Michael Adrian Tapp[1] is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Dover and Deal since 2024,[2] taking over from Natalie Elphicke.
Mike Tapp | |
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 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Dover and Deal | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Natalie Elphicke |
| Majority | 7,559 (15.8%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Michael Tapp |
| Political party | Labour |
Early life
editTapp is the son of a policeman.[3]
Tapp served in the Intelligence Corps[4] and had three tours (Iraq and Afghanistan) before joining the National Crime Agency and then the Ministry of Defence.[2]
He left to pursue a career in politics in 2020 and was selected as the prospective parliamentary candidate for Dover and Deal in 2022.[3]
Parliamentary career
editPrior to the 2024 general election, the seat had been held for the Conservatives by Natalie Elphicke, however she defected to Labour shortly before the election was called. She announced that she would be standing down.
Tapp received 18,940 votes, which gave him a majority of 7,585 votes.[5] Howard Cox of Reform UK received 11,355 votes and Stephen James of the Conservatives gained 10,370.[6]
On 7 July 2024, The Guardian named him as one of "five fresh Labour MPs to watch",[7] noting that "Tapp’s military background and work with the National Crime Agency also make him a compelling figure."
Tapp backed the decision to scrap Winter Fuel Payments for pensioners who did not receive pension credit[8] or other means-tested benefits and urged "all that are on the eligibility line to reach out to [their] local MP" for support.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Members Sworn". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 752. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 10 July 2024.
- ^ a b Courea, Eleni (5 June 2024). "Rising stars who could play a big part in a Labour government". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ a b Green, Daniel (2 July 2024). "Small boats and Tory mutineers: Can veteran Mike Tapp win Dover and Deal?". LabourList. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ Mitchell, Archie (9 June 2024). "Labour's Dover candidate: 'I would not have stood under Corbyn'". The Independent. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ van Klaveren, Tom (5 July 2024). "Dover and Deal General Election results as Labour take seat that was previously Conservative". Kent and Sussex Courier. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ Fuller, Christian (5 July 2024). "Six takeaways from Kent's general election results". BBC News. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ Savage, Michael (7 July 2024). "Big brains and glittering careers: five fresh Labour MPs to watch". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "The Public Whip — Voting Record - Mike Tapp MP, Dover and Deal (26605)". www.publicwhip.org.uk. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ Tapp, Mike (10 September 2024). "Mike Tapp interview".
External links
edit
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
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