Janet Anderson was a British politician from the Labour Party. She was Member of Parliament (MP) for Rossendale and Darwen from 1992 until 2010,when she lost her seat. She was the Minister for Tourism from 1998 to 2001,a period which included the 2001 United Kingdom foot-and-mouth outbreak. In the 2009 United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal,she was found to have claimed costs for journeys she had not made.
Hazel Anne Blears is a former British Labour Party politician,who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Salford and Eccles,previously Salford,from 1997 to 2015.
Dame Rosalie Winterton,is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Doncaster Central since 1997. In June 2017,Winterton became one of three Deputy Speakers in the House of Commons.
Paul Stuart Keetch was a British Liberal Democrat politician and lobbyist who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Hereford from 1997 to 2010.
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.
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.
Laura Jean Moffatt is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Crawley from 1997 until 2010.
Margaret Mary Moran is a former Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. Moran was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Luton South from the 1997 general election to 2010. In November 2012,jurors at Southwark Crown Court ruled that she had falsified her parliamentary expenses;she had been unable to stand trial because of mental health issues,but the case was nevertheless heard without her. Her fraudulent claims totalled more than £53,000,the highest amount by any politician in the United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal.
Dari Jean Taylor is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Stockton South between the 1997 and 2010 general elections.
Michael Thomas Hall is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Weaver Vale from 1997 to 2010.
Angela Christine Smith is a British former politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Penistone and Stocksbridge from 2010 to 2019 and MP for Sheffield Hillsborough from 2005 to 2010. A member of the Labour Party,she was previously an MP for Labour,later for Change UK,later still as a member of The Independents,then joined the Liberal Democrats before leaving Parliament in 2019. She rejoined Labour in 2022.
Roberta Carol Blackman-Woods is a British academic and former Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the City of Durham from 2005 to 2019.
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.
Madeleine Moon is a British Labour Party politician,who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bridgend from 2005 to 2019,when she lost her seat to the Welsh Conservative candidate Jamie Wallis.
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.
Sarah Louise McCarthy-Fry is a British Labour Co-operative politician. She was the Member of Parliament for Portsmouth North from the 2005 general election to 2010. She was Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury in the last phase of the Labour government of Gordon Brown.
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.
Jessica Katherine Lee is a British former Conservative Party politician. She was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Erewash in Derbyshire in 2010. She served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Attorney General,Dominic Grieve,before stepping down for the 2015 general election.
Margaret Ann Throup is a British Conservative Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Erewash in Derbyshire since the 2015 general election. Prior to entering politics,Throup worked as a biomedical scientist and business consultant.
