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Lauren Rae Edwards is an Australian-born British Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for Rochester and Strood since 2024.[1]

Early life and career

Edwards was born in Altona, Melbourne, Australia, and moved to the UK in 2005, to study a Masters at the London School of Economics.[2]

Career

She previously worked in the Bank of England as a manager.

In 2021, she was elected to Medway Council in a by-election from Rochester East ward.[3] She was cabinet member for economic and social regeneration and inward investment.[4]

In 2024, she unseated Conservative MP Kelly Tolhurst.

References

  1. ^ "Rochester and Strood - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
  2. ^ Keevil, Steven. "'I know how to do a lot of the things, I could hit the ground running'". Local Authority. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
  3. ^ "Labour's Lauren Edwards Wins Rochester East By-Election With Huge Majority". 2024-07-05. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
  4. ^ "'I thought people who stood for parliament were not of sound mind...'". Kent Online. 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
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