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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| 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 ...
Tom Watson and Arlene Foster nominated for peerages
Tom Watson and Dame Arlene Foster are among 26 new peers set to enter The House of Lords.
Honours for the former deputy leader of the Labour Party and former Northern Ireland First Minister were conferred by The King on Friday.
They were recommended by Prime Minister Liz Truss after being suggested by her predecessor Boris Johnson .
The List also includes Sir Winston Churchill 's grandson, Sir Nicholas Soames .
Sir Nicholas, a former MP, was by Mr Johnson for rebelling over Brexit.
New members are appointed to The House of Lords, which scrutinises bills that have been approved by The House of Commons, by the monarch after being proposed by the Prime Minister .
An outgoing Prime Minister has The Right to draw up a dissolution or resignation honours list on leaving office, while considering nominations from other Political Parties .
Since 2000, peers nominated by Political Parties have been vetted by The House of Lords Appointments Commission.
Dame Arlene, who will sit as a non-affiliated member, stepped down as DUP leader Last Year after.
Others nominated by Mr Johnson include former minister Sir Hugo Swire , as well as ex-MP Angie Bray .
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer included Mr Watson among his nominations.
Businessman and National Gallery trustee Sir Michael Hintze is also on The List , alongside former Tory MP Graham Evans , who lost his Commons seat in Weaver Vale in 2017.
Stewart Jackson , another ex-Tory MP and former special adviser to the Brexit secretary, also gets a peerage.
Peter Weir , a former Stormont Education Minister , will join The House of Lords after being nominated by the DUP.
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.
Chairman of Network Rail Sir Peter Hendy has also been nominated as a crossbench peer.
However, Paul Dacre , the editor-in-chief of Dmg Media which publishes the Daily Mail and Metro newspapers, was not on The List despite previously being tipped to receive the honour.
Conservative Party chairman Jake Berry and former culture secretary John Whittingdale were awarded knighthoods.
James Duddridge , an International Trade minister and former parliamentary Private Secretary to Boris Johnson , received the honour of The Knight Commander of The Order of St Michael and St George for " political and public service".
Source of news: bbc.com
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