Veteran Labour MP Dennis Skinner has been branded a “thug” after he called SNP MP Stewart McDonald a “piece of shit” in the House of Commons. The so-called “beast of Bolsover” later defended his ...

Born in the mining town of Clay Cross in Derbyshire, Dennis Skinner was one of nine children from a proud working class family. His father, Edward, was sacked from his job as a coal miner following ...

Dennis Skinner has lost his Bolsover seat with Labour after 49 years of being elected. The ‘beast of Bolsover’ lost the seat to Conservative MP Mark Fletcher after a surge of Tory votes. The ...

Viewers tuning in for Prime Minister David Cameron's statement on the Panama Papers scandal today (April 11) witnessed a truly gripping TV moment. The always-outspoken Labour MP Dennis Skinner was ...

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