Fabian Hamilton

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Person.png Fabian Hamilton   Powerbase WebsiteRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
Fabian Hamilton.jpg
Born12 April 1955
London, England, UK
NationalityUK
Alma materUniversity of York
Children3
SpouseRosemary Ratcliffe
Member ofHenry Jackson Society, Labour Friends of Israel
PartyLabour
Neoconservative Labour MP appointed by Jeremy Corbyn to be Shadow Minister for Peace and Disarmament.

Employment.png Shadow Minister for Peace and Disarmament

In office
8 November 2016 - Present

Employment.png Shadow Minister of State for Europe

In office
29 June 2016 - 4 July 2016

Employment.png Member of Parliament for Leeds North East

In office
2 May 1997 - Present
Preceded byTimothy Kirkhope

Fabian Hamilton Labour MP for Leeds North East was appointed in November 2016 by Jeremy Corbyn to be Shadow Minister for Peace and Disarmament. In a statement on the Facebook page of his local party, Hamilton said:

"The role is unusual because no such post exists in government, but the Labour leader has made peace and disarmament his major international priorities - and I also share his belief that these are important aims, especially given what is happening in so many parts of the world today."

Fabian Hamilton said he would be participating in multilateral disarmament meetings at the United Nations in New York.[1]

Deep state connections

Hamilton is a signatory of the Euston Manifesto[2] and of the statement of principles of the Henry Jackson Society a neoconservative foreign policy think tank highly connected to several intelligence services.

Labour Friends of Israel

Hamitlon was born to a British Jewish family[3]. He supports Labour Friends of Israel[4].

Commenting on the 2010 Gaza Freedom Flotilla, Hamilton saud "They [Israel] might have had a damn good reason to do what they did to the Gaza flotilla but, my God, it was bad PR and the Palestinian lobby is unfortunately capitalising on that."[5]

Expenses fraud

In 2009 The Daily Telegraph reported that Hamilton had incorrectly claimed £3,000 on expenses for mortgage payments.[6] In addition to the interest on the mortgage, which can be claimed as an expense, Hamilton claimed for interest on an equity release scheme on the house, which cannot.

Hamilton responded in a statement that this was "a genuine mistake" and that the money was paid back when the error was discovered by the House of Commons Fees Office.[7] The Telegraph also accused Hamilton of "flipping" his second home designation to decorate and furnish both his constituency home in Leeds and London flat.[6] Hamilton defended his actions and accused the Daily Telegraph of "deliberately misrepresenting" him.[7]


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