Ian Lavery
Birthday: 1963-01-06 Place of Birth: Ashington, Northumberland, England, UK
Synopsis
Ian Lavery is a British Labour Party politician and former trade union leader from Northumberland who has been the Member of Parliament for Wansbeck since the 2010 general election. Born and raised in Ashington, Lavery began work in the construction industry after leaving school before becoming a mining apprentice.
Acting
The Big Meeting
Every second Saturday in July, since 1871, the city of Durham has been taken over by miners, trade-unions and the general public for one of the biggest annual gatherings in Europe, the Durham Miners' Gala - known locally as "The Big Meeting".
