Ian Lucas
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Age | 56 |
| Date of birth | November 5,1967 |
| Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
| Born | Gateshead |
| United Kingdom | |
| Spouse | Norah Lucas |
| Office | Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Party | Labour Party |
| Job | Politician |
| Solicitor | |
| Books | The Million Year Meal |
| Treasure Hunt (the Search for Good Money) | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 507875 |
Ian Lucas Life story
Ian Lucas is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s, and coached in the 1990s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Wigan, as a prop, and coached at club level for Leigh.
The parliamentary election in 2019: Tories claim a big scalp in Wales
... Where did the Tories win? Speaking after her victory, Sarah Atherton, who will fill the space vacated by Labour s Ian Lucas, said she was pleased and privileged to be the first Welsh female Conservative MPs...
General Election 2019: Facebook pulls 'political' government ad campaign
... Labour MP Ian Lucas wrote to Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove objecting to the campaign, saying the targeted areas appeared to be selected for political reasons...
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... Labour MP Ian Lucas called it an outrageous misuse of public funds, The seventeen adverts are part of the government s MyTown campaign on Facebook...
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... Wrexham MP Ian Lucas told BBC Newsnight this would be favoured by British manufacturers...
General Election 2019: Facebook pulls 'political' government ad campaign
The Government 's MyTown campaign
Facebook says it has taken down Government advertising that was accused of targeting voters in marginal election constituencies.
The Social Media firm said the ads "were not correctly labelled" and did not include the obligatory disclaimer.
Each of the ads in The Campaign , said the Government was investing "up to £25m" in a named town.
The Government said it was always planned to end The Promotion on Friday.
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government maintains the advertisements were not "pulled" by Facebook.
A spokesperson added: "While the posts are still present on Facebook, they are no longer being promoted as the paid-for campaign has ended. "
One Labour MP said it was an "outrageous" use of public money.
The Adverts were about "social issues, elections or politics", according to Facebook's Ad LibraryThe Adverts were run without a disclaimer and were taken down.
Key election battlegroundsThe "MyTown" campaign promoted the Government 's £3. 6bn Towns Fund in several key general election battlegrounds, such as Northampton, Milton Keynes and Mansfield.
Each of these contain a marginal constituency, one where there were fewer than 2,000 votes separating The Top two candidates in The Last general election or parliamentary by-election.
Parliament has not yet been dissolved and the Civil Service has not yet entered the pre-election period, known as "purdah", where it is barred from making major announcements that might influence the outcome of the vote.
But the ads went live on Tuesday, the same day Boris Johnson secured support for an early general election on 12 December.
Facebook said the taxpayer-funded ads "were not correctly labelled" as being about "social issues, elections or politics", in line with its self-enacted system to make social and political advertising more transparent.
A spokesman said: "Ads about social issues, elections or politics that appear on our platforms should include a disclaimer provided by advertisers. "
It Comes as Facebook comes under and as rival Social Media giant altogether.
Labour MP Ian Lucas wrote to Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove objecting to The Campaign , saying the targeted areas appeared to be selected for political reasons.
"It would be an insult to our intelligence to say that this isn't public money being used for political purposes. It clearly is," he told HuffPost UK, calling The Campaign "outrageous".
A Government spokesman told the BBC that the posts were published before the election was announced.
"All towns selected were chosen according to the same selection methodology, including analysis of deprivation, exposure to Brexit, productivity, economy resilience and investment opportunities," he said.
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Source of news: bbc.com
