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Linsey Farnsworth is a British Labour politician and former solicitor who has served as the Member of Parliament for Amber Valley since 2024. Raised in Erewash, she spent over two decades working as a criminal solicitor for the Crown Prosecution Service, specializing in serious and organized crime. Before entering national politics, she served as a local councillor for the Amber Valley Borough Council. In 2026, she successfully introduced the Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Act, which criminalized ticketless entry to football stadiums. She currently serves as a member of the Justice Select Committee and as a Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Ministry of Justice.

Lee Anderson is a British politician and television presenter who has served as the Member of Parliament for Ashfield since 2019. Originally a member of the Labour Party and later the Conservative Party, he defected to Reform UK in 2024, becoming the party's first MP. Before his parliamentary career, Anderson worked as a coal miner and for the Citizens Advice Bureau, and served as a local councillor. Known for his outspoken views on immigration, crime, and social issues, he has held various roles including Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party and currently serves as Chief Whip and Chairman for Reform UK.

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.

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.

Catherine Atkinson is a British Labour Party politician and barrister who has served 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, Atkinson worked as a barrister and served as a local councillor in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Her political career includes multiple candidacies in Erewash before her successful election in Derby North, where she focuses on issues related to justice, rail infrastructure, and energy policy.

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.

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.

Neil O'Brien is a British Conservative politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for Harborough, Oadby and Wigston since 2024, having previously represented Harborough since 2017. A former special adviser to George Osborne and Theresa May, O'Brien has held various government roles, including Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Primary Care and Public Health. He is a prominent policy thinker, having founded the think tank Onward and authored reports on economic policy, housing, and education. Since July 2025, he has served as the Shadow Minister for Policy Renewal and Development.

Jon Pearce is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for High Peak since the 2024 general election. Before entering Parliament, he worked as an employment lawyer specializing in workers' rights and discrimination law, eventually becoming a partner at Hempsons. His early career included various roles in retail and the civil service, where he focused on fuel poverty strategies. In Parliament, Pearce has served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister and as the UK Special Envoy for Post-Holocaust Issues. He is known for his advocacy on local issues such as NHS dental access and regional transport improvements.

Luke Evans is a British Conservative politician and medical doctor who has served as the Member of Parliament for Hinckley and Bosworth since 2019. Before entering politics, he qualified as a general practitioner and worked in hospitals across the Midlands. In Parliament, he has focused on health policy, body image legislation, and the integration of technology in public services. He currently serves as the Shadow Health Minister for Primary Care and Social Care, having previously held roles including Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Home Office and member of the Health and Social Care Select Committee.

Elizabeth Marie Redfern, Baroness Redfern, is a British Conservative politician and a life peer serving in the House of Lords. Born in Winterton, she began her political career as a councillor on the North Lincolnshire Council upon its creation in 1996, where she represented the Axholme Central ward until 2019. She served as the leader of the North Lincolnshire Council until January 2017. In October 2015, she was created a life peer, taking the title Baroness Redfern of the Isle of Axholme in the County of Lincolnshire.

Rosie Wrighting is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for Kettering since 2024. Born in 1997, she gained national attention as the youngest female MP elected in the 2024 general election. Before entering politics, she worked as a fashion buyer for ASOS. Her political priorities include addressing housing and economic security, as well as improving access to mental health services for young people. In 2025, she served briefly as a parliamentary private secretary to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.

Hamish Falconer is a British Labour Party politician and former diplomat who has served as the Member of Parliament for Lincoln since 2024. In July 2024, he was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Prior to his parliamentary career, Falconer worked in the Department for International Development and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, focusing on national security and humanitarian relief. He is an alumnus of Westminster School and St John's College, Cambridge, and has also served as a World Fellow at Yale University.

Jeevun Sandher is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for Loughborough since 2024. An economist by profession, he holds a PhD in Political Economy from King’s College London and previously worked as an economist in Somaliland, as well as for HM Treasury and the Department for Work and Pensions. Politically identified with the soft left of the Labour Party, he serves on the Treasury Select Committee and as a Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department of Business and Trade. Sandher is also an active advocate for social security reform and has co-sponsored legislation regarding end-of-life care.

Edward Argar is a British Conservative politician serving as the Member of Parliament for Melton and Syston. Previously, he represented Charnwood from 2015 to 2024. Throughout his parliamentary career, Argar has held several ministerial positions, including Minister of State for Health, Paymaster General, and Chief Secretary to the Treasury. He has also served in various shadow cabinet roles, including Shadow Secretary of State for Justice. Before entering national politics, he worked in management consultancy and served as a councillor on Westminster City Council.

Jonathan Davies is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for Mid Derbyshire since 2024. Born and educated in Lancashire, he holds a music degree from Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford. Before his election to the House of Commons, Davies worked as a music teacher and in healthcare regulation. He also served as a councillor for the Borough of Chesterfield, where he held the position of Cabinet Member for Health and Wellbeing. Having lived in Derbyshire for over a decade, he focuses his political work on bringing new opportunities to his constituency.

Peter Alexander Bedford is a British Conservative Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for Mid Leicestershire since 2024. Born in Northamptonshire, he studied law at the University of Leicester and subsequently qualified as a chartered accountant with PwC. Before his election to the House of Commons, Bedford served on the Leicestershire County Council, where he held various roles including cabinet portfolio holder for Recovery and Transformation. He is of British Indian and English heritage.

Robert Jenrick is a British politician serving as the Member of Parliament for Newark since 2014. Educated at Cambridge and the University of Pennsylvania, he previously worked as a corporate solicitor and director at Christie's. Throughout his career, he has held several ministerial positions, including Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government and Minister of State for Immigration. Originally a member of the Conservative Party, he defected to Reform UK in 2026 and currently serves as the party's Treasury Spokesperson.

Louise Sandher-Jones is a British Labour Party politician serving as the Member of Parliament for North East Derbyshire since 2024. In September 2025, she was appointed as the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Veterans and People within the Ministry of Defence. Before entering national politics, she served as a councillor on Charnwood Borough Council and had a distinguished career as an Intelligence Corps officer in the British Army, followed by a role as a senior manager at McKenzie Intelligence Services. She is a graduate of the University of Edinburgh, where she studied Chinese.

Amanda Hack is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for North West Leicestershire since 2024. Before her election to the House of Commons, she served as a councillor on the Leicestershire County Council representing the Braunstone division and worked for a housing association supporting vulnerable individuals. Since entering Parliament, she has been a member of the Work and Pensions Select Committee and was appointed as a parliamentary private secretary to the Leader of the House of Commons in March 2026.

Lucy Rigby is a British Labour Party politician and solicitor serving as the Member of Parliament for Northampton North since 2024. Appointed Chief Secretary to the Treasury in May 2026, she previously held roles as Solicitor General for England and Wales and Economic Secretary to the Treasury. Before her parliamentary career, Rigby was a partner at the law firm Hausfeld & Co LLP, specializing in competition and consumer law, and served as a councillor for the London Borough of Islington. She is a King's Counsel and has been recognized for her work in competition litigation.

Mike Reader is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for Northampton South since 2024. Before entering politics, he had a long career in the construction industry, working for firms such as Pick Everard and Mace, where he served as an operations director on NHS projects during the COVID-19 pandemic. His political ambitions were shaped by his observations of public sector infrastructure needs during the 2010s. In addition to his parliamentary duties, he was elected chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Infrastructure in November 2024.

Nadia Whittome is a British politician serving as the Member of Parliament for Nottingham East since 2019. Upon her initial election at age 23, she became the youngest MP in the House of Commons, earning the title 'Baby of the House'. A member of the Socialist Campaign Group, she identifies as a democratic socialist and has been a vocal advocate for workers' rights, anti-austerity measures, and social justice. Before her parliamentary career, she worked as a carer and a crime project worker. Whittome is known for her commitment to donating a portion of her parliamentary salary to local charities and her active involvement in grassroots political movements.

Alex Norris is a British Labour and Co-operative politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for Nottingham North and Kimberley since 2024, having previously represented Nottingham North since 2017. In September 2025, he was appointed Minister of State for Border Security and Asylum. Before his parliamentary career, Norris served as a Nottingham City councillor and worked as an area organiser for the trade union UNISON. Throughout his time in Westminster, he has held various shadow ministerial roles, including positions focused on public health, policing, and levelling up.