Beard Liberation Front
2nd December
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Stockton North MP wins first Close Shave Vote for Parliamentary Beard of the Year
The Beard Liberation Front, the informal network of beard wearers, has said that Stockton North MP Alex Cunningham has won the first Close Shave vote for Parliamentary Beard of the Year with 43% of the vote. Leeds MP Fabian Hamilton was second with 27%.
Both MPs will now go to a Beard Off final vote after the second Close Shave round of voting where another two MPs will join them for the final vote. This opens on Sunday. The Parliamentary Beard of the Year 2023 will be announced on 15th December.
Mr Cunningham and his Stockton North Constituency have been the subject of abuse from Home Secretary James Cleverley. Mr Cleverley’s exclusion from the shortlist was confirmed following a vote of BLF supporters.
BLF Organiser Keith Flett said, James Cleverley has brought the hirsute into disrepute and Alex Cunnigham’s victory in the first Close Shave round of voting for Parliamentary Beard of the Year is a positive response to that.
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