Hilary James Wedgwood Benn ( born 26 November 1953 ) is an English politician and since October 2010 he has been the Shadow Leader of the House of Commons . He is the Member of Parliament for the Leeds Central constituency in the United Kingdom . Hilary James Wedgwood Benn ( born 26 November 1953 ) is a British Labor Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament ( MP ) for Leeds Central since 1999 .