Shadow Secretary of State for Employment Rights[a]
In office 12 January 2018 – 12 December 2019
Leader
Jeremy Corbyn
Preceded by
Jack Dromey
Succeeded by
Rachael Maskell
Member of Parliament for North West Durham
In office 8 June 2017 – 6 November 2019
Preceded by
Pat Glass
Succeeded by
Richard Holden
National Secretary of the People's Assembly Against Austerity
Incumbent
Assumed office 2020
Personal details
Born
(1987-08-19) 19 August 1987 (age 36) North Shields, England, UK
Political party
Labour
Children
1
Residence(s)
Lanchester, England, UK
Alma mater
Manchester Metropolitan University Northumbria University
Profession
Politician
Laura Pidcock (born 19 August 1987) is a British former Labour Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for North West Durham from 2017 until 2019, when she lost her seat.[1] She served as Shadow Secretary of State for Employment Rights in Jeremy Corbyn's Shadow Cabinet.[2] In the 2019 parliamentary election, she lost her seat to the Conservative Richard Holden, who won the constituency with a majority of 1,144.
Pidcock was elected to the National Executive Committee of the Labour Party in November 2020,[3] from which she resigned in January 2022. She is currently the National Secretary of the People's Assembly Against Austerity.[4]
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^"Election 2017: Durham North West". BBC News. Archived from the original on 7 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
^"Labour market abuse widespread – Laura Pidcock responds to the Resolution Foundation's report". The Labour Party. Archived from the original on 18 October 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
^Rodgers, Sienna (13 November 2020). "Labour national executive committee election results released". LabourList. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
^Pidcock, Laura (26 January 2022). "Resignation from the National Executive Committee of the Labour Party". Medium. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
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