Beard Liberation Front
14th December
Contact BLF Organiser Keith Flett 07803 167266
Jeremy Corbyn wins Parliamentary Beard of the Year vote
The Beard Liberation Front, the informal network of beard wearers, has said that the final Beard Off vote for the Parliamentary Beard of the Year 2022 has seen Islington North MP Jeremy Corbyn retain his title.
He received 63% of the votes in the final Beard Off on-line poll. His nearest challenger, Chesterfield MP Toby Perkins received 23% of the votes
Eight candidates attempted to shave each other for the coveted annual accolade with two preliminary rounds of voting leading to a final four candidates
Former Cabinet Minister Sajid Javid failed to make the final cut with Colum Eastwood and Andy McDonald winning the first close shave round. Jeremy Corbyn and Toby Perkins won the vote in the second round
BLF Organiser Keith Flett said, Jeremy Corbyn is to be congratulated on retaining the coveted Parliamentary Beard of the Year title. Keir Starmer may not like his politics but his beard is clearly still a vote winner.
Parliamentary Beard of the Year 2022
Jeremy Corbyn, (Independent Labour, Islington North)
Andy McDonald (Labour, Middlesbrough)
Jon Trickett (Labour, Hemsworth)
Andrew Stephenson (Tory, Pendle)
Colum Eastwood (SDLP, Foyle)
James Duddridge (Tory, Southend)
Sajid Javid (Tory, Bromsgrove)
Toby Perkins (Labour, Chesterfield)
Looking forward to upcoming al-Jazeera documentary “The Beard Files”, a razor-sharp exposé of behind-the-scenes lobbying for this award.