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Cora Richardson-Hodge is an Anguillan politician serving as the Premier of Anguilla since 2025, becoming the first woman to hold the office. A member of the Anguilla United Front, she has represented the Sandy Hill constituency in the House of Assembly since 2015. Previously an attorney, she served as Minister of Home Affairs and as Leader of the Opposition. Richardson-Hodge is recognized for her legal background and her role as a trailblazer for women in Anguillan politics.

Natalio Dixon Wheatley is a British Virgin Islands politician who has served as the Premier of the British Virgin Islands since May 2022. A member of a prominent political family and grandson of former Chief Minister Willard Wheatley, he was first elected to the House of Assembly in 2019 representing the seventh district. He previously served as Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture. Wheatley assumed the premiership following a motion of no confidence against his predecessor, Andrew Fahie, and has been a vocal opponent of direct rule from London, advocating for local governance and economic sovereignty.

Paul Bristow is a British politician serving as the Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough since 2025. Previously, he served as the Member of Parliament for Peterborough from 2019 to 2024 and was a councillor on the Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council from 2006 to 2010. Before his parliamentary career, he worked as a public relations consultant and chaired the Association of Professional Political Consultants. Throughout his career, he has been involved in health policy and served on the Health and Social Care Committee.

André Ebanks is a Caymanian politician and lawyer serving as the Premier of the Cayman Islands since May 2025. He represents the constituency of West Bay South in the Parliament of the Cayman Islands and leads the Caymanian Community Party. Before his premiership, he served as the Minister of Financial Services and Commerce and as the Cayman Islands Representative to the UK and Europe. A qualified lawyer, Ebanks previously worked in the private sector as an investment funds associate and held various senior roles within the Cayman Islands civil service.

Linsey Farnsworth is a British Labour politician and lawyer serving as the Member of Parliament for Amber Valley since 2024. Before entering national politics, she worked as a criminal solicitor for the Crown Prosecution Service for over two decades, specializing in organized crime. She previously served as a local councillor for Amber Valley Borough Council. In 2026, she was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Justice Secretary and successfully introduced the Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Act 2026.

Jo White is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for Bassetlaw since 2024. Before her election to Parliament, she held roles as a Bassetlaw District Councillor and Deputy Leader of the council. White is known for founding and chairing the Red Wall Caucus, a group of Labour MPs focused on representing industrial heartlands. Her political platform emphasizes stricter immigration controls, the reform of the welfare system, and increased investment in left-behind regions. She is also a Vice-Chair of Labour Friends of Israel.

Richard Tice is a British politician and businessman serving as the Member of Parliament for Boston and Skegness since 2024. A prominent figure in the Eurosceptic movement, he co-founded the Leave Means Leave campaign and served as the leader of Reform UK from 2021 to 2024. Before his parliamentary career, he held various executive roles in the property sector, including as CEO of CLS Holdings. Currently, he serves as the Deputy Leader of Reform UK and acts as the party's spokesperson for Business, Trade, and Energy. His political platform emphasizes national sovereignty, economic reform, and a critical stance on international climate policies.

Juliet Campbell is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for Broxtowe since the 2024 general election. Born in Bilborough to Jamaican parents, she previously worked as a senior manager in the NHS and served as a councillor on Lewisham Council, where she held the cabinet portfolio for safer communities, refugees, and equalities. Since entering Parliament, she has been a member of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly and served on the committee examining the assisted dying bill. Campbell has faced some public scrutiny regarding her local visibility in Broxtowe, to which she has responded by emphasizing the diverse nature of her parliamentary duties.

Toby Perkins is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for Chesterfield since 2010. In September 2024, he was elected as the chair of the Environmental Audit Select Committee. Throughout his parliamentary career, he has held various shadow ministerial roles, including Shadow Minister for Apprenticeships and Lifelong Learning and Shadow Minister for Rural Affairs. Before entering national politics, he worked in the private sector and served as a local councillor on the Chesterfield Borough Council.

Lee Barron is a British politician and trade unionist who has served as the Member of Parliament for Corby and East Northamptonshire since 2024. Before entering national politics, he worked as a postal worker for the Royal Mail and held significant roles in the trade union movement, including serving as the Midlands Regional Secretary for both the Communication Workers Union and the Trades Union Congress. Additionally, he has served as a magistrate in Northampton for over two decades and is a former leader of the local Labour group on the Northampton borough council. In Parliament, he has taken an interest in employment modernization and has supported legislation regarding end-of-life care.

Stuart Andrew is a British Conservative Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for Daventry since 2024. Previously, he represented Pudsey from 2010 to 2024. Throughout his parliamentary career, he has held various ministerial roles, including Minister of State for Housing and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Equalities. In July 2025, he was appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care. Before entering national politics, Andrew served as a local councillor in Wrexham and Leeds and worked in the charitable sector. He is openly gay and has been a vocal advocate for LGBT+ rights within his party.

Catherine Atkinson is a British Labour Party politician and barrister serving as the Member of Parliament for Derby North since 2024. In May 2026, she was appointed as the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Victims within the Ministry of Justice. Before her election to Parliament, she served as a councillor for the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea from 2006 to 2010 and worked as a barrister. Atkinson holds a Master of Divinity from the University of Edinburgh and studied law at City, University of London.

Baggy Shanker is a British politician serving as the Member of Parliament for Derby South since 2024. Before his election to the House of Commons, he served as the leader of Derby City Council from 2023 to 2024, becoming the first Sikh to hold that position. His professional background includes working as a project manager for Rolls-Royce's Civil Aerospace Division and for the chemicals company Celanese. He is a member of the Labour and Co-operative Party.

John Whitby is a British Labour Party politician serving as the Member of Parliament for Derbyshire Dales since 2024. Before entering national politics, he worked in the civil service and served as a councillor on Derby City Council, including a term as the Mayor of Derby from 2017 to 2018. Earlier in his life, Whitby was a professional musician and the lead singer of the progressive rock band The Beyond. As an MP, he has focused on local issues such as addressing the housing crisis by advocating for stricter regulations on holiday lets.

Adam Thompson is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for Erewash since 2024. Before entering national politics, he worked as a research scientist in manufacturing engineering and was a union representative for the University and College Union. A trained teacher and metrologist, Thompson holds a PhD from the University of Nottingham. In Parliament, he serves on the Science, Innovation and Technology Select Committee and as a parliamentary private secretary to the Home Office. He is known for his focus on local community issues, including housing and infrastructure, and has advocated for policies such as assisted dying.

Sir Edward Leigh is a long-serving British Conservative politician who has represented the constituency of Gainsborough in the House of Commons since 1983. Following the 2024 general election, he became the Father of the House, a title bestowed upon the longest-serving Member of Parliament. Throughout his career, Leigh has been known as a socially conservative figure and a frequent internal critic of his own party. He previously chaired the Public Accounts Committee from 2001 to 2010, where he focused on government waste and financial accountability. A Roman Catholic, he has consistently advocated for traditional family values and has authored several books on political and religious themes.

Michael Richard Payne is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for Gedling since 2024. Prior to his election to the House of Commons, he was a Nottinghamshire County councillor and served as the deputy leader of Gedling Borough Council. He also held a national leadership role within the Local Government Association’s Labour Group for seven years. In May 2026, he was appointed as a Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Home Office. Payne is a graduate of Lancaster University, where he previously served as the president of the students' union.

Vernon Coaker is a British politician and life peer who has served as the Minister of State for Defence since 2024. A member of the Labour Party, he previously served as the Member of Parliament for Gedling from 1997 to 2019. Throughout his career, he held several government and shadow cabinet positions, including Minister of State for Policing, Crime and Security, and Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. Coaker, who began his career as a teacher, was introduced to the House of Lords in 2021 and remains active in national politics.

Gareth Davies is a British Conservative politician serving as the Member of Parliament for Grantham and Bourne since 2024, having previously represented Grantham and Stamford from 2019. Before entering politics, he had a successful career in the investment industry, working for Columbia Threadneedle Investments. Within Parliament, he has held various roles, including Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury from 2023 to 2024, and currently serves as the Shadow Financial Secretary to the Treasury. Davies is known for his focus on economic policy, private capital, and infrastructure investment, and he is a Senior Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government.

Andrea Jenkyns is a British politician serving as the Mayor of Greater Lincolnshire since May 2025. Previously, she served as the Conservative Member of Parliament for Morley and Outwood from 2015 to 2024, during which time she held roles as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Skills. A prominent Eurosceptic and vocal critic of Theresa May's Brexit strategy, she later defected to Reform UK in 2024. Jenkyns is known for her outspoken political views, including her rejection of the scientific consensus on climate change, and she was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2023.