Barry Gardiner
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Barry Strachan Gardiner is a British politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Brent North since 1997. He is a member of the Labour Party.
Official portrait, 2020
Gardiner giving his speech at the 2016 Labour Party Conference
1997 United Kingdom general election
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The 1997 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday, 1 May 1997. The governing Conservative Party led by Prime Minister John Major was defeated in a landslide by the Labour Party led by Tony Blair, achieving a 179-seat majority.
Image: Tony Blair in 1997
Image: Major PM full (cropped)
Image: Paddy Ashdown (2005) (cropped)