Paula Sherriff
| Paula Sherriff MP | |
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| Member of Parliament for Dewsbury | |
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Assumed office 8 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Simon Reevell |
| Majority | 1,451 (2.7%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
16 April 1975 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Political party | Labour |
| Website | Official website |
Paula Sherriff (born 1975) is a British Labour Party politician. She has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dewsbury since gaining the seat from the Conservatives at the general election in May 2015.[1] Sherriff was previously a councillor in Pontefract on Wakefield District Council.
On 11 January 2016, Sherriff resigned as a ministerial aide to shadow local government and communities secretary Jon Trickett.[2]
On 21 March 2016 it was officially acknowledged that the ‘Tampon Tax’ would be abolished. Paula Sherriff became the first backbench MP in Parliamentary history to have had an amendment to a Budget resolution successfully adopted. Both the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Labour Party commended her work on the issue.[3]
References
- ↑ "Dewsbury Parliamentary constituency". Election 2015. BBC News. 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- ↑ "Labour's Catherine McKinnell quits shadow cabinet - BBC News". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ↑ MPs Back Abolition Of Tampon Tax After Government Accepts Labour Amendment To Budget 22 March 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
External links
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Simon Reevell |
Member of Parliament for Dewsbury 2015–present |
Incumbent |
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