Tom Blenkinsop
Tom Blenkinsop | |
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![]() Tom Blenkinsop MP at the Park End Medical Centre in Middlesbrough | |
Member of Parliament for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland | |
In office 6 May 2010 – 3 May 2017 | |
Preceded by | Ashok Kumar |
Succeeded by | Simon Clarke |
Personal details | |
Born | Thomas Francis Blenkinsop 14 August 1980 Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England |
Political party | Labour |
Spouse | Victoria Emtage |
Residence | Saltburn |
Alma mater | Teesside University University of Warwick |
Website | Official website parliament..tom-blenkinsop |
Thomas Francis Blenkinsop[2] (born 14 August 1980)[3] is a former British Labour Party politician and former Member of Parliament (MP) for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland. Blenkinsop did not stand in the 2017 general election.[4]
Early life
Born in Middlesbrough,[3] and brought up in Marton,[5] Blenkinsop attended St Augustine's RC Primary School in Coulby Newham and Newlands School FCJ, before attending St Mary's Sixth Form College in Saltersgill.[5] He attended Teesside University graduating with a BSc in Philosophy, Politics and Economics, and the University of Warwick, where he was awarded an MA in Continental philosophy.[3]
Political career
Blenkinsop worked as a constituency researcher for Ashok Kumar, from 2002 until 2008, when he became a campaign manager for the Community Trade Union, until his election to parliament.[5][6]
He stood as a candidate for the 2010 general election after the sudden death of Kumar, taking the seat with a 1,677 majority.[7]
He was appointed to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee 2010-2012, the Standards and Privileges Committee 2010-2011, the Treasury Select Committee July 2011 - Nov 2011, and the Energy and Climate Change Committee 2015-2016. He was a Labour Party whip 2011-2015. As of April 2017, he is a member of the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee, the Committee on Standards and the Committee of Privileges.[8]
In 2011, he was made honorary president of Guisborough Town F.C. an amateur football club in his constituency.[9]
Blenkinsop supported Liz Kendall in the 2015 Labour Party leadership election and Owen Smith in the 2016 leadership election.[10][11]
In 2016 a Labour Party member was suspended and investigated by the Police for allegedly threatening Blenkinsop who had called for the Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn to resign.[12]
In January 2017, Blenkinsop took the final steps in signing up to the Army Reserve, in the Royal Military Police reserves.[13] The following April, after Theresa May announced her intention for a general election to be held on 8 June 2017, Blenkinsop announced he was to stand down because he could not campaign for Labour while Jeremy Corbyn is party leader.[4]
Personal life
He has been married to Victoria Emtage since 2007.[3] They live in Saltburn.[5]
References
- ^ Signature on petition by Catholic MPs to allow the ordination of married men, catholicherald.co.uk; accessed 9 May 2015.
- ^ "No. 59418". The London Gazette. 13 May 2010. p. 8743.
- ^ a b c d BLENKINSOP. "BLENKINSOP, Thomas Francis". Who's Who (Nov 2016 online ed.). A & C Black.
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- ^ a b c d "Labour Party select Ashok Kumar replacement". Evening Gazette. 5 April 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ^ Hetherington, Graeme (5 April 2010). "Tom Blenkinsop, a campaign manager with steel union Community, chosen". Northern Echo. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ^ "Middlesbrough South & Cleveland East". Election 2010. BBC. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
- ^ "Tom Blenkinsop MP". House of Commons. UK Parliament. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "Tom Blenkinsop "honoured and flattered" to be made President of Guisborough Town Football Club - Tom Blenkinsop MP".
- ^ Blenkinsop, Tom (30 August 2015). "To stop Jeremy Corbyn, I am giving my second preference to Andy Burnham". New Statesman. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ^ "Tom Blenkinsop: Jeremy Corbyn is turning Labour into a 'kumbaya' singing party". Evening Gazette. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ^ "Corbyn critic MP Tom Blenkinsop in Twitter threat probe". BBC. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
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(help) - ^ "From the benches to the ranks for Middlesbrough MP". ITV News. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
External links
- Tom Blenkinsop MP official constituency website
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou