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Rt. Hon. Beverley June Hughes (born March 30, 1950, aka Mrs. Thomas McDonald) is a British politician, and member of Parliament for Stretford and Urmston (in Greater Manchester). She is a member of the governing Labour Party (UK). Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom since 2004. March 30 is the 89th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (90th in Leap years). ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Location within the British Isles Stretford is a mainly working working class town in Greater Manchester, UK. It is perhaps most famous because of an association with Manchester United Football Club, which calls one end of its Old Trafford ground the Stretford End. Stretford was also the birth place of... Location within the British Isles Urmston precinct, a shopping area in Urmston, for which new development is planned Urmston, pop approx. ... Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in England established in 1974 which covers an area roughly encompassing the conurbation of Manchester. ... The Labour Party is the principal centrist/centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... Her Majestys Most Honourable Privy Council is a body of advisors to the British Sovereign. ...


She was first elected to Parliament in the United Kingdom general election, 1997. She made headlines when as Child Protection Minister at the Home Office, she embarked on a media tour to condemn an episode of Brass Eye as "unspeakably sick", but was later forced to admit she hadn't actually seen it. She later became Immigration Minister, and was eventually forced to resign on April 1, 2004, after a series of scandals emerged about alleged bypassing of proper checks in order to reduce the backlog of immigration requests. The UK general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997. ... The modern concept of Small Office and Home Office or SoHo , or Small or Home Office deals with the category of business which can be from 1 to 10 workers. ... The Brass Eye logo. ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 2004(MMIV) is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


She was re-appointed into government after the 2005 general election, serving in the Department for Education and Skills as Minister of State for Children, Young People and Families. The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 and won by the Labour Party, led by Tony Blair. ... Department for Education and Skills (DfES) is a department in the United Kingdom government created in 2001. ... Minister of State is a title borne by officials in certain countries governed under the parliamentary system. ...


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Beverley Hughes was first appointed as Minister of State to the then Department for Education and Skills in May 2005.
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Beverley Hughes was educated at Ellesmere Port Girls' Grammar School, Manchester University and Liverpool University.
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"Beverley Hughes and her colleagues were not brave enough to point out that the numbers of Romanians and Bulgarians alleged to have been involved in a scam were small.
Beverley Hughes resigned as immigration minister following revelations that she was warned about immigration abuse last March.
Hughes met the prime minister this morning - following fresh accusations that she was warned in writing about immigration abuse by then junior Home Office minister Bob Ainsworth as early as March 4 last year.
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