Difference between revisions of "Sarah Champion"
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| − | [[Sarah Champion]] is a British [[Labour Party]] politician and member of parliament for Rotherham. | + | [[Sarah Champion]] is a British [[Labour Party]] politician and member of parliament for Rotherham. |
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| − | Champion is | + | ==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> | ||
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| + | 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. <ref name= "Independent"/> | ||
==Affiliations== | ==Affiliations== | ||
Revision as of 13:04, 1 April 2015
Sarah Champion is a British Labour Party politician and member of parliament for Rotherham.
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. [1]
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. [1]
Affiliations
- Co-chair of the Associate Parliamentary Health Group since 2013.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sarah Champion: On becoming Rotherham’s first female MP and working 'like a dog' The Independent, 27 February 2015, accessed 1 April 2015
