Frank Ernest Field DL MP (born 16 July 1942) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Birkenhead since 1979. From 1997 to 1998, he served as the Minister of Welfare Reform, before leaving the Government, following differences with Prime Minister Tony Blair. He went on to become one of the Labour government's most vocal critics from within the party on the backbenches. Field has campaigned against poverty and low pay throughout his career, proposing various welfare reforms over the years. In June 2015 Field was elected Chair of the Work and Pensions Select Committee.
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