The Kinnocks And 9 Other British Political Dynasties

A Lot Of MPs Are Part Of A Political Dynasty

A recent YouGov poll showed that voters were not to keen on the idea of politicians' children following in their footsteps.

Yet, for some, British party politics remains a family business. On Saturday, Stephen Kinnock, the son of former Labour leader Neil Kinnock, was selected to fight a safe Labour seat at the next general election. Conservatives have criticised the phenomenon of Labour's "red princes" - but political dynasties are neither new, nor confined to the Labour Party.

The House of Commons library has produced a rather nifty list of parliament's current dynasties, some more obscure than others.

Here are 10 politicians who have followed, or plan to follow, their family members into parliament.

Neil Kinnock and Stephen Kinnock

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