Dame Margaret Mary Beckett GBE (née Jackson; born 15 January 1943) is a British former politician who was Britain's first female Foreign Secretary and...

for leader was held simultaneously with a deputy leadership vote. Margaret Beckett had been the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, and following Smith's...

2024 by Baggy Shanker of the Labour and Co-op Party. Previous MP, Margaret Beckett, served the constituency for 41 years (from 1983 to 2024). She served...

was appointed Minister of State for Housing and Planning, replacing Margaret Beckett who had resigned. While Minister of State for Housing and Planning...

resignation and Hugh Gaitskell's election as leader. George Brown and Margaret Beckett acted as leader following deaths of Gaitskell and John Smith, respectively...

chamber. MPs from across the house also paid tribute to him, including Margaret Beckett, Paddy Ashdown, Neil Kinnock and Dennis Skinner. On the day of his...

Tony Blair made a major cabinet reshuffle in which Miliband replaced Margaret Beckett as Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Miliband...

Booth-Smith – Lately No 10 Downing Street Chief of Staff The Rt Hon Dame Margaret Beckett GBE – Former Foreign Secretary and former Deputy Leader of the Labour...

in 1994, following the sudden death of incumbent leader John Smith. Margaret Beckett was the serving Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, having been elected...

party's constitution, albeit on a temporary basis, as was the case with Margaret Beckett in 1994. Following Brown's resignation, she quickly announced that...