Ronnie Campbell

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Ronnie Campbell (June 2017)

Ronnie Campbell (born August 14, 1943 in Tynemouth ) is a British politician . He belongs to the Labor Party and represented in the House of Commons since the British general election, in 1987 the constituency Blyth Valley of the county of Northumberland .

biography

Campbell has seven siblings, became a miner after leaving school and participated in the British miners' strike of 1984/1985 . In the course of this he was arrested twice. He also served as a senior member of the National Union of Mineworkers . Campbell only met his half-brother in adulthood, as he was given up for adoption .

In the wake of the 2009 parliamentary spending scandal, Campbell said he wanted to repay over £ 6,000 for the furniture in his London apartment. In the course of the British general election in 2015 , he announced that he would not run again after this, but changed his mind. He voted against the UK general election in 2017 .

Campbell is considered a socialist and supporter of Jeremy Corbyn . He was negative towards Ed Miliband and called him a right-winger . Campbell was one of 22 Labor MPs who voted against same-sex marriage in 2013 . Campbell is in favor of the UK leaving the EU and said in 2017 “ I am a leaver, and I always have been. MPs are elected unlike the EU bureaucrats, and if people don't like how MPs vote then they can get rid of us and that's how it should work. "(" I am and always have been a supporter of the Brexit. MEPs are elected - unlike the EU bureaucrats, and if people don't like the way MEPs vote, then they can get rid of us. That's how it should be. ")

In June 2019, he announced that he would no longer run in the next general election.

Web links

Commons : Ronnie Campbell  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Mike Kelly JOU: Northeast MPs reveal Their roles in the great miners' strike. March 4, 2014, accessed October 20, 2019 .
  2. ↑ BBC Inside Out -. Retrieved October 20, 2019 .
  3. ^ Jon Swaine: Ronnie Campbell agrees to repay £ 6,000 for furniture at London flat: MPs' expenses . May 13, 2009, ISSN  0307-1235 ( telegraph.co.uk [accessed October 20, 2019]).
  4. ↑ Jonathan Walker: MP reveals motivation behind his own election U-turn. April 19, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2019 .
  5. ^ The 13 MPs who opposed snap election . April 20, 2017 ( bbc.com [accessed October 20, 2019]).
  6. ↑ Simon Hoggart: Simon Hoggart's sketch: A cool head in another catastrophe . In: The Guardian . February 19, 2008, ISSN  0261-3077 ( theguardian.com [accessed October 20, 2019]).
  7. ↑ Who nominated who for the 2015 Labor leadership election? Retrieved October 20, 2019 .
  8. ↑ 'I think Ed Miliband is a right-winger basically. I think that's where he comes from '. July 21, 2011, accessed October 20, 2019 .
  9. ↑ Conal Urquhart: How did your MP vote on the gay marriage bill? February 5, 2013, accessed October 20, 2019 .
  10. ↑ EU referendum: Full list of MPs backing a Brexit vote at the historic ballot. February 18, 2016, accessed October 18, 2019 .
  11. ↑ Blyth MP Ronnie Campbell says he will back the Prime Minister's Brexit deal, ignoring party orders. Retrieved October 18, 2019 .
  12. ↑ Jonathan Walker: Ronnie Campbell explains why he defied orders and voted for EU Withdrawal Bill. September 12, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2019 .
  13. ^ Ronnie Campbell, longest serving Blyth Valley MP, will stand down at the next election. Retrieved October 18, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Campbell, Ronnie
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British politician, Member of the House of Commons
DATE OF BIRTH August 14, 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH Tynemouth