Help us choose a winner - Churchill Awards

Jeremy Corbyn, for increasing the number of Labour MPs against the odds, and providing a real alternative to May's government.

Donald Trump. Given the political turmoil in the UK over the last year or so, it is quite something to make me appreciate living in Britain even more than ever. I am grateful every day that I do not live in America

Based on the two criteria I too say Jeremy Corbyn.

I agree Jeremy Corbyn. He has made youngsters interested in politics again.

Not an MP but I would like to nominate Floella Benjamin or to give her her full title Baroness Benjamin (she is a lib dem peer)

I have been impressed this year with the work she has done in part due to her role as vice president of Barnardo's but she also brought this important issue to the House of Lords. This is to do with the fact that children's visits to their parents generally fathers in prison are governed not by the needs of the child but by the behaviour of the inmate. I found this quote from her “It should be a child’s right to visit their dad in prison, not for a dad to earn the right to see their child.

“Children massively struggle with the distress and confusion of having their father taken away. To then stop them spending a few precious hours with their dad simply traumatises them even further.”

She is 68 by the way

Good heavens, pattypan, I never think of her as being that old. Same age as Corbyn.

Can I nominate Harriet Harman? I think she is 67. She is the longest serving female MP and I like the way she sticks to her guns and is not afraid to speak out about what she believes in. I may have to do a bit more digging about things she has specifically done this year aside from carrying on the good work but i do recall after the acquittal of Chet Evans she called for a ban on lawyers asking rape victims about sexual history which I thought was an important thing. I forget everything she said after the case but it made absolute sense and would take the idea that a woman is "virtuous" or "fallen" before proceedings even begin out of the equation and make trials for specific cases much more fair. I thin k she is a great role model

Hilary Clinton - 1st woman to be democrat candidate for US president, she won the popular vote and stood up to a heap of nastiness along the way

I know durhamjen. If she is that old what does that make me? Clearly it is a longer time since my children were young and enjoying Playaway than I think

Or do they have to be British?

Oh Suzie I will second that too

I thought Margaret Beckett was the longest serving female MP but I might be wrong.

I just checked. Harriet Harman is the longest-ever continuously-serving female MP in the House of Commons so I think the cotinuously part may have caused confusion

Jeremy Corbyn for increasing the number of Labour MPs, and inspiring young people to take an interest in politics, increasing the membership the Labour party, and providing a real alternative to to the Conservative Party.

Does GNHQ have to take the most-named nominee as our choice or can GNHQ 'exercise discretion'? (Overrule the majority as we've recently seen happen).
If enough of us choose Corbyn that might ruffle a few feathers!

It may have to be Corbyn or Harman......who else is old enough? ?
It seems the previous winners were all women.

I would like to nominate Sarah Champion....but she fails the age test.

Jeremy Corbyn - for all the reasons stated above.

Lady Trumpington

Can't think of anyone of that age, previous winners have done much for women's causes , I can only think of women younger and I want to nominate a woman again.

The Labour MP Sarah Champion ( late forties, fifty?) deserves an honour for her work in Rotheram, I cannot think of anyone who has done anything worthwhile in politics who fits all the criteria for the award.Why the age criteria anyway, just because it’s Gransnet?