Sarah Coombes | |
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![]() 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 | |
Born | November 1991 33) London | (age
Political party | Labour |
Alma mater | Jesus College,Oxford |
Website | Official website |
Sarah Rose Tattum Coombes [2] (born November 1991) is a British politician who has been the Member of Parliament for West Bromwich since 2024. [3]
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]
In July 2024,Sarah Coombes was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Leader of the House of Commons. [6]
In November 2024,Coombes voted in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill,which proposes to legalise assisted suicide. [7]
In February 2025,Sarah Coombes started a campaign to crackdown on the use of illegal "ghost" number plates which cannot be recognised by ANPR cameras. [8]