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This article is about the British politician. For the author with the full name Ian Hideo Levy, see
Hideo Levy .
British Conservative politician
Ian Levy (born 14 February 1966)[1] Conservative Party politician who was elected as Member of Parliament (MP ) for Blyth Valley at the 2019 general election . He is the first Conservative to represent Blyth Valley since the constituency was created in 1950. Ian Levy has served as a Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) in the Ministry of Defence since 2022. Before this Levy was a PPS in the Cabinet Office .
Early life and career [ edit ]
Levy is of Jewish descent.[2] [3] [4] St Nicholas Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne for over 28 years.[5]
Parliamentary career [ edit ]
He first contested the Blyth Valley constituency at the 2017 general election, in which incumbent Labour MP Ronnie Campbell held his seat with a majority of 7,915. Levy was subsequently elected for the constituency at the 2019 general election with a majority of 712 votes over Labour candidate Susan Dungworth .[6] [7] Labour seat.[8] Blyth , which is supported by Transport for the North and other major highways improvements.[9] [10] Blyth's railway station had closed in 1964 as part of the Beeching cuts .[11] Nursing Times Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust confirmed he had worked as a healthcare assistant. The term "nurse" is not legally protected so his posts had not violated the Nurses Registration Act 1919 .[5] [12]
Levy won the Newcomer of the Year award at The Spectator [13]
In October 2020, Levy voted against a Labour motion to extend free school meals for eligible children until Easter 2021. He was criticised for this on social media. Levy also alleged that this included threats.[14] [15] [16]
Levy was appointed as a Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) in the Cabinet Office in April 2022.[17] Boris Johnson 's bid to return as PM in the October 2022 Conservative Party leadership election .[18] Ministry of Defence .[19]
Blyth Valley was abolished as part of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies . Levy was selected as the Conservative candidate for the new seat of Cramlington and Killingworth in April 2023.[20]
Personal life [ edit ]
Levy is married and has two children.[4] prospective parliamentary candidate for Blyth and Ashington in the 2024 general election .[21]
References [ edit ]
^ Moore, Charles (13 December 2019). "The logic of democracy in this country is iron, as is our rejection of extremism" . The Daily Telegraph . (subscription required)
^ "MP Column: Why I got into politics" . News Post Leader . 15 October 2020.
^ a b "Ian Levy MP for Blyth Valley" (PDF) . Northumberland County Council. p. 1 . Retrieved 21 March 2021 .
^ a b Snug, Ian; Beadle, Esther (13 December 2019). "Newly-elected MP falsely claims he is a 'mental health nurse" . Nursing Notes . Retrieved 27 January 2021 .
^ Marsh, Michael (12 December 2019). "Tories gain Blyth Valley from Labour in shock election result" . Chronicle Live . Retrieved 4 May 2024 .
^ "Blyth Valley" . BBC News . Retrieved 8 January 2020 .
^ "The 24 Labour heartland seats lost to the Tories for the first time in decades" . The Telegraph . 14 December 2019.(subscription required)
^ "Who is Ian Levy? New Conservative MP for Blyth Valley" . Evening Chronicle . 12 December 2019.
^ "Class of 2019: Meet the new MPs" . Politics Home . 25 February 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2022 .
^ "Blyth Valley: A constituency that changed its mind" . 15 December 2019.
^ "Shock win Tory candidate 'deceived' voters by claiming to be a nurse" . Nursing Times . 13 December 2019.
^ "The Spectator Parliamentarian of the Year Awards: The Winners" . The Spectator . 22 January 2020.
^ Meechan, Simon (25 October 2020). "Ian Levy slammed for defence of vote to deny poor kids free school holiday meals" . Chronicle Live. Retrieved 8 November 2020 .
^ "Blyth Valley MP Ian Levy 'receives violent threats' after school meals vote" . BBC News. 28 October 2020.
^ "Man given restraining order after harassing MP Ian Levy" . BBC News . 11 February 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023 .
^ "List of Parliamentary Private Secretaries (PPS): April 2022" . gov.uk. Retrieved 16 July 2022 .
^ Robinson, James (21 October 2022). "Blyth Valley MP Ian Levy backing Boris Johnson as Tory leader" . The Northern Echo . Retrieved 1 December 2022 .
^ "Parliamentary Private Secretaries – November 2022" (PDF) . gov.uk. Retrieved 23 September 2023 .
^ Coulson, Andrew (5 April 2023). "Ian Levy selected as Conservative candidate for the proposed Cramlington and Killingworth constituency" . Northumberland Gazette . Retrieved 23 September 2023 .
^ Buchan, Craig (17 January 2024). "Wife of Blyth Valley MP Ian Levy selected to contest Blyth and Ashington seat at next election" . Northumberland Gazette
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