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| ⚫ | '''Wesley Paul William Streeting''' (born 21 January 1983) is the |
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| ⚫ | Streeting's earlier career was in the voluntary sector, most recently as Head of Education at |
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==Early life== |
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| ⚫ | Streeting's earlier career was in the voluntary sector, most recently as Head of Education at Stonewall, where he led their Education for All campaign to tackle homophobia in schools. He was previously Chief Executive of the Helena Kennedy Foundation, an educational charity that promotes access to higher education to students from further education colleges through bursaries, mentoring and work placements. He is a former National President of the National Union of Students (NUS) in the United Kingdom. |
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Born in [[London Borough of Tower Hamlets|Tower Hamlets]], Streeting attended [[Westminster City School]], a [[voluntary aided]], Christian school in [[Victoria, London|Victoria, central London]]. Streeting is a graduate of the [[University of Cambridge]], where he read History at [[Selwyn College, Cambridge|Selwyn College]]. He served as the President of the [[Cambridge University Students' Union]] for 2004-5, and as Selwyn College's Entertainments' Officer and [[Common Room (university)|Junior Common Room]] President. |
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After graduating, Streeting worked for the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]]-related organisation [[Progress (organisation)|Progress]] for a year.<ref name=about-wes>{{cite web |url=http://wesstreeting.wordpress.com/about/ |title=About Wes |author=Wes Streeting |publisher=Wes Streeting's blog |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111228063716/http://wesstreeting.wordpress.com/about/ |archivedate=28 December 2011}}</ref> |
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===NUS President=== |
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Streeting was elected as NUS President in April 2008 as a candidate from [[Labour Students]]. He had been a member of the NUS National Executive Committee since 2005, having previously held the post of Vice-President (Education) from 2006–08. In April 2009, Streeting was elected to a second term. |
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As Vice-President of the NUS, Streeting was a strong proponent of his predecessor [[Gemma Tumelty]]'s proposed reforms to the NUS governance structures, which had been denounced and narrowly defeated by many left wing groups in NUS as an attack on NUS democracy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nusdemocracy.org.uk/|title=www.nusdemocracy.org.uk<!-- Bot generated title -->|publisher=}}</ref> His election was reported by ''[[The Guardian]]'' newspaper as "a move that will lend weight to the fight to modernise the union"<ref>{{cite news|last=Lipsett|first=Anthea|url=http://education.guardian.co.uk/students/politics/story/0,,2270234,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=8 |title=New NUS president voted in | Students |work=The Guardian|date=2 April 2008|accessdate=2 May 2010|location=London}}</ref> and within seven months of taking office, revised reform proposals were submitted, passed and ratified by two extraordinary conferences to adopt the new constitution.{{citation needed|date=May 2014}} Critics have argued, however, that the conferences were undemocratic, with a significant number of delegates not having been elected by cross-campus ballot. A large proportion of FE colleges were also unable to attend.{{citation needed|date=May 2014}} |
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He was a leading figure in efforts to change the NUS's position on higher education funding in advance of the Government's 2009/10 independent review of Higher Education Funding in England.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://education.guardian.co.uk/students/politics/story/0,,2270267,00.html |title=NUS drops free education doctrine | Students |publisher=EducationGuardian.co.uk |date= 2 April 2008|accessdate=2 May 2010 | location=London}}</ref> |
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As NUS President, Streeting was a non-executive director of the NUS's trading arm, [[NUS Services Ltd]] and of [[Endsleigh Insurance]]. He was also a non-executive director of the [[Universities and Colleges Admissions Service]] (UCAS), as well as the Higher Education academy, having served on their board as Vice President (Education) when he was also a non-executive director of the [[Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education]] (OIAHE). Shortly after his election as NUS President, Streeting was appointed as a member of the government's [[Youth Citizenship Commission]], chaired by Professor [[Jonathan Tonge]] of Liverpool University, which published its report in June 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ycc.uk.net |title=Home – Youth Citizenship Commission |publisher=Ycc.uk.net |accessdate=2 May 2010}}</ref> |
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In March 2009, ''[[Pink News]]'' listed him as the 33rd most powerful [[LGBT]] politician in the UK.<ref>{{Cite news |
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| title = The 50 most powerful gay, lesbian and bisexual people in British politics |
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| url = http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-11490.html |
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==Political career== |
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===Redbridge council=== |
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Wes Streeting was elected as a councillor on Redbridge London Borough Council, for the Chadwell ward, in a July 2010 by-election, holding the seat for Labour by 220 votes, and winning with 31.5% of the vote (a fall of 1.4% for Labour in the ward) on a 25.5% turnout (a fall of 34.5% in turnout). The by-election had been triggered by a previous Labour candidate having been elected two months earlier when he was ineligible to serve on the council. As a result of his election, Streeting gave up his job as a public sector consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), because Redbridge Council was a "current audit client" of the firm, forcing Streeting to choose between keeping his job or forcing a second by-election. |
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In 2010, shortly after leaving PwC, Streeting was appointed as Head of Policy and Strategic Communications for [[Oona King]]'s unsuccessful bid to win the Labour Party's nomination to be their candidate in the [[London mayoral election, 2012|2012 London Mayoral election]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.totalpolitics.com/blog/26763/whats-stopping-oona-king.thtml |title=What's stopping Oona King? |author=Jess Freeman |work=Total Politics |date=12 August 2010 |accessdate=1 September 2011}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Streeting was elected as Deputy Leader of the Labour Group in October 2011, 15 months after his election as a Redbridge Councillor. |
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At a public meeting of the Redbridge Citizens' Assembly on 6 May 2014, Cllr Streeting on behalf of his group promised that, if elected, he would not reduce the level of [[Council Tax]] Support provided to low income working age residents. Once elected, the Labour council cut the level of support so as to treble from April 2016 the amount of Council Tax paid by supported residents, and his council made a further reduction from April 2017 and is proposing a third reduction from April 2018.<ref>{{cite news |title=Redbridge parties clash over council tax relief cuts |url= http://www.ilfordrecorder.co.uk/home/redbridge_parties_clash_over_council_tax_relief_cuts_1_4325204 |newspaper= Ilford Recorder |first=Ralph |last=Blackburn |date=25 November 2015 |accessdate= 10 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title= Council tax support could be cut for Redbridge residents |first=Ralph |last=Blackburn |date=12 September 2015 |url= http://www.ilfordrecorder.co.uk/news/politics/council_tax_support_could_be_cut_for_redbridge_residents_1_4229961 |newspaper= Ilford Recorder |accessdate=10 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=12,000 poor workers to be hit by cuts to council tax reduction scheme |url= http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/14228508.12_000_poor_workers_to_be_hit_by_cuts_to_council_tax_reduction_scheme/ |newspaper= Wanstead & Woodford Guardian |date=25 January 2016 |last=Keay |first=Lara |accessdate=10 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title= Local Council Tax Reduction Scheme 2017/18 |url= http://moderngov.redbridge.gov.uk/documents/s107302/8%20Local%20Council%20Tax%202017-18.pdf |publisher= Redbridge Council |accessdate=10 December 2016}}</ref> |
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He was appointed Deputy Leader of the council in May 2014 shortly after the Labour group took control with a majority in the local elections.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.redbridge.gov.uk/electionresults/2014/local/aldborough|title=Redbridge i – Local Election result, 2014|publisher= Redbridge Council}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Hill |first=Dave |url= https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/may/23/local-elections-labour-wins-redbridge-council-east-london |title=Local elections: Labour wins control of Redbridge council for first time |work=The Guardian |location= London |date=23 May 2014 |accessdate=20 April 2017}}</ref> He resigned the latter in May 2015 shortly after being elected Member of Parliament for Ilford North.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Patient |first=Douglas |url= http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/12961800.New_deputy_leader_of_Redbridge_council_announced/ |title= New deputy leader of Redbridge council announced |work=East London and West Essex Guardian Series |date=20 May 2015 |accessdate=20 May 2015}}</ref> Whilst he remained a backbench councillor following his election to Parliament he chose not to claim his allowance from Redbridge Council.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Wes Streeting MP on Twitter|url = https://twitter.com/wesstreeting/status/600587344153092096 |accessdate = 20 May 2015}}</ref> Streeting ceased to be a member of the Council on Monday 7 May 2018. |
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===Parliamentary career=== |
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In the General Election of 7 May 2015, Wes Streeting was elected as the Member of Parliament for [[ |
In the General Election of 7 May 2015, Wes Streeting was elected as the Member of Parliament for [[Ilford North]]. Representing the Labour Party, he overturned a Conservative majority of 5,404 to win by 589 votes. Since being elected Streeting has been elected Honorary President of the British Youth Council by its membership of over 250 organisations. |
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Since his election, Streeting has emerged as a critic of the Labour Party leader, [[Jeremy Corbyn]], sufficiently strongly to receive a response from Corbyn's supporters such as the trade union leader [[Len McCluskey]] and [[Ken Livingstone]].<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Syal |first1=Rajeev |last2=Stewart |first2=Heather |url= https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/may/01/jeremy-corbyn-len-mccluskey-attacks-treacherous-labour-mps |title=Corbyn ally Len McCluskey attacks 'treacherous' Labour MPs |work=The Guardian |location= London |date=2 May 2016 |accessdate=5 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Mason |first=Rowena |url= https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/mar/22/ken-livingstone-calls-for-labour-to-suspend-disloyal-mps-chuka-umunna-wes-streeting |title=Ken Livingstone calls for Labour to suspend 'disloyal' MPs |work=The Guardian |location= London |date=22 March 2017|accessdate=20 April 2017}}</ref> |
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Streeting is a vice-chair of the [[All-Party Parliamentary Group against Antisemitism|All-Party Parliamentary Group on Antisemitism]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Streeting|first1=Wes|last2=Siddiq|first2=Tulip|url=https://www.thejc.com/comment/comment/wes-streeting-and-tulip-siddiq-1.436660|title=We've heard your anxieties loud and clear|work=The Jewish Chronicle|date=24 April 2017|accessdate=24 April 2017}}</ref> He has accused Corbyn of a "flat-footed and lackadaisical attitude" to tackling antisemitism which is "simply unacceptable".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Helm |first=Toby |url= https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/may/28/jeremy-corbyn-failed-reply-israel-left-antisemitism-ken-livingstone |title=Jeremy Corbyn 'failed to reply' to Israeli Labour on fears of antisemitism |work=The Observer |date=28 May 2016 |accessdate=20 April 2017 |location= London}}</ref> Ilford North's Jewish community is the third largest in the UK amounting to about 4,000 people. As a result of the disquiet about Labour's problems with antisemitism, in one of the few seats where the Jewish vote might be decisive, as under Corbyn, Labour's support in the Jewish community is reportedly down to 8.5% nationally. Marcus Dysch of ''[[The Jewish Chronicle]]'' believed Streeting's majority of 589 was vulnerable to his [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] opponent [[Lee Scott (politician)|Lee Scott]] who is Jewish.<ref>{{cite news|last=Dysch|first=Marcus|url=https://www.thejc.com/comment/columnists/dysch-on-politics-election-2017-opener-1.436522|title=Labour MPs are staring into the abyss under noxious Corbyn|work=The Jewish Chronicle|date=20 April 2017|accessdate=20 April 2017}}</ref><ref name=jc-20170420>{{cite news|last=Dysch|first=Marcus|url=https://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/labour-s-pro-israel-mps-face-wipe-out-1.436505 |title=Labour's pro-Israel MPs face wipe-out|work=The Jewish Chronicle |date=20 April 2017 |accessdate=20 April 2017}}</ref> Instead, at the 2017 Election, Wes Streeting retained the seat, defeating Lee Scott (who came second) and increasing his majority to 9,639. |
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* {{Official website|http://www.wesstreeting.org/}} |
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* {{UK MP links |parliament=wes-streeting/4504 |publicwhip=Wes_Streeting |theywork=wes_streeting}} |
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* [http://moderngov.redbridge.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=783 Councillor Wes Streeting], Redbridge London Borough Council |
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsd31Ba4m1g Interview] with [https://www.youtube.com/user/SUTigerTV Tiger Television] at [[Birmingham City University]] |
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Revision as of 14:03, 6 June 2018
| Wes Streeting MP | |
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| Member of Parliament]] for Ilford North | |
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Assumed office 7 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Lee Scott |
| Majority | 9,639 (18.2%) |
| Member of the Redbridge London Borough Council for Aldborough | |
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In office 22 May 2014 – 7 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Ruth Clark |
| Member of the Redbridge London Borough Council for Chadwell | |
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In office 8 July 2010 – 22 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Mark Gittens |
| Succeeded by | Neil Zammett |
| 53rd President of the National Union of Students | |
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In office 1 July 2008 – 10 June 2010 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 January 1983 |
| Website | Official website |
Wesley Paul William Streeting (born 21 January 1983) is the MP for Ilford North, elected in the 2015 General Election with 44% of the vote (21,463). He held his seat in the 2017 general election with 57.8% of the vote (30,589), up by 13.9%.
Prior to his election, he was Deputy Leader of the London Borough of Redbridge and Cabinet Member for Health and Wellbeing. He remained a Labour councillor for Aldborough Ward until May 2018.
Streeting's earlier career was in the voluntary sector, most recently as Head of Education at Stonewall, where he led their Education for All campaign to tackle homophobia in schools. He was previously Chief Executive of the Helena Kennedy Foundation, an educational charity that promotes access to higher education to students from further education colleges through bursaries, mentoring and work placements. He is a former National President of the National Union of Students (NUS) in the United Kingdom.
Political career
Redbridge council
Wes Streeting was elected as a councillor on Redbridge London Borough Council, for the Chadwell ward, in a July 2010 by-election, holding the seat for Labour by 220 votes, and winning with 31.5% of the vote (a fall of 1.4% for Labour in the ward) on a 25.5% turnout (a fall of 34.5% in turnout). The by-election had been triggered by a previous Labour candidate having been elected two months earlier when he was ineligible to serve on the council. As a result of his election, Streeting gave up his job as a public sector consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), because Redbridge Council was a "current audit client" of the firm, forcing Streeting to choose between keeping his job or forcing a second by-election.
Streeting was elected as Deputy Leader of the Labour Group in October 2011, 15 months after his election as a Redbridge Councillor. In 2014, he contested the Aldborough ward on Redbridge Council, winning 2,100 votes and defeating Conservative opponent Ruth Clark.
Parliamentary career
In the General Election of 7 May 2015, Wes Streeting was elected as the Member of Parliament for Ilford North. Representing the Labour Party, he overturned a Conservative majority of 5,404 to win by 589 votes. Since being elected Streeting has been elected Honorary President of the British Youth Council by its membership of over 250 organisations.