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| − | + | '''Sarah Champion''' has been the [[Labour Party]] Member of Parliament (MP) for Rotherham since 2012. | |
| + | Champion was elected in November 2012 at a by-election caused by [[Denis MacShane]]'s resignation. She was re-elected at the 2015 general election with a majority of 8,446 votes.<ref> BBC News [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000904 Rotherham], accessed 22 May 2015.</ref> | ||
| − | ==Lobbying for MPs to have | + | ==Lobbying for MPs to have formal job descriptions== |
Since joining Parliament in 2012 Champion has ‘rapidly gained a reputation as one of Labour’s hardest-working backbench MPs' according to ''The Independent.'' <ref name= "Independent"> [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/sarah-champion-on-becoming-rotherhams-first-female-mp-and-working-like-a-dog-10076548.html Sarah Champion: On becoming Rotherham’s first female MP and working 'like a dog'] ''The Independent'', 27 February 2015, accessed 1 April 2015 </ref> | Since joining Parliament in 2012 Champion has ‘rapidly gained a reputation as one of Labour’s hardest-working backbench MPs' according to ''The Independent.'' <ref name= "Independent"> [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/sarah-champion-on-becoming-rotherhams-first-female-mp-and-working-like-a-dog-10076548.html Sarah Champion: On becoming Rotherham’s first female MP and working 'like a dog'] ''The Independent'', 27 February 2015, accessed 1 April 2015 </ref> | ||
Revision as of 10:04, 22 May 2015
Sarah Champion has been the Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Rotherham since 2012.
Champion was elected in November 2012 at a by-election caused by Denis MacShane's resignation. She was re-elected at the 2015 general election with a majority of 8,446 votes.[1]
Lobbying for MPs to have formal job descriptions
Since joining Parliament in 2012 Champion has ‘rapidly gained a reputation as one of Labour’s hardest-working backbench MPs' according to The Independent. [2]
Champion is lobbying for MPs to be given formal job descriptions and potentially even contracts when they are elected, which would tell them how many hours they would be expected to work. She says that it’s 'just not right' that all MPs draw the same salary and yet some can get away with doing very little constituency work. [2]
Affiliations
- Co-chair of the Associate Parliamentary Health Group since 2013.
Notes
- ↑ BBC News Rotherham, accessed 22 May 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sarah Champion: On becoming Rotherham’s first female MP and working 'like a dog' The Independent, 27 February 2015, accessed 1 April 2015
