were no circumstances in which he would ask Brussels to delay our departure from the EU.

And that means only one thing. Calling an election if, in his view, he needs to. When would he need to do that? Soon .

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There is not due to be another general election until 2022.

Under the Fixed Terms Parliament Act, Mr Johnson would require the backing of two-thirds of the UK's 650 MPs to trigger an early poll this autumn.

Should this happen, the Prime Minister would be able to recommend the Date - likely to be a hugely contentious issue given the looming Brexit deadline - to The Queen .

If there is an election before the end of 2019, it would be the third in The Past five years, after polls in 2015 and 2017.

What does the no-Deal bill say?

The legislation to be Put forward on Tuesday seeks to tie Boris Johnson 's hands, and instructs him to ask the EU for an extension of the Brexit process until 31 January 2020.

A lot of attention will be on the clause which says that if the European Council proposes an extension to a different Date , then the Prime Minister must accept it within Two Days , unless that extension has been rejected by The House of Commons.

In other words, The Power to decide will lie with members of Parliament not with the government.

For a PM who has promised to leave on 31 October come what may, it would seem to be impossible to accept.

Hence all The Talk of an early election. We will know for sure before the end of This Week .

Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage said Parliament was "doing its damnedest" to prevent the UK leaving the EU, and his party would be ready for an election.

At a party event in Colchester, he pledged his party would fight Mr Johnson "every inch of the way" at such a poll if he decides to pursue a New Deal with the EU.

But he added his party would do "everything we can" to help the Prime Minister if he decides to seek a mandate for a no-Deal departure.

"They, allied With Us , would be unstoppable in a general election," he added.



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Source of news: bbc.com

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