Difference between revisions of "Mary Creagh"
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She is the former shadow secretary of state for transport (2013-14) and shadow secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs from 2010 to 2013.<ref name= "About"/> | She is the former shadow secretary of state for transport (2013-14) and shadow secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs from 2010 to 2013.<ref name= "About"/> | ||
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| + | Following the departure of [[Ed Miliband]] in May 2015, Creagh has announced that she will contest for the Labour leadership with a pledge to 'earn back the trust' of middle England. <ref> [http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/may/14/mary-creagh-declares-candidacy-for-labour-leadership Mary Creagh joins Labour race with pledge to win back middle England] ''The Guardian,'' 14 May 2015, accessed 20 May 2015 </ref> | ||
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Revision as of 11:21, 20 May 2015
Mary Creagh has been the Labour Party MP for Wakefield since 2005, retaining her seat once again with 40 per cent of the vote and a majority of 2,613 in the 2015 election. [1]
Creagh is the current shadow secretary of state for international development having been appointed in 2014. [2]
She is the former shadow secretary of state for transport (2013-14) and shadow secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs from 2010 to 2013.[2]
Labour Leadership Contest 2015
Following the departure of Ed Miliband in May 2015, Creagh has announced that she will contest for the Labour leadership with a pledge to 'earn back the trust' of middle England. [3]
Notes
- ↑ Mary Creagh Express, accessed 20 May 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mary Creagh MP www.parliament.uk, accessed 20 May 2015
- ↑ Mary Creagh joins Labour race with pledge to win back middle England The Guardian, 14 May 2015, accessed 20 May 2015
