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Alex Ballinger | |
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 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Halesowen | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Majority | 4,364 (11.3%) |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Labour |
Alexander Robert Ballinger [1] is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Halesowen since 2024. He gained the seat from James Morris,a Conservative. [2]
Ballinger served as a Royal Marine officer from 2005 to 2013,retiring with the rank of Captain, [3] [4] [5] and previously worked in the Middle East for the Department for International Development as an aid worker. [6] He then worked in Pakistan for the Foreign,Commonwealth &Development Office (FCDO) as a diplomat. [7] [8]
Most recently,Ballinger was the CEO of a mental health charity [9] based in Birmingham and the Black Country,leaving the role in 2024. [6]
Ballinger voted against an amendment to the King's Speech that would have removed the former Conservative Government's policy of a two-child benefit cap. [10] It was widely reported that Labour MP's which did not vote with the government would have had the whip removed and be forced to sit as independents. [11]
Ballinger voted to means test the Winter Fuel Payment for pensioners,which will see around 10 million pensioners lose out on up to £300 from 2024. [12] According to the 2022 census data,21.7% of Halesowen Town [13] are aged 65 and over and all of whom would have all been eligible to receive the Winter Fuel Payment. Following the vote,only the poorest pensioners on pension credit will be eligible.
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