Chris Bloore | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Redditch | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Rachel Maclean |
| Majority | 789 (0.8%) |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Labour |
| Residence(s) | Bromsgrove,Worcestershire |
Christopher James Bloore is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Redditch since 4 July 2024. [1]
Bloore was previously a member of Worcestershire County Council,representing Bromsgrove South;he resigned midway through his term after his election in 2017 to work in Toronto,Canada; [2] his resignation triggered a by-election which was won by the Conservative Party,with Labour finishing fourth. [3] Bloore was selected as the parliamentary candidate for Redditch in February 2024. [4]
Bloore's local party website describes him as a "business leader". [5] The Redditch Advertiser notes that he previously worked in Canada as the Chief Executive Officer of a provincial tourism trade association. [6]
Since entering Parliament,Bloore has raised the issue of children’s mental health and in March 2025 led a backbench business debate on mental health support in educational settings. [7] He has also called for mental health support teams to be rolled out as quickly as possible across the country. [8]
He has recognised the ‘institutional and strategic failures’in SEND provision in Worcestershire [9] and has called on the county council and central government to overhaul the system. [10]
In October 2024,Bloore called for a public enquiry into the Birmingham pub bombings. [11]
In November 2024,Bloore voted in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill,which proposes to legalise assisted suicide. [12]
Bloore has praised his local football team,Redditch United F.C. in parliament for their work in the community [13] ,and their partnership with the local gambling charity Gordon Moody. [14]
In July 2025,Chris Bloore tabled the Schools (Allergy Safety) Bill in Parliament,calling for mandatory training for school staff,allergy policies in schools and spare adrenaline auto-injectors in schools. [15]
Bloore was one of 47 Labour MPs to vote against the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill at its Third Reading, [16] stating “in my own family,I have seen the devastating impact of these cruel diseases (Parkinson's and MS). That is why I sponsored an amendment aimed at enshrining support for those with fluctuating conditions. I voted for amendments that sought to address these concerns. Sadly,they were defeated and not added to the bill,and so I felt I could not support the legislation as it stood.” [17]
Since 2024,he has been a member of the Northern Ireland Select Committee [18] and sits on the executive of the trade union group of Labour MPs. [19]
Bloore lives in Bromsgrove,Worcestershire. [20]
