Helen Hayes (politician)

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Helen Hayes
MP
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Official portrait, 2019
Shadow Minister for Children & Early Years
Assumed office
4 December 2021
LeaderKeir Starmer
Preceded byTulip Siddiq
Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office
In office
9 April 2020 – 30 December 2020
LeaderKeir Starmer
Preceded byChris Matheson
Succeeded byFleur Anderson
Opposition Whip
In office
7 January 2020 – 9 April 2020
LeaderJeremy Corbyn
Member of Parliament
for Dulwich and West Norwood
Assumed office
7 May 2015
Preceded byDame Tessa Jowell
Majority27,840 (49.1%)
Personal details
Born
Helen Elizabeth Hayes

(1974-08-08) 8 August 1974 (age 47)
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Political partyLabour
Alma materBalliol College, Oxford
Websitewww.helenhayes.org.uk

Helen Elizabeth Hayes (born 8 August 1974)[1] is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dulwich and West Norwood since the May 2015 general election.[2]

Early life[]

Hayes attended Ormskirk Grammar School, a comprehensive secondary school based in Ormskirk, near Liverpool in the northwest of England.[3] She was an undergraduate at Balliol College, Oxford.[4]

After university, Hayes worked as a town planner. She became managing partner of her own town planning company, Urban Practitioners, before becoming a partner at London architectural practice[4] Allies and Morrison.[5]

Hayes is a Chartered Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute, a member of the King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and is also a trustee of Turner Contemporary art gallery in Margate.[5]

Political career[]

Before being elected as an MP, Hayes was elected as a Councillor for the College ward of Southwark Council[6] in 2010[7] and in 2014.[8] Following her election as an MP in May 2015 she held both roles for 10 months before resigning as a Councillor in March 2016 to focus on her Parliamentary duties.[9]

Hayes has served on the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee since July 2015.[10]

She supported Remain in the EU referendum in June 2016 and voted against the triggering of Article 50 in February 2017.[11]

In 2018, Hayes criticised the closure of two Royal Mail delivery offices in her constituency.[12]

She has signed a range of Early day motions in Parliament since her election. These range from calling on the Government to better protect and support Transgender rights,[13] and for the adoption of a public health approach to drugs policy in the UK.[14][non-primary source needed]

Following the election of Keir Starmer as Labour Leader, she was promoted as Shadow Minister for the Cabinet office in April 2020.[15] Hayes resigned her role as a Shadow Minister on 30 December 2020 in order to abstain on the Future Trade Agreement between the UK and the EU.[16]

Hayes is a signatory of the "MPs Not Border Guards" pledge, which vows to not report constituents to the Home Office for immigration enforcement.[17]

In the November 2021 British shadow cabinet reshuffle, she replaced Tulip Siddiq on the frontbench.[18]

Personal life[]

Hayes is married to Ben Jupp; the couple have two children.[3] Her sister-in law is Rachel Jupp, editor of the BBC current affairs series, Panorama.[19]

References[]

  1. ^ Jamieson, Sophie (29 April 2015). "Female MPs: Parliament's future front bench stars". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  2. ^ "BBC News Election 2015 – Dulwich & West Norwood". BBC News Election 2015 website. BBC. 8 May 2015. Archived from the original on 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  3. ^ a b Duffy, Tom (12 May 2015). "Ormskirk mum wins Tessa Jowell's former seat in south London". Southport Visiter. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Election 2015: Meet the future female front bench stars of the 2015 Parliament". The Daily Telegraph. 8 May 2015. Archived from the original on 10 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Register of interests Councillor Helen Hayes". Southwark Council. Southwark Council. 30 July 2013. Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  6. ^ "Councillor Helen Hayes". Southwark Council. Southwark Council. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  7. ^ "Southwark Council – Election Results for College Ward". Southwark Council Website. Southwark Council. 6 May 2010. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  8. ^ "2014 council elections – College". Southwark Council Website. Southwark Council. 22 May 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  9. ^ "SOUTHWARK MPS NEIL COYLE AND HELEN HAYES ANNOUNCE RESIGNATION FROM COUNCIL". Archived from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  10. ^ "Helen Hayes MP". UK Parliament. Archived from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  11. ^ "How Labour MPs voted on article 50". LabourList. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  12. ^ February 23, Helen Hayes 6sc on; 2018. "Helen delivers letter to Royal Mail opposing delivery office closures". Helen Hayes MP. Archived from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ "TRANSGENDER RIGHTS - Early Day Motions - UK Parliament". edm.parliament.uk.
  14. ^ "Drug policy - Early Day Motions - UK Parliament". edm.parliament.uk.
  15. ^ @helenhayes_ (9 April 2020). "I'm delighted to share the news that @Keir_Starmer has asked me to serve as Shadow Cabinet Office Minister" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  16. ^ "Read in Full: EU Deal Rebels". Guido Fawkes. 30 December 2020.
  17. ^ "MPs not border guards – pledge signatories". Globaljustice.org.uk. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  18. ^ "Tweet announcing new role". Twitter. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  19. ^ Saner, Emine (5 February 2017). "Panorama editor Rachel Jupp: people want us to hold power to account". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 11 May 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2017.

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