Ruth Smeeth
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| Gender | Female |
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| Age | 44 |
| Date of birth | June 29,1979 |
| Zodiac sign | Cancer |
| Born | Edinburgh |
| United Kingdom | |
| Spouse | Michael Smeeth |
| Office | Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Party | Labour Party |
| Job | Politician |
| Official site | ruthsmeeth.org.uk |
| Previous position | Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom (2015–2019) |
| Education | University of Birmingham |
| Position | Member of the House of Lords of the United Kingdom since 2022 |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 404166 |
Ruth Smeeth Life story
Ruth Lauren Smeeth, Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for Stoke-on-Trent North from 2015 until 2019. Since 2022 she has been a member of the House of Lords.
BT took three hours to report 999 fault, says minister
... " Labour peer Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent, who previously sat in the Commons as Ruth Smeeth, called it " an incredibly disconcerting event"...
Keir Starmer denies targeting Labour left-wingers after Abbott suspended
... " Icon The national vice chair of Jewish Labour, Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent, formerly Ruth Smeeth, called the fallout from Ms Abbott s comments " depressing"...
Tom Watson and Arlene Foster nominated for peerages
... Frances O Grady, general secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), will be made a peer after being nominated by Labour, alongside Ruth Smeeth, a former Labour MP for Stoke-on-Trent North...
Arrests of anti-monarchists prompt free-speech concerns
... Ruth Smeeth, chief executive of Index on Censorship, said the arrests were " deeply concerning" adding: " We must guard against this event being used, by accident or design, to erode in any way the freedom of expression that citizens of this country enjoy...
Online Safety Bill put on hold until new prime minister in place
... " Ruth Smeeth, CEO of campaign group Index on Censorship and former Labour MP, welcomed the bill s passage through Parliament being paused...
Can Online Safety Bill tackle social media abuse of MPs?
... Former Labour MP Ruth Smeeth - who now runs the Index on Censorship organisation - says online trolling and abuse " was a grim but far too normal part of public life"...
General election 2019: Does Labour need a new direction after Corbyn?
... Defeated parliamentary candidates, such as Phil Wilson in Sedgefield, Tony Blair s old seat, and Ruth Smeeth, in Stoke, have pointed out that Mr Corbyn s leadership came up on the doorstep more than Brexit...
Election results: McDonnell blames Brexit for predicted Labour defeat
... Elsewhere in the city, Ruth Smeeth, who lost her Stoke-on-Trent North seat to the Conservatives, described the election result as devastating ...
Arrests of anti-monarchists prompt free-speech concerns
The arrests of anti-monarchy protesters after the death of Queen Elizabeth Ii are " deeply concerning" free-speech campaigners have said.
Police in Scotland have arrested Two People in recent days over alleged breaches of The Peace , while A Man was arrested and de-arrested in Oxford.
The arrests came at events to mark The Queen 's death and proclaim King Charles III Britain's new monarch.
Campaigners said The Right to protest was fundamental and must be protected.
On Sunday, a 22-year-old woman was charged in connection with a breach of The Peace after being arrested during an accession proclamation for The King outside St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh.
She was later released and will appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court at a later date.
On the same day, Symon Hill, 45, was arrested on suspicion of a Public Order offence after shouting " Who elected him? " during
Thames Valley Police said he was later de-arrested and was assisting officers " voluntarily".
On Monday, a 22-year-old man was arrested in connection with a breach of The Peace after reportedly heckling Prince Andrew as The Royal procession moved along Edinburgh's Royal Mile .
Ruth Smeeth , chief executive of Index on Censorship, said the arrests were " deeply concerning" adding: " We must guard against this event being used, By Accident or design, to erode in any way the freedom of expression that citizens of This Country enjoy. "
Silkie Carlo, director of Big Brother Watch, said police officers had a " duty to protect people's right to protest as much as they have a duty to facilitate people's right to express support, sorrow, or pay their respects".
Jodie Beck, policy and campaigns officer at Liberty, said it was " very worrying to see The Police enforcing their broad powers in such a heavy-handed and punitive way".
" Protest is not A Gift from The State , it is a fundamental right, " She Said .
Also on Monday, a protester holding A Sign reading " Not my king" outside parliament ahead of The King 's arrival at Westminster Hall was ushered away by police.
The a member of The Public had been asked to move from outside The Palace of Westminster " in order to facilitate vehicle access and egress through the gates" but had not been arrested or asked to leave the wider area.
Around 1,500 Military Personnel will work alongside police and civilian stewards to manage the huge numbers of people expected to flock to London over The Next week.
Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has said his force faced a " massive challenge".
" We will have a safe event, but we're going to be putting thousands of officers into this because of The Level of security required and the millions of people who want to pay their respects, " He Said .
The Prime Minister 's spokesman would not comment on individual arrests, but said: " More broadly, obviously, this is a period of national mourning for the majority, the vast, vast majority of the country.
" But the fundamental right to protest remains as a keystone of our democracy. "
Source of news: bbc.com
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