"Jubilee year, double-dip recession, what a start."
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Members of the Parliament of the United KingdomAtheists from EnglandLabour Party (UK) politiciansDemocratic socialists
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Queen's Speech 2012: Dennis Skinner heckles Black Rod The Daily Telegraph (9 May 2012).
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Dennis Skinner
Dennis Edward Skinner (born 11 February 1932) is a British Labour Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bolsover from the 1970 general election to 2019, when he lost his seat. He was a member of the National Executive Committee for many years from 1978 and served as the Chairman of the Labour Party from 1988 to 1989.
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