Hilary Benn, MP

Shadow Foreign Secretary

Shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn’s closing speech during December’s debate on airstrikes in Syria was described as one of the greatest ever seen in the Commons chamber, and received applause from members on all sides. It was also his most public statement of opposition to leader Jeremy Corbyn, though Benn has retained his job in the recent Labour reshuffle. Thought by some to be a Labour leader in waiting, the son of hard-left former cabinet minister Tony describes himself as ‘a Benn but not a Bennite’, and is regarded as a force for pragmatism in the party.

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