Liam Byrne

Politician + Member of Parliament + Tail

Male

Born Oct 2, 1970

Age 42

Hometown Warrington

Political Party Labour Party

Alma Mater Harvard Business ...

Liam Dominic Byrne is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham Hodge Hill since 2004, and was the Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 2009 to 2010 before being appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on 20 January 2011.… Read More

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Ed Miliband Hits Back After Union Leader's 'Reprehensible' Attack
Guardian (UK) - Apr 24, 2013

Labour leadership condemns 'attempt to divide party' after Unite's Len McCluskey warns of Blairite stain Ed Miliband risked a civil war in the Labour movement on Wednesday evening when he denounced the leader of Britain's largest trade union for a "reprehensible" attempt to divide the party after warning of the dangers of being "seduced" by supporters of Tony Blair. In his strongest attack on any union leader, Miliband tore into Len McCluskey hours after the Unite general secretary claim...
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Guardian (UK) - Apr 13, 2013

Labour must embrace its One Nation credentials, insists former home secretary Ed Miliband's leadership faced fresh criticism as David Blunkett, a former home secretary, backed Tony Blair in calling for a "one nation" Labour party based on more than just backing the "grievance of a resentful and selfish" public sector against budget cuts. Blunkett, a New Labour stalwart who held four cabinet positions within the Blair administration, says his party should not simply be about championing th...
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Lee Brown: Ecuador's Lessons For Europe's Corridors Of Power
Huffington Post - Feb 18, 2013

Government after government across Europe has been thrown out since the great recession began to drive back living standards. Whether on the centre-left, such as Gordon Brown and Zapatero, or on the right with Berlusconi and Sarkozy, political rejection has started to look inevitable. But Rafael Correa's massive re-election win in Ecuador yesterday was a reminder to his European counterparts that political defeat is no iron law of politics. Correa's first term in office began jus...
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Benefits And Child Credits Squeeze Pushes 200,000 Children Into Poverty
Guardian (UK) - Jan 17, 2013

Government admits statistic that Labour says shows children are victims of Tory 'games' and 'economic failure' The squeeze on tax credits and benefits will push 200,000 more children into poverty, the government has admitted for the first time. This suggests that in total a million extra children will be in poverty as a result of government welfare measures. The extra 200,000 children in poverty is a result of the government's decision to lift most in-work and out-of-work benefits by only...
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Timeline

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CHILDHOOD

1970 Birth Born on October 2, 1970.

TWENTIES

1996 25 Years Old Between 1996 and 1997 he advised the Labour Party on the re-organisation of its Millbank headquarters, and helped lead Labour's business campaign under the 'New Labour' scheme.

THIRTIES

2004 33 Years Old 1 More Event

He was selected to contest the Birmingham Hodge Hill by-election following the resignation of the veteran Labour MP Terry Davis to become the Secretary General of the Council of Europe. After a very close contest, on 15 July 2004, the same day as Labour lost Leicester South in another by-election, Byrne held on with a majority of just 460.

2005 34 Years Old Following his re-election with an increased majority on 5 May 2005, he was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department of Health, an unusually fast promotion to ministerial rank.

2006 35 Years Old 1 More Event

Following the 2006 local elections, he was promoted to Minister of State for policing, security and community safety at the Home Office, replacing Hazel Blears, one of the highest-profile roles in the government outside the cabinet. However, just a fortnight later Home Secretary John Reid moved him to the immigration role, switching portfolios with Tony McNulty. McNulty had been connected with the foreign prisoners scandal that caused Tony Blair to sack Charles Clarke in May 2006. Byrne's move was seen as an attempt by Reid to establish an entirely new team to sort out the immigration system. During this period he was also Minister for the West Midlands. Gordon Brown named him Minister for the Cabinet Office in October 2008, replacing the promoted Ed Miliband, and was appointed to the Privy Council as a result.

2007 36 Years Old In 2007, Byrne was criticised by London's cab drivers for his remarks that they were "low-skilled". … Read More

2008 37 Years Old 2 More Events

In June 2008, Byrne suggested the "August bank holiday" to be made a weekend of national celebration (the so-called "British Day") in a speech to a New Labour think tank. … Read More

2010 39 Years Old 1 More Event

He was re-elected at the May 2010 general election.

FORTIES

2012 41 Years Old … On 29 March 2012, several news outlets reported Byrne will announce that if Birmingham approves a 3 May referendum to create the post of Mayor of Birmingham, he will resign to seek the post. … Read More

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