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Profession

Mayor of Lewisham

Education

State school (source)

Miscellaneous notes

Has campaigned to reform drug laws (source)

Policy Interests

climate

Supports Green New Deal, 100% affordable energy by 2030 and publicly owned busses (source)

migration

  • Made Lewisham a sanctuary borough for migrants and refugees (source)
  • Wrote an article in support of migrants and refugees (source)

LGBTQ

Is LGBTQ. Interviewed about pride month emphasising its political roots (source)

workers

Supported the 2023 NEU dispute in Lewisham (source)

NHS

Supports investment, rolling back privatisation and paying healthcare workers fairly (source)

Public Ownership

Supports public ownership of essential services (source)

housing

Supports rent controls and empowering tenants over landlords homelessness as a child (source)

palestine

Refused to call for a ceasefire (source)

Profession

Former civil servant (source)

Miscellaneous notes

Previously ran for election in Thurrock (source)

Policy Interests

NHS

  • Unpaid carer for her daughter and campaigner for disabilty rights (source)
  • Backed pledge for more investment in GP's (source)

Profession

CEO of Materials Processing Institute (source)

Organisation membership

Endorsed by Sera, Usdaw, Community, the National Union of Mineworkers, and several local branches of the CWU (source)

Board of charities

Chair of Redhills in Durham, a charity supporting mining community heritage (source)

Director of companies

Director of Materials Processing Institute. Previously director of Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust and Cleveland Scientific Institution (source)

Miscellaneous notes

He is from a working-class mining family background, and was sponsored by British Steel to study at University of Cambridge (source)

Policy Interests

climate

  • He says green industry is a priority (source)
  • The Materials Processing Institute, of which he was CEO, researches industrial de-carbonisation (source)

workers

Redhills charity, for which he is chair of trustees, supports the heritage of mining communities and miners' struggle for their rights (source)

Profession

Councillor and acting Head of Staff, Debbie Abrahams MP (source)

Organisation membership

Her campaign is supported by Unison (source)

Education

State school (Fartown High School) (source)

Miscellaneous notes

  • Harpreet Uppal would be the first ever female MP in this constituency. She is from a political family - her grandfather was politically active on social issues and women's rights in India, and her mother was a UNISON member in the UK who campaigned to close the gender pay gap. (source)
  • She spoke on a panel on the theme "What can Labour learn from Centre Left parties in power in Europe" at the Fabian Society in 2022 (source)
  • Her current employer, Labour MP Debbie Abrahams, is chair of the APPG for Kashmir and was once 'deported' from India due to her stance (source)

Policy Interests

climate

Huddersfield Council declared a climate emergency whilst she was in post. (source)

migration

Described the Rwanda plans as a "horrible policy" (source)

workers

  • Speaks frequently about her mother's work as part of Unison. (source)
  • Her campaign is also backed by Unison. (source)

benefits

Opposed the roll out of universal credit (source)

Public Ownership

Supports public ownership (source)

palestine

Reposted UN Secretary-General calling for protection of civillian life (source)

Profession

Chief executive of left-wing think tank the New Economics Foundation (NEF) (source)

Board of charities

Trustee of the Good Business Foundation (source)

Director of companies

  • Director, Best for Britain Ltd (source)
  • Director, NEF CONSULTING LIMITED (source)
  • Resigned Director (2019-2022), LOCAL TRUST, (source)

Education

Private (Beechwood Sacred Heart school, Tunbridge Wells) (source)

Miscellaneous notes

Fahnbulleh is a recipient of the MotheRED grant, which provides funding for mothers to stand as parliamentary candidates for the Labour Party (source)

Policy Interests

climate

  • "The economy doesn’t work for people and planet and you fundamentally need to think about how you transform it in order to do that" (source)
  • Chaired the Croydon Climate Crisis Commission (source)

migration

Came to the UK as a child refugee (source)

NHS

Celebrated the NHS' 75th birthday with a celebratory tweet (source)

housing

  • "I have developed and campaigned for ideas such as a right to homes we can afford, rent controls " (source)
  • Advocated for London mayor to instate rent controls (source)

palestine

Called for the 'violence to end', shared picture of babies being taken out of incubators in Gaza (source)

Profession

  • Leader of Southampton City Council (source)
  • Managed a small family business (source)
  • Worked in Business to Business publishing (source)

Organisation membership

Unison (source)

Board of charities

Trustee for relationship counselling charity Relate Solent (source)

Director of companies

Director of multiple companies including Solent Local Enterprise Partnership, Aspire Community Trust, Southampton 2025 Trust (source)

Education

Went to St Anne's Academy, a catholic all girls school. It was the first grammar school to convert to comprehensive (source)

Miscellaneous notes

She is a Sikh and is pro religious diversity (source)

Policy Interests

climate

  • Backs a low carbon future (source)
  • Established a citizens climates assembly in Southampton and set the city as a net zero city 2030 (source)

migration

  • Lived on the street that featured in the TV show "Immigration Street" and claimed the show promoted "negative stereotypes" (source)
  • Said that people blamed migrants rather than budget cuts for degrading public services (source)

LGBTQ

She helped launch the city's first Pride event in 10 yrs in 2016 (source)

benefits

Spoke of growing up on free school meals, relying on the local youth centre and how government cuts have affected that (source)

Public Ownership

Against privatisation (source)

housing

She has led on the city’s largest council home building programme (source)

Profession

Councillor for Hoxton East & Shoreditch since 2018 (source)

Organisation membership

GMB and Community Union

Policy Interests

climate

  • Wants to make Exeter greener and a 'cluster of excellence' for climate tech (source)
  • Has campained against water pollution in the River Exe (source)

migration

Believes in offering sanctuary to migrants and refugees and rolling back the hostile environment (source)

LGBTQ

Created a petition against the deportation of LGBTQ+ asylum seekers to Rwanda (source)

workers

Is a trade unionist (source)

NHS

A "patient-focused and well-funded NHS" is one of his campaign priorities (source)

benefits

He grew up in a single-parent, working class household and credits the welfare state for helping his family get by (source)

housing

More "high-quality social housing" is one of his campaign priorities (source)

Profession

Councillor and lawyer (source)

Director of companies

  • Former secretary of the Sheffield BME network (source)
  • Director of Crater Law Solicitors. Former director of another legal practice and a small number of other companies working in family support, community work and consultancy (source)

Education

State School (source)

Policy Interests

climate

  • Has spoken about the need for a "fairer, greener economy." (source)
  • Opposed fracking (source)

migration

  • Is a former immigration lawyer and has represented asylum seekers as part of this work. Has spoken publicly about the need for treating asylum seekers with dignity (source)
  • She is the daughter of a Yemeni steelworker (source)

LGBTQ

Spoke out against the transphobia directed against Eddie Izzard, who was one of her opponents in the selection race (source)

workers

  • Has shown support for strking workers from UCU (source)
  • Has criticised attempts to sack those who strike (source)

Public Ownership

Some support of public ownership locally (source)

palestine

Voted in support of a motion calling for a ceasefire at Sheffield City Council, in defiance of the Labour leadership's orders, and gave a supportive speech (source)

Profession

Freelance political comms/campaigns consultant for his company called 'The 1900 Creative' (source)

Policy Interests

climate

Spoken about the importance of climate change (source)

LGBTQ

From his website: "Alex will always stand in solidarity with the LGBT community, and confront homophobia and transphobia" (source)

workers

  • Posted about trade union history (source)
  • Joined picket line with UNISON workers (source)

benefits

Spoke about his mum being ill and hit by benefit cuts when unable to work (source)

palestine

Retweeted the Labour line (source)

Profession

Civil service - team leader in DfID, and then was in the Diplomatic Service. Did a project on disinformation with Valent (source)

Director of companies

  • Previously director of Sudan Divestment UK Ltd (a company that worked to stop British businesses doing business with Sudan's oil industry) (source)
  • Currently director of Upon a Hill Ltd. Listed as management consultancy services firm (source)

Miscellaneous notes

  • Foreign policy interest - has written opinion pieces (source)
  • Made a callout for people who 'support Labour' and are interested in working with progressive organisations on the future of foreign policy on LinkedIn (source)
  • • Taught at Yale International Leader Centre on 'Great Power Competition' with people like David Petraeus (and posted about it on LinkedIn) (source)
  • • Son of Lord Charlie Falconer (source)
  • • Studied Social and Political Sciences at Cambridge and was chair of the university's Amnesty group (source)

Policy Interests

climate

Has said he wants 'action for the planet and green jobs' (source)

migration

He is part of campaign against proposals for refugee housing in RAF Scampton (source)

LGBTQ

Has shown support for trans community (source)

workers

Endorsed by ASLEF, Community, GMB, NUM and TSSA (source)

NHS

Has posted a photo with GMB NHS workers outside hospital (source)

housing

Retweeted a post humanising rough sleepers after 'lifestyle choice' comments by Conservatives (source)

palestine

  • Retweeted the Labour line (source)
  • Retweeted David Lammy claiming a 'ceasfire now would embolden Hamas' (source)

Profession

Senior transport official (source)

Organisation membership

Unison, GMB (source)

Miscellaneous notes

Does work with the Labour housing group and has supported social housing provision (source)

Policy Interests

climate

On the Communities, Regeneration and Environment Overview and Scrutiny Committee at the Council (source)

workers

Has been a member of Unison and GMB (source)

housing

  • Has written about the death of Awaab Ishack, directly naming the housing crisis (source)
  • Chairs Labour Housing Group North West branch (source)

Profession

Housing provider Optivo (source)

Director of companies

Alexandra Trading LTD (resigned) and The Conservation Volunteers (resigned) (source)

Miscellaneous notes

  • Went to Oxford University and was president of the Oxford University Student Union (source)
  • Lost his councillor selection battle because he was involved in a controversial "regeneration" scheme in Haringey (source)

Policy Interests

housing

Oversaw the controversial Haringey Development Vehicle backed by large corporate developers (source)

Profession

Prison officer (source)

Organisation membership

Chairf of her branch of the Prison Officers' Association (POA) and a member of Unite. Her campaign was endorsed by Unison, ASLEF and USDAW. (source)

Education

Born and raised in Doncaster

Policy Interests

climate

Backs a fair, green transition that protects local steel jobs. (source)

LGBTQ

Attended Doncaster Pride (source)

workers

Posts in support of striking workers (source)

NHS

  • Wants to build a new hospital in Doncaster (source)
  • Backs Labour's plans for the NHS (source)
  • Has spoken at Labour conference and on social media in support of the National Care Service plan. (source)
  • Seconded Unison's motion on social care at Labour conference (source)

Profession

Works for WaveLength, a charity that helps to tackle loneliness and social isolation. Has worked for the Royal British Legion, and is vocal about campaigning for the armed forces (source)

Miscellaneous notes

There was controversy with the selection process, with nine leading members of the local party quitting their roles, accusing a 'London clique' of dictating the selection process (source)

Policy Interests

climate

In 2023 she campaigned with colleague Kate Taylor to clean up waterways in Bolton and to put preassure on central government (source)

migration

Her mother was a Kenyan refugee (source)

workers

  • Posted about gender wage gap at Asda, linked to GMB (source)
  • Against Wilko store closures and loss of jobs (source)
  • Support for striking workers, particularly the NHS (source)

NHS

Campaigned to ensure Bolton Hospital got a refurbishment. Against NHS privatisation (source)

palestine

Has retweeted Lisa Nandy on providing more aid into Gaza, more effort into releasing hostages, and long term work for two-state solution (source)

Profession

Barrister (source)

Organisation membership

Chairs the Society of Labour Lawyers (source)

Education

State school - Catholic, Grammar (source)

Policy Interests

NHS

Involved in local anti-cuts campaigns (source)

housing

Hosted a webinar about the law and housing/homelessness during the pandemic (source)

Organisation membership

  • Co-operative Party, USDAW, Community Union, CWU, Unite Union have all made donations (source)
  • Also a member of the National Trust Sherwood Forest Trust and local government association (source)

Board of charities

On the board of the Nottingham Playhouse (source)

Education

Lancaster University (Elected SU President) (source)

Miscellaneous notes

  • Holds council executive post as Portfolio Holder for Corporate Resources and Performance (source)
  • Chair of Chair of Nottinghamshire & City of Nottingham Fire & Rescue Authority and deputy leader of Local Government Association (source)
  • Governer of Richard Bonington Primary School (source)

Policy Interests

LGBTQ

  • • Led the creation of an LGBT+ Labour Councillors Network (source)
  • • Support on twitter to the LGBTQ+ community (source)

Profession

Head of office for Tony Lloyd (source)

Board of charities

Miscellaneous notes

Speaks publicly about his experience with dyslexia (source)

Policy Interests

climate

  • Supports and attended the rally for Frack Free Lancashire (source)
  • Discussed how to tackle the climate crisis (source)

migration

Organised a protest against Tommy Robinson in Blackpool (source)

LGBTQ

Attended Blackpool pride (source)

workers

Tweeted in support of the RMT (source)

Profession

Lawyer, Hempsons (source)

Board of charities

Former chair of Rams Trust (local football team) (source)

Miscellaneous notes

From Derbyshire, currently lives St Albans and is a former Labour Party organiser. On the policy team at Labour HQ - (source)

Policy Interests

climate

Retweet Labour opposition to sewage dumping (source)

migration

  • Worte an article about 'meeting the needs' of unaccompanied minors seeking asylum (source)
  • Wrote to Suella Braverman, arguing against turning local empty university property into an asylum dispersal site (source)

NHS

Ran a survey on High Peak NHS Use. Mother, wife, other family members work for NHS (source)

benefits

Endorsed cheaper bus fares for 16-18s from Derbyshire (source)

Public Ownership

Newsletter highlights Labour's pledge to put bus and rail back into public ownership (source)

palestine

  • Retweeted Starmer backing a temporary ceasefire (source)
  • Retweeted David Lammy's trip to Israel (source)
  • Retweet Jewish Labour Movement against a ceasefire (source)
  • Shows concern for rising Islamophobia (source)

Profession

Councillor, national executive committee member and chief whip of Labour Local Government. He is also director of the Labour Local Government Campaign Cooperative, which offers campaigning and communications support to Labour groups (source)

Organisation membership

GMB (source)

Education

University of Manchester (source)

Miscellaneous notes

Grew up with a single Mum with long-term health needs (source)

Policy Interests

workers

  • Outspoken about the precarity of gig economy and low wage work (source)
  • Expressed solidarity with the RMT in June (source)

NHS

Said that the NHS should be "protected at all costs" (source)

housing

Wrote an article on the "broken housing system" for the Big Issue acknowleding profit as a "destructive force" (source)

Profession

Councillor for Warrington borough since 2016 (source)

Miscellaneous notes

Has Children and Families portfolio for the council (source)

Policy Interests

climate

  • As councillor was involved in 'improving the local environment', e.g. setting up a community garden, campaigned against a waste transfer site in the area and water pollution, set up a school uniform swap shop to reduce clothes waste (source)
  • Critical of fracking (source)

workers

Often retweets USDAW (source)

housing

Retweeted Angela Rayner and Mike Amesbury on ending no fault evictions (source)

Profession

  • Management consultant & former adviser to Labour chancellor Alistair Darling (source)
  • Formerly Director and Head of Africa Regional Office, Standard Chartered Bank (source)

Director of companies

Previously a Director of three companies: NEW RIVER CONSULTING LIMITED (10666446) IMPACT ACCELERATOR LTD (13065812) ST GILES TRUST (02175146) (source)

Miscellaneous notes

Son of a holocaust survivor, and claims "For too long, Labour let the Jewish community — my community — down. I am completely committed to supporting Keir Starmer as he acts with purpose to rip the poison of antisemitism out from Labour by the roots and builds a Labour Party all can once again be proud to support" (source)

Policy Interests

climate

Referenced Labour's plan to "invest £28 billion a year to tackle the climate crisis and create the next generation of jobs" (source)

migration

Supports open child refugee policies (source)

workers

Former GMB member and wrote this article in 2018 praising trade unions (source)

NHS

  • In 2019 promised "real investment to ensure a world-class NHS and schools" (source)
  • It has been Claimed that his wife is a lobbyist for private healthcare, which he denies (source)

housing

Wants to have leasehold and commonhold reform (source)

Profession

Competition Lawyer and Junior Partner @ Hausfeld & Co LLP (source)

Board of charities

The Collective Redress Lawyers Association (2021 - present) (source)

Director of companies

Camden Citizens Advice Bureaux Service (2016-2016) (source)

Miscellaneous notes

  • Worked for client Privacy International in its intervention in the European Commission’s review of Google’s acquisition of Fitbit (source)
  • Ran for candidacy in Lincoln in 2015 but failed (by 3% to the tories). See her 2015 policy priorities here (source)
  • Campaign website lists current priorities as, tackle the cost-of living crisis, return our public services to health, bring investment & jobs to our town, make our communities safe, take action on the climate crisis (source)

Policy Interests

climate

"Take Action on the Climate Crisis" listed as a top 5 campaign priority on her website (source)

workers

  • As a candidate in the 2015 General Election, argued for: rates freeze for small businesses, banning exploitative zero hours contracts. making work pay with an £8 minimum wage (source)
  • Against the tories' Anti-Strike Bill, saying: "No one wants strikes - they’re a last resort. But restricting rights to strike will mean key public sector workers are forced to work no matter what & sacked if they don't. Completely wrong & the opposite of what is needed to solve the current crises" (source)

NHS

As a candidate in the 2015 General Election, argued for more doctors, nurses and midwives for Lincoln County Hospital; more GPs, homecare workers, integrated health and social care services; guaranteed GP appointment within 48 hours or sooner (source)

benefits

As a candidate in the 2015 General Election, argued for a tax cut for working people, more affordable childcare, an energy price freeze and reform of the energy market, and scrapping the cruel bedroom tax (source)

housing

Believes in supporting first time home buyers and tackling article 2014

Profession

Councillor for Dagenham (Cabinet Member for Enforcement and Community Safety) and Chief of Staff to Jon Cruddas MP (the incumbent labour MP for Dagenham and Rainham) (source)

Organisation membership

  • Unite and GMB member (source)
  • In 2022 she received a donation from Unite and the Communication Workers Union (source)

Board of charities

Trustee of Dagenham United Charity, which gives financial assistant to people in need (source)

Education

Comprehensive (Redbridge college)

Miscellaneous notes

One of her main focuses is policing (having been the borough cabinet member for enforcement) and wants to increase police presence in Dagenham and Rainham (source)

Policy Interests

climate

Supported an anti-pollution campain in Dagenham (source)

LGBTQ

As a councillor she has been working with the families of the four gay men murdered by Stephen Port in Barking (source)

workers

A union member and has campaigned for equal pay for female shop workers (source)

NHS

Supports Labour's plan to reduce NHS waiting times by increasing recruitment and training of staff, saying she wants services in Dagenham to be at the front of the queue (source)

Public Ownership

Criticised privatised water companies for increasing bills (source)

housing

Calls the level of homelessness in the UK unacceptable, and wants to build council homes and affordable housing (source)

Profession

Head of Campaigns, Communications and Digital at TUC (source)

Board of charities

  • Current: Generation Rent UK (source)
  • Previous: Nationwide foundation, The Fawcett Society, Oxfordshire Children and Families Trust (source)

Director of companies

Safelives, Shelter, Corston Coalition, Oxfam (source)

Policy Interests

workers

Works for the TUC on union campaigns focusing especially on getting people under 30 into unions and supportign their rights. On mastodon has shared tweets explicitly supporting striking workers in any situation. (source)

benefits

Posted on Mastodon against Labour's continued support fo the two child benefit cap. (source)

housing

Worked for and on various housing campaigns. (source)

Profession

Advisor to Sadiq Khan (source)

Miscellaneous notes

  • Has run campaigns against service cuts including:
  • • Closing football pitches (source)
  • • Axeing a bus route (source)

Policy Interests

climate

Retweeted a post against sewage dumping (source)

LGBTQ

Attended pride celebrations in her constituency (source)

workers

  • • Refers to herself as a 'trade unionist' (source)
  • • Got the backing of the GMB, CWU, Unison, Community, FBU, Aslef & Musicians for her nomination (source)
  • • Involved in campaign for Living Wage (source)
  • • Attended Chainmaker's union festival (source)
  • • Joined a picket line with ambulance workers (source)

palestine

Retweeted the Labour line (source)

Profession

GMB organiser (source)

Organisation membership

GMB

Miscellaneous notes

Campaigns on issues affecting women, particularly low-paid women, in the workplace and has expressed a keen interest in community organising (source)

Policy Interests

migration

Backed Labour's policy on asylum seekers (source)

workers

  • Supportive of striking nurses (source)
  • Wrote about 'the scandal of statutory sick pay' and female unionists fighting it (source)
  • Has campaigned for the living wage (source)
  • Former Head of Campaigns for Living Wage Foundation (source)

benefits

Supportive of Sadiq Khan's covid measure providing rough sleepers with hotel rooms (source)

housing

Retweeted in favour of scrapping no-fault evictions (source)

palestine

  • Retweeted Starmer 'pleased to hear about temporary ceasefire' (source)
  • Retweeted Lammy on visiting Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Ramallah (source)
  • Retweeted Daily Mirror headline against Braverman's attempt to ban the Palestine march on day before Armistice Sunday (source)
  • Retweeted Lisa Nandy on providing humantiarian aid for children in Gaza Retweeted Lisa Nandy on Israel's 'right to defend itself' (source)

Profession

National Education Union (source)

Education

State (source)

Policy Interests

Profession

Senior account manager for PLMR, a Public Relations and Communications Services delivering communications campaigns Public Relations and former Communications Manager at REA a non-profit trade association for renewable energy (source)

Organisation membership

Formerly Labour's education spokesperson at Suffolk County Council and contested the Central Suffolk and North Ipswich seat for Labour in the 2015 General Election (source)

Policy Interests

climate

Wrote a short blog about putting "putting Ipswich at the heart of a new green economy", in which he talked about marrying "together the economic and environmental opportunities on offer from the energy transition" (source)

migration

Has made several trips to the 'Jungle' refugee camp in Calais, bringing food and other kinds of supplies, and he faced criticism in parliament in 2022, from his opponent in Ipswich, Tom Hunt (Conservatives) (source)

LGBTQ

Posted a photo on IG supporting Trans Visibility Day (source)

workers

Has stated that if elected he will focus on families and reducing the cost of living crisis, and ensuring green jobs are coming to Ipswich being elected as a Labour PPC for Ipswich (in 2022) he supported the UK Train Drivers' Union strike (source)

NHS

Supported the Labour decision to introduce the real living wage in Suffolk for social care workers (to help ease the recruitment problems) and supported the New Deal for Care Workers proposed by the Labour Party (source)

benefits

In Oct 2022, supported Marches for mental health. The aim of these manifestations was to promote and implement public resources around mental health services, in Norfolk and Souffolk area (source)

housing

Committed to making renting fairer, more secure and more affordable with a Renters’ Charter (source)

Profession

Head of Economics at New Economics Foundation, a think tank focused on living wage, a green new deal and new city and regional authorities which de-centralise and devolve economic power (source)

Policy Interests

climate

  • Mentioned working on economic growth with the climate in mind for his work in Somaliland (source)
  • Is in favour of solar farms (source)

migration

Wrote about how he believes we should "promote our own vision of the United Kingdom as four strong, open and generous nations whose identity, culture and pride is rooted in both our shared history and present experiences the path". Argued the path to "resolving the 'immigration dilemma' is raising living standards and setting out a shared, national vision of inclusion and compassion (source)

LGBTQ

Shared this YouGov poll on twitter showing changing views of Britons on LGBTQ+ community (source)

workers

  • Organised KCL UCU members to stop a 33% paycut (source)
  • Callsingfor higher wages through a green industrial revolution (source)
  • Says people 'absolutely have a right to strike' in this video (source)
  • Was an active member of UCU during the university strikes (source)

NHS

  • Criticised pay cuts for nurses and how this lack of funding contributes to staff shortages (source)
  • Said "One of the reasons the NHS is facing crisis now, is because all the public health measures put into councils were cut in the early 2010s" in the Leicester Mercury (source)

benefits

Argued that Conservatives prioritised some groups (pensioners) to receive more benefits than children. Suggests that Conservatives reward those who vote for them (source)

housing

Recognised housing crisis and argued we need a proper plan so that houses are built with enough infrastructure to support them and fit in with the character of the local area (source)

Profession

Software Development Director (source)

Miscellaneous notes

Ran Mike Amesbury's (former MP) general election wins in 2017 and 2019.

Policy Interests

climate

  • Committed to a just transition to net zero, has campaigned to develop Dan Valley Urban Woodland and against expansion of Lostock incinerator (source)
  • Against raw sewage dumping and backs more resources for Environment Agency (source)

Public Ownership

Campaigned for public ownership of buses (source)

housing

Campaigned for those affected by leasehold, more social housing and infrastructure investment when new houses are built (source)

Profession

  • Councillor at Calderdale Council
  • Strategic Communications Officer at General Medical Council

Organisation membership

  • Member of GMB, UNITE and NUJ (source)
  • Worked with the Public and Commercial Services Union to prevent closing of lifeguard stations (source)
  • Member of the End Hunger campaign (source)
  • Chair of Hebden Bridge and Mytholmroyd Development Board (source)

Education

State School (Calder High) (source)

Policy Interests

climate

  • Josh Fenton-Glynn has been vocal about the need for action on climate change, linking local flooding to the climate crisis (source)
  • Endorsed by Calder Valley Green Party at the 2019 election (source)

migration

Vocal about the benefits of immigration for the EU and migration being made into a scapegoat for social insecurity (from 10 years ago) (source)

LGBTQ

Ensured the transgender flag was flown over Halifax Town Hall (source)

workers

  • As a councillor Josh made Calderdale the first West Yorkshire authority to pay care workers the living wage (source)
  • Josh has worked for the Public and Commercial Services Union (source)

NHS

Led a campaign against the closure of Calderdale A&E (source)

benefits

  • Against the Benefit Cap. He has also formerly worked at the Child Poverty Action Group and Oxfam, looking at poverty in the UK. (source)
  • Critical of Conservatives blaming people who are out of work or claiming disability benefits (source)

Public Ownership

  • Signed a letter to the Observer calling for the return of the railways to public control as franchises expire. (source)
  • As a councillor criticised the privatisation of buses in Calder Valley as a "disaster" (source)
  • Josh has spoken in support of investment in local services (source)

housing

  • As a Councillor Josh has helped create social housing in Hebden Bridge (source)

palestine

Josh's Labour4Calderdale group called for a ceasefire on 20th October but also supports Keir Starmer's "appeal for a political road to peace" (source)

Profession

Solicitor (source)

Organisation membership

GMB. Sits on Central Executive Council (source)

Director of companies

Resigned from WHITMORE REANS WELFARE CENTRE (05036934) (source)

Education

Comprehensive

Miscellaneous notes

Attended a launch event of a campaign against domestic violence (source)

Policy Interests

workers

  • As a solicitor, Warinder has represented workers, including in work-related stress claims (source)
  • Spoke at strike rallies in Wolverhampton in December 2022 (source)
  • Attended RMT picket line (source)

palestine

Called for immediate ceasefire on 31st Oct (source)

Profession

Councillor (source)

Board of charities

Trustee at MammaKind, 'a baby bank that collects and distributes donations' (source)

Miscellaneous notes

Set up a not-for-profit company, training teaching assistants and parents to identify and support people with dyslexia in the classroom and community, and blogged on school nurses for Progressive Britain (source)

Policy Interests

migration

Currently Lewisham Council's Cabinet Member for Communities, Refugees and Wellbeing (source)

workers

Refers to herself as a 'lifelong trade unionist' (source)

NHS

Sat on the Independent Funding Review Panel for NHS Greenwich from 2018-2022 (source)

Profession

Councillor and cabinet member on Wirral council. Resigned to work for an unnamed non-profit in London in 2018 (source)

Miscellaneous notes

  • There was controversy around the selection process; ten senior Wirral West Labour Party members resigned over the selection process which had him shortlisted with three other candidates (source)
  • His selection campaign was backed by Labour for Europe (source)
  • He was also backed by the Labour Campaign for International Development (source)

Policy Interests

climate

  • In his former capacity as a councillor, he was a cabinet member for environment (source)
  • Patrick made repeated reference to the importance of tackling the climate crisis in an August 2023 Labourlist article he authored (source)

migration

Retweet of Labour's policy (source)

LGBTQ

Retweeted Yvette Cooper on Braverman's homophic claims about asylum seekers 'purporting to be gay when they're not gay' (source)

workers

  • Patrick's selection campaign was backed by Labour Campaign for Childcare Reform (source)
  • Patrick's selection campaign also had the backing of CWU (source)
  • He a branch member of Wirral CWU (source)
  • Patrick had the backing of USDAW (source)
  • Specific reference to the rights of self-employed people in his campaign (source)
  • Reference to 'scnadal of in-work poverty' in a Labourlist article he penned in August 2023 (source)

NHS

Patrick has tweeted about Labour's plans to increase dentistry funding (source)

Public Ownership

  • Patrick has tweeted about Labour's plans to 'take back control of buses' (source)
  • This includes plans to "offer all local areas the chance to franchise bus services" (source)

palestine

  • Tweeted about Israel's 'absolute' right to defend itself (source)
  • Wrote a piece criticising extreme media coverage and social media posts 'on both sides' (source)

Profession

Deputy Mayor for Transport in London under Sadiq Khan 2018-2021 (source)

Board of charities

TFL Board member (source)

Director of companies

2007-2009: chair, Greater London Enterprise; 2007-2009: director, Lewisham’s local education partnership (source)

Education

Comprehensive (source)

Policy Interests

climate

  • Previously voted in favour of positive climate actions (source)
  • Door knocked about climate change issues (source)

migration

  • Strongly disagreees that immigrants are to blame for housing crisis or other issues within the uk. "The answer to immigration is not to put up fences and build walls but to work together to create a more equal Europe and a more equal world" (source)
  • Voted against Brexit in parliament (source)

LGBTQ

Has consistantly voted for equal gay rights (source)

workers

Consistently voted against more restrictive regulation of trade union activity (source)

NHS

Ran the Save Lewisham Hospital campaign; was shadow health secretary under Corbyn, saying “the NHS should get every penny it needs” (source)

benefits

Almost always voted in favour of raising benefits (source)

Public Ownership

Consistently voted for a publicly owned railway system (source)

housing

Public debate about the rising housing crises "Councils need proper powers to deal with developers who sit on land waiting for house prices to rise, and they need to be able to negotiate hard with developers about social rented housing provision." (source)

palestine

Voted for Recognition of Palestinian state in 2014 but has remained silent since October 7th (source)

Profession

Retrained to be a teacher in 2014 after working at the phone network Orange. Taught until 2018 and was then a councillor, promoted to Kirklees council leader in 2020 (source)

Policy Interests

climate

As a councillor was responsible for 'Culture and Greener Kirklees' portfolio, also supported a campaign to divest the West Yorkshire council pension fund from fossil fuels (source)

workers

Began his career as an electrician in the coal mines and was an NUM rep, then attended college on a union bursary (source)

Profession

  • Chair of Ulverston Business Improvement District, runs the Ulverston Dickensian Festival, and runs a fashion retailer (source)
  • Former Mayor of Ulverston (source)

Organisation membership

Banking, Insurance and Finance Union rep (source)

Director of companies

ULVERSTON BID COMPANY LIMITED (09761005) (source)

Miscellaneous notes

  • Support for BAE systems (source)
  • Campaigns on access to town centres for disabled people (source)

Policy Interests

NHS

Urged local people to back what Labour calls a plan to rescue NHS dentistry (source)

Public Ownership

Started a petition to 'Save Ulverston Libraries' (source)

housing

Owns two properties (source)

Profession

  • Former Chief Executive of the Centre for Ageing Better, an independent charitable foundation that brings about change for people in later life (source)
  • Worked as a policy analyst in the Department of Health Strategy Unit. Was also the policy director at King's fund. (source)

Education

State school (source)

Miscellaneous notes

Is an active member of her local parish in Islington (source)

Policy Interests

NHS

Has worked on the development of a national strategy for the promotion of integrated care (source)

Public Ownership

Has worked on keeping the NHS tax-funded. (source)

housing

Interested in providing suitable housing for people at all ages, in particular providing accessible homes to meet the needs of an ageing population (source)

palestine

Quote tweeted a David Lammy Tweet saying that "if Labour wins power, we will strive to recognise Palestine as a sovereign state, as part of efforts to contribute to securing a negotiated two-state solution” (source)

Profession

Wilma trained in Fife as a staff nurse over 20 years ago and has held various roles in the NHS. She undertook the role of Partnership Coordinator before taking secondment to the Scottish Government Health Department as Staff Governance Associate. She later returned to Fife in the role of Employee Director in 2009. Wilma also plays an active role in national work, such as the Scottish Terms and Conditions Committee (source)

Organisation membership

NHS Fife Board member (source)

Director of companies

  • • Chair and (ex) DIrector of the Cottage Family Centre (source)
  • • Board Member of the Logistics Committee for the National Family Centre. The National Family Centre has distributed surplus stock from Amazon to people in poverty. (source)

Policy Interests

migration

  • • Retweet of Labour's policy (source)
  • • Strongly criticised an SNP proposal to evacaute Palestianian patients with relatives in Scotland to Scottish hospitals - 'our hospitals are bursting at the seams already' (source)

LGBTQ

  • • Attended Fife Pride in 2023 (source)
  • • Supports LGBT+ as part of Scottish Labour (source)

workers

  • • Involvement in health workers' rights. Scottish UNISON Health Committee Board Chair. Was involved in organising around pay rises for health workers (source)
  • • Said there is a staffing crisis in the NHS. (source)

NHS

  • Chair of UNISON Scotland Health Committee (source)
  • • Former NHS nurse

palestine

  • • Retweeted Labour line (source)
  • • Tweeted in support of Medical Aid for Palesitinians (source)
  • • Retweeted Starmer on 'right to self-defence' (source)

Profession

Has worked at YMCA for almost 15 years. Is now Director of Business development (source)

Organisation membership

Community Union (source)

Education

Local authority

Miscellaneous notes

  • Interested in dealing with potholes, cleaning up rubbish, flytipping (source)
  • Christian (source)

Policy Interests

housing

Against no fault evictions (source)

Profession

Until Dec 2023, principal consultant at Renaisi (source)

Organisation membership

The Co-operative Party Labour Women's Network The Fawcett Society London Community Credit Union GMB Unison Community Union Hope not Hate SERA Labour Housing Group Jewish Labour Movement Labour Movement for Europe The Fabian Society (source)

Board of charities

Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park (lifetime member) (source)

Director of companies

Brother (Eddie Blake) is a Director of Roman Road Trust (source)

Miscellaneous notes

Has worked for councillors continuously since 2009, has worked as a "Regeneration Manager" for St George Plc. Possibly part of development lobby?

Policy Interests

climate

Former Cabinet member at Tower Hamlets - Member of the Environment, Economy, Housing and Transport Board and Deputy Mayor for Regeneration and Air Quality for Tower Hamlets at Local Government Association (LGA) Also on SERA list (source)

workers

On a list of candidates that "understand technological transformation and its risks and benefits" Also wrote article about illicit finance (source)

NHS

Wrote letter in support of healthcare workers and a letter on healthcare inequality (source)

benefits

Went in place of Sadiq Khan to Inclusion London hustings (source)

housing

  • Letter in support of home building (source)
  • Wants more regulation of short-term lets and also end to no fault evictions (source)
  • Active member of Labour Housing Group, featured on London Property Alliance as a London Leader (source)

Profession

Miscellaneous notes

Born in Wednesfield

Policy Interests

workers

Supported USDAW's "rights for shopworkers" campaign (source)

NHS

Criticised Tories for long waiting lists (source)

housing

Has raised money for homeless people (source)

Profession

TUC’s Midlands regional secretary (source)

Board of charities

West Northamptonshire Development Corporation (source)

Education

State educated (source)

Miscellaneous notes

  • He grew up in a working-class family in Far Cotton, Northampton, and attended Delapre Primary School. He left school at 16 to take up an apprenticeship with Royal Mail. He became an area delivery union rep for Northamptonshire, including Corby, and remained in that post for 20 years. He stood to be Northamptonshire’s first police and crime commissioner in 2012. Lee has been a magistrate in the Northampton for 20 years. Stood for Northamptonshire's police and crime commissioner in 2012. (source)
  • Stood in 2012 but had to stand down because he was fined at age 19 (source)

Policy Interests

LGBTQ

Addressed the CWU LGBT conference in 2016 Described the TUC being invited to lead Birmingham Pride in 2015 with LGSM as "an honour" (source)

workers

  • Backed "freedom from fear campaign" for shopworkers (source)
  • Has written articles on trade union history (source)
  • Joined NUJ members on a picket (source)

NHS

  • Backs a National Care Service (source)
  • Led the 'Dying to Work' campaign to ensure the right to work for the terminally ill (source)

Profession

Head of Political Polling at Opinium (source)

Organisation membership

He was backed by the GMB Union in the local Labour selection (source)

Miscellaneous notes

Benefited from opposition candidate in selection being blocked by Labour HQ for liking a Nicola Sturgeon tweet (source)

Policy Interests

migration

In his previous role at a polling organisation, he claimed that polling showed that labour was 'way out of 'touch' with 'the average voter' on areas including immigration (source)

LGBTQ

Claimed that polling data shows that the public is less concerned by trans rights than politicians often imply. (source)

workers

  • He has made statements in support of recent strikes (source)
  • Supports the right to strike more broadly (source)

NHS

He has tweeted many times in support of increasing NHS dentistry provision (source)

housing

  • He is supportive of new housebuilding in the form of more 'new towns' like Milton Keynes (source)
  • He does not own his own home and think that more people should be able to purchase their own homes. (source)

Profession

Head of Anti-Bribery and Corruption at NatWest (previously Barclays), and Councillor for Baguley ward (source)

Organisation membership

Former trade union branch chair and current environment officer (possibly Unite) (source)

Education

Private (source)

Policy Interests

climate

Addressing the Climate Emergency is one of his campaign priorities - he wants to promote walking and cycling in Bolton and improve public transport services (source)

migration

He has called the Tories' Rwanda scheme "unlawful" (source)

workers

He is a trade unionist (source)

NHS

Supporting the NHS and tackling the patient backlog is one of his campaign priorities. His parents were both NHS workers and his first job was for the NHS at Bolton Hospital (source)

benefits

He argues for a permanent increase in Universal Credit in response to the cost of living crisis (source)

housing

Tackling the housing market is one of his campaign priorities. He wants better social housing and protections for tenants, stating 'housing is a right'. (source)

palestine

He reposted David Lammy's tweet calling for a ceasefire in Gaza (source)

Profession

Councillor for St Helier; Works for Save the Children (source)

Organisation membership

  • Standing as coop party candidate (source)
  • Former Chair of the Oxford University Labour Club (source)
  • Former Vice Chair of Young Labour (source)
  • Worked for Save the Children (source)
  • Expert Advisor at Solace Women's Aid (source)
  • Union memberships: USDAW, UNISON, GMB, (source)

Board of charities

The Family Planning Association (source)

Director of companies

  • Director - Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor (active) (source)
  • Director - The Family Planning Association (resigned 2018) (source)

Education

Attended state schools (source)

Miscellaneous notes

  • Has worked or works as a Senior Manager for Global Sustainability at Unilever (source)
  • Homeowner (source)

Policy Interests

climate

  • Plans to work with local college to create green jobs (source)
  • Strong views on sewage dumping (source)

migration

  • In her official capacity with Save the Children, Dollimore visited refugee camps (source)
  • Publicly visited The Dove Cafe, run by the Refugee Buddy Project (source)

LGBTQ

  • Attended Hastings Pride (source)
  • Proposed a succesful notion at the Oxord Student Paper to raise an LGBTQIA+ flag (source)

workers

  • Nominated by USDAW (source)
  • Wrote a LabourList article criticising unpaid internships (2014) (source)
  • Wrote a Labour List article on raising minimum wage for young people (2014) (source)

benefits

Backs Labour Childcare reform plans (source)

housing

Pledge to campaign for local authorities to be given regulatory power regarding Airbnb (source)

palestine

Consistently retweets the party line, eg. Lisa Nandy and David lammy (source)

Profession

Deputy CEO of Open Government Partnership (source)

Organisation membership

  • Previously was Senior Policy and Advocacy Manager for ONE Campaign (source)
  • Co-founder of Kensington Against Dirty Money (source)
  • Endorsed by SME4Labour and the GMB (source)

Director of companies

  • Joe serves on the advisory council for the OECD Observatory of Civic Space (source)
  • Joe serves on the board of the Forum on Information and Democracy, an initiative of Reporters Without Borders (source)

Miscellaneous notes

  • Joe went to Uganda as a volunteer teacher "helping to build what has since become a strong sister relationship with my secondary school". After Cambridge he studied for a Masters in Makerere University in Uganda, and even wrote an article about it for The Guardian. (source)
  • Joe is standing for the seat previously held by Emma Dent Coad, who in 2022 was blocked by the Labour Party from being on the selection longlist Emma resigned from the Labour Party in 2023 . She remains a councillor in Kensington and will standing as an Independent MP at the next General Election. (source)

Policy Interests

climate

  • In Nov 2023 Powell wrote, "In the UK, meanwhile, Labour’s green prosperity plan is the central tenet of its project to turn Britain’s economy around, with investment in clean energy sectors such as floating offshore wind farms, carbon capture and storage, and green hydrogen." (source)
  • On his website he says "The climate emergency is the greatest threat to humankind. Its effects can be felt right here in our community, in the form of flooding and extreme temperatures. Air pollution blights many of our neighbourhoods, harming our children. Labour will insulate millions of homes, and make Britain a clean energy superpower. Locally, I’ll support schemes to reduce air pollution, and I will work with community groups and the Council to encourage more active travel like cycling and walking." (source)

migration

  • Joe has pledged to "unequivocally stand up for the rights of vulnerable people seeking refuge in Britain" (source)
  • In Dec 2021 Joe wrote "The UK... should be standing up for democracy with Biden" (source)

LGBTQ

In 2017 Joe co-wrote an article about holding G7 Leaders "accountable to their promises on gender equality" (source)

NHS

Involved in the Save our NHS in Kensington & Chelsea campaign (source)

housing

  • In November 2023 Powell wrote, "The challenge for Labour is to marry a long-term vision of national renewal with the realism necessitated by an economy in the doldrums; to avoid making false expectations" (source)
  • "Under the Tories mortgages and rents are spiralling, and Tory-run Kensington & Chelsea Council have one of the worst records in the country for building more social housing. Labour will build more social housing, hold housing associations to account, and regulate landlords effectively. (source)

palestine

Retweeted CNN Anchor posting about journalists 'during Israel’s war on Hamas' (source)

Profession

Part time Project Manager for Trueman Change a management consultancy in Blackburn and County Councillor Lancashire County Council (source)

Organisation membership

Morecambe and Lunesdale Constituency Labour Party Chair. Ordinary member of Unison and received £100 election donation from Unison. (source)

Board of charities

Friend of Williamson Park ordinary member, Amnesty International ordinary member, The Co-Op ordinary member, Lanacaster Dustrict Bus User's group ordinary member (source)

Education

Left school at 15 (source)

Miscellaneous notes

Lee Anderson accused her of going into primary schools and indoctrinating children by talking to them about wealth inequality, food prices and lowering the voting age (source)

Policy Interests

climate

  • Endorsed school climate strikes (source)
  • As Lancashire Labour’s Shadow Cabinet Member for Climate Change criticised Govt for "unambitious" climate plan (source)
  • Endorsed the £29 billion Labour climate pledge and aligns the cost of living crisis with climate crisis (source)

LGBTQ

Proud to support LGBT+ rights (source)

NHS

Deputy Chair of the Lancashire Health and Adult Services Scrutiny Committee. Says: " I use this platform to challenge the Government’s privatisation of our NHS and the damaging cuts to services". (source)

benefits

housing

Was criticised for talking about local housing crisis (source)

Profession

Research fellow at IPPR North (source)

Organisation membership

Co-op party member (source)

Policy Interests

climate

  • Has campaigned for more jobs in decarbonisation (source)
  • Has tweeted about climate action, campaigning for net zero and is endorsed by SERA, Labours environment campaign (source)
  • Was on the Labour for A Green New Deal leadership team in 2020 (source)

migration

  • Tweeted "There's no serious climate proposal that doesn't include migrant justice. To suggest migration isn't derived contingently from the climate crisis is wrong" (source)
  • Campaigned with 'For our Future's Sake' a campaign group against Brexit (source)
  • Luke worked for 9 months as a digital campiagns officer for Peoples Vote UK which campaigned for second referendum on brexit (source)
  • Support's Labour's plan to "smash the criminal gangs" with a new cross-border policing unit and 1,000 new asylum caseworkers to clear the backlog (source)

LGBTQ

  • In 2019, while students union VP for Academic Representation, Luke successfully lobbied a tech giant to better facilitate the needs of transgender students. The software used by universities nationwide now give option for students to change their name, pronouns, and gender designations. (source)
  • As a student Luke marched for equal marriage in Northern Ireland (source)

workers

Luke's policy work with IPPR has included a focus on workers rights and health in the North East, highlighting 'in-work poverty', those who can't work due to health conditions, and advocates for "a system-wide approach to good health and good work" including better wages and working conditions, employment support schemes, monitoring ongoing health challenges for working people (source)

NHS

  • Multiple tweets praising the NHS. In 2015 tweeted "I'm opposing the abolishing of NHS student bursaries and ongoing privatisation of the NHS." (source)
  • Criticised stagnating wages and the NHS being at breaking point (source)
  • Key priority is to rebuild public services (source)

benefits

Posted on facebook about cuts on universal credit (source)

Profession

Police Inspector

Education

Grammar school, Oxford University (source)

Miscellaneous notes

  • Produces pro-police posts and articles (source)
  • Left policing because it couldn't solve "entrenched socioeconomic problems" (source)

Policy Interests

climate

  • Retweeted Ed Milliband's GB energy annoucement (source)
  • Promoted Co-op party campaign on insulation (source)

housing

  • Retweeted Shabana Mahmood on the "broken housing market" (source)
  • Highlights housing on his campaign website (source)

Profession

Full time GP and GP trainer at Walnut Tree Practice, Dursley (source)

Organisation membership

Founded the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Arts, Health and Wellbeing (source)

Board of charities

Director of companies

  • Director - Prema (Prema Arts Centre, of which he is a Trustee)
  • Director - May Lane Surgery (Surgery that owns the GP Practice that Simon works at, as well as one additional practice)
  • Director - The Vale Community Hospital League of Friends (Charity that provides items to hospitals not provided to the NHS)
  • Director - Arts and Health South West (Closed)
  • (source)

Education

Went to a comprehensive school and grew up in Oxfordshire. His three children also went to a comprehensive school (source)

Policy Interests

climate

Joined a school strike for Climate in Stroud and says the climate crisis must be the 'number one' priority (source)

migration

Condemned the anti-refugee bill (source)

LGBTQ

Called out anti-LGBTQ+ bill in Uganda and said that LGBTQ+ people ought to have the right to safe passage to the UK from Uganda. Said that LGBTQ+ people in the UK still face discrimination (source)

workers

  • Shared support for striking teachers (source)
  • Shared support for striking nurses (source)

NHS

  • Is a GP and chair of Stroud Locality NHS. His website states he was 'instrumental' in the development of the Vale Hospital in Dursley and pioneered social prescribing – which has now become national policy – using the arts and voluntary sectors to improve people’s health, which he was awarded an MBE in 2016. He also highlights the role of inequality in driving poor health. (source)
  • Has shared social media content saying the NHS is in 'crisis'. (source)

benefits

  • Tweeted that 'we need to discuss UBI (Universal Basic Income) more' (source)
  • Called for reform of the benefit system (source)

Public Ownership

Supports bringing railways into public ownership (source)

housing

  • Has called for 'new and radical' solutions to the housing crisis, proposing working with renters unions and stabilising house prices by regulating mortgage lenders and bringing second homes back into use (source)
  • In a November 2023 Stroud Times article, he committed to prioritising housing. (source)

palestine

Attended vigils held in constituency but has not called for a ceasefire (source)

Profession

Independent Office for Police Conduct 8 years 1 month - Oversight Officer, and a Councillor at Cheshire East Council (source)

Organisation membership

Has endorsed GMB and Unison campaigns (source)

Miscellaneous notes

During the Covid-19 pandemic he volunteered delivering prescriptions and food to vulnerable residents. He has served as a school governor at a community nursery school in Crewe.

Policy Interests

climate

Has campaigned on local river pollution (source)

migration

Has comlained about "backlog" of migrant processing (source)

LGBTQ

Against conversion therapy and pro "lgbt" community (source)

workers

Campaigned for equal pay for Asda women's workers (source)

NHS

Backs Labour's denitstry campaign (source)

benefits

Highlighted that Rishi Sunak blocked benefits for people with covid (source)

housing

Claimed affordable housing delivered by private developers and registered housing providers is still beyond the reach of many people on low incomes. (source)

palestine

Came out in favour of humanitarian aid for Palestinians (source)

Profession

Project Co-ordinator at The Oxford University Disability Law and Policy Project (source)

Organisation membership

  • Endorsed by Unison, GMB, NUM, Community and Co-op party (source)
  • Part of the Jo Cox Women in Leadership programme (source)

Board of charities

  • Governor, Gradpont Nursery & Children's Centre
  • Patient partnership Group Member, South Oxford Health Centre
  • Governor, Grandpont Nursery & Childcare
  • Board member, NHS Advancing Mental Health Taskforce
  • (source)

Education

State educated locally (source)

Miscellaneous notes

  • Disability Activist (source)
  • As a child missed three years of school because of the surgery she needed (source)

Policy Interests

benefits

Fully supports and advocates disability benefits. (source)

Profession

Councillor on Southwark council in London, representing Newington ward, and currently serves as cabinet member for equalities, neighbourhoods and leisure.

Organisation membership

Board of charities

Director of companies

Director (resigned), Potters Field Park Management Trust (source)

Education

Comprehensive school (source)

Miscellaneous notes

Previouis website via the Wayback Machine (source)

Policy Interests

climate

Her website says she 'campaigned for years to tackle climate change and will prioritise action to protect our local environment and secure investment in green, affordable transport,' but there is little to corroborate this elsewhere (source)

migration

Wrote to the Home Secretary advocating for the victims of the Windrush scandal (source)

workers

  • On her website it says 'support for the self-employed was also highlighted by Alice as a crucial part of Labour’s pro-worker, pro-business agenda. Labour will extend the protections for self-employed workers including the right to sick pay.' (source)
  • Supports Living Wage campaign in Norwich (source)

NHS

Mentions Labour's plan to cut NHS waiting lists and add staff (source)

Public Ownership

"Labour would bring our railways back into public ownership and put passengers first." (source)

housing

Mentions housing crisis in Norwich: "The Conservative government have totally failed to get to grips with the housing crisis which is having a real impact on people in our area. The Labour-led city council is working hard to deliver social housing like the recent new homes in Mile Cross but they need more power and resources to allow them to do more." (source)

Profession

Labour NEC Member (source)

Director of companies

  • Labour to Win Ltd
  • Labour First Ltd (source)

Miscellaneous notes

  • Blog (source)
  • Well known in Labour politics for a long time, former Hackney counsellor, worked for 11 years at Weber Shandwick PR firm (source)
  • Novara overview - he also featured in The Labour Files on Al Jazeera (source)

Policy Interests

climate

  • The UK starts building some new nuclear power stations so we can tackle climate change (source)
  • I would have given Al Gore the Nobel wooden spoon not the Nobel peace prize. Yes he's been doing great work highlighting the threat of climate change but if he had fought even a half way decent presidential election campaign in 2000, and not childishly blocked Clinton from helping his campaign, he would have been President for eight years and actually been able to DO something about climate change instead of bleating about it. (source)

migration

  • we need to explain how ID cards, which the Tories oppose, are central to combating illegal immigration (source)
  • Having strong policies on crime, defence, immigration and terrorism is NOT a characteristic solely of the right (source)

Public Ownership

I really don't care who owns the trains as long as they are safe and run on time. If someone can convince me the state can do a better job that it did last time under BR, I'm not instinctively hostile. (source)

housing

[Jon Cruddas is] wrong to say this is "a generic political problem" wider than London and the South East - in fact the problem in some cities is over-supply of cheap housing (source)

palestine

  • He has stridently defended Israel’s actions in Gaza as proportionate (source)
  • Tweeted 'I'm very sorry for you if you cannot see Zionism as a beautiful ideology of anti-racism and the national liberation and cultural flourishing of the Jewish people. I have no idea why you or anyone else harbours such intense negativity towards such a profoundly decent movement.' (source)
  • Wears a tshirt saying I am a Zionist shitlord (source)

Profession

Councillor Glasgow City Council, North East Ward (source)

Organisation membership

Chair of the Seven Lochs Partnership. Director of Glasgow East Women's Aid (source)

Board of charities

Provan Hall Community Management Trust (a 15th Century historical building in Glasgow) (source)

Director of companies

  • Director - Glasgow East Women's Aid (resigned)
  • Director - Glasgow East Arts Company (resigned)
  • Director - Culture and Sport Glasgow CIC (resigned)
  • Director - Culture and Sport Glasgow (resigned)
  • Director - Glasgow East Arts Company Ltd (resigned)
  • Director - Jobs and Business Glasgow (resigned)
  • Director - Clude Gateway URC (resigned)
  • Director - Scottish Events Campus (resigned) (source)

Miscellaneous notes

First worked as packer in tie-factory. Worked for Margaret Curran when she was MSP, MP & Shadow Scottish secretary (source)

Policy Interests

climate

Supported Glasgow's Climate Week in 2016. Was Chair of the Seven Lochs Partnership which wants to make Glasgow a more "beautiful, liveable and sustainable city" (source)

migration

Called on UK Government to close all detention centres in favour of a community-based model (source)

housing

As a councillor backed the conversion of townhouses into tourist short-stay flats (source)

Profession

Principal Policy Adviser at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, leading work on economic insecurity (source)

Education

Received Free School Meals (source)

Policy Interests

climate

  • He has written about the 'urgency' of tackling the climate crisis (source)
  • He has made slightly negative statements about ULEZ (source)

workers

  • He has made statements in support of the right to strike. (source)
  • On his website he highlights that he wants 'fairer working conditions', including a higher minimum wage and new Fair Pay Agreements (source)

NHS

He has tweeted in support of increased investment for the NHS (source)

housing

He is supportive of new housing and affordable homes (source)

palestine

He positions himself as a 'friend of Israel' and has visited through Labour Friends of Israel (source)

Profession

  • Currently works as senior consultant for The Campaign Company (source)
  • He was the Crawley Council Leader (source)

Organisation membership

Member of the GMB and Unite (source)

Miscellaneous notes

  • Has a youtube channel (source)
  • Currently employed by a private company (The Campaign Company), whose founder is David Evans, Kier Starmer's General secretary. David Evans wife, Aline Evans, is now the head of the company.

Policy Interests

climate

Posted multiple times about the effects of climate change. He believes the UK is currently underspending on climate adaptations (source)

LGBTQ

  • Attended Crawley Pride (source)
  • Shared a petition to save Crawley's only gay bar (source)

workers

Campaigns on workers rights. 'Everyone has the right to a safe working environment .... should ensure construction workers are treated fairly and safely on council projects. I don't see this as setting an example, it's really the least that any employer should do.' (source)

NHS

A future where children are healthy, happy, and able to get the NHS care they need.' Multiple posts in support of the NHS (source)

Public Ownership

Supports reversing cuts to public services (source)

housing

Believes in a right to buy for council housing, but that it should be more sustainable (source)

palestine

Strongly condemns Hamas in official statement, but suggests in November that what is happening in Gaza needs to stop. Supports a two state solution. (source)

Profession

Political consultant

Director of companies

Director of Communications and Public Advice company 'Endeavour Advisory Ltd' (source)

Education

Comprehensive (Egglescliffe School) (source)

Miscellaneous notes

  • He helped organise the 2012 London Olympic Games as executive assistant to Lord Seb Coe, chairman of the games’ organising committee, and was responsible for looking after royalty and then-Prime Minister David Cameron at the games (source)
  • Partner of Wes Streeting (source)

Policy Interests

Profession

Media planning manager at Channel 4 since 2011 (source)

Board of charities

WANDLE VALLEY REGIONAL PARK TRUST (source)

Policy Interests

climate

  • Tackling climate crisis seems to be one of her focuses according to recent tweets eg. (source)
  • Green spaces were a main concern of her time as cousiller in Merton she was Cabinet member for Local Environment, Green Spaces & Climate (source)

NHS

This worrying postcode lottery for GP appointments across Croydon is what we’re hearing on the doorstep. But we know this is the story across Britain after 14 years of chaos from this government. Only Labour will get the NHS back on its feet. (source)

benefits

Repairing our relationship with Europe and ensuring the benefits are felt in our communities is how we tackle our biggest challenges. (source)

housing

Has personal experience of unsafe housing, plans to set up a cross-party campaign on housing standards (source)

Profession

  • Executive Director at Save the Children (source)
  • Writes for media outlets including the Telegraph, Times, Observer and New Statesman (source)

Board of charities

  • Chair of the advisory board for Our Scottish Future. On the board of IPPR, the Centre for Countering Digital Hate, the Labour Climate and Environment Forum, Larger Us, the Civic Power Fund, the Climate Coalition, the Coalition for Global Prosperity. (source)
  • Has previously been on the board for the Holocaust Educational Trust, the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust (source)
  • Previously on the board of Labour Women's Network (source)

Miscellaneous notes

Has done work with the Fabian Society, including writing papers for them (source)

Policy Interests

climate

On the board for the Labour Climate and Environment Forum, and the Climate Coalition (source)

migration

On behalf of Save The Children has been vocal about new safe routes for asylum seekers, an increase in resettlement places, humanitarian visas, private sponsorship and family reunification (source)

workers

  • Has trained TUC organisers in the past (source)
  • A self-proclaimed 'trade unionist for more than twenty years' (source)

benefits

Has been vocal about families living in poverty who are dependent on universal credit and the removal of the £20 uplift (source)

Profession

Construction professional (source)

Organisation membership

  • Former secretary of Royal Docks Labour in Newham (source)
  • Secretary of the Newham Fabians (source)
  • Vice Secretary of the Newham Cooperatives (source)
  • Member of GMB (source)

Board of charities

Supports Beyond Food Foundation (which helps people who may be homeless or from disadvantaged backgrounds to work in catering and hospitality) (source)

Director of companies

Director of Church View Group LTD (a management consultancy) (source)

Policy Interests

climate

  • Clean air is one of his top three priorities (source)
  • Previously worked on sustainability in the construction industry in the past (source)

workers

  • Tweeted in solidarity with ASLEF and TSSA (source)
  • Tweeted in favour of RMT (source)

NHS

Tweeted in favour of Keep NHS Public Campaign (source)

housing

  • Tweet about the issue of homelessness among veterans (source)
  • Retweeted about a Unite sleepout against the 'homelessness is a lifestyle choice' comment (source)

Profession

Screenwriter (source)

Organisation membership

Board of charities

Choice Support (historic) and merged disability support charities (source)

Director of companies

Director of various companies linked to shows she produced (source)

Miscellaneous notes

Previously stood as a candidate for North Yorkshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner and as a possible Labour MEP. (source)

Policy Interests

climate

  • Discussed local climate linked issues, mentioned ecocide of lobster and crab stocks linked to fishing careers. (source)
  • Involved with an anti dumping sewage campaign focusing on a petition to keep sea water clean. (source)
  • Aside from these, has not made any clear statements of commitments to wider climate issues.

housing

Called for action on AirBnB, creating a Scottish-style solution with landlord licences. (source)
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