Lauren Edwards MP Wiki, Age, Husband, Parents, Family, Partner

Lauren Edwards Biography – Lauren Edwards Wiki

Lauren Edwards is a British politician. She is the Labour MP for Rochester and Strood since 4 July 2024. The Labour politician won her seat at the general election, with a majority of 2,293, beating the Conservative incumbent Kelly Tolhurst.

Lauren was born in Australia and only came to the UK in 2005 at the age of 15, after studying at the University of Adelaide, for a Masters at the London School of Economics. After graduating from the LSE she worked for a variety of companies, including developing the business case for the creation of the UK Anti Doping Agency ahead of the London 2012 Olympics, before becoming a parliamentary researcher.

Between 2008 and 2010 she worked for Barbara Keeley, MP for Worsley and Eccles South, then for Teresa Pearce, Erith and Thamesmead’s MP, until 2013, and part-time for Lisa Nandy, then shadow children’s minister, from 2012 to 2013.

Lauren worked at the Bank of England as a regulator, making sure that financial companies followed the rules put in place after the last financial crisis. She also worked at HM Treasury, dealing mainly with the impact of Brexit on laws. She campaigned against the privatisation of Royal Mail and supported postal workers while working at the Communication Workers Union.

In December 2021 she was elected to Rochester East, and, after the Labour Group took control of the council, she became the portfolio holder for Economic and Social Regeneration and Inward Investment on Medway Council.

Lauren Edwards Age

MP Lauren Edwards was born in 1990 in Altona, Melbourne, Australia.

Lauren Edwards Husband

Her partner is from Yorkshire.

Lauren Edwards Family

Lauren Edwards lives in Rochester with her family. She and her partner moved from London to Rochester in 2016.

Lauren Edwards Parents

Her mother, who was born in Essex, was one of the Ten Pound Poms that went over to Australia in the very late 50s and early 60s, according to the Local Authority.

Speaking about the kind of jobs her parents did growing up, she said: “My dad was a firefighter for about 16 years. He was also a trained carpenter so after that he did run a small business. My mum is a teacher, English and History predominantly.”

Controversy

On Thursday 8 August 2024, Rochester MP Lauren Edwards apologised after several old social media posts resurfaced. The old posts appear to show the account @LaurenREdwards making comments about Pakistani food, Estonians and homeless people.

In a statement posted online, the Kent MP said: “I have recently been made aware of a small number of tweets that I posted on twitter from over a decade ago, which I now deeply regret.

“They were a significant error of judgement on my part, and I apologise wholeheartedly.

“Since becoming a local councillor and more recently an MP, I have seen forest-hand the importance of bringing communities together and working with tolerance and respect for all in our society.

“I pledge to use my platform to continue that important work and dedicate myself to serving all residents of Rochester and Strood.”