Paula Barker
Paula Barker | |||||||||
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Member of Parliament for Liverpool Wavertree | |||||||||
Assumed office 12 December 2019 | |||||||||
Preceded by | Luciana Berger | ||||||||
Majority | 27,085 (62.4%) | ||||||||
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Personal details | |||||||||
Born | Liverpool, England | 9 May 1972||||||||
Political party | Labour | ||||||||
Other political affiliations | Socialist Campaign Group | ||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||
Paula Barker (born 9 May 1972)[1] is a British politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Liverpool Wavertree since 2019. A member of the Labour Party, she served as the Shadow Minister for Devolution and the English Regions from September 2023 to November 2023.
Before her election, Barker was the
Early life and education
Barker was born at Sefton General Hospital in
Early career
Barker was employed in local government for almost 30 years. She eventually moved from Liverpool City Council for a promotion at neighbouring
Political career
Barker's candidacy to be the Labour candidate for Liverpool Wavertree was backed by several unions and Momentum.[8] She was subsequently elected at the 2019 general election, winning 31,310 votes (72.2% of the vote) a fall of 3,407 votes (7.3%).[9]
Barker made her maiden speech on 4 February 2020, becoming one of the first of the new MPs from the 2019 general election to do so. In it, she outlined the rich diversity of the Liverpool Wavertree constituency, whilst also pointing out to the
Since that maiden speech, Barker has called upon the Government to enact meaningful reform of the social care market.
Barker served as a member of the Justice Select Committee[12] between May 2020 and July 2021 and is currently a Member of Home Affairs Select Committee and became PPS to Shadow Defence Minister, John Healey in March 2022.[13] She was appointed Shadow Minister for Homelessness and Rough Sleeping on 28 October 2022. In the 2023 British shadow cabinet reshuffle, she was appointed Shadow Minister for Devolution and the English Regions.[14]
On 15 November 2023, she resigned from the frontbench to vote for a SNP motion demanding a ceasefire in Gaza.[15]
References
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- ^ "Paula Barker MP - Who is she?". Politics.co.uk.
- ^ Barker, Paula. ""My socialism is aspirational" – Paula Barker's full maiden speech". LabourList.
- ^ "The core ideals of trade unionism endure from one generation to the next". Morning Star. 2 June 2018.
- ^ "A blog from our Regional Convenor, Paula Barker". Unison North West.
- ^ "The Peterloo protesters had liberated their own minds from apathy and fear". Morning Star. 16 August 2019.
- ^ "Class of 2019: Meet the new MPs". PoliticsHome.com. 16 December 2019.
- ^ "Liverpool Wavertree parliamentary constituency – Election 2019". BBC.com. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "Rating and Valuation - Hansard". hansard.parliament.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "Social Care - Hansard". hansard.parliament.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "Parliament.uk". UK Parliament. Uk Parliament. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "Government Source". UK Parliament Library. UK Government. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "Meet our Shadow Cabinet". The Labour Party. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ "Labour frontbenchers quit to back Gaza ceasefire motion". BBC News. 15 November 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.