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Hilary James Wedgwood Benn (born 26 November 1953) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Leeds Central from 1999 to 2024 and for Leeds South since 2024. He had served as Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland since 2023.
1 day ago · Hilary Benn has been appointed the new Northern Ireland secretary following the Labour Party's general election victory. Mr Benn is a veteran parliamentarian representing Leeds Central in the ...
20 hours ago · New Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn has said his priority is to establish a new relationship between the UK government and Stormont’s powersharing Executive. Mr Benn was speaking after ...
2 hours ago · Hilary Benn has met the main Stormont parties on his first visit to Northern Ireland since being appointed as secretary of state. He met the first and deputy first ministers as well as ...
20 hours ago · Mr Benn had been serving as the shadow NI secretary since 2023 and was chairman of the Brexit Select Committee for years. | UTV News ... Hilary Benn said it is a “great honour” to be appointed ...
Hilary Benn was appointed Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on 5 July 2024. They were elected as the MP for Leeds South in 1999.
1 day ago · VETERAN LABOUR MP Hilary Benn was comfortably re-elected in the Leeds South constituency, taking home a 54% share of the vote. Benn has held that seat since 1999, and is the son of Tony Benn, who ...
