Olivia Bailey
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Olivia Joanna Bailey | |
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| Member of Parliament for Reading West and Mid Berkshire | |
| Assumed office 5 July 2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1986 Reading, Berkshire |
| Political party | Labour |
Olivia Joanna Bailey (born 1986 in Reading, Berkshire) and known informally as Liv,[1][self-published source] is a British politician who has been the Member of Parliament for the newly-formed Reading West and Mid Berkshire constituency since 2024.[2][3]
A member of the Labour Party, Bailey flipped the former Reading West constituency seat from the Conservative Party.[4][5][6] she previously ran for the former Reading West constituency in 2017 against Alok Sharma but was unsuccessful.[7]
Born in Reading to a policeman father and a local teacher mother, Bailey has been Chair of the Labour Women's Network, deputy General Secretary of the Fabian Society, and a senior aide to Sir Keir Starmer, before standing as a parliamentary candidate.[3]
Bailey is openly LGBT+.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ "Liv's Story". Olivia Bailey personal website (self-published). Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Meet Olivia Bailey, Labour candidate for Reading West and Mid Berkshire". The Reading Chronicle. 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Olivia Bailey standing as Labour candidate for new MP seat". The Reading Chronicle. 7 Jan 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Reading West & Mid Berkshire | General Election 2024". Sky News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Reading-born Olivia aims for Reading West seat". RDG.Today. 23 Mar 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Olivia Bailey – Labour Party". Reading West. 13 Jun 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Labour candidate hoping to be MP for West Reading". The Reading Chronicle. 14 Dec 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Number of out LGBTQ+ MPS falls following election". thepinknews.com. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
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