Mark Gino Francois is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Rayleigh and Wickford since 2001.
Patrick John Mercer is a British author and former politician. He was elected as a Conservative in the 2001 general election,until resigning the party's parliamentary whip in May 2013 following questions surrounding paid advocacy,and was an Independent MP representing the constituency of Newark in Parliament until his resignation at the end of April 2014 when a Standards Committee report recommended suspending him for six months for "sustained and pervasive breach of the house's rules". He was Conservative shadow homeland security minister from 2003 to 2007,when David Cameron forced him to resign after he had made remarks about racism which Cameron found unacceptable.
John Francis Spellar,Baron Spellar,,is a British politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Warley,formerly Warley West,from 1992 to 2024. A member of the Labour Party,he previously represented Birmingham Northfield from 1982 to 1983. He served as a minister in various departments between 1997 and 2005,and as Comptroller of the Household in the Whips' Office between 2008 and 2010. After Labour entered opposition,he served as a shadow Foreign Office minister from 2010 to 2015.
David George Hanson,Baron Hanson of Flint,,is a British Labour Party politician who has served as Minister of State for the Home Office since July 2024. He previously served as the member of Parliament (MP) for Delyn from 1992 to 2019. He held several ministerial offices in the Blair and Brown governments,serving in the Home Office,the Ministry of Justice,the Wales Office,the Northern Ireland Office and the Whips' Office. Hanson sat on Ed Miliband's opposition front bench as a shadow treasury minister,and later the shadow immigration minister.
Birmingham Selly Oak is a constituency in the West Midlands,represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Alistair Carns of the Labour Party.
Major General John Mark Lancaster,Baron Lancaster of Kimbolton,is a British Conservative Party politician,a Member of the House of Lords and a British Army reserve officer,who has served as Director Reserves since October 2023.
Stephen James McCabe is a British politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1997 to 2024. A member of the Labour Party,he represented Birmingham Hall Green from 1997 to 2010 and Birmingham Selly Oak from 2010 onwards.
General John Nicholas Reynolds Houghton,Baron Houghton of Richmond,is a retired senior British Army officer and former Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) of the British Armed Forces. He was appointed CDS in July 2013,following the retirement of General Sir David Richards. He served as Commanding Officer of the 1st Battalion,the Green Howards in Northern Ireland during The Troubles and later became Commander of the 39th Infantry Brigade in Northern Ireland. He deployed as Senior British Military Representative and Deputy Commanding General,Multi-National Force –Iraq during the Iraq War. Later,he became Chief of Joint Operations at Permanent Joint Headquarters and served as Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff until assuming the position of CDS. Houghton retired from the British Army in July 2016,and was succeeded as CDS by Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach.
Peter Frederick Blaker Bennett,1st Baron Bennett of Edgbaston,Kt,OBE,JP,known as Sir Peter Bennett between 1941 and 1953,was a British businessman and Conservative Party politician.
Druids Heath is a large housing estate in southern Birmingham,England,covering the south-west quadrant of the B14 postcode. Primarily known for the large council estate in the Brandwood ward of south Birmingham,the estate is situated on former farmland on the southern edge of Bells Lane,with Druids Lane forming the eastern,southern,and western borders. When first planned,it was known as Bells Lane Phases 1 and 2 and was part of wider postwar plans for the development of the area to accommodate the growing population of the city. Nearby settlements include Kings Heath and Kings Norton;it used to be part of them.
Heather Kay Wheeler is a British Conservative Party politician,who was first elected at the 2010 general election as the member of Parliament (MP) for South Derbyshire,taking the seat from the Labour Party after 13 years. In the 2024 general election she lost the seat to the Labour party candidate,Samantha Niblett,on a swing of over 22%
James Ignatius O'Rourke McMahon is a British politician who has served as Minister of State for Local Government and English Devolution since July 2024. A member of Labour Co-op,he has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Oldham West and Royton since 2015 and as the Chair of the Co-operative Party since 2020.
Major James Stephen Heappey is a British politician and former soldier who served as Minister of State for the Armed Forces from 2020 to 2024. A member of the Conservative Party,he served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wells in Somerset from 2015 to 2024.
Stephanie Louise Peacock is a British Labour Party politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Barnsley South,previously Barnsley East,since 2017. She has served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Sport,Media,Civil Society and Youth since July 2024.
Lieutenant General Sir Charles Richard Stickland,is a senior Royal Marines officer,who has served as the Chief of Joint Operations since November 2021. He was Commandant General Royal Marines from January 2018 to June 2019.
General Gwyn Jenkins,is a senior Royal Marines officer,who served as Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff from August 2022 to June 2024. He was concurrently appointed Commandant General Royal Marines in November 2022.
Suzanne Webb is a British Conservative Party politician who served as the Parliamentary Private Secretary to Prime Minister Liz Truss from September to October 2022. She was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Stourbridge from 2019 to 2024.
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Veterans and People is a ministerial position in the Ministry of Defence in British government,currently held by Alistair Carns. From 2022 to 2024,the role was Minister of State for Veterans' Affairs in Cabinet Office and the minister attended the Cabinet.
As part of the British honours system,Special Honours are issued at the Monarch's pleasure at any given time. The Special Honours refer to the awards made within royal prerogative,operational honours,political honours and other honours awarded outside the New Years Honours and Birthday Honours.
Frederick Jacob Theseus Thomas is a British Labour Party politician and former Royal Marines officer. He has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Plymouth Moor View since 2024,defeating veterans minister Johnny Mercer.
