Robert Finlayson "Robin" Cook was a British Labour politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1974 until his death in 2005 and served in the Cabinet as Foreign Secretary from 1997 until 2001 when he was replaced by Jack Straw. He then served as Leader of the House of Commons from 2001 until 2003.
John Reid,Baron Reid of Cardowan is a British politician. A member of the Labour Party,he has held various Cabinet positions under Prime Minister Tony Blair from 1999 to 2007,lastly as Home Secretary from 2006 to 2007. He was also a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1987 to 2010,and has been a Member of the House of Lords since 2010.
Julie Morgan is a Welsh Labour Party politician,who has been a Member of the Senedd for Cardiff North seat in the Senedd since the 2011 election. She was previously Member of Parliament (MP) for Cardiff North from 1997 until 2010.
Sir David Anthony Crausby is a British Labour politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Bolton North East from 1997 to 2019.
James Dolan Cunningham is a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. He served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Coventry South from 1992 to 2019.
Maria Eagle is a British politician who served in the governments of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. She later served in the Shadow cabinets of Ed Miliband and Jeremy Corbyn. A member of the Labour Party,she has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Garston and Halewood,previously Liverpool Garston,since 1997.
Frank Doran was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom,who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Aberdeen South from 1987 to 1992,when he lost his seat. He was re-elected in 1997 to Aberdeen Central,and most recently represented Aberdeen North. He was the husband of former Labour MP Dame Joan Ruddock.
David Hywel Francis was a British politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Aberavon from 2001 to 2015. A member of the Labour Party,he chaired the Welsh Affairs Committee from 2005 to 2010 and the Joint Committee on Human Rights from 2010 to 2015.
Lynne Choona Featherstone,Baroness Featherstone,is a British politician,businesswoman and Liberal Democrat member of the House of Lords.
Dame Margaret Olivia Hillier,known as Meg Hillier,is a British Labour and Co-operative politician who was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hackney South and Shoreditch at the 2005 general election,was a junior government minister (2007–10) and was succeeded by Caroline Flint as Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change in the Labour Party October 2011 reshuffle. She has chaired the Public Accounts Committee since 2015.
Julia Anne Goldsworthy is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Falmouth and Camborne from 2005 until 2010. A member of the Liberal Democrats,she was narrowly defeated by 66 votes by the Conservatives in the new Camborne and Redruth constituency following boundary changes. In the House of Commons,she served as the Liberal Democrat spokesperson for Communities and Local Government. After her defeat,she worked as a special adviser.
Sir Michael Alan Penning is a British Conservative Party politician,who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hemel Hempstead since 2005.
Celia Anne Barlow is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hove from 2005 to 2010. She also worked as home news editor at the BBC.
Kathryn Sloan Clark,Baroness Clark of Kilwinning,is a British politician and life peer who has served as a member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the West Scotland region since 2021. A member of the Labour Party,she was Member of Parliament (MP) for North Ayrshire and Arran from 2005 to 2015.
The Abortion Act 1967 is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that legalised abortion in Great Britain on certain grounds by registered practitioners,and regulated the tax-paid provision of such medical practices through the National Health Service (NHS).
In the Parliament of the United Kingdom,Members of Parliament (MPs) can be suspended from sitting in the House of Commons by the Speaker for "disorderly conduct". The Speaker can order an MP removed from the house until the end of the day,but more often "names" an MP.
The 2009 election of the Speaker of the House of Commons occurred on 22 June 2009 following the resignation of Michael Martin as Speaker during the parliamentary expenses scandal. Martin was the first Speaker since Sir John Trevor in 1695 to be forced out of office. It was the first Speaker election since 11 May 2005,and the first contested election of a Speaker since 23 October 2000.
Katherine Anne Green OBE JP is a British politician serving as Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester for Policing and Crime since 2023. She previously served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Stretford and Urmston between 2010 and 2022. A member of the Labour Party,she served as Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities from 2015 to 2016,Chair of the Committees on Privileges and Standards from 2018 to 2020,and Shadow Secretary of State for Education from 2020 to 2021.
Matthew Thomas Pennycook is a British politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Greenwich and Woolwich since 2015. A member of the Labour Party,he has been Shadow Minister for Housing and Planning since 2021.
Melanie Onn is a British former politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Great Grimsby from 2015 to 2019. A member of the Labour Party,she previously served as Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons from September 2015 to June 2016 and Shadow Minister for Housing from July 2017 to March 2019. At the 2019 general election,she lost the seat to the Conservative candidate Lia Nici-Townend.
