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'''Susan Mary Hayman, Baroness Hayman of Ullock'''<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=61230 |date=18 May 2015 |page=9120}}</ref> (''née'' '''Bentley'''; born 28 July 1962) is a [[Labour Party (UK)|British Labour Party]] politician who served as [[DEFRA|Shadow Environment Secretary]] from 2017 to 2019, and as Member of Parliament (MP) for [[Workington (UK Parliament constituency)|Workington]] from [[2015 United Kingdom general election|2015]]<ref>{{citeCite web |title=Workington Parliamentary constituency |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14001053 | titleaccess-date=Workington7 ParliamentaryMay constituency2015 | publisher=BBC News| accessdate=7 May 2015}}</ref> to [[2019 United Kingdom general election|2019]]. Prior to her parliamentary career she was a public relations consultant, and local councillor.
==Early life and career==
Susan Mary Bentley was born on 28 July 1962 in [[Bucklebury|Upper Bucklebury]], Berkshire to John and Rita Bentley. She attended [[St Bartholomew's School]] in [[Newbury, Berkshire|Newbury]].<ref name="UKWW">{{citeCite web |title=Hayman, Susan Mary |url=https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-284014 |titleaccess-date=Hayman,2 SusanNovember 2019 Mary|publisher=A & C Black|accessdate=2 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{citeCite web |last=Garvey |first=John |date=3 January 2016 |title=Local people honoured in Who's Who 2016 |url=https://www.newburytoday.co.uk/news/news/16879/local-people-honoured-in-who-s-who-2016.html|publisher=Newbury Today|accessdateaccess-date=2 November 2019|date=3 January 2016|lastpublisher=Garvey|first=John|title=Local people honouredNewbury in Who's Who 2016Today}}</ref> Bentley studied English Literature at [[Anglia Ruskin University]].<ref name="Carr2015">{{citeCite book |last=Carr |first=Tim |lasturl=Carrhttps://books.google.com/books?id=BVWqCQAAQBAJ&pg=PT266 |title=The Politicos Guide to the New House of Commons 2015: Profiles of the New MPs and Analysis of the 2015 General Election Results|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BVWqCQAAQBAJ&pg=PT266 |date=18 May 2015 |publisher=Biteback Publishing |isbn=978-1-84954-924-0 |page=266}}</ref>
Her first job was working in a bookshop.<ref name=Profile/> She has also worked in social services.<ref>{{citeCite web |date=9 February 2015 |title=Workington Labour candidate announced |url=https://www.itv.com/news/border/update/2015-02-09/workington-labour-candidate-announced/|title=Workington Labour candidate announced |publisher=ITV|access-date=9 February 2015|accessdate=3 November 2019 |publisher=ITV}}</ref> From 1997 to 2001, she worked as the office manager for MP [[Tess Kingham]] in Gloucester.<ref name="Carr2015" /> She then worked as campaigns and communication manager for MP [[Mike Foster (Worcester MP)|Mike Foster]].<ref name="Preseli">{{citeCite web |date=20 December 2004 |title=Labour chooses Preseli candidate |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/4111601.stm |titleaccess-date=Labour3 choosesNovember Preseli2019 candidate|publisher=BBC News|date=20 December 2004|accessdate=3 November 2019}}</ref> Hayman worked in [[public relations]] as a consultant for Copper Consultancy where she was account director before becoming their head of public affairs. She then became a self-employed consultant.<ref name="Carr2015" />
==Political career==
Hayman was third on Labour's party list for [[West Midlands (European Parliament constituency)|West Midlands]] in the 2004 European Parliament election but was not elected as an MEP.<ref>{{citeCite web |title=UK Women Candidates for the European Parliament June 2004 |url=https://www.qub.ac.uk/cawp/UKelectionhtmls/CandidatesEUJun04.htm |accessdateaccess-date=3 November 2019 |publisher=Queen's University Belfast|title=UK Women Candidates for the European Parliament June 2004}}</ref> She stood as a candidate in the 2005 general election for [[Preseli Pembrokeshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Preseli Pembrokeshire]] after the incumbent Labour MP stood down.<ref name=Preseli/> Hayman lost to Conservative [[Stephen Crabb]].<ref>{{citeCite web |title=Preseli Pembrokeshire |url=http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/2015guide/preselipembrokeshire/|publisher=UK Polling Report|accessdateaccess-date=3 November 2019 |titlepublisher=PreseliUK PembrokeshirePolling Report}}</ref> In the 2010 general election, she contested [[Halesowen and Rowley Regis (UK Parliament constituency)|Halesown and Rowley Regis]]. The constituency had been represented by Labour MP [[Sylvia Heal]] since 1997. Hayman lost the seat to Conservative [[James Morris (British politician)|James Morris]].<ref>{{citeCite web |title=Halesowen & Rowley Regis |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/results/constituency/b94.stm |titleaccess-date=Halesowen3 &November Rowley2019 Regis|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=3 November 2019}}</ref>
In [[2013 Cumbria County Council election|2013]], she was elected as a councillor on the [[Cumbria County Council]].<ref>{{citeCite web |title=Howgate (Copeland) : seats won |url=https://www.cumbria.gov.uk/election2013/results/text/division.asp?division=Howgate&district=Copeland |titleaccess-date=Howgate3 (Copeland)November :2019 seats won|publisher=Cumbria County Council|accessdate=3 November 2019}}</ref> On the council, she was the vice-chair of the Children's Scrutiny Committee.<ref name="Carr2015" />
She was elected as MP for the [[All-women shortlist|all women shortlist]] seat of [[Workington (UK Parliament constituency)|Workington]] in the 2015 general election, she became the first female MP to represent a constituency in [[Cumbria]].<ref>{{citeCite news |urldate=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-8 May 2015-england-32646383 |title=Election 2015: First female MP for Cumbria seat |publisher=BBC News |dateurl=8 May https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2015-england-32646383}}</ref> From July to October 2015, she sat on the [[Justice Select Committee]]. Hayman was an opposition whip from September 2015 to October 2016. She campaigned against the closure of Workington's magistrates court. In February 2016, the Ministry of Justice announced that the court would not be closed.<ref>{{citeCite web |title=Workington Magistrates Court saved |url=http://www.timesandstar.co.uk/news/crime/Workington-Magistrates-Court-saved-366635f1-6842-49ab-bbc5-150af87dda33-ds |titleaccess-date=Workington14 MagistratesJune Court2017 saved|workwebsite=Times and Star|accessdate=14 June 2017}}</ref>
She supported [[Owen Smith]] in the failed attempt to replace [[Jeremy Corbyn]] in the [[2016 Labour Party (UK) leadership election|2016 Labour Party leadership election]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 July 2016 |title=Full list of MPs and MEPs backing challenger Owen Smith |url=https://labourlist.org/2016/07/which-mps-and-meps-have-nominated-owen-smith/|title=Full list of MPs and MEPs backing challenger Owen Smith|access-date=2115 July 20162019 |website=LabourList|access-date=15 July 2019}}</ref> In October, following Jeremy Corbyn's re-election as Labour leader, Hayman was appointed as Shadow Minister for Flooding and Coastal Communities in the opposition's front-bench Environment, Food and Rural Affairs ([[Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs|DEFRA]]) team.<ref>{{citeCite web |title=Cumbrian MP named shadow minister by Jeremy Corbyn |url=http://www.timesandstar.co.uk/news/other/Cumbrian-MP-named-shadow-minister-by-Jeremy-Corbyn-b0328759-03bb-4cbf-838c-4f633b9a0783-ds |titleaccess-date=Cumbrian10 MPFebruary named2017 shadow minister by Jeremy Corbyn|workwebsite=Times and Star|accessdate=10 February 2017}}</ref> In February 2017, she was promoted to the position of [[Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs]] following the resignation of [[Rachael Maskell]].<ref>{{citeCite web |title=Corbyn replaces Lewis in shadow cabinet reshuffle |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38925552|publisher=BBC News|accessdateaccess-date=9 February 2017 |publisher=BBC News}}</ref>
Hayman retained her seat in the [[2017 United Kingdom general election|June 2017 general election]] with a majority of 3,925 (9.4%).<ref>{{citeCite web |title=Workington |url=https://electionresults.parliament.uk/election/2017-06-08/results/Location/Constituency/Workington |title=Workington|accessdateaccess-date=3 November 2019 |publisher=Parliament of the United Kingdom}}</ref> During the election, the Conservative Party candidate claimed Hayman had breached election rules over mail sent to constituents. However, a complaint sent to the [[Serjeant at Arms of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)|Serjeant-at-Arms of the House of Commons]] was not investigated because the mailing, to flood victims, was unrelated to the election and Hayman had notified it to Parliament once the election was called.<ref>{{citeCite web |title=Row over mail sent out by Workington election candidate |url=http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/Row-over-mail-sent-out-by-Workington-election-candidate-f911d71b-87a9-4de8-b48c-e601177fa9ec-ds|title=Row over mail sent out by Workington election candidate|accessdateaccess-date=26 March 2018}}</ref>
She was co-chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Nuclear Energy,<ref>{{citeCite web |urllast=https://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/170502/nuclear-energy.htmCommons |first=The Committee Office, House of |title=House of Commons – Register Of All-Party Parliamentary Groups as at 2 May 2017: Nuclear Energy |firsturl=Thehttps://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/170502/nuclear-energy.htm Committee|access-date=14 Office,June House2017 of|last=Commons|publisher=Parliament of the United Kingdom|accessdate=14 June 2017}}</ref> and vice-chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Rural Business.<ref>{{citeCite web |urllast=https://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/170502/rural-business.htmCommons |first=The Committee Office, House of |title=House of Commons – Register Of All-Party Parliamentary Groups as at 2 May 2017: Rural Business |firsturl=Thehttps://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/170502/rural-business.htm Committee|access-date=14 Office,June House2017 of|last=Commons|publisher=Parliament of the United Kingdom|accessdate=14 June 2017}}</ref> Since 2017, she has written articles on the environment and animal welfare in the ''[[New Statesman]]''.<ref>{{citeCite news |urldate=https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/june2017/31 May 2017/05/fox-hunting-deeply-unpopular-so-why-does-theresa-may-care-so-much-about |title=Fox hunting is deeply unpopular – so why does Theresa May care so much about bringing it back? |work=New Statesman|date=31 May 2017|accessdate=2 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/staggersjune2017/20192017/0705/whyfox-therehunting-magicdeeply-moneyunpopular-treeso-johnsonwhy-anddoes-hunttheresa-notmay-environmentcare-agency|work=Newso-much-about Statesman|access-date=92 JulyNovember 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |accessdatedate=29 NovemberJuly 2019 |title=Why is there a magic money tree for Johnson and Hunt, but not for the Environment Agency? |work=New Statesman |url=https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/staggers/2019/07/why-there-magic-money-tree-johnson-and-hunt-not-environment-agency |access-date=2 November 2019}}</ref>
Hayman supported the United Kingdom (UK) remaining within the [[European Union]] (EU) in the [[2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum|2016 UK EU membership referendum]]. In the indicative votes on 27 March, she voted for a [[Proposed referendum on the Brexit withdrawal agreement|referendum on a Brexit withdrawal agreement]], for [[Norway plus]] and for a customs union with the EU.<ref>{{citeCite news |date=29 March 2019 |title=How MPs voted on May's withdrawal deal defeat |work=Financial Times |url=https://ig.ft.com/brexit-exit-deal-vote/ |archiveurlarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902092554/https://ig.ft.com/brexit-exit-deal-vote/ |archivedatearchive-date=2 September 2019|date=29 March 2019|title=How MPs voted on May's withdrawal deal defeat|work=Financial Times}}</ref>
Hayman lost her seat at the [[2019 United Kingdom general election|2019 general election]] to [[Mark Jenkinson]] of the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservatives]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Workington parliamentary constituency – Election 2019 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/politics/constituencies/E14001053|title=Workington parliamentary constituency – Election 2019|access-date=13 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |urldate=https://www.bbc.com/news/election-13 December 2019-50748773 |title=Tories win Workington for first time in 40 years |dateurl=13 December https://www.bbc.com/news/election-2019-50748773 |access-date=13 December 2019}}</ref>
In July 2020, it was announced that Hayman received a nomination for a [[Peerages in the United Kingdom|peerage]].<ref>{{citeCite news |date=31 July 2020 |title=Former Workington MP Sue Hayman given peerage |work=ITV News |url=https://www.itv.com/news/border/2020-07-31/former-workington-mp-sue-hayman-given-peerage |accessdateaccess-date=1 August 2020 |work=ITV News |date=31 July 2020}}</ref> She was created '''''Baroness Hayman of Ullock''', of Ullock in the County of Cumbria'' on 9 September 2020. <ref>{{citeCite web |title=Baroness Hayman of Ullock |url=https://members.parliament.uk/member/4395/contact |title=Baroness Hayman of Ullock |accessdateaccess-date=9 September 2020 |publisher=UK Parliament}}</ref> She chose to wear fake fur robes to take her oath of allegiance<ref>{{Cite news |date=29 September 2020 |title=New peer wears fake fur robes to take oath |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-54341068 |access-date=29 September 2020}}</ref>.
==Personal life==
She married Ross Hayman in 1997. They have two daughters and two sons. They live in the village of [[Ullock]] in Cumbria.<ref name=UKWW/><ref name="Carr2015" /><ref name="Profile">{{citeCite web |title=Profile – Sue Hayman, Labour Party |url=http://www.timesandstar.co.uk/news/Profile-Sue-Hayman-Labour-Party-43c97034-9747-4647-a41b-b2f09b4799fd-ds |titleaccess-date=Profile14 –June Sue2017 Hayman, Labour Party|workwebsite=Times and Star|accessdate=14 June 2017}}</ref>. A keen [[chorister]], Hayman sang in the Parliament Choir and was its chair.<ref name="Parliament Choir">{{citeCite web |last1last=Hayman |first1first=Sue |title=<!--ACTUAL ARTICLE TITLE BELONGS HERE!--> |url=http://www.parliamentchoir.org.uk/people |titleaccess-date=<!--ACTUAL29 ARTICLENovember TITLE2019 BELONGS HERE!-->|workwebsite=People |publisher=Parliament Choir |accessdate=29 November 2019}}</ref>
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