William Wedgwood Benn,1st Viscount Stansgate,was a British Liberal politician who later joined the Labour Party. A decorated Royal Air Force officer,he was Secretary of State for India between 1929 and 1931 and Secretary of State for Air between 1945 and 1946. He was the father of Tony Benn and the paternal grandfather of Hilary Benn.
Rosalie Winterton,Baroness Winterton of Doncaster,,is a British Labour Party politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Doncaster Central from 1997 to 2024. She served as a Deputy Speaker in the House of Commons from 2017 to 2024. She became a member of the House of Lords in 2024.
Mark Gino Francois is a British politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Rayleigh and Wickford since 2001. A member of the Conservative Party,he has been Shadow Minister for Defence since 2024.
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.
Jeffrey William Rooker,Baron Rooker is a British politician and life peer who served as a government minister from 1997 to 2008. A member of the Labour Party,he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham Perry Barr from 1974 to 2001.
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.
Robert Alexander Allan,Baron Allan of Kilmahew,was a British Conservative politician.
Colonel Sir John Joseph Shute was a British volunteer soldier,businessman and Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.
Druids Heath is a large housing estate in southern Birmingham,in the county of the West Midlands,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.
General Sir Patrick Nicholas Yardley Monrad Sanders,is a retired senior British Army officer who served as Chief of the General Staff from 13 June 2022 until 15 June 2024.
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.
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 Year 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.
Calvin George Bailey is a British Labour Party politician and former Royal Air Force officer who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Leyton and Wanstead since 2024.
