26 Facts About Kelvin Hopkins

Kelvin Peter Hopkins was born on 22 August 1941 and is a British politician.

Kelvin Hopkins was first elected as the Labour Member of Parliament for Luton North in 1997.

Kelvin Hopkins did not stand for re-election in the 2019 general election.

Kelvin Hopkins is a supporter of pro-Brexit group Leave Means Leave.

Kelvin Hopkins was born in Leicester, son of physicist Harold Hopkins FRS.

Kelvin Hopkins joined the Trades Union Congress as an economist in 1969, and rejoined it in 1973 following his stint as a lecturer.

Kelvin Hopkins was appointed a policy and research officer in NALGO in 1977, leaving its successor UNISON in 1994.

Kelvin Hopkins was a councillor on Luton Borough Council from 1972 to 1976.

Kelvin Hopkins was the Labour candidate for Luton North at the 1983 general election; he finished in second place, 11,981 votes behind the sitting Conservative MP John Carlisle.

Kelvin Hopkins made his maiden speech in the House of Commons on 28 November 1997.

Kelvin Hopkins served as an adviser to Richard Caborn on yachting when Caborn was Minister of Sport.

Kelvin Hopkins served as the chairman of the group on further education and lifelong learning, and as the vice-chairman of the groups on jazz appreciation; historic vehicles; Norway; constitution and citizenship; transport infrastructure and trans-European networks.

Kelvin Hopkins served as the treasurer of the group on building societies and financial mutuals.

Kelvin Hopkins was on the left wing of the Labour Party, being a member of the Socialist Campaign Group and is a Eurosceptic.

Kelvin Hopkins was known for his rebellious stance amongst Labour MPs, and has been described as a "rebellion prone left-wing economist" by Andrew Roth in The Guardian.

Kelvin Hopkins emerged well from the 2009 MPs expenses scandal, being deemed a "saint" by The Daily Telegraph for his minimal second home claims.

Kelvin Hopkins was one of sixteen signatories of an open letter to the-then Labour leader Ed Miliband in January 2015, which called on the party to commit to oppose further austerity, take rail franchises back into public ownership and strengthen collective bargaining arrangements.

Kelvin Hopkins is a supporter of homeopathy, having signed an Early Day Motion in support of its continued funding by the National Health Service.

Kelvin Hopkins was one of 36 Labour MPs to nominate Jeremy Corbyn as a candidate in the Labour leadership election of 2015.

Kelvin Hopkins did not stand for re-election in the 2019 general election.

Kelvin Hopkins was suspended by the Labour Party on 2 November 2017 following allegations made against him which are currently being investigated.

Just over a week later on 10 November, the Labour MP Kerry McCarthy said that Kelvin Hopkins had been paying her unwanted attention, via written notes, since 1994 when both were chairs of adjacent Constituency Labour Parties in Luton.

Kelvin Hopkins married Patricia Mabel Langley on 21 August 1965 in Barnet.

Kelvin Hopkins is a French speaker, a keen photographer, saxophonist and enjoys sailing on the Norfolk Broads.

Kelvin Hopkins is an Honorary Associate of the National Secular Society.

Since 1993, Kelvin Hopkins has been a governor of Luton Sixth Form College.