Lisa Forbes (politician)
Lisa Forbes | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Peterborough | |
| In office 6 June 2019 – 6 November 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Fiona Onasanya |
| Succeeded by | Paul Bristow |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lisa Jane Forbes 28 July 1969 |
| Political party | Labour |
| Children | 4 |
Lisa Jane Forbes (born 28 July 1969) is a British Labour Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament for Peterborough from a June 2019 by-election to the general election in December that year.[1]
Early career
Forbes, who is a member of GMB,[2] was an official in Unite the Union. She has worked for Thomas Cook.[3]
Early political career
Forbes was elected as a Labour councillor for
She was the Labour candidate for Peterborough at the
Parliamentary career
Forbes was elected MP for Peterborough
During her brief time in Parliament she unsuccessfully called for a government bailout for Thomas Cook Group, which employed 1000 people at their head office in her constituency[17] and campaigned for there to be statutory guidance on school uniform costs.[18]
Forbes stood for re-election at the 2019 general election but lost to Conservative candidate Paul Bristow by a margin of 2,580 votes.
Personal life
Forbes has lived in the constituency for 30 years. She has four children.[19]
See also
References
- ^ "Peterborough by-election: Labour beats Brexit Party to hold seat". BBC News. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Peterborough By-Election Thursday 6th June 2019". GMB. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "Thomas Cook: Peterborough MP calls for government 'leadership'". BBC News. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "Labour's Lisa Forbes not standing for Peterborough City Council re-election but targets return contest with Stewart Jackson". Peterborough Telegraph. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Results of previous elections". Peterborough City Council. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ Lamy, Joel (14 February 2019). "Labour shortlists two candidates to stand in Peterborough election". Peterborough Telegraph. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ Rodgers, Sienna (21 February 2019). "Labour selects Lisa Forbes to replace Fiona Onasanya in Peterborough". LabourList. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ "Labour sees off Brexit Party in by-election". BBC News. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Can the Brexit Party win the Peterborough by-election?". The Week. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ "Peterborough by-election: Fifteen candidates set out views". BBC News. 26 May 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- ^ Leishman, Fiona (7 June 2019). "Lisa Forbes: Who is the new Labour MP for Peterborough?". CambridgeshireLive. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ Buchan, Lizzy (2 June 2019). "Labour urged to disown by-election candidate who endorsed antisemitic Facebook post". The Independent. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ "New Labour MP Lisa Forbes sorry amid antisemitism row". Sky News. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ Lamy, Joel (3 June 2019). "Peterborough Labour by-election candidate 'active in Israel hate group'". Peterborough Telegraph. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ Gayle, Damien (8 June 2019). "Jeremy Corbyn: new Labour MP Lisa Forbes 'not a racist in any way'". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ "New Labour MP Lisa Forbes to meet Jewish groups after she apologises for 'the hurt' she caused". The Jewish Chronicle. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ^ "Thomas Cook: Peterborough MP calls for government 'leadership'". BBC News. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ Savage, Michael. "Families in England hit by 70% cut in school uniform grant". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- ^ Lamy, Joel (20 February 2019). "New Peterborough Labour parliamentary candidate wants to 'challenge huge police and school cuts'". Peterborough Telegraph. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
