Ben Swain

Former Minister of State for Immigration at DoSAC and Shadow Cabinet Minister

Ministers

Lore Dossier

A working dossier for the character's place in the DoSAC machine: office role, political home, career pressure, and the relationships that pull them into the wider Westminster mess.

Full name: Rt. Hon. Ben Swain MP
Occupation: Former Shadow Cabinet Minister, Former Minister of State for Immigration - DoSAC
Department: Department of Social Affairs and Citizenship
Role: Ministers
Party: Labour
Affiliation: HM Opposition, Former HM Government

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Department of Social Affairs and Citizenship

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s03e06 at 05-09.840 - Right. So, Ben Swain, the man you love to hate and love to sack, actually, is on his way up.
s03e06 at 05-44.960 - This Back On Track policy that you launched at your chimps' tea party last night,
s03e06 at 06-13.640 - Back On Track, it is exactly the same as my Unify Initiative.
s03e06 at 26-13.320 - but that was chiefly because I don't like Jeremy Paxman, Clark...
s04e04 at 00-09-19.920 - Ben Swain is resigning.
s04e04 at 00-14-29.320 - This is a fucking joke. Ben Swain, Chancellor.

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