Dawn Butler

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2016‍–‍2020

In March 2009, Butler was criticised for claiming the second home allowance, despite her main home in Stratford being the same distance from Parliament as her Brent South home, however her office stressed that she moved into the Wembley house after being elected in 2005 to allow her to serve her constituents. [51] [52] Following a number of errors in 2005–8, which resulted in a £2,600 overcharge, [53] and after discussion with the Parliamentary Fees Office, most of the overcharge was offset against later expenses; with the remainder repaid.

Other criticism

In October 2019, one of Corbyn's advisors accused Butler of homophobia after she said that "90 per cent of giraffes are gay", while arguing that homosexuality is not something that is taught, at the PinkNews awards. [54] [55] On 29 October 2021 she repeated her assertion about giraffes engaging in homosexual acts on BBC One panel show Have I Got News for You (episode 4 of series 62), despite her assertions being challenged by other participants.

In February 2020, Butler was criticised following an interview with Richard Madeley on Good Morning Britain during which she stated that: "A child is born without sex". [56] She was taking part in a debate about reactions to updates to the Gender Recognition Act 2004 which were proposed by the governing Conservative Party. [57] Butler later said that she was referring to gender neutrality, where people can identify as non-binary. [58]

In September 2020, Butler was criticised after she praised, in a tweet later deleted, Extinction Rebellion protestors who blocked the printworks of several major newspapers. [59] [60]

Butler was criticised for her failure to sign on to the Board of Deputies of British Jews' "Ten pledges to end the antisemitism crisis"; she stated that "I haven't signed the 10 pledges because I want the EHRC report to be implemented in the party. And then we sit down with the Board of Deputies, JLM, the other Jewish groups, and we have a discussion about where we go next. I don’t want to rush this. It’s too important to rush it and we have to get it right". [61] [62] [63]

Personal life

Butler was diagnosed with breast cancer in December 2021 and underwent a mastectomy. [64]

Notes

  1. ↑ Office vacant between 11 May 2010 and 14 June 2017.
  2. ↑ Office vacant from 1 February 2017 to 14 June 2017.

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Dawn Butler
MP
Official portrait of Dawn Butler MP crop 2.jpg
Official portrait, 2020
Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office
In office
3 November 2009 –11 May 2010
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament
for Brent South
2005–2010 		Constituency abolished
Preceded by Member of Parliament
for Brent Central
2015–present		Incumbent
Political offices
New office Shadow Minister for Black and Minority Ethnic Communities
2016–2017		Vacant
Vacant Shadow Minister for Black and Minority Ethnic Communities
2017		Succeeded by
Preceded by Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities
2017–2020		Succeeded by
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