Ruth Cadbury
Ruth Margaret Cadbury | |
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| Shadow Minister for Housing | |
| In office 11 October 2016 – 29 June 2017 Serving with Andy Slaughter, Roberta Blackman-Woods | |
| Preceded by | John Healey (Housing) |
| Succeeded by | Tony Lloyd |
| Member of Parliament for Brentford and Isleworth | |
| Assumed office 8 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Mary Macleod |
| Majority | 12,182 (19.8%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 May 1959 Birmingham, England, UK[1] |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | Bournville College University of Salford |
| Website | Official website |
Ruth Margaret Cadbury (born 14 May 1959) is a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. She has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Brentford and Isleworth since gaining the seat at the 2015 general election. She has been a Brentford councillor for 25 years, and was deputy leader of the Hounslow London Borough Council from 2010 to 2012 where she was known for her work on a Living Wage for its staff as well as her opposition to any expansion to the nearby London Heathrow Airport. In June 2017 she was re-elected with a majority of over 12,000, defeating Mary Macleod for the second time in as many elections [2]
Cadbury, the eldest child of Charles Lloyd Cadbury and Jillian Stafford Ransome, is one of three Quakers that were elected during the 2015 general election, the others being Labour's Catherine West and the Conservative's Tania Mathias.[3] She was educated at The Mount School, York, Bournville College, and graduated from the University of Salford with a BA in 1981.[citation needed]
At the 2015 general election, she defeated the incumbent Conservative MP Mary Macleod. In her maiden speech to the House of Commons on 2 June 2015, she made much of her Quaker background and its relevance to social justice. Her speech also referenced her distant ancestor, the chocolate producer and Quaker George Cadbury.[4]
In October 2016, she was appointed by Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn as a Shadow Housing Minister. Commenting on the appointment she said "As a result of this Government's policies, owning a home is an unattainable dream for so many youngsters, and for countless people even having somewhere stable and affordable to call home is impossible".[5]
She was sacked from her Shadow Housing Minister position on June 29, 2017 after she voted against a whipped vote on an amendment to the Queen's speech calling for the UK to remain in the European Single Market: whilst the Labour position was to abstain, she voted to support the motion.[6][7]
References
- ^ http://myparliament.info/member/4389
- ^ "Brentford and Isleworth 2017 Election Results". bbc.com. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ "First Quaker MPs elected in a decade". Quakers in Britain. Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). 8 May 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ^ "Health and Social Care". House of Commons Debate. Hansard. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ "Ruth Cadbury MP". ruthcadburymp.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ Three sacked from Labour’s frontbench over single market amendment
- ^ Asthana, Anushka (29 June 2017). "Jeremy Corbyn sacks three frontbenchers after single market vote". theguardian.com. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
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- 1959 births
- Living people
- People educated at The Mount School, York
- Alumni of the University of Salford
- Councillors in the London Borough of Hounslow
- English Quakers
- Female members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
- Labour Party (UK) councillors
- Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
- UK MPs 2015–17
- UK MPs 2017–
- 21st-century women politicians