Kirsty McNeill
Kirsty McNeill | |
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.jpg) McNeill in 2024 | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland | |
| Assumed office 9 July 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Keir Starmer |
| Preceded by | John Lamont |
| Member of Parliament for Midlothian | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Owen Thompson |
| Majority | 8,167 (18.5%) |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Labour |
| Website | kirstymcneill |
Kirsty McNeill is a Scottish politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Midlothian since 2024. A member of the Labour Party, she also serves as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland.[1]
Early life and career[edit]
McNeill served as President of the Oxford University Student Union in 2001, during which time she successfully campaigned to prevent holocaust denier David Irving from speaking at a debate.[2]
– who has been Save the Children’s executive director of policy, advocacy and campaigns and a former Downing Street adviser to Gordon Brown – famously led a successful protest to stop the visit of Holocaust denier to the Oxford Union debating society at the time. She may have views on whether the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023 makes it harder to ban that kind of activity today.
She was previously an advisor to Gordon Brown when he was Prime Minister.[3] Prior to being elected, McNeill was Executive Director of Policy, Advocacy and Campaigns at Save the Children.
Political career[edit]
In the 2024 General Election, McNeill was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Midlothian with 21,480 votes (48.6%) and a majority of 8,167 over the second place SNP candidate.[4] On 9 July 2024, she was appointed as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Scotland Office.[5][6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Ministerial Appointments: July 2024". GOV.UK. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "The former student leaders entering Parliament". Wonkhe. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ Quinn, Andrew (5 March 2024). "Labour candidate Kirsty McNeill was 'raised by the SNP' but plans to win Midlothian for Keir Starmer". Daily Record. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Election 2024 > Midlothian results". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Kirsty McNeill appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State". GOV.UK. Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "Kirsty McNeill MP". GOV.UK. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
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