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His father Edward Skinner was a coal miner who was sacked after the 1926 general strike, [9] and his mother Lucy was a cleaner. [10] In June 1942, at the age of 10, Skinner won a scholarship to attend Tupton Hall Grammar School after passing the eleven-plus a year early. [11]
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Jul 30, 2017 · I can’t even contemplate it’. Firebrand MP Dennis Skinner has held Bolsover for Labour for 47 years. Now the subject of a revealing documentary, he talks Corbyn, coalmining and an unlikely ...
Dennis Skinner at 80: still awkward after all these years. Daniel Boffey. After 42 years as a Labour MP, he revels in his role as a partisan outsider – and in being called a dinosaur by David...
Quick Facts. British Celebrities Born In February. Also Known As: Dennis Edward Skinner. Age: 92 Years, 92 Year Old Males. Family: Spouse/Ex-: Mary Parker (m. 1960–1989) father: Edward Skinner. mother: Lucy Skinner. siblings: David Skinner, Gary Skinner, Graham Skinner. children: Dawn Skinner, Dennis Skinner, Mandy Skinner. Born Country: England.
Sep 12, 2017 · Dennis Skinner, the British parliamentarian and Labour MP for the constituency of Bolsover in northern England since 1970, is something of a cult figure. He is cherished for his aggressive ...
Sep 7, 2017 · Life & Arts. Add to myFT. Dennis Skinner: Nature of the Beast — a warming portrait. An entertaining bio-doc about British parliament’s best-loved misfit. British Labour MP Dennis Skinner in...
Mar 20, 2001 · As a star student, he entered Tupton grammar school at 10 and is remembered for trying to become a heel-and-toe champion and singing Cole Porter lyrics in local workingmen's clubs. At 17 he...