Patrick Hall (politician)

Patrick Hall (born 20 October 1951) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bedford from 1997 to 2010.

He contested Bedfordshire North at the 1992 General Election, but was defeated by the veteran Conservative MP Trevor Skeet by 11,618 votes.

He made his maiden speech on 30 July 1997, where he celebrated the history of Bedford and paid tribute to the town's diverse population.

[4] In 2003, Hall was one of 139 Labour MPs to rebel against the Government whip by voting in favour of an amendment which stated that there was no moral case for war in Iraq.

[6] In his final term in Parliament, Hall voiced his opposition to the Trident nuclear weapons programme, voting against its continuance.