Beard Liberation Front
10th July
Contact BLF Organiser Keith Flett 07803 167266
Jeremy Corbyn named Beard of the new House of Commons
The Beard Liberation Front, the informal network of beard wearers, has named Islington North MP Jeremy Corbyn as the Beard of the new House of Commons.
Corbyn was elected as the MP for Islington North for the eleventh time on July 4th on this occasion as an Independent. However he was narrowly pipped to the title of Father of the House by Tory MP Edward Leigh who signed on just before him when first elected in 1983.
Nevertheless Jeremy Corbyn has been voted the Parliamentary Beard of the Year more often than any other MP and easily qualifies for the coveted title of Beard of the House
BLF Organiser Keith Flett said, when Jeremy Corbyn was first elected beards in the Commons were rare indeed and his appearance provoked comment. The current House has more hirsute MPs than have sat since the 1920s but Corbyn is without question Beard of the House.
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