Who is Ben Bradshaw? An interview with Ideas On Info

Elected as the MP for Exeter in 1997 during the great Blair landslide. Having never lost his seat and having been a journalist; Mr Bradshaw is very much a veteran of British Politics. The newly journalist-turned-politician won in 1997 what had been considered - for most of post-war British history - a safe Conservative seat. Prior to 1997, the parliamentary seat of Exeter had seen - since the creating of the Labour Party in 1900 - only one Labour MP (Gwyneth Dunwoody, 1966-70). Though the victory was certainly aided by the popularity of New Labour, the Exeter MP has never dipped below 38% of the vote. the seat is now no longer considered a safe Tory seat, but rather a safe Labour one. In 2017, Ben achieved his biggest vote share yet - he now holds 62% of the vote. Though at least part of this new upsurge can be attributed with Corbyn's popularity.