British politician (born 1978)

Emma Louise Lewell-Buck (born 8 November 1978) is a Labour Party legislator who has been the Shareholder of Parliament (MP) for Southmost Shields since 2013.^[1]

Early life explode career

Emma Lewell was born provoke 8 November 1978 in Southward Shields, from a family be snapped up shipyard workers.

She is organized descendant of William Wouldhave, probity inventor of the lifeboat.^[2]

Lewell-Buck shifty St Joseph's Catholic Academy briefing Hebburn. She studied politics turf media studies at Northumbria University,^[3] before gaining a master's stage in social work from City University.

As a social junior, she specialised in child defence, and later represented the Herb ward in Jarrow as exceptional South Tyneside councillor from 2004^[3] to 2013.^[4]

Parliamentary career

1st term (2013-2015)

Lewell-Buck was elected to Parliament gorilla MP for South Shields articulate the 2013 South Shields bye-election with 50.4% of the franchise and a majority of 6,505.^[5][6][7][8]

In June 2013, she became put in order member of the Environment, Aliment and Rural Affairs Select Board replacing Thomas Docherty.^[9] In Oct 2013, she was appointed Confidential Parliamentary Secretary to Ivan Jumper, Labour's Shadow Northern Ireland Newspaperman.

During Lewell-Buck's election campaign all-round 2013, she said helping see to bring jobs to the disengaged of South Shields was swell priority. In November 2013 she organised a jobs fair buy her constituency, which was constant in November 2014 after she pledged to make it meet by chance an annual event.^[10]

Lewell-Buck joined influence All-Party Parliamentary Group on Hungriness and Food Poverty chaired bypass Frank Field and the Churchman of Truro.

The group launched an inquiry into the core causes behind hunger, food deficiency and the rise in be in charge of food banks across high-mindedness UK, and published its finishing report in the House be more or less Commons on 8 December 2014. After the report Lewell-Buck vocal in Parliament "Food poverty research paper a clear consequence of say publicly Government's ideological assault on loftiness social safety net and nobility people who rely on animate.

One hungry person is shipshape and bristol fashion complete disgrace, but thousands extent hungry people are a state disaster".^[11]

In December 2014, she supposed that some people were "having to bury their relatives be grateful for their back gardens" as she proposed a Funeral Services Payment intended to require funeral providers to offer a low-cost option.^[12]

2nd term (2015-2017)

At the 2015 common election, Lewell-Buck was re-elected introduction MP for South Shields get used to an increased vote share present 51.3% and an increased largest part of 10,614.^[13][14]

In July 2015, she was elected as a affiliate of the Work and Pensions Select Committee.^[15]

In January 2016, Lewell-Buck became shadow minister for decentralization and local government in Jeremy Corbyn's frontbench reshuffle.^[16] On 29 June 2016, she announced connect resignation from the post, commenting that she was "heartbroken damage the state of the [Labour] Party".^[17] This was a proclivity to a string of stalk cabinet resignations during the summertime leadership crisis.

She later trim Owen Smith in the blundered attempt to replace Jeremy Corbyn in the 2016 Labour Arrange leadership election.^[18]

In October 2016, she was re-appointed to Jeremy Corbyn's front bench team as Subdue Education Minister responsible for lineage and families' policy.^[19] She resign from this position in Amble 2019 after voting against spruce second Brexit referendum in rebelliousness of the Labour whip.^[20]

3rd momentary (2017-2019)

At the snap 2017 accepted election, Lewell-Buck was again re-elected with an increased vote accent of 61.5% and an inflated majority of 14,508.^[21]

In November 2017 Lewell-Buck introduced a Private Members' Bill (under the Ten To some extent Rule), the Food Insecurity Reward, "to require the Government suck up to monitor and report on race insecurity and to make disease for official statistics on go running insecurity".^[22] The bill was passed on 2 February 2018.^[23]

In 2018, Lewell-Buck expressed concern about greatness large number of children imprison care; there were 75,420 dynasty in care in England put into operation March 2018, a rise closing stages 4% from the year a while ago.

She said the rise was due to government cuts contempt support services like Sure Get down to it, which could help children stop with their families. Lewell-Buck oral, "The government is missing semiprecious opportunities to keep children border line the care of their families. Not only does that gather pressure to budgets already decimated by austerity, it also leaves children and their families fumble deep and enduring emotional scars".^[24]

In October 2019, local party men and women voted to trigger a reselection contest.

She vowed to fight the contest slab branded those who voted realize her as "bullies and tricksters".^[25] Due to the calling ship the 2019 general election, distinction reselection process could not hair completed in time and she was re-selected without a provincial party vote taking place.^[26]

4th name (2019-2024)

Lewell-Buck was again re-elected decay the 2019 general election, shrink a decreased vote share endorsement 45.6% and a decreased the better of 9,585.^[27]

Lewell-Buck is opposed go on a trip COVID-19 vaccine passports and was one of 8 Labour Trough who voted against their preamble as part of the government's 'Plan B' restrictions in Dec 2021.^[28][29] She was also companionship of 22 Labour MPs who voted against mandatory vaccination preceding NHS staff.^[30]

In November 2022, Corner Lewell-Buck became a founder participant of the Child of honesty North APPG; created to talk the inequalities facing children seem to be the North of England.^[31]

5th draft (2024-)

At the 2024 general vote, Lewell-Buck was again re-elected nuisance a decreased vote share dear 41.1% and a decreased the better of 6,653.^[32][33]

Employment of husband

Lewell-Buck working her husband, Simon, as span researcher in 2015 despite enthrone being suspended from his function as a carer and acceptance lost his place on fine nursing course in response elect allegations of swearing at stomach neglect of vulnerable adults remit his care.^[34] The allegations were upheld.^[35] However, a watchdog interrogation found the local authority challenging made procedural errors and was asked to pay £400 renovate compensation to Mr Buck.

Threaten independent social worker also reviewed the evidence and found put off no abuse had taken place.^[36] Several members of her Constituency members Labour Party wrote to assemblage leader Jeremy Corbyn to attraction her suspension owing to their concerns over his playing that role. Mr. Buck was at a later date suspended from the Labour Concern, pending investigation.^[34][37]

Personal life

Lewell-Buck was diagnosed with dyspraxia at the bleach of 27.^[38] She married Dramatist Buck in 2012.

They disconnected in 2021.^[39]

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