Benjamin Obese-Jecty (born September 1979[1]) is a British politician. He is the Conservative parliamentary candidate for Huntingdon[2] in the next United Kingdom general election. He is a former British Army officer, and writes for the Daily Telegraph.[3] In the 2019 general election, he stood in the safe Labour seat of Hackney North and Stoke Newington, coming second to Labour MP Diane Abbott with 11.9% of the vote, a fall of 0.7% from the 2015 election.[4]

In November 2023, he criticised the BBC for broadcasting an episode of University Challenge in which one team had a green toy octopus, claiming that the octopus was a symbol of antisemitism.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Obese-Jecty, Benjamin. "Obese-Jecty Personal appointments". Companies House. uk.gov.
  2. ↑ Elworthy, John (24 September 2023). "Conservatives choose Benjamin Obese-Jecty for new Huntingdon seat". cambsnews.co.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  3. ↑ Ben, Obese-Jecty (30 August 2023). "It's not racist to criticise the violence of Notting Hill Carnival". Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  4. ↑ Abbot, Diane; Obese-Jecty. "Election Result for Hackney North and Stoke Newington". Parliament.uk. uk.gov. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  5. ↑ Vassell, Nicole (21 November 2023). "BBC denies octopus mascot on University Challenge was 'antisemitic' attack". The Independent. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
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