Bob Clay
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Bob Clay | |
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Born | 2 October 1946 |
Political party | Labour |
Education | Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge |
Robert Alan Clay (born 2 October 1946),[1] known as Bob Clay, is a left-wing politician and former Labour MP in the United Kingdom.
Early life
Robert Clay was educated at
Parliamentary career
Clay was first elected to Parliament in 1983 for the
Subsequent political activities
Clay opposed the 2003
In 2015, the BBC announced that it was to produce a biographical drama film about Reg Keys' life called Reg.[4] In the film, broadcast on 6 June 2016, Clay was portrayed by Ralph Brown and the script was by Jimmy McGovern and Robert Pugh.[5]
Clay went on to live in the Marches city of Hereford, and remained politically active as a volunteer official in the local Labour Party. He involved himself in a number of local causes, including a group opposed to the building of a by-pass which would disturb ancient archaeological remains known as The Dinedor Serpent. He now lives in the Llansamlet ward of Swansea East, where, on 4 July 2013, he was elected in a by-election, as a Labour Party councillor for the City and County of Swansea Council. His wife, Uta Clay, served as a councillor for the same council, but both stood down at the 2017 election.
References
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 6)
- ^ "CLAY, Robert Alan". Who's Who. Vol. 2024 (online ed.). A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- WalesOnline. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ Sweney, Mark (9 September 2015). "Tim Roth to take lead role in BBC anti-war drama". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- Reg. 6 June 2016. BBC Television. BBC One. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Bob Clay