Difference between revisions of "Angela Eagle"
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| − | + | '''Angela Eagle''' has been the [[Labour Party]] MP for Wallasey since 1992. She was appointed shadow leader of the House of Commons in 2011.<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/ms-angela-eagle/491 Ms Angela Eagle], www.parliament.uk, accessed 24 August 2013.</ref> She is the sister of fellow Labour MP [[Maria Eagle]].<ref>Sarah Priddy, [http://www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/SN04809/pil-current-members-related-to-other-current-or-former-members PIL: Current Members Related to Other Current or Former Members - Commons Library Standard Note], 13 September 2013.</ref> | |
| − | She retained her seat once again in the 2015 general election with a majority of 16, 348. | + | She retained her seat once again in the 2015 general election with a majority of 16, 348. <ref> [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14001010 Wallasey Parliamentary constituency] ''BBC News'', accessed 21 May 2015 </ref> |
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| + | In May 2015 Eagle announced that she will be standing in the contest for deputy leader of the Labour Party. <ref> [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-32782311 Angela Eagle joins Labour deputy race] ''BBC News'', 18 May 2015, accessed 21 May 2015 </ref> | ||
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Revision as of 15:26, 21 May 2015
Angela Eagle has been the Labour Party MP for Wallasey since 1992. She was appointed shadow leader of the House of Commons in 2011.[1] She is the sister of fellow Labour MP Maria Eagle.[2]
She retained her seat once again in the 2015 general election with a majority of 16, 348. [3]
In May 2015 Eagle announced that she will be standing in the contest for deputy leader of the Labour Party. [4]
Notes
- ↑ Ms Angela Eagle, www.parliament.uk, accessed 24 August 2013.
- ↑ Sarah Priddy, PIL: Current Members Related to Other Current or Former Members - Commons Library Standard Note, 13 September 2013.
- ↑ Wallasey Parliamentary constituency BBC News, accessed 21 May 2015
- ↑ Angela Eagle joins Labour deputy race BBC News, 18 May 2015, accessed 21 May 2015
