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'''Paula Michelle Sherriff''' (born 16 April 1975) is a British [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] politician. She has been the [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Dewsbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Dewsbury]] since gaining the seat from the Conservatives at the [[United Kingdom general election, 2015|general election in May 2015]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000666|title= Election 2017: Dewsbury Parliamentary constituency|date=9 June 2017|accessdate=9 June 2017|work=[[BBC News]]}}</ref> Sherriff was previously a councillor in [[Pontefract]] on [[Wakefield District Council]].
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== Parliamentary career ==
On 11 January 2016, Sherriff resigned as a ministerial aide to shadow local government and communities secretary [[Jon Trickett]].<ref name="bbc">{{cite news |title=Labour's Catherine McKinnell quits shadow cabinet|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-35281203 |work =[[BBC News]]|date = 11 January 2016 |accessdate=10 September 2016}}</ref>

On 21 March 2016, it was officially acknowledged that the "[[Tampon Tax]]" would be abolished. Paula Sherriff became the first backbench MP in Parliamentary history to have had an amendment to a Budget resolution successfully adopted. Both the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Labour Party commended her work on the issue.<ref>{{cite news | last = Simons | first = Ned | title = MPs back abolition of tampon tax after Government accepts Labour amendment to budget | url = http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/tampon-tax-abolished-by-vote-of-mps_uk_56f1668ae4b0fbd4fe08aae5 | work = [[Huffington Post]] |date = 22 March 2016 |accessdate=3 April 2016}}</ref>

She was appointed [[Shadow Minister for Mental Health and Social Care]] in January 2018.<ref>{{cite news|title=Paula Sherriff promoted to Labour's front bench|url=http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/paula-sherriff-promoted-labours-front-14159580|accessdate=16 January 2018|publisher=Huddersfield Examiner|date=12 January 2017}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.paulasherriff.org.uk/}}
* {{UK MP links |parliament=paula-sherriff/4426 |publicwhip=Paula_Sherriff |theywork=paula_sherriff}}

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'''Paula Michelle Sherriff''' (born 16 April 1975) has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for [[Dewsbury]] since gaining the seat from the Conservatives at the general election in May 2015. Sherriff was previously a councillor in Pontefract on Wakefield District Council.
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==Parliamentary career==
On 21 March 2016, it was officially acknowledged that the "Tampon Tax" would be abolished. Paula Sherriff became the first backbench MP in Parliamentary history to have had an amendment to a Budget resolution successfully adopted. Both the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Labour Party commended her work on the issue.


She was appointed Shadow Minister for Mental Health and Social Care in January 2018.
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Paula Sherriff
MP
Member of Parliament
for Dewsbury
Assumed office
8 May 2015
Preceded by Simon Reevell
Majority 3,321 (5.9%)
Personal details
Born (1975-04-16) 16 April 1975 (age 49)
Website Official


Paula Michelle Sherriff (born 16 April 1975) has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dewsbury since gaining the seat from the Conservatives at the general election in May 2015. Sherriff was previously a councillor in Pontefract on Wakefield District Council.

Parliamentary career

On 21 March 2016, it was officially acknowledged that the "Tampon Tax" would be abolished. Paula Sherriff became the first backbench MP in Parliamentary history to have had an amendment to a Budget resolution successfully adopted. Both the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Labour Party commended her work on the issue.

She was appointed Shadow Minister for Mental Health and Social Care in January 2018.