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This article is about the British politician, for the English footballer, see Graham Allen (footballer). Graham Allen born 8 April 1977 in Bolton is a professional footballer who currently plays as a Central Defender for Chester City. ...
 Graham Allen MP for Nottingham North. Graham William Allen (b. 11 January 1953) British politician. The current Labour Member of House of Commons for the Nottingham North constituency. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2382x2551, 949 KB)http://www. ...
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The Labour Party has, since the early twentieth century, been the principal left wing political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ...
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Nottingham North is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...
Born in 1953 in Nottingham, he was educated at the local Robert Shaw Primary School and Forrest Fields Grammar School. He went on to study at the City of London Polytechnic, and the University of Leeds, where he obtained a degree in politics with economics and sociology. Nottingham is a city (and county town of Nottinghamshire) in the East Midlands of England. ...
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He joined the Labour Party in 1971 when he was working as a warehouse worker. He worked for four years from 1979 as a Research Officer with the Labour Party. In 1982 he was elected as a councillor to the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, which he served until 1986. He was briefly a local government officer at the Greater London Council, before he worked for the Trade Union movement, firstly with the Trades Union Congress and then with the GMB. 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ...
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Graham Allen was selected to contest the seat of Nottingham North at the 1987 General Election, a seat which had been won by the Conservative Party at the previous 1983 General Election. Allen managed to defeat the Conservative incumbent Richard Ottaway by just 1,665 votes. His majority has grown somewhat since. The UK general election, 1987 was held on June 11, 1987 and was the third victory in a row for Margaret Thatcher and the Conservatives. ...
The Conservative Party is the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting MPs, and the largest by of public membership. ...
The UK general election, 1983 was held on June 9, 1983 and gave the Conservatives and Margaret Thatcher the most decisive election victory since that of Labour in 1945. ...
Richard Geoffrey James Ottaway (born 24 May 1945, Bristol) is a British Conservative politician, and Member of Parliament for Croydon South. ...
After helping to organise Tony Blair's leadership campaign, Allen was given a series of shadow portfolios, including transport and constitution, but in office he never rose higher than government whip. His frontbench career always promised more than he got the chance to deliver and he was returned to the backbenches in the reshuffle following the 2001 general election. It may have been his radicalism which prevented his ministerial career rising further. Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born 6 May 1953), generally known as Tony Blair, is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the UK Civil Service, Leader of the UK Labour Party, and Member of the UK Parliament for the constituency of Sedgefield in...
He is one of Labour's most enthusiastic proponents of constitutional reform, and supports proportional representation for Westminster and a fully elected House of Lords. He introduced a bill calling for a written constitution in the UK. In November 2000, he published a book claiming that the UK effectively had a presidency, and that this should be recognised in the constitution. This article is about the British House of Lords. ...
Allen has also called for the euro to be introduced as a 'dual currency' alongside the pound in the UK. He was at the forefront of a successful campaign to recall Parliament to discuss Iraq in September 2002, attempting to organise an unofficial recall if the House would not formally sit. ISO 4217 Code EUR User(s) European Union; Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Andorra, Monaco, San Marino, Vatican City, Montenegro, Mayotte, Kosovo, and Saint-Pierre and Miquelon Inflation rate 1. ...
Allen has been described as an enthusiastic constituency MP, having been born and brought up in Nottingham North, which he now represents. He has held numerous debates and asked many questions on the state of his constituency, which has one of the lowest educationally attaining rates in the country, sending the fewest number of children to university of any constituency, and has high unemployment. He is one of the tallest MPs with a taste for cask ale, and is a very keen and able cricketer who can boast that he has bowled out the legendary Garfield Sobers. Cask ale is the term given to unfiltered and unpasteurised beer which is conditioned and served from a cask without additional pressure. ...
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 Graham Allen is now the chairman of One Nottingham, formerly known as Once City Partnership. In the May 2005 election he lost only 69 votes from his majority despite a massive swing against Labour nationally. In October of 2005, Allen was named the chairman of One City Partnership Nottingham, which was subsequently named One Nottingham. Image File history File links Partnershipsmall. ...
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He is an enthusiastic sportsman, and was the first MP to score a century for the Labour cricket team. For the insect, see Cricket (insect). ...
Allen is married to Allyson Stewart, a marketing consultant and co-author of the book, Working With Americans. Allyson Stewart-Allen is a frequent business commentator on CNN's World Report. The Allens have one daughter. The Cable News Network, usually referred to as CNN, is a cable television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. ...
Graham Allen is a Distinguished Supporter of the British Humanist Association and an honorary associate of the National Secular Society. The British Humanist Association is an organisation of the United Kingdom which promotes humanism. ...
The National Secular Society is an organisation of the United Kingdom which promotes secularism. ...
Janet Anderson (born 6 December 1949) is the British Member of Parliament for Rossendale and Darwen. ...
A junior whip in the House of Commons and an officer of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. ...
Gerard Sutcliffe (born May 13, 1953, Salford) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ...
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories. ...
Richard Geoffrey James Ottaway (born 24 May 1945, Bristol) is a British Conservative politician, and Member of Parliament for Croydon South. ...
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. ...
Nottingham North is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...
The UK general election, 1987 was held on June 11, 1987 and was the third victory in a row for Margaret Thatcher and the Conservatives. ...
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