John Selwyn Gummer,Baron Deben,FRASE 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 Chairman of the Conservative Party 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.
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 retired 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 serving as the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Patient Safety,Women's Health and Mental Health since 2024. She served as the shadow spokesperson for Health and Social Care from 2021 to 2024. She was previously Member of Parliament (MP) for Lincoln from 1997 till 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 former 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.
John Steven Bassam,Baron Bassam of Brighton,is a British Labour and Co-operative politician and a member of the House of Lords.
Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since the 2024 general election by Chris Ward of the Labour Party.
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.
Louis Comyns was a British Labour Party politician and a general practitioner.
Daniel Frankel was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Mile End from 1935 to 1945.
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 expense 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,and former members,of both the House of Commons and 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 former British politician. She served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Mental Health and Women's Health Strategy and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Women from October 2022 to July 2024.
Peter John Kyle is a British politician who has served as Secretary of State for Science,Innovation and Technology since July 2024. A member of the Labour Party,he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hove and Portslade,formerly Hove,since 2015. Kyle previously served as Shadow Minister for Victims and Youth Justice,Shadow Minister for Schools,and Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary.
Hove was a non-metropolitan district in East Sussex,England. It was abolished on 1 April 1997 and replaced by Brighton and Hove.
Christopher David Ward is a British politician who has served as Member of Parliament for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven since 2024. A member of the Labour Party,he has also been Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister,Keir Starmer,since 2024.
