Harry Barnes (Labour politician)

Harold Barnes (born 22 July 1936) is an English politician who was the Labour Party Member of Parliament for North East Derbyshire from 1987 to 2005.

Harry Barnes
Member of Parliament for North East Derbyshire
In office 11 June 1987 – 11 April 2005
Preceded by	Raymond Ellis
Succeeded by	Natascha Engel
Personal details
Born	22 July 1936 Easington, County Durham, England
Nationality	British
Political party	Labour
Residence	United Kingdom
Alma mater	Ruskin College University of Hull[1]
Profession	Politician (retired)
Website	http://threescoreyearsandten.blogspot.com/

Life and career

Born in Easington, County Durham, Barnes was educated at Ruskin College in Oxford and the University of Hull. He was elected to Parliament in the 1987 election. Barnes stood down at the May 2005 general election, and was succeeded by Natascha Engel.

Political Positions

Barnes was considered to be on the left of the party, and as a member of the Socialist Campaign Group (SCG) he voted against Tony Blair's leadership on a number of issues.[2] However, unlike other members of the SCG he was not an advocate of the Troops out movement (from Northern Ireland). When the group split over NATO intervention in Kosovo in 1999, he supported intervention, which was the position of the government.[3]

Before entering parliament, Barnes was a member of the Independent Labour Party's successor organisation, Independent Labour Publications.[1] As an MP, he joined a supporters group, Friends of the ILP.

References

1. "Candidate: Harry Barnes", Vote 2001, BBC News
2. "Harry Barnes, Labour MP, North-East Derbyshire", BBC News, 17 October 2002
3. Harry Barnes "Letter: Battles over Kosovo", The Independent, 22 April 1999

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Harry Barnes
• Three Score Years And Ten (Personal blog since Barnes' 70th birthday)
• Appearances on C-SPAN