Jake Richards | |
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Member of Parliament for Rother Valley | |
Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
Preceded by | Alexander Stafford |
Majority | 998 (2.4%) |
Personal details | |
Born | Jacob Ben Richards London |
Political party | Labour |
Parent | Steve Richards |
Education | Highgate School (Senior School) Woodhouse College (Sixth Form) |
Alma mater | Somerville College,Oxford City,University of London |
Jacob Richards, [1] commonly known as Jake Richards,is a British Labour Party politician who has served as Member of Parliament for Rother Valley since 2024. [2] [3]
Jacob Ben Richards [4] was born on 5 July. He was privately educated at Highgate School,a private fee-paying school in North London. He also attended Woodhouse College. He then read History at Somerville College,Oxford. [5] Following his undergraduate studies,he completed the Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) at City,University of London. [6]
He is the son of journalist and broadcaster Steve Richards. [7] He is engaged to the Sky News political correspondent Liz Bates,with whom he has a daughter. [8]
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