Ronnie Campbell

Ronald Campbell (14 August 1943 – 23 February 2024) was a British Labour politician who was Member of Parliament (MP) for Blyth Valley from 1987 until 2019.

Before entering parliament he was a councillor for Croft Ward, Blyth Borough, Northumberland from 1969 and a lay official of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM).

When the government nationalised Northern Rock in 2008, Campbell declared it "the People's Bank" and opened an account.

[2] In May 2009, during the high-profile MPs expenses scandal, Campbell agreed to return over £6,000 of the £87,729 he had claimed for furnishings in his London home.

[3][4][5] Campbell voted for Andy Burnham in the 2010 Labour Party leadership election following the resignation of Gordon Brown.

While he served as an MP, Campbell had a reunion with his half-brother, Eric McGraw, whom he had not known due to the latter's adoption.