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Rachel Taylor
MP
Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament
for North Warwickshire and Bedworth
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byCraig Tracey
Majority2,198 (5.4%)
Personal details
PartyLabour
EducationUniversity of Leeds

Rachel Margaret Taylor[1] is a British Labour Party politician serving as the Member of Parliament for North Warwickshire and Bedworth since 2024.[2]

Early life

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Taylor was born and educated in Warwickshire. She studied at the University of Leeds, where she was vice president for welfare in the University Union.[3]

Career

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Taylor previously worked as a solicitor, specialising in property law, and helped to run a retail business in the North Warwickshire area. She has also been a tennis umpire at Wimbledon.[4][5]

Taylor served on North Warwickshire Borough Council representing the ward of Atherstone Central,[6][7] and was first elected to represent one of two seats in the constituency on 4 May 2023; the other seat was won by Neil Dirveiks, also a Labour councillor.[7] She was selected to contest the new seat of North Warwickshire and Bedworth for Labour in December 2023.[8]

Parliamentary career

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On 11 May 2026, Taylor called on Keir Starmer to resign following the 2026 local elections.[9]

Personal life

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Taylor was described as being among a number of LGBTQ+ parliamentarians by PinkNews in 2024.[10]

References

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  1. ↑ "Members Sworn". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 752. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 10 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "North Warwickshire and Bedworth – General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "The former student leaders entering Parliament". Wonkhe. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "My Story – Rachel Taylor for North Warwickshire and Bedworth". Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  5. ↑ "Who are Coventry and Warwickshire's newbie MPs?". BBC News. BBC. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "Rachel Taylor". North Warwickshire Borough Council. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  7. 1 2 Tonks, Amanda. "Election Results". North Warwickshire Borough Council. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  8. ↑ Neame, Katie; Jones, Morgan; Belger, Tom (6 June 2024). "Labour selections: parliamentary candidates selected so far for the general election". LabourList. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  9. ↑ Green, Daniel (11 May 2026). "Which Labour MPs are calling for Starmer to go - and who is still backing PM?". LabourList. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  10. ↑ "Number of out LGBTQ+ MPs falls following election". 5 July 2024.
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