Gavin Shuker
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| Born | 10 October 1981 |
| Alma mater | Girton College (Cambridge) |
Gavin Shuker (born 10 October 1981)[1] is a British politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Luton South from the 2010 UK general election to 2019. He was defeated standing as an Independent in the 2019 election, coming third with 9.3% of the vote. Shuker successfully defended the seat as the Labour Party candidate in 2010, after his predecessor Margaret Moran stood down following controversy over her expenses.[2]
Shuker was appointed as a Shadow International Development Minister in 2013.[3] He left the Opposition Frontbench in September 2015, with the election of Jeremy Corbyn as Party Leader, citing "political differences" with him.[4] In 2018, he lost a motion of no confidence by his constituency party. Shuker resigned from Labour on 18 February 2019 with six other MPs, and they formed Change UK.[5] In June 2019, he left Change UK to sit as an independent MP.[6] He stood as an independent in the UK/2019 General Election but lost his seat.[7]
References
- ↑ "Democracy Live: Gavin Suker MP"
- ↑ "Luton South"
- ↑ "Confirmed: Labour's new frontbench team in full - LabourList"
- ↑ "Gavin Shuker steps back from Labour frontbench due to political differences with Jeremy Corbyn"
- ↑ "Seven MPs leave Labour Party in protest at Jeremy Corbyn's leadership"
- ↑ "Change UK loses six of its 11 MPs|last="
- ↑ "Luton South parliamentary constituency - Election 2019"
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