Laurence Turner is a British Labour Party politician and trade unionist, who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham Northfield since 2024.[1]
Laurence Turner | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Birmingham Northfield | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Gary Sambrook |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Labour |
Turner was born to two Nottingham teachers.[2] He worked as a parliamentary assistant in the House of Commons.[3] Since 2017, he worked at the GMB union, as head of research and policy.[4][3]
Turner was selected as the candidate for Birmingham Northfield at short notice at the beginning of the 2024 general election campaign, when existing candidate Alex Aitken had to step down for "personal reasons".[2]
References
edit- ^ "Birmingham Northfield - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ a b Haynes, Jane (23 June 2024). "Five things you need to know about Labour's Northfield MP hopeful". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ a b Clarke, Nathan (5 July 2024). "Who is Laurence Turner? Northfield's new MP after Labour beat the Tories". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ Haynes, Jane (31 May 2024). "Labour make General Election choices in Selly Oak, Northfield, Smethwick, Dudley". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 6 July 2024.