Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox Officeholder Alexander Gordon "Sandy" Martin (born 2 May 1957) is a British politician of the Labour Party. He was elected at the 2017 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP)[1] for Ipswich[2] succeeding the Conservative Ben Gummer.

A former Labour group leader on Suffolk County Council,[3] Martin is a member of the LGBT Labour campaign.[4][5][6] Martin describes himself politically as a democratic socialist and an environmentalist.[7] His father was the late actor Trevor Martin.[8][9]

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  6. Reynolds, Andrew. "UK set to break record for highest number of LGBTQ MPs after General Election". Pink News. Retrieved 10 June 2017. 
  7. "Sandy Martin". Twitter. Retrieved 9 November 2017. 
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  9. "Trevor Martin RIP". The Gallifreyan Newsroom. Retrieved 8 October 2017. 

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