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 | 3,321 (5.9%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
16 April 1975 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Political party | Labour |
| Website | Official website |
Paula Michelle Sherriff (born 16 April 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.
Parliamentary career
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
- ↑ "Election 2017: Dewsbury Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ↑ "Labour's Catherine McKinnell quits shadow cabinet". BBC News. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ↑ Simons, Ned (22 March 2016). "MPs back abolition of tampon tax after Government accepts Labour amendment to budget". Huffington Post. 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 |