John Selwyn Gummer,Baron Deben,is a British Conservative Party politician,formerly the Member of Parliament (MP) for Suffolk Coastal and now a member of the House of Lords. He was Conservative Party Chairman from 1983 to 1985 and held various government posts including Secretary of State for the Environment from 1993 to 1997.
Paul Peter Murphy,Baron Murphy of Torfaen,is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Torfaen from 1987 to 2015,and served in the Cabinet from 1999 to 2005 and again from 2008 to 2009 in the roles of Northern Irish and Welsh Secretary. He was nominated for a life peerage in the 2015 Dissolution Honours.
Dame Cheryl Elise Kendall Gillan was a British politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Chesham and Amersham from 1992 until her death in 2021. A member of the Conservative Party,she served as Secretary of State for Wales from 2010 to 2012.
Philip Ian Hope is a former British Labour and Co-operative politician who was the member of parliament (MP) for Corby from 1997 until 2010,when he lost his seat to the Conservatives. He held several ministerial roles during his time as an MP. Since January 2011 he has been co-director of ImprovingCare.
Anthony James "Tony" McNulty is a British politician who was the Labour Member of Parliament (MP) for Harrow East from 1997 to 2010. During his ministerial career,which began in 2003,he was Minister for London and later Minister of State for Employment and Welfare Reform at the Department for Work and Pensions. He resigned his position on 5 June 2009 after allegations in the press regarding his expenses.
Sir Joseph Alan Meale is a former British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Mansfield from 1987 to 2017.
Gillian Joanna Merron,Baroness Merron is a British politician and life peer serving as Chief Executive of the Board of Deputies of British Jews since 2014. A member of the Labour Party,she has been a shadow spokesperson for Health and Social Care since 2021. She was previously Member of Parliament (MP) for Lincoln from 1997 to 2010 and held several ministerial offices in the Blair and Brown governments.
Andrew Robert George Robathan,Baron Robathan,is a British Conservative politician,who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for South Leicestershire in Leicestershire as well as a government minister.
Joan Marie Ryan is a British politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Enfield North from 1997 to 2010 and from 2015 to 2019. She was first elected as a Labour Party MP but later defected to join Change UK.
Angela Evans Smith,Baroness Smith of Basildon is a British politician and life peer serving as Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords since 2015. A member of the Labour and Co-operative parties,she was Member of Parliament (MP) for Basildon from 1997 to 2010.
John Steven Bassam,Baron Bassam of Brighton,is a British Labour and Co-operative politician and a member of the House of Lords.
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.
Simon Gerard Kirby,also known as Simon Radford-Kirby,is a British politician. A member of the Conservative Party,he was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Brighton Kemptown in 2010. In 2016,he was appointed Economic Secretary to the Treasury and City Minister. He lost his seat at the 2017 general election.
The United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal was a major political scandal that emerged in 2009,concerning expenses claims made by members of the British Parliament in both the House of Commons and the House of Lords over the previous years. The disclosure of widespread misuse of allowances and expenses permitted to members of Parliament (MPs) aroused widespread anger among the UK public and resulted in a large number of resignations,sackings,de-selections and retirement announcements together with public apologies and the repayment of expenses. Several members or former members of both the House of Commons,and members of the House of Lords,were prosecuted and sentenced to terms of imprisonment.
The Jewish Labour Movement (JLM),known as Poale Zion (Great Britain) from 1903 to 2004,is one of the oldest socialist societies affiliated to the UK Labour Party. It is a member of the progressive coalition of Avodah/Meretz/Arzenu/Ameinu within the World Zionist Organization. Its sister parties are the Israeli Labor Party (Havodah) and Meretz.
Maria Colette Caulfield is a British politician and nurse serving as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Mental Health and Women's Health Strategy and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Women since October 2022.
Amanda Jane Solloway is a British politician serving as Lord Commissioner of the Treasury since September 2022. She served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Equalities and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Safeguarding from July to September 2022. A member of the Conservative Party,she has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Derby North since 2019,having previously served from 2015 to 2017.
Peter Kyle is a British politician serving as Shadow Secretary of State for Science,Innovation and Technology since 2023. A member of the Labour Party,he has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Hove since 2015.
Simon James Hoare is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for North Dorset since May 2015. He has served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Local Government since November 2023.
Hove was a non-metropolitan district in East Sussex,England. It was abolished on 1 April 1997 and replaced by Brighton and Hove.
