Jade Botterill
Jade Botterill | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Home Office | |
| Assumed office September 2024 Serving with Louise Jones | |
| Prime Minister | Sir Keir Starmer |
| Member of Parliament for Ossett and Denby Dale | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency Established |
| Majority | 4,542 (10.4%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jade Alexandra Botterill December 1990 (age 34) |
| Political party | Labour |
Jade Alexandra Botterill (born December 1990)[1] is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Ossett and Denby Dale since 2024.[2] She serves as the Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Home Office.[3]
Early life
[edit]Botterill grew up in Wakefield, her mother worked as a carer and her father as a prison officer.[4] She did not attend university and began working at the local River Island store aged 16, having worked since age 13.[5] [6]
She also worked as the Community Development Officer for local rugby team Wakefield Trinity where she campaigned on to improve local children's health and wellbeing.[4]
Early career
[edit]Botterill worked as parliamentary assistant and head of office to Yvette Cooper, MP now Home Secretary, from 2013 to 2019 who she met whilst campaigning to save a Sure Start centre in Cooper's constituency.[7] She also worked as a Corporate Affairs Advisor for Yorkshire Water, and later Public Affairs Manager for 38 Degrees.[8] Prior to her election, she worked for Portland Communications.[9]
Parliamentary career
[edit]Botterill was selected as the Labour prospective parliamentary candidate for the Ossett and Denby Dale constituency in September 2023.[10]
Shortly after her election, she was appointed as the Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Home Office.[3] In her maiden speech, she said one of her focuses as a Member of Parliament would be campaigning for opportunities for young people in her constituency.[11]
In November 2024, Botterill voted in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which proposes to legalise assisted suicide.[12] Botterill has campaigned and voted for more regulation of the water industry.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Jade BOTTERILL personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
- ^ "Ossett| General Election 2024 | Sky News". election.news.sky.com. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
- ^ a b Cabinet Office (September 2024). Parliamentary Private Secretaries - September 2024 (PDF).
- ^ a b "About Me". Jade Botterill. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
- ^ "Jade Botterill MP". PolicyMogul. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ "Meet the 'unapolagetically Northern' new MP for Ossett and Denby Dale Jade Botterill". Yorkshire Post. 2024-10-13. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
- ^ "Meet the 'unapolagetically Northern' new MP for Ossett and Denby Dale Jade Botterill". Yorkshire Post. 2024-10-13. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
- ^ "Jade Botterill". LinkedIn.
- ^ Keate, Noah; Honeycombe-Foster, Matt (2 May 2024). "Bright young(ish) things". Politico. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ Gardner, Tony (4 October 2023). "Ossett and Denby Dale: Labour Party selects Jade Botterill to fight for new seat at next general election". Wakefield Express. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ "International Investment Summit - Hansard - UK Parliament". hansard.parliament.uk. 2025-01-29. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
- ^ "Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading". Votes in Parliament. 29 November 2024.
- ^ Botterill, Jade (28 January 2025). "X Post: Jade Botterill".
External links
[edit]
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
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