Dodds was re-elected as MP for Oxford East at the 2019 general election with a decreased vote share of 57% and a decreased majority of 17,832.[31]
On 5 April 2020,Dodds was appointed Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer by the newly elected Labour leader Keir Starmer,becoming the first woman to hold this position.[32] Some commentators argued that she struggled to make an impact on the political discussion in the context of generous government spending during the COVID-19 pandemic.[33][34] In March 2021,The Sunday Times reported that Starmer was preparing to dismiss Dodds.[35] Two months later,after a set of relatively poor results for Labour at the 2021 local elections she was removed from her position in a shadow cabinet reshuffle and replaced with Rachel Reeves. She was then given a role previously held by Deputy Leader Angela Rayner as the party's chair.[36]
In June 2024,Dodds was reselected as the Labour candidate for Oxford East at the 2024 general election.[38] In July 2024 she was re-elected as MP for Oxford East with a decreased vote share of 49.7% and a decreased majority of 14,465.[39]
While Labour candidate for Reading East in the 2010 election,she explained several of her policy positions,including how she wouldn't take the full salary available to MPs if elected,instead,only taking the average salary of the constituency and "invest[ing] the rest in an improved service" for constituents.[42] On the economy,she argued for increased support for those who need retraining,and those who are long-term unemployed. Furthermore,she stated her desire for "smarter" regulation of the financial system.[43] In terms of criminal justice,she said that helping drug addicts end their dependency,and prosecuting drug dealers whose customers end up dying was important;and in terms of education,she maintained it was important to "better join up children's services across the fields of education,child care,health care and social services".[43]
She described the problem of climate change as a "climate 'emergency'",and wanted to see "far more radical change" to protect against the risks of climate change,suggesting several actions that could help do so,such as banning domestic flights,making it easier to build wind farms,and increased investment in green technology.[43][44] However,she further explained how these actions should be "realistic and fair",and not be funded by "expensive green taxes".[43] In September 2019,she wrote on her website that she had taken part in climate marches,and explained her interest in ideas to promote increasing cycling and public transport in Oxford,and how "we simply cannot return to business as usual in the next parliamentary session".[45]
During the 2019 general election campaign,she argued in support of Labour's plans to increase corporation tax because she believes "those with the broadest shoulders" should contribute more.[46]
After being appointed Shadow Chancellor in early 2020,she stated that she remained committed to "co-operative and mutual ownership",as was supported under Corbyn's leadership of the party,[41] and opposed the introduction of a universal basic income.[44]
On transgender rights,Dodds has affirmed Labour's commitment to "trans people and women" but also affirmed the requirement for gender dysphoria for legal changes in gender,in addition to claiming the necessity of "places where it is reasonable for biological women only to have access."[47] This has prompted criticism from PinkNews as "sitting on the fence" and Spiked magazine for sacrificing "sex-based rights at the altar of gender ideology".[48][49]
On the Israel Hamas war,in 2023 Dodds abstained on a motion calling for all parties to agree to a ceasefire.[50] In January protests In the 23rd February 2024,a fundraising event for Dodds was gate-crashed by both Palestinian activists and members of Just Stop Oil. The event was held in a restaurant in Cowley Road,Oxford.[51] Footage of the protest was uploaded to YouTube by Middle East Eye.[52] In April 2024 the Oxford Mail contacted Dodds asking if she would back a ban on arms sales from the UK to Israel. While Dodds told the mail her sympathies were with the British aid workers killed by Israel during the World Central Kitchen aid convoy attack,she did not confirm her support for banning arms sales to Israel.[53]
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↑ Dodds, Anneliese (2016). "Why People Voted to Leave and What to Do Now: A View from the Doorstep". The Political Quarterly. 87 (3). Wiley: 360–364. doi:10.1111/1467-923x.12294. ISSN0032-3179.
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