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Kia Mather overthrew a Conservative majority of 20,000 to win Selby and Ainstey over Labor, becoming the youngest member of the House of Commons.
She inherited the title of “baby of the house” from fellow Labor MP Nadia Whitome, now 26, who was elected in 2019 at age 23.
Mather’s historic victory secured a 4,161-vote lead in North Yorkshire’s parliamentary seats, with Labour overthrowing the Conservatives’ largest-ever majority.
But what is known about the new Labor MP is already despised in comparison to the Conservative character. middlemen Johnny Mercer joking about his age?
what is his background?
Hull-born and Oxford-educated, Mather said his childhood in the city, with its high levels of poverty and deprivation, motivated him to pursue a career in the civil service.
“I have benefited from a system where political representatives ensure that people like me have a good education and go to world-class universities,” he said.
“I feel a moral obligation to ensure that future generations of children have the same opportunities.”
He grew up in Bluff, near Selby, and after earning a BA in History and Politics, he worked as a parliamentary researcher under Labor MP Wes Streeting for a year from 2019 to 2020.
Mather then went on to work as senior public affairs adviser to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI).
While studying in Oxford at Wadham University in 2018, he came into conflict with Russian Ambassador to the UK Alexander Yakovenko over Russia’s record on LGBTQ+ rights. And the torture of homosexuals in Chechnya.
In a video posted on the Labor Party’s website, he spoke about his lifelong love for rugby giants Hull Kingston Rovers, saying there are few things he loves more than a terrace where people can come together, be part of a community and sing in unison.
“That sense of community drives me every day,” he said.
His candidacy for the Selby & Ainsty by-election, sparked by the resignation of Boris Johnson’s ally Nigel Adams, was supported by the GMB and Unison unions.
what is his policy?
Mr Selby’s new MPs also said they would push forward with the NHS’ waiting list efforts, in line with Labor’s labor force expansion plan to free up funds by closing non-dumb tax loopholes.
He said he wants to add 13,000 new neighborhood police officers and PCSOs to focus on fighting crime in rural areas.
“As a young man in politics, I really want to represent the power of young people to make a difference,” Mather told reporters after the results were announced.
Asked if he could fully understand voters’ concerns at age 25, he said: “Well, I’m a taxpayer and I feel the pressure like everyone else.”
He added that a top priority was to set up financial assistance centers in constituencies so people could get professional help with issues like mortgage payments and utility bills.
He also endorsed Labor leader Sir Keir Starmer’s controversial policy of keeping child allowances capped at two, saying: “I think absolute economic chaos will be taken over by the Conservatives once we are in power, and once in power they will have very difficult decisions to make and I support a Labor government to do so.”
Mather said the cost-of-living crisis was the biggest issue facing him throughout the campaign.
Asked if people were voting for Labor or against the Conservatives, Mather said: “Well, I’m not to the point. I think the locals were very unhappy with the way the Conservative MP[Nigel Adams]was resigning, but they voted for Labor only because they knew we had a plan to actually deliver on their concerns.”
The jibe of the “middleman”
Veterans Affairs Minister Johnny Mercer was criticized for likening the 25-year-old new Labor MPs Selby and Ainsty to characters in the film. In-betweeners.
Shortly after the results came out, Mercer slammed Mather’s experience, accusing him of “parroting Labor politics” and saying he had spent more time at Oxford than he had found a job.
The minister told Sky News: middlemen.
“We need people who have actually done something.
“If you tip him in there, he just talks about the work line. And the problem is, people are sick of it.
“They want real people who have worked in that constituency. People who know what life is like will understand what life is like.”
Labor’s Baroness Chapman criticized Mercer for likening the new MP to a schoolboy from Channel 4’s popular comedy series, saying the remarks were “a bit off the mark” and “offensive”.
she said: “Johnny, there are times when you feel good about losing, but honestly, it’s disrespectful to voters.
After the win, Mather joked, “I’ve heard worse things,” when asked what he thought of becoming Baby of the House.