Sarah Coombes | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for West Bromwich | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 [1] | |
| Preceded by | Constituency Established |
| Majority | 9,554 (26.1%) |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | Jesus College,Oxford (history and politics) |
| Website | Official website |
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Coombes was educated at Queens Park Community School in London and read history and politics at Jesus College,Oxford from 2010 to 2013. [4]
Coombes previously worked for Tom Watson as his head of policy and communications for three years when he was Labour deputy leader and subsequently as an advisor for the Mayor of London,Sadiq Khan. [5]
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