Laurence David Russell Turner[1] is a British Labour Party politician and trade unionist, who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham Northfield since 2024.[2]
Laurence Turner | |
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 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Birmingham Northfield | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Gary Sambrook |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | Wadham College, University of Oxford |
Turner was born to two Nottingham teachers.[3] He worked as a parliamentary assistant in the House of Commons.[4] Since 2017, he worked at the GMB union, as head of research and policy.[5][4]
Turner was selected as the candidate for Birmingham Northfield at short notice at the beginning of the 2024 general election campaign, when existing candidate Alex Aitken had to step down for "personal reasons".[3]
In September 2024, Turner voted against a motion to prevent cuts to pensioner's Winter Fuel Payments - a welfare scheme which supported around 14,000 of his elderly constituents with energy bills.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Members Sworn". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 752. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Birmingham Northfield - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ a b Haynes, Jane (23 June 2024). "Five things you need to know about Labour's Northfield MP hopeful". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ a b Clarke, Nathan (5 July 2024). "Who is Laurence Turner? Northfield's new MP after Labour beat the Tories". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ Haynes, Jane (31 May 2024). "Labour make General Election choices in Selly Oak, Northfield, Smethwick, Dudley". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2024 )SI, 2024, No. 869): motion to annul Division 14". parliament.uk. parliament.uk. 10 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
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