Beard Liberation Front
14th December
Contact BLF Organiser Keith Flett 07803 167266
Jeremy Corbyn marks 20th anniversary of first Parliamentary Beard of the Year win with 9th victory
The Beard Liberation Front, the informal network of beard wearers, has said that voting in the final Beard Off round of the Parliamentary Beard of the Year Award saw Islington MP Jeremy Corbyn shave opponents getting 80.6% of the poll. His nearest rival Stephen Kinnock got 9.3%.
It marks the 20th anniversary of the first time the now veteran MP won the Award back in 2001.
It is the first time Corbyn has won the title since 2018 and his ninth victory overall. He has previously won in 2001,2007,2011, 2012 (shared) 2014,2015, 2016 and 2018
Eight initial candidates attempted to shave each other for the coveted annual accolade. Last year’s winner Stuart Anderson MP has mislaid his beard during the year and did not feature.
BLF Organiser Keith Flett said, Conservative MPs have held the title in recent years but this year were eliminated in the earlier close shave rounds. It is a tribute to the resilience of Jeremy Corbyn’s beard that this is the 20th anniversary of his first victory.
Parliamentary Beard of the Year 2021 shortlist. Final Beard Off
Jeremy Corbyn, (Independent Labour, Islington North)
Andy McDonald (Labour, Middlesbrough)
Jon Trickett (Labour, Hemsworth)
Stephen Kinnock (Labour, Aberavon)
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