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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.

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... 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...

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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...

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

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

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... 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

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... 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

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... 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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... 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 extension: PM to 'test law to limit' to avoid delay

Feb 16,2020 7:18 am

The Government will "test to the limit" a new law designed to force it to seek an extension to the Brexit deadline if a deal is not reached by 19 October .

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said the Government would abide by The Law but would "look very carefully" at its "interpretation" of the Legislation .

He said Britain remained committed to getting a deal with the EU.

The Law , which should gain Royal Assent on Monday, aims to stop the UK exiting the EU with no deal on 31 October .

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been warned he

Mr Raab called the Legislation "lousy" and said it "weakened" the Government 's negotiating position in Brussels.

"That Legislation is lousy, it envisages multiple delays, it would effectively force us to accept conditions from the EU however vindictive, punitive and harsh they may be," he told Sky News ' Sophy Ridge on Sunday programme.

He added: "We will adhere to The Law but we will also - because this is such a bad piece of Legislation - want to test to the limit what it actually lawfully requires. "

He insisted testing The Law 's limits is "the responsible thing to do" and accused Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn of dragging the country "into the quicksand".

Chancellor Sajid Javid said the Government "absolutely will not" ask the EU to extend the date of Brexit, adding: "We will leave on 31 October . "

Asked how this would work, he told the BBC's Andrew Marr programme: "You will have to wait and see what happens because there is a lot of days between now and 19 October . "

MPs, including Tories expelled from The Party ,

It is thought that Mr Johnson believes he could legally disregard some or all of The Bill 's requirements.

This could lead to an emergency judicial review by the Supreme Court next month.

Justice Secretary Robert Buckland said he had spoken to the Prime Minister about the importance of the rule of law.

In a tweet, Mr Buckland said he supported Mr Johnson, saying speculation that he might resign from cabinet was "wide of The Mark ".

Earlier, Shadow chancellor John Mcdonnell said the country was in "an extremely serious constitutional position" and that "no-one can trust" what might happen with Mr Johnson as PM.

"We've got to prevent Boris Johnson from forcing through a no-deal because of the damage it could do for Our Country ," he told Andrew Marr .

Mr McDonnell said he believed the Prime Minister might wait until no-deal was the only option but warned calling an election would not solve the problem.

"We don't believe that we can pin him down and I don't trust him an inch. I don't think anyone does. "

Shadow attorney general and Labour peer Baroness Chakrabarti called the Government 's position "irresponsible and elitist".

"The idea there's one law for Boris Johnson and his mates and another law for Everyone Else , it's appalling," she told Sky News .

She added: "Every tin-pot dictator on The Planet throughout history has used the excuse of having the people on their side to break The Law , to shut down Parliament and all the rest of it. "

She Said the Legislation was "Crystal Clear " and Boris Johnson was "personally" duty-bound to comply with it.

Amber Rudd , said the Government "must obey The Law ".

What is the new law?

The Bill , which is set to receive Royal Assent on Monday, was presented by the Labour MP Hilary Benn and backed by opposition parties and the recently expelled Tory MPs.

to either pass a deal in Parliament or get MPs to approve a no-deal Brexit.

After This deadline, he would have to write to the EU asking for an extension to the UK's departure date from 31 October to 31 January 2020.

The Bill outlines the wording of The Letter that the Prime Minister would have to write to The President of the European Council .

If the EU proposes a different date, the PM must accept it within Two Days .

But during this two-day period, MPs - not the Government - would be able to reject the EU's date.

Ministers will also be compelled to give The House of Commons Brexit progress updates over The Following months.

Election moves continue

The battle over who will control the timing of the next general election continued on Sunday ahead of another vote on an autumn general election.

The Government is again going to ask MPs to back its call for a snap election when they return to The Commons on Monday. A similar move on Wednesday failed to secure the necessary two-thirds majority required.

Writing in the Mail on Sunday and Sunday Express newspapers, Mr Johnson said "this Government will simply carry on" should Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn refuse to agree to an early election.

Opposition parties have agreed for a general election before the EU summit in mid-October , and say they will vote against the Government 's latest proposal.

Politicians from all parties are attempting to clarify their positions, ahead of a likely general election.

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