Daby worked in volunteer management and children's social care,acting as a registered fostering manager.[5] She founded the Whitefoot and Downham Community Food + Project in 2013,for which she became a director.[1]
Political career
Daby was elected as a Lewisham borough councillor at the 2010local elections,when she gained the Whitefoot ward from the Liberal Democrats and received the most votes of the three elected candidates.[6][7] She was re-elected in 2014 and 2018,also topping the poll on these occasions. In addition,Daby served as deputy mayor of the London Borough of Lewisham during this period.[5][8] She resigned from the Council in March 2019.[9]
Daby announced her resignation as a Lewisham councillor on 20 March 2019,to concentrate on her role as an MP,noting that she would continue to represent Whitefoot residents in the Houses of Parliament.[14]
At the 2019 general election,Daby was re-elected as MP for Lewisham East with an increased vote share of 59.5% and an increased majority of 17,008.[15][16]
On 9 April 2020,Daby was given her first shadow ministerial post by Labour Party leaderKeir Starmer as Shadow Minister for Faiths. She also became a Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities in July 2020.[17]
She resigned from the frontbench on 7 December 2020,after she suggested that registrars who have a religious objection to same-sex marriage should be protected from losing their jobs if they refuse to certify the partnership,an action which would be viewed as unlawful discrimination. She later apologised for her remarks.[18][19]
At the 2024 general election,Daby was re-elected to Parliament as MP for Lewisham East,with a decreased vote share of 58.2% and an increased majority of 18,073.[21]
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