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|name = Emma Reynolds
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|image = Emma Reynolds.jpg
|image = Emma Reynolds.jpg
|office = [[Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government]]
|office = Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
|leader = [[Harriet Harman]] {{small|(Acting)}}
|leader = [[Harriet Harman]] {{small|(Acting)}}
|term_start = 11 May 2015
|term_start = 11 May 2015
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|predecessor = [[Hilary Benn]]
|predecessor = [[Hilary Benn]]
|successor = [[Jon Trickett]]
|successor = [[Jon Trickett]]
|office1 = [[Department for Communities and Local Government|Shadow Minister for Housing]]
|office1 = Shadow Minister for Housing
|leader1 = [[Ed Miliband]]
|leader1 = [[Edward Miliband]]
|term_start1 = 7 October 2013
|term_start1 = 7 October 2013
|term_end1 = 11 May 2015
|term_end1 = 11 May 2015
|predecessor1 = [[Jack Dromey]]
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|successor1 = [[Roberta Blackman-Woods]]
|successor1 = [[Roberta Blackman-Woods (Dr )]]
|office2 = [[Minister of State for Europe|Shadow Minister for Europe]]
|office2 = Shadow Minister for Europe
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|leader2 = [[Edward Miliband]]
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|term_end2 = 7 October 2013
|predecessor2 = [[Wayne David]]
|predecessor2 = [[Wayne David]]
|successor2 = [[Gareth Thomas (English politician)|Gareth Thomas]]
|successor2 = [[Gareth Thomas]]
|office3 = [[Member of Parliament (UK)|Member of Parliament]]<br>for [[Wolverhampton North East (UK Parliament constituency)|Wolverhampton North East]]
|office3 = Member of Parliament<br>for [[Wolverhampton North East]]
|term_start3 = 6 May 2010
|term_start3 = 6 May 2010
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|predecessor3 = [[Ken Purchase]]
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|party = [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
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|website = [http://emmareynolds.org.uk Official website]
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'''Emma Elizabeth Reynolds''' (born 2 November 1977)<ref>{{cite web |title= Emma Reynolds MP |url= http://myparliament.info/Member/4077 |website= myparliament.info |publisher= MyParliament |access-date= 14 August 2017 |deadurl= no |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20170815024533/http://myparliament.info/Member/4077 |archivedate= 15 August 2017 |df= dmy-all }}</ref> is a British [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] politician who has been the [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Wolverhampton North East (UK Parliament constituency)|Wolverhampton North East]] since the [[United Kingdom general election, 2010|2010 general election]].<ref>{{cite news | title = Meet the new MPs: watch video interviews with the new intake at Westminster | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100718115228/http://news.sky.com/skynews/Interactive-Graphics/NewMPs | archive-date = 18 July 2010 | url = http://news.sky.com/skynews/Interactive-Graphics/NewMPs | work = [[Sky News]] | access-date = 12 April 2011}}</ref>
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Reynolds was the [[Official Opposition frontbench|Shadow]] Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government from May to September 2015.


'''Emma Elizabeth Reynolds''' (born 2 November 1977) is the Member of Parliament (MP) for [[Wolverhampton North East]] following the 2010 general election.
==Early life and career==
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Reynolds was the Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government from May to September 2015.
Reynolds was educated at [[Codsall High School]], near [[Wolverhampton]], followed by [[City of Wolverhampton College|Wulfrun Further Education College]]. She studied at [[Wadham College, Oxford|Wadham College]] at the [[University of Oxford]], where she read [[Politics, Philosophy and Economics]].<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite news | last = Staff writer |title=Labour candidate selected |url=https://www.expressandstar.com/latest/2008/09/29/labour-candidate-selected/|work=[[Express & Star]] | date = 29 September 2008 | access-date = 12 April 2011}}</ref> Her father Kevin is a teacher at [[Concord College, UK|Concord College]], a boarding [[independent school]] set in the grounds of [[Acton Burnell Castle]], near [[Shrewsbury]].

Reynolds set up a [[lobbying]] business in Brussels to help British companies that wished to influence [[EU laws]].<ref>{{cite web | last = Reynolds | first = Emma | title = Biography | url = http://www.emmareynolds.org.uk/biography | website = emmareynolds.org.uk | publisher = Emma Reynolds | access-date = 15 August 2017 | deadurl = no | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20170815024830/http://www.emmareynolds.org.uk/biography | archivedate = 15 August 2017 | df = dmy-all }}</ref>

From 2001 to 2004, Reynolds worked in Brussels as a political adviser to [[Robin Cook]] then President of the [[Party of European Socialists]].<ref>{{cite web |title= Emma Reynolds MP |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614033546/http://www.parliamentaryrecord.com/content/profiles/mp/Emma-Reynolds/Wolverhampton-North-East/1158 |url=http://www.parliamentaryrecord.com/content/profiles/mp/Emma-Reynolds/Wolverhampton-North-East/1158#Non-Parliamentary-Career |archivedate=14 June 2012 | website = parliamentaryrecord.com | publisher = Westminster Parliamentary Record |df=dmy | access-date = 13 April 2011 }}</ref> She later worked in [[Downing Street]] and the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Emma Reynolds: biography |url=http://www.politics.co.uk/reference/emma-reynolds |work=politics.co.uk |publisher=politics.co.uk |access-date=1 November 2012 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921070844/http://politics.co.uk/reference/emma-reynolds |archivedate=21 September 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> as a special advisor to then [[Minister for Europe]] and [[Labour Chief Whip]] [[Geoff Hoon]].<ref name=autogenerated1 />

In January 2009, Reynolds joined commercial public affairs consultancy Cogitamus, which gives advice to companies.<ref>{{cite news | last = Staff writer | title = Labour candidate takes Cogitamus role | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110719202135/http://www.publicaffairsnews.com/index.php?id=33&no_cache=1&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=327&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=73&cHash=839699 | archive-date = 19 July 2011 | url = http://www.publicaffairsnews.com/index.php?id=33&no_cache=1&tx_ttnews%5btt_news%5d=327&tx_ttnews%5bbackPid%5d=73&cHash=839699 | work = Public Affairs News | date = 14 January 2009 | accessdate = 24 April 2011 | deadurl = yes | df = dmy-all }}</ref>


==Parliamentary career==
==Parliamentary career==
Reynolds was selected as the Labour candidate for the [[United Kingdom general election, 2010|2010 general election]] for [[Wolverhampton North East (UK Parliament constituency)|Wolverhampton North East]] in September 2008. Despite a 9% swing to the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservatives]] and a reduction in majority of more than 6,000 she held the seat for Labour.<ref name=autogenerated1 /><ref>{{cite news | last = Dunn | first = Ray | title = General Election 2010: Full Midland results and stats | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110917000344/http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2010/05/07/general-election-2010-full-midland-results-and-stats-97319-26401141/6/ | archive-date = 17 September 2011 | url = http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2010/05/07/general-election-2010-full-midland-results-and-stats-97319-26401141/6/ | work = [[Birmingham Mail]] | date = 7 May 2010 | access-date = 13 April 2011}}</ref>
Reynolds was selected as the Labour candidate for the 2010 general election for Wolverhampton North East in September 2008. Despite a 9% swing to the Conservatives and a reduction in majority of more than 6,000 she held the seat for Labour.

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Reynolds has spoken on many issues in the House of Commons since being elected including questions on [[Building Schools for the Future]], [[free school meals]], [[human trafficking]], cuts to police numbers and [[Mental Health Services]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/emma_reynolds/wolverhampton_north_east|title=Emma Reynolds|website=theyworkforyou.com|publisher=[[TheyWorkForYou]]|access-date=14 September 2010|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100614040311/http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/emma_reynolds/wolverhampton_north_east|archivedate=14 June 2010|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In the summer of 2010 Reynolds was also elected to the [[Foreign Affairs Select Committee]] of the House of Commons.

In October 2010, Reynolds was promoted by Labour's new leader, [[Ed Miliband]], to the [[Official Opposition frontbench|opposition frontbench]], as a shadow junior Foreign Office Minister under the then Shadow Foreign Secretary, [[Yvette Cooper]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11494915 | work=[[BBC News]] | title=Ed Miliband's shadow cabinet and ministerial teams | date=12 October 2010 | access-date=13 October 2010 | deadurl=no | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101013050534/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11494915 | archivedate=13 October 2010 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> After the resignation of the Shadow Chancellor [[Alan Johnson]] and resulting mini-reshuffle of posts, Reynolds continued working in her post under the new Shadow Foreign Secretary, [[Douglas Alexander]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-12242397 | work=[[BBC News]] | title=Alan Johnson 'to quit front-line politics' | date=20 January 2011 | access-date=11 February 2011 | deadurl=no | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110121050223/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-12242397 | archivedate=21 January 2011 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> In October 2011, Emma Reynolds was promoted by Labour leader, Ed Miliband, to the position of Shadow Europe Minister. In October 2013, Reynolds was promoted by Ed Miliband to the position of Shadow Housing Minister, replacing [[Jack Dromey]].

Reynolds is former Treasurer of the All-Party Parliamentary China Group<ref>{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121014041312/http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/register/china.htm | archive-date = 14 October 2012 |url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/register/china.htm |title= Register Of All-Party Groups as at 14 October 2012 : China|website=parliament.uk | publisher = [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] | access-date = 13 April 2011}}</ref> and Vice Chair for the All-Party Parliamentary Group for [[British Sikhs]],<ref>{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160702194809/http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/register/sikhs.htm | archive-date = 2 July 2016 |url= https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/register/sikhs.htm|title= Register Of All-Party Groups as at 30 July 2015 : Sikhs |website=parliament.uk | publisher = [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] | access-date = 13 April 2011}}</ref> as well as Secretary of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Human Trafficking.
[[File:Emma Reynolds at Central Hall Westminster,London 2015.png|thumb|Emma Reynolds at Central Hall, Westminster
November 2015]]
Reynolds resigned as Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government following the election of [[Jeremy Corbyn]] as leader of the Labour Party.<ref>{{cite news | last = Staff writer | url = https://www.expressandstar.com/news/2015/09/12/labour-leader-and-deputy-leader-to-be-announced-today/ | title = WATCH: Black Country MP Tom Watson named deputy leader of Labour Party – while Wolverhampton MP Emma Reynolds resigns from shadow cabinet | work = [[Express & Star]] | date = 12 September 2015 | access-date = 12 September 2015 | deadurl = no | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20150912111848/http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2015/09/12/labour-leader-and-deputy-leader-to-be-announced-today/ | archivedate = 12 September 2015 | df = dmy-all }}</ref>

=== Views on the European Union ===
In an online article for the [[New Labour]] [[pressure group]] [[Progress (organisation)|Progress]], Reynolds asserted that "Britain's membership of the European Union is in our national interest".<ref>{{cite web | last = Reynolds | first = Emma | url = http://www.progressonline.org.uk/2011/10/06/david-cameron%E2%80%99s-eurosceptic-containment-strategy-is-failing/ | title = David Cameron’s eurosceptic containment strategy is failing | website = progressonline.org.uk | publisher = [[Progress (organisation)|Progress]] | date = 6 October 2011 | access-date = 6 October 2011 | deadurl = no | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20111008112204/http://www.progressonline.org.uk/2011/10/06/david-cameron%E2%80%99s-eurosceptic-containment-strategy-is-failing/ | archivedate = 8 October 2011 | df = dmy-all }}</ref>

In a 1 October 2012 interview with the [[Total Politics]] website, Reynolds called for the [[eurozone]] countries to integrate more closely. She also said she had differing opinions with [[Jon Cruddas]], Labour's policy review chief, on whether having a referendum on the EU was a priority.<ref>{{cite news | last = Staff writer | url = http://www.totalpolitics.com/blog/329157/tp-jrf-coffee-club-interview-emma-reynolds.thtml | title = TP JRF coffee club interview: Emma Reynolds | work = [[Total Politics]] | date = 1 October 2012 | access-date = 1 November 2012 | deadurl = no | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20121018054159/http://www.totalpolitics.com/blog/329157/tp-jrf-coffee-club-interview-emma-reynolds.thtml | archivedate = 18 October 2012 | df = dmy-all }}</ref>

==Personal life==
Reynolds participates in sports such as [[running]] and used to play [[Association football|football]]. She also enjoys [[pubs]] and going to the [[Movie theater|cinema]].<ref>{{cite news | last = Brar | first = Gurpreet | archive-url = https://archive.li/20130122083844/http://centrallobby.politicshome.com/latestnews/article-detail/newsarticle/wolverhampton-ppc-seeks-her-hometown-seat | archive-date = 22 January 2013 | url = http://www.epolitix.com/latestnews/article-detail/newsarticle/wolverhampton-ppc-seeks-her-hometown-seat | title = Breaking politics and political news for Westminster and the UK - PoliticsHome.com | work = [[PoliticsHome]] | date = 16 October 2009 | access-date = 12 April 2011 | deadurl = yes | df = dmy-all }}</ref>

Reynolds married solicitor Richard Stevens in April 2016.<ref name=expressandstar-20160420>{{cite news |url=https://www.expressandstar.com/picture-galleries/news-pictures/2016/04/20/love-is-in-the-air-wolverhampton-mp-ties-the-knot/ |title=Love is in the air: Wolverhampton MP ties the knot |website=Express & Star |date=20 April 2016 |accessdate=27 May 2018}}</ref> They had a son on 14 April 2017.<ref name=bbc-20180201>{{cite news |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42908416 |title='I campaigned with a newborn,' says Labour's Emma Reynolds |work=BBC News |date=1 February 2018 |accessdate=27 May 2018}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.emmareynolds.org.uk/}}
*{{UK MP links | parliament = emma-reynolds/4077 | publicwhip = emma_reynolds | theywork = emma_reynolds}}

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Reynolds has spoken on many issues in the House of Commons since being elected including questions on Building Schools for the Future, free school meals, human trafficking, cuts to police numbers and Mental Health Services. In the summer of 2010 Reynolds was also elected to the Foreign Affairs Select Committee of the House of Commons.
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In October 2010, Reynolds was promoted by Labour's new leader, [[Edward Miliband]], to the opposition frontbench, as a shadow junior Foreign Office Minister under the then Shadow Foreign Secretary, [[Yvette Cooper]]. In October 2011, Emma Reynolds was promoted by Labour leader, Ed Miliband, to the position of Shadow Europe Minister. In October 2013, Reynolds was promoted by Ed Miliband to the position of Shadow Housing Minister, replacing [[Jack Dromey]].
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Reynolds is former Treasurer of the All-Party Parliamentary China Group and Vice Chair for the All-Party Parliamentary Group for British Sikhs as well as Secretary of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Human Trafficking.
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Emma Reynolds
MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
In office
11 May 2015 – 12 September 2015
Leader Harriet Harman (Acting)
Preceded by Hilary Benn
Succeeded by Jon Trickett
Shadow Minister for Housing
In office
7 October 2013 – 11 May 2015
Leader Edward Miliband
Preceded by Jack Dromey
Succeeded by Roberta Blackman-Woods (Dr )
Shadow Minister for Europe
In office
7 October 2011 – 7 October 2013
Leader Edward Miliband
Preceded by Wayne David
Succeeded by Gareth Thomas
Member of Parliament
for Wolverhampton North East
Assumed office
6 May 2010
Preceded by Ken Purchase
Majority 4,587 (12.5%)
Personal details
Born (1977-11-02) 2 November 1977 (age 46)
Website Official website


Emma Elizabeth Reynolds (born 2 November 1977) is the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wolverhampton North East following the 2010 general election. Reynolds was the Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government from May to September 2015.

Parliamentary career

Reynolds was selected as the Labour candidate for the 2010 general election for Wolverhampton North East in September 2008. Despite a 9% swing to the Conservatives and a reduction in majority of more than 6,000 she held the seat for Labour.

Reynolds has spoken on many issues in the House of Commons since being elected including questions on Building Schools for the Future, free school meals, human trafficking, cuts to police numbers and Mental Health Services. In the summer of 2010 Reynolds was also elected to the Foreign Affairs Select Committee of the House of Commons.

In October 2010, Reynolds was promoted by Labour's new leader, Edward Miliband, to the opposition frontbench, as a shadow junior Foreign Office Minister under the then Shadow Foreign Secretary, Yvette Cooper. In October 2011, Emma Reynolds was promoted by Labour leader, Ed Miliband, to the position of Shadow Europe Minister. In October 2013, Reynolds was promoted by Ed Miliband to the position of Shadow Housing Minister, replacing Jack Dromey.

Reynolds is former Treasurer of the All-Party Parliamentary China Group and Vice Chair for the All-Party Parliamentary Group for British Sikhs as well as Secretary of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Human Trafficking.

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