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Alex Ballinger

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Alex Ballinger
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Alexander Robert Ballinger[1] is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Halesowen since 2024. He gained the seat from James Morris, a Conservative.[2]

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Career

Ballinger served with the Royal Marines from 2005 to 2013,[3][4][5] and previously worked in the Middle East for the Department for International Development as an aid worker.[6] He then worked in Pakistan for the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO).[7][8]

From 2023 to 2024, Ballinger ran a seven-volunteer mental health charity (St Germain’s Wellbeing) for people experiencing anxiety or depression, offering them up to four emotional support sessions,[9][10][11] based in Birmingham and the Black Country.[6]

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Parliamentary career

Ballinger was elected on 4 July 2024 with 38.9% of the vote.[12]

In July 2024 Ballinger voted against an amendment to the King's Speech that would have removed the former Conservative Government's policy of a two-child benefit cap.[13] It was widely reported that Labour MPs who did not vote with the government would have the whip removed and be forced to sit as independents.[14]

Ballinger voted to means test the Winter Fuel Payment for pensioners [15]

Ballinger has campaigned in favour of reforms to gambling legislation. [16] This has included hosting a Westminster Hall debate on Gambling Harms [17]

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