Lisa Forbes (politician)

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Forbes was elected MP for Peterborough at the by-election on 6 June 2019 with a majority of 683 over the Brexit Party candidate Mike Greene, who had been expected to win. [8] [9] She ran in the by-election on a platform of seeking to invest more into local schools, [10] revitalise the local police force and combat illegal dumping. [11] Jewish groups called on Labour to disown her [12] for having commented on a Facebook thread and also a video containing anti-Israel and allegedly antisemitic remarks: Forbes said she had not noticed the phrases. [13] [14] After she was elected, Jeremy Corbyn said she was "not a racist in any way", [15] while she arranged to meet Jewish groups. [16]

During her brief time in Parliament she unsuccessfully called for a government bailout for Thomas Cook Group, which employed 1000 people at their head office in her constituency [17] and campaigned for there to be statutory guidance on school uniform costs. [18]

Forbes stood for re-election at the 2019 general election but lost to Conservative candidate Paul Bristow by a margin of 2,580 votes.

Personal life

Forbes has lived in the constituency for 30 years. She has four children. [19]

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References

  1. ↑ "Peterborough by-election: Labour beats Brexit Party to hold seat". BBC News. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "Peterborough By-Election Thursday 6th June 2019". GMB. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  3. ↑ "Thomas Cook: Peterborough MP calls for government 'leadership'". BBC News. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  4. ↑ "Labour's Lisa Forbes not standing for Peterborough City Council re-election but targets return contest with Stewart Jackson". Peterborough Telegraph . 14 March 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  5. ↑ "Results of previous elections". Peterborough City Council . Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  6. ↑ Lamy, Joel (14 February 2019). "Labour shortlists two candidates to stand in Peterborough election". Peterborough Telegraph . Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  7. ↑ Rodgers, Sienna (21 February 2019). "Labour selects Lisa Forbes to replace Fiona Onasanya in Peterborough". LabourList . Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  8. ↑ "Labour sees off Brexit Party in by-election". BBC News . 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  9. ↑ "Can the Brexit Party win the Peterborough by-election?". The Week . 6 June 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  10. ↑ "Peterborough by-election: Fifteen candidates set out views". BBC News . 26 May 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  11. ↑ Leishman, Fiona (7 June 2019). "Lisa Forbes: Who is the new Labour MP for Peterborough?". CambridgeshireLive. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  12. ↑ Buchan, Lizzy (2 June 2019). "Labour urged to disown by-election candidate who endorsed antisemitic Facebook post" . The Independent . Archived from the original on 14 June 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  13. ↑ "New Labour MP Lisa Forbes sorry amid antisemitism row". Sky News . 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  14. ↑ Lamy, Joel (3 June 2019). "Peterborough Labour by-election candidate 'active in Israel hate group'". Peterborough Telegraph . Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  15. ↑ Gayle, Damien (8 June 2019). "Jeremy Corbyn: new Labour MP Lisa Forbes 'not a racist in any way'". The Guardian . Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  16. ↑ "New Labour MP Lisa Forbes to meet Jewish groups after she apologises for 'the hurt' she caused". The Jewish Chronicle . 17 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  17. ↑ "Thomas Cook: Peterborough MP calls for government 'leadership'". BBC News. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  18. ↑ Savage, Michael. "Families in England hit by 70% cut in school uniform grant". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  19. ↑ Lamy, Joel (20 February 2019). "New Peterborough Labour parliamentary candidate wants to 'challenge huge police and school cuts'". Peterborough Telegraph . Retrieved 7 June 2019.
Lisa Forbes
Member of Parliament
for Peterborough
In office
6 June 2019 –6 November 2019
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Peterborough
June 2019–November 2019		Succeeded by
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