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Apr 26, 2024 · Paul Boateng, British politician, the first person of African descent to serve in a British cabinet; from 2002 to 2005 he was chief secretary to the Treasury. He also was a member of the House of Commons from 1987 to 2005. Learn more about his life and career.
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May 16, 2024 · The Election of Bernie Grant, Paul Boateng, and Diane Abbott to Parliament (1987) These elections were monumental as they marked the first time Black MPs were elected to the British Parliament ...
Apr 25, 2024 · For months after arriving in the Commons, she was not given a parliamentary office. Many Palace of Westminster staff simply refused to believe that she and the three other black or Asian MPs...
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May 8, 2024 · 9. The Election of Bernie Grant, Paul Boateng, and Diane Abbott to Parliament (1987) Image Credit: Shutterstock / Marc Ayres. These elections were monumental as they marked the first time Black MPs were elected to the British Parliament, breaking significant political barriers. 10. The Inauguration of the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust (1998)
May 13, 2024 · It was attended by Shadow Chancellor John Smith and his team – Paul Boateng and Margaret Beckett. By 1991 The Women’s Budget Group formalised as a coalition of feminist economists and activists that provided systematic responses to government budgets.
12 hours ago · Islington North ( / ˈɪzlɪŋtən nɔːrθ /) is a constituency in Greater London represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1983 by Jeremy Corbyn, who was Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition from 2015 to 2020. The constituency was established for the 1885 general election .
May 10, 2024 · Diane Abbott was one of the first three Black British MPs in the House of Commons; Bernie Grant and Paul Boateng were elected alongside her at the same election. During the 1987–92 Parliament, Bernard Weatherill was the Speaker, Margaret Thatcher and John Major served as Prime Minister, and Neil Kinnock served as Leader of the Opposition.
