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'''Ruth Smeeth''' was selected as the [[Labour Party]] PPC for safe seat of Stoke-on-Trent North on 5 April 2014.<ref>Laura James, [http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/Ruth-Smeeth-replace-Joan-Walley-Labour/story-20918198-detail/story.html Ruth Smeeth to replace Joan Walley as Labour Parliamentary candidate] 5 April 2014, accessed 11 April 2014</ref> Smeeth was elected in May 2015 with a majority of 4,836. <ref> [http://www.express.co.uk/politics/politicians/labour/ruth-smeeth/840 Ruth Smeeth] ''Express'', accessed 19 May 2015 </ref> | '''Ruth Smeeth''' was selected as the [[Labour Party]] PPC for safe seat of Stoke-on-Trent North on 5 April 2014.<ref>Laura James, [http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/Ruth-Smeeth-replace-Joan-Walley-Labour/story-20918198-detail/story.html Ruth Smeeth to replace Joan Walley as Labour Parliamentary candidate] 5 April 2014, accessed 11 April 2014</ref> Smeeth was elected in May 2015 with a majority of 4,836. <ref> [http://www.express.co.uk/politics/politicians/labour/ruth-smeeth/840 Ruth Smeeth] ''Express'', accessed 19 May 2015 </ref> | ||
| − | Previously she worked for [[Sodexho]], before joining the pro-Isreal lobby group [[BICOM]] in August/September 2005 as its Director of Public Affairs. She left in early 2007<ref>Leon Symons, ‘Israel research centre faces staff exodus’, Jewish Chronicle, 20 April 2007, p.8.</ref> and by Nov 2007 she was working at Nestle<ref>[http://www.uttoxeter-news.co.uk/News/Labour-chooses-election-fighter.htm Labour chooses election fighter], Uttoxeter Advertiser, accessed 20 August 2012</ref>. | + | Previously she worked for [[Sodexho]], before joining the pro-Isreal lobby group [[BICOM]] in August/September 2005 as its Director of Public Affairs. She left in early 2007<ref>Leon Symons, ‘Israel research centre faces staff exodus’, Jewish Chronicle, 20 April 2007, p.8.</ref> and by Nov 2007 she was working at [[Nestle]]<ref>[http://www.uttoxeter-news.co.uk/News/Labour-chooses-election-fighter.htm Labour chooses election fighter], Uttoxeter Advertiser, accessed 20 August 2012</ref>. |
| − | She stood for election unsuccessfully as a Labour candidate in Burton, West Midlands<ref>[http://ruthsmeeth.com/?page_id=2 Ruth Smeeth for Labour NEC], RuthSmeeth.com, accessed 21 August 2012</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/results/constituency/a81.stm Election 2010: Burton constituency], BBC News Online, accessed 21 August 2012</ref> and then worked for the anti-fascist group Hope Not Hate.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ruth-smeeth/14/9a0/259 Ruth Smeeth profile], LinkedIn, accessed 21 August 2012</ref> | + | She stood for election unsuccessfully as a Labour candidate in Burton, West Midlands<ref>[http://ruthsmeeth.com/?page_id=2 Ruth Smeeth for Labour NEC], RuthSmeeth.com, accessed 21 August 2012</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/results/constituency/a81.stm Election 2010: Burton constituency], BBC News Online, accessed 21 August 2012</ref> and then worked for the anti-fascist group [[Hope Not Hate]].<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ruth-smeeth/14/9a0/259 Ruth Smeeth profile], LinkedIn, accessed 21 August 2012</ref> |
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| + | ==Staff== | ||
| + | *[[Mary Doherty]] Office manager, [[Hope Not Hate]] <ref name="March">[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmsecret/sponsor-05.htm Register of interests of members' secretaries and research assistants, 23 March 2016], ''parliament.uk'', accessed 25 April 2016</ref> | ||
| + | *[[Cathy Perry]] <ref name="March"/> | ||
| + | *[[Glen Watson]] <ref name="March"/> | ||
==Affiliations== | ==Affiliations== | ||
*[[BICOM]] | *[[BICOM]] | ||
*[[Labour Party]] | *[[Labour Party]] | ||
| − | *Member of the Armed Forces Bill Select Committee from November 2015 <ref>[https://www.civilserviceworld.com/articles/analysis/arrivals-moves-departures-latest-appointments-civil-service-politics-and-public-1 Dods people, 'Arrivals, moves and departures'], Civil Service World, accessed 3 November 2015</ref> | + | *Member of the [[Armed Forces Bill Select Committee]] from November 2015 <ref>[https://www.civilserviceworld.com/articles/analysis/arrivals-moves-departures-latest-appointments-civil-service-politics-and-public-1 Dods people, 'Arrivals, moves and departures'], ''Civil Service World'', accessed 3 November 2015</ref> |
| − | + | *[[All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Armed Forces]] - deputy vice chair (Navy) - circa 2018 | |
| + | *[[Hope Not Hate]] | ||
| + | *[[Index on Censorship]] | ||
==Resources== | ==Resources== | ||
Latest revision as of 11:17, 24 July 2024
Ruth Smeeth was selected as the Labour Party PPC for safe seat of Stoke-on-Trent North on 5 April 2014.[1] Smeeth was elected in May 2015 with a majority of 4,836. [2]
Previously she worked for Sodexho, before joining the pro-Isreal lobby group BICOM in August/September 2005 as its Director of Public Affairs. She left in early 2007[3] and by Nov 2007 she was working at Nestle[4].
She stood for election unsuccessfully as a Labour candidate in Burton, West Midlands[5][6] and then worked for the anti-fascist group Hope Not Hate.[7]
Contents
Staff
- Mary Doherty Office manager, Hope Not Hate [8]
- Cathy Perry [8]
- Glen Watson [8]
Affiliations
- BICOM
- Labour Party
- Member of the Armed Forces Bill Select Committee from November 2015 [9]
- All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Armed Forces - deputy vice chair (Navy) - circa 2018
- Hope Not Hate
- Index on Censorship
Resources
- Asa Winstanley, Former Israel Lobby Spin Doctor Aims for Seat in UK Parliament, Electronic Intifada, 4 April 2014.
Notes
- ↑ Laura James, Ruth Smeeth to replace Joan Walley as Labour Parliamentary candidate 5 April 2014, accessed 11 April 2014
- ↑ Ruth Smeeth Express, accessed 19 May 2015
- ↑ Leon Symons, ‘Israel research centre faces staff exodus’, Jewish Chronicle, 20 April 2007, p.8.
- ↑ Labour chooses election fighter, Uttoxeter Advertiser, accessed 20 August 2012
- ↑ Ruth Smeeth for Labour NEC, RuthSmeeth.com, accessed 21 August 2012
- ↑ Election 2010: Burton constituency, BBC News Online, accessed 21 August 2012
- ↑ Ruth Smeeth profile, LinkedIn, accessed 21 August 2012
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Register of interests of members' secretaries and research assistants, 23 March 2016, parliament.uk, accessed 25 April 2016
- ↑ Dods people, 'Arrivals, moves and departures', Civil Service World, accessed 3 November 2015
