Tony Benn
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 10 years ago |
| Date of birth | April 3,1925 |
| Zodiac sign | Aries |
| Born | Marylebone |
| London | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Date of died | March 14,2014 |
| Died | London |
| United Kingdom | |
| Previous office | Member of the European Parliament (1950–1960) |
| Grandchildren | Jonathan Benn |
| Daniel Benn | |
| Caroline Benn | |
| Michael Benn | |
| James Benn | |
| Emily Benn | |
| Children | Hilary Benn |
| Stephen Benn, 3rd Viscount Stansgate | |
| Melissa Benn | |
| Joshua Benn | |
| Joshua William Wedgwood Benn | |
| Parents | William Wedgwood Benn, 1st Viscount Stansgate |
| Margaret Benn, Viscountess Stansgate | |
| Books | Arguments for Socialism |
| The Benn Diaries | |
| Letters to My Grandchildren | |
| Speeches | |
| Spouse | Caroline Benn |
| Previous position | Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom (1984–2001) |
| Education | University of Oxford |
| Loughborough University | |
| Westminster School | |
| New College | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 405840 |
Tony Benn Life story
Anthony Neil Wedgwood Benn, known between 1960 and 1963 as Viscount Stansgate, was a British Labour Party politician who served as a Cabinet minister in the 1960s and 1970s. He was the Member of Parliament for Bristol South East and Chesterfield for 47 of the 51 years between 1950 and 2001.
Can writing a diary protect your mental health?
... He joins a long line of diarists who have captured the public imagination, from Samuel Pepys works in the 1600s to the likes of Anne Frank, Alan Clark, Tony Benn, Sasha Swire, Alan Rickman, Captain Scott, Nella Last and Lena Mukhina...
Tories turning against angry version of Boris Johnson
... But is this the end for Boris Johnson? I am reminded of the late Tony Benn s remark, when he said he was leaving the Commons " to devote more time to politics"...
Bernard Ingham: Margaret Thatcher's press chief dies aged 90
... Revered for his simple and straight-talking approach, Sir Bernard also served as press secretary to Labour MP Tony Benn...
Sir David Butler, pioneering election analyst, dies aged 98
... David Butler often had little patience for Tony Benn s left-wing politics, but the two men became lifelong friends...
Prince Andrew and Prince Harry royal counsellor roles challenged
... Labour peer Viscount Stansgate, son of Labour politician Tony Benn, said this showed the value of updating the Regency Act, to ensure royals were available to stand in...
The black British history you may not know about
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General election 2019: Six ways to improve TV debates
... debate Tony Benn and Roy Jenkins debated each other in 1975, with David Dimbleby moderating UK televised debates tend to feature glitzy sets, rows of podiums and heavy intervention from moderators...
As a misleading story about Lib dem leader Jo Swinson man went viral
... Jenkins page often share positive contributions to Old Labour figures like Tony Benn and Nye Bevan praise ...
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