Ben Bradshaw has been MP for Exeter since winning the seat in the 1997 general election. In the 2010 General election Ben retained the seat for Labour, the first time a Labour MP has held Exeter without there being a majority Labour Government.
Before entering Parliament, Ben worked as a newspaper and radio journalist, starting his career in 1984 with Exeter’s local paper the Express & Echo. After a stint at a local newspaper in Norwich, Ben moved into radio journalism with a posting at BBC Radio Devon.
Ben Bradshaw’s New Year Message
If it feels like 2011 has been tough, 2012 looks to be tougher still. With the Government’s austerity programme having choked off the recovery our economy is set to flat [...]
Ben’s Column
People in Exeter and across Britain are facing the worst peace time decline in their living standards since the Great Depression. That’s the grim verdict of the independent Institute [...]
