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{{Short description|British politician}}
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| office1 = [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] <br /> for [[Central Suffolk and North Ipswich (UK Parliament constituency)|Central Suffolk and North Ipswich]]
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| term_start1 = 6 May 2010
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| term_end1 = 30 May 2024
| birth_name = Daniel Leonard James Poulter
| birth_name = Daniel Leonard James Poulter
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1978|10|30}}<ref name="bbcprofile">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/representatives/profiles/83524.stm |title=Daniel Poulter MP |work=BBC Democracy Live |access-date=25 July 2010 |archive-date=20 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110320105000/http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/representatives/profiles/83524.stm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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| birth_place = [[Beckenham]], Kent, England<ref name="Who's Who">{{cite web |url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U251162/ |title=POULTER, Dr Daniel Leonard James |work=[[Who's Who (UK)|Who's Who]] |publisher=A & C Black and [[Oxford University Press]] |date=November 2012 |access-date=27 December 2012 |postscript=. Login or subscription required. }}</ref>
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| alma_mater = [[University of Bristol]] LLB<br />[[King's College London]] MBBS, AKC
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'''Daniel Leonard James Poulter'''<ref name="Who's Who"/><ref>{{London Gazette |issue=59418 |date=13 May 2010 |page=8745}}</ref> (born 30 October 1978) is a British politician, who was elected at the [[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010 general election]] as the Member of Parliament (MP) for [[Central Suffolk and North Ipswich (UK Parliament constituency)|Central Suffolk and North Ipswich]]. Poulter is a [[psychiatrist]]<ref name="Register of Interests">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/24756/daniel_poulter/central_suffolk_and_north_ipswich|title=Daniel Poulter MP, Central Suffolk and North Ipswich|website=TheyWorkForYou}}</ref> and served as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the [[Department of Health (United Kingdom)|Department of Health]] between September 2012 and May 2015.<ref name="bbcprofile" /><ref name="ukgov">[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/daniel-poulter/83524 Daniel Poulter] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130102234559/http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/daniel-poulter/83524 |date=2 January 2013 }}, parliament.uk Retrieved 30 December 2012.</ref> Initially elected as a [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]], he [[Crossing the floor|defected]] to [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] in April 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-68913287|title=Conservative MP and ex-minister Daniel Poulter defects to Labour|date=27 April 2024|via=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>
'''Daniel Leonard James Poulter'''<ref name="Who's Who"/><ref>{{London Gazette |issue=59418 |date=13 May 2010 |page=8745}}</ref> (born 30 October 1978) is a British politician who served as the [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Central Suffolk and North Ipswich (UK Parliament constituency)|Central Suffolk and North Ipswich]] from [[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010]] to [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024]]. Poulter is a [[psychiatrist]], and served as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the [[Department of Health (United Kingdom)|Department of Health]] between September 2012 and May 2015. Initially elected as a [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]], he [[Crossing the floor|defected]] to [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] in April 2024.


==Early life and career==
==Early life and career==
Poulter was born in [[Beckenham]],[[Kent]].<ref name="Who's Who" /> He was privately educated at [[Vinehall School]] and [[Battle Abbey School]] before attending the [[University of Bristol]], graduating with a law degree, before qualifying as a medical doctor at [[King's College London]].<ref name="Who's Who" />
Daniel Poulter was born on 30 October 1978 in [[Beckenham]], London.<ref name="Who's Who" /> He was privately educated at [[Vinehall School]] and [[Battle Abbey School]] before attending the [[University of Bristol]], graduating with a law degree, before qualifying as a medical doctor at [[King's College London]].<ref name="Who's Who" />


Poulter was elected as a [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] member of [[Hastings Borough Council]] in 2006, serving until 2007.<ref name="Who's Who" /> He was the deputy leader of [[Reigate and Banstead|Reigate and Banstead Council]] between 2008 and 2010.
Poulter was elected as a [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] member of [[Hastings Borough Council]] in 2006, serving until 2007.<ref name="Who's Who" /> He was the deputy leader of [[Reigate and Banstead|Reigate and Banstead Council]] between 2008 and 2010. Poulter worked as a [[junior doctor]] training in [[Obstetrics and gynaecology|obstetrics and gynaecological medicine]] and has published articles in the area of women's health.<ref name="Who's Who" /> At the time of meeting [[David Cameron]] in 2006, who inspired him to enter politics, he was working in [[mental health]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Quinn|first=Ben |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/apr/14/pm-has-broken-pledges-to-help-disadvantaged-says-tory-ex-minister|title=PM has broken pledges to help disadvantaged, says Tory ex-minister|work=The Guardian |date=14 April 2016 |access-date=27 March 2017}}</ref>


Poulter worked as a junior doctor training in [[Obstetrics and gynaecology|obstetrics and gynaecological medicine]] and has published articles in the area of women's health.<ref name="Who's Who" /> At the time of meeting [[David Cameron]] in 2006, who inspired him to enter politics, he was working in [[mental health]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Quinn|first=Ben |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/apr/14/pm-has-broken-pledges-to-help-disadvantaged-says-tory-ex-minister|title=PM has broken pledges to help disadvantaged, says Tory ex-minister|work=The Guardian |date=14 April 2016 |access-date=27 March 2017}}</ref> During the 2011 parliamentary summer recesses, Poulter worked at the [[James Paget University Hospital]] in [[Gorleston]], in the [[Accident and Emergency]] department.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-14417811 |title=East MPs opt for fresh challenges in their summer break |work=[[BBC News]] |date=8 August 2011 |access-date=20 September 2012 }}</ref> In 2018, Poulter became a Member of the [[Royal College of Psychiatrists]] and continues to work as an NHS mental health doctor.<ref name="Register of Interests"/> In June 2021, Poulter became a non-executive director for Kanabo Group Plc, a medical cannabis company based in London.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210628005821/en/Kanabo-Appoints-Dr-Daniel-Poulter-MP-as-Non-Executive-Director|title=Kanabo Appoints Dr Daniel Poulter MP as Non-Executive Director|date=29 June 2021|work=businesswire.com}}</ref>
During the 2011 parliamentary summer recesses, Poulter worked at the [[James Paget University Hospital]] in [[Gorleston]] in Norfolk, in the [[Accident and Emergency]] department.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-14417811 |title=East MPs opt for fresh challenges in their summer break |work=[[BBC News]] |date=8 August 2011 |access-date=20 September 2012 }}</ref> In 2018, Poulter became a Member of the [[Royal College of Psychiatrists]] and continues to work as an NHS mental health doctor.<ref name="Register of Interests">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/24756/daniel_poulter/central_suffolk_and_north_ipswich|title=Daniel Poulter MP, Central Suffolk and North Ipswich|website=TheyWorkForYou}}</ref> In June 2021, Poulter became a non-executive director for Kanabo Group Plc, a [[medical cannabis]] company based in London.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210628005821/en/Kanabo-Appoints-Dr-Daniel-Poulter-MP-as-Non-Executive-Director|title=Kanabo Appoints Dr Daniel Poulter MP as Non-Executive Director|date=29 June 2021|work=businesswire.com}}</ref>


==Parliamentary career==
==Parliamentary career==
Poulter was elected as the Member of Parliament for [[Central Suffolk and North Ipswich (UK Parliament constituency)|Central Suffolk and North Ipswich]] at the [[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010 general election]], receiving 27,125 votes, increasing the Conservative majority of his predecessor, [[Michael Lord]], seeing a vote share of 50.8%.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/election2010/results/constituency/a95.stm |title=2010 General Election result |work=[[BBC News]] |date=7 May 2010 |access-date=20 September 2012 }}</ref>
Poulter was elected as [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Central Suffolk and North Ipswich (UK Parliament constituency)|Central Suffolk and North Ipswich]] at the [[2010 UK general election]] with 50.8% of the vote and a majority of 13,786.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/election2010/results/constituency/a95.stm |title=2010 General Election result |work=[[BBC News]] |date=7 May 2010 |access-date=20 September 2012 }}</ref>


In 2011, he was credited with a "lifesaving" intervention in Parliament when he persuaded fellow Conservative MP [[Guy Opperman]] to seek urgent medical treatment.<ref>{{cite news|last1=McGurran|first1=Deborah|title=Dr Dan Poulter MP: Doctor in the House|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-13423246|access-date=29 March 2015|work=BBC News|date=17 May 2011}}</ref> Opperman subsequently had a brain tumour removed.
In 2011, he was credited with a "lifesaving" intervention in Parliament when he persuaded fellow Conservative MP [[Guy Opperman]] to seek urgent medical treatment.<ref>{{cite news|last1=McGurran|first1=Deborah|title=Dr Dan Poulter MP: Doctor in the House|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-13423246|access-date=29 March 2015|work=BBC News|date=17 May 2011}}</ref> Opperman subsequently had a brain tumour removed. Poulter announced he would resign from the [[British Medical Association]] in 2012, following an announced doctors' strike. He said he did not believe "striking as a doctor could ever be justified".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Poulter|first1=Daniel|title=Striking as a doctor can never be justified – I am resigning from the BMA|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/may/31/striking-doctor-never-justified|access-date=29 March 2015|work=The Guardian|date=31 May 2012}}</ref> In September 2012, Poulter became the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the [[Department of Health (United Kingdom)|Department of Health]].<ref name="bbcprofile" /><ref name="ukgov">[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/daniel-poulter/83524 Daniel Poulter] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130102234559/http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/daniel-poulter/83524 |date=2 January 2013 }}, parliament.uk Retrieved 30 December 2012.</ref> His primary responsibilities as a Health Minister were for workforce issues, [[National Health Service|NHS]] estates and IT systems.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gponline.com/News/article/1150425/health-ministers-portfolios-revealed-dh/ |title=Health ministers' portfolios revealed by DH |work=GPonline.com |access-date=20 September 2012}}</ref>


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At the [[2015 UK general election]], Poulter was re-elected as MP for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich, with an increased vote share of 56.1% and an increased majority of 20,144.<ref name="electoralcalculus">{{cite web|title=Election Data 2015|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017112223/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|archive-date=17 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=2015 Election Results|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/politics/constituencies/E14000624|website=BBC News}}</ref>
Poulter announced he would resign from the [[British Medical Association]] in 2012, following an announced doctors' strike. He said he did not believe "striking as a doctor could ever be justified".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Poulter|first1=Daniel|title=Striking as a doctor can never be justified – I am resigning from the BMA|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/may/31/striking-doctor-never-justified|access-date=29 March 2015|work=The Guardian|date=31 May 2012}}</ref>


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After the election, Poulter returned to the back benches, and restarted work part-time as a doctor.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nursingtimes.net/home/specialisms/leadership/poulter-out-and-gummer-in-as-tories-reshuffle-health-ministers/5084948.article |title=Poulter out and Gummer in as Tories reshuffle health ministers |work=nursingtimes.net |date=13 May 2015 |access-date=5 October 2012}}</ref> In October 2015, Poulter expressed his support for protests by doctors and others against the Conservative government's proposed changes to the junior doctors' contract.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXCgNAkGnWg |title=Message from Dan Poulter - YouTube |website=[[YouTube]] |access-date=2015-10-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312143800/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXCgNAkGnWg |archive-date=12 March 2016 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/oct/17/jeremy-hunt-i-would-protest-if-i-were-a-misled-junior-doctor |title=Jeremy Hunt: I would protest if I were a 'misled' junior doctor |first=Jessica |last=Elgot |work=The Guardian |date=17 October 2015}}</ref>
In September 2012, Poulter became the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the [[Department of Health (United Kingdom)|Department of Health]].<ref name="bbcprofile" /><ref name="ukgov" /> His primary responsibilities as a Health Minister were for workforce issues, [[National Health Service|NHS]] estates and IT systems.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gponline.com/News/article/1150425/health-ministers-portfolios-revealed-dh/ |title=Health ministers' portfolios revealed by DH |work=GPonline.com |access-date=20 September 2012}}</ref>


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In April 2016, Poulter widened his criticism of the Conservative government, in a ''[[The Guardian|Guardian]]'' article.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/apr/14/pm-has-broken-pledges-to-help-disadvantaged-says-tory-ex-minister |title=PM has broken pledges to help disadvantaged, says Tory ex-minister |first=Ben |last=Quinn |work=The Guardian |date=14 April 2016}}</ref> Poulter was opposed to [[Brexit]] prior to the [[2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum|2016 EU membership referendum]].<ref name="thespectatorwhichtorympsbackbrexit">{{cite news|last1=Goodenough|first1=Tom|title=Which Tory MPs back Brexit, who doesn't and who is still on the fence?|url=http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2016/02/which-tory-mps-back-brexit-who-doesnt-and-who-is-still-on-the-fence/|access-date=11 October 2016|work=The Spectator|date=16 February 2016|archive-date=22 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022111657/http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2016/02/which-tory-mps-back-brexit-who-doesnt-and-who-is-still-on-the-fence/|url-status=dead}}</ref> He later voted along party lines concerning leaving the EU.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/suffolk-mps-split-on-party-lines-1-6240006 |title = MPS split on party lines over Johnson's bid to cut Parliamentary sittings|work=East Anglian Daily Times|date=28 August 2019}}</ref>
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At the [[2015 United Kingdom general election|2015 general election]], Poulter was re-elected, increasing his vote share by 5.3% to 56.1%, and increasing his majority from 13,786 to 20,144.<ref name=electoralcalculus>{{cite web|title=Election Data 2015|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017112223/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|archive-date=17 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=2015 Election Results|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/politics/constituencies/E14000624|website=BBC News}}</ref> After the election, Poulter returned to the back benches, and restarted work part-time as a doctor.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nursingtimes.net/home/specialisms/leadership/poulter-out-and-gummer-in-as-tories-reshuffle-health-ministers/5084948.article |title=Poulter out and Gummer in as Tories reshuffle health ministers |work=nursingtimes.net |date=13 May 2015 |access-date=5 October 2012}}</ref>


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At the snap [[2017 UK general election]], Poulter was again re-elected, with an increased vote share of 60.1% and a decreased majority of 17,185.<ref>{{cite web |title=Election of the Member of Parliament for the Central Suffolk & North Ipswich constituency |url=https://www.babergh.gov.uk/assets/Elections/Election-Notices/2017.06.08/CSNI-Statement-of-Persons-Nominated-Notice-of-Poll-and-Situation-of-Polling-Stations.pdf |access-date=22 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190603011403/https://www.babergh.gov.uk/assets/Elections/Election-Notices/2017.06.08/CSNI-Statement-of-Persons-Nominated-Notice-of-Poll-and-Situation-of-Polling-Stations.pdf |archive-date=3 Jun 2019 |language=English |date=11 May 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000624|title=Suffolk Central & Ipswich North parliamentary constituency - Election 2017|via=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> He was again re-elected at the [[2019 UK general election]], with an increased vote share of 62.7%, and an increased majority of 23,391.<ref>{{cite web |title=Election of a Member of Parliament for Central Suffolk & North Ipswich |url=https://www.midsuffolk.gov.uk/assets/Communications/General-election-2019/CSNI-Statement-of-Persons-Nominated-Notice-of-Poll-and-Situation-of-polling-stations.pdf |access-date=22 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115155013/https://www.midsuffolk.gov.uk/assets/Communications/General-election-2019/CSNI-Statement-of-Persons-Nominated-Notice-of-Poll-and-Situation-of-polling-stations.pdf |archive-date=15 Nov 2019 |language=English |date=14 Nov 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="BBC election result">{{cite news |title=Suffolk Central & Ipswich North parliamentary constituency - Election 2019 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000624 |website=UK results |publisher=BBC |access-date=14 December 2019}}</ref>
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In October 2015, Poulter expressed his support for protests by doctors and others against the Conservative government's proposed changes to the junior doctors' contract.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXCgNAkGnWg |title=Message from Dan Poulter - YouTube |website=[[YouTube]] |access-date=2015-10-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312143800/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXCgNAkGnWg |archive-date=12 March 2016 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/oct/17/jeremy-hunt-i-would-protest-if-i-were-a-misled-junior-doctor |title=Jeremy Hunt: I would protest if I were a 'misled' junior doctor |first=Jessica |last=Elgot |work=The Guardian |date=17 October 2015}}</ref> In April 2016, Poulter widened his criticism of the Conservative government, in a ''[[The Guardian|Guardian]]'' article.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/apr/14/pm-has-broken-pledges-to-help-disadvantaged-says-tory-ex-minister |title=PM has broken pledges to help disadvantaged, says Tory ex-minister |first=Ben |last=Quinn |work=The Guardian |date=14 April 2016}}</ref>


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In a March 2022 article penned by Poulter for the ''[[East Anglian Daily Times]]'', he said "studies of healthy omnivores eating a diet rich in plant foods have failed to find consistent evidence that red meat is unhealthy".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Poulter |first=Dan |date=2 March 2022 |title=OPINION: Why those who want to ban meat and dairy should think again |url=https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/dan-poulter-mp-on-veganism-meat-and-dairy-8723820 |access-date=27 April 2024 |website=East Anglian Daily Times}}</ref> In December 2022, he wrote an article in ''The Guardian'' advocating for increasing nurses' pay during the [[2022 National Health Service strikes]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-16 |title=I'm a former Tory minister and a doctor – and I say give striking nurses a better pay deal {{!}} Dan Poulter |url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/dec/16/tory-minister-doctor-striking-nurses-pay-nhs-workers-scotland-england |access-date=2022-12-17 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref>
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Poulter was opposed to [[Brexit]] prior to the [[2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum|2016 EU membership referendum]].<ref name="thespectatorwhichtorympsbackbrexit">{{cite news|last1=Goodenough|first1=Tom|title=Which Tory MPs back Brexit, who doesn't and who is still on the fence?|url=http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2016/02/which-tory-mps-back-brexit-who-doesnt-and-who-is-still-on-the-fence/|access-date=11 October 2016|work=The Spectator|date=16 February 2016|archive-date=22 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022111657/http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2016/02/which-tory-mps-back-brexit-who-doesnt-and-who-is-still-on-the-fence/|url-status=dead}}</ref> He later voted along party lines concerning leaving the EU.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/suffolk-mps-split-on-party-lines-1-6240006 |title = MPS split on party lines over Johnson's bid to cut Parliamentary sittings|work=East Anglian Daily Times|date=28 August 2019}}</ref>


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On 27 April 2024, Poulter announced his defection to the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]], the second Conservative MP to defect to Labour during that parliament after [[Christian Wakeford]] crossed the floor in 2022.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-68913287|title=Conservative MP and ex-minister Daniel Poulter defects to Labour|date=27 April 2024|via=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> Poulter also declared that he would not be seeking re-election at the [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024 general election]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Helm |first=Toby |date=2024-04-27 |title=Top Tory MP defects to Labour in fury at NHS crisis |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/apr/27/top-tory-mp-defects-to-labour-in-fury-at-nhs-crisis |access-date=2024-04-27 |work=[[The Observer]] |issn=0029-7712}}</ref>
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At the snap [[2017 United Kingdom general election|2017 general election]], Poulter was re-elected, increasing his vote share by 4% to 60.1% and but seeing his majority decrease from 20,144 to 17,185.<ref>{{cite web |title=Election of the Member of Parliament for the Central Suffolk & North Ipswich constituency |url=https://www.babergh.gov.uk/assets/Elections/Election-Notices/2017.06.08/CSNI-Statement-of-Persons-Nominated-Notice-of-Poll-and-Situation-of-Polling-Stations.pdf |access-date=22 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190603011403/https://www.babergh.gov.uk/assets/Elections/Election-Notices/2017.06.08/CSNI-Statement-of-Persons-Nominated-Notice-of-Poll-and-Situation-of-Polling-Stations.pdf |archive-date=3 Jun 2019 |language=English |date=11 May 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000624|title=Suffolk Central & Ipswich North parliamentary constituency - Election 2017|via=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> He was re-elected at the [[2019 United Kingdom general election|2019 general election]], increasing his vote share by 2.6% to 62.7%, and increasing his majority from 17,185 to 23,391.<ref>{{cite web |title=Election of a Member of Parliament for Central Suffolk & North Ipswich |url=https://www.midsuffolk.gov.uk/assets/Communications/General-election-2019/CSNI-Statement-of-Persons-Nominated-Notice-of-Poll-and-Situation-of-polling-stations.pdf |access-date=22 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115155013/https://www.midsuffolk.gov.uk/assets/Communications/General-election-2019/CSNI-Statement-of-Persons-Nominated-Notice-of-Poll-and-Situation-of-polling-stations.pdf |archive-date=15 Nov 2019 |language=English |date=14 Nov 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="BBC election result">{{cite web |title=Suffolk Central & Ipswich North parliamentary constituency - Election 2019 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000624 |website=UK results |publisher=BBC |access-date=14 December 2019}}</ref>

In an article penned by Poulter for the ''[[East Anglian Daily Times]]'', he said 'studies of healthy omnivores eating a diet rich in plant foods have failed to find consistent evidence that red meat is unhealthy'.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/dan-poulter-mp-on-veganism-meat-and-dairy-8723820|title=OPINION: Why those who want to ban meat and dairy should think again|date=2 March 2022}}</ref>

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In December 2022, he wrote an article in ''[[The Guardian]]'' advocating for increasing nurses' pay during the [[2022 National Health Service strikes]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-16 |title=I’m a former Tory minister and a doctor – and I say give striking nurses a better pay deal {{!}} Dan Poulter |url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/dec/16/tory-minister-doctor-striking-nurses-pay-nhs-workers-scotland-england |access-date=2022-12-17 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref>

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On 27 April 2024, Poulter announced his defection to the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]], the second Tory to defect to Labour during that parliament after [[Christian Wakeford]] crossed the floor in 2022. Poulter also declared that he would not be seeking re-election at the [[Next United Kingdom general election|forthcoming general election]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Helm |first=Toby |date=2024-04-27 |title=Top Tory MP defects to Labour in fury at NHS crisis |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/apr/27/top-tory-mp-defects-to-labour-in-fury-at-nhs-crisis |access-date=2024-04-27 |work=The Observer |issn=0029-7712}}</ref>


===''Sunday Times'' libel case===
===''Sunday Times'' libel case===
In November 2017, the ''[[Sunday Times]]'' published two articles based on claims made to the newspaper by the MP [[Andrew Bridgen]] that Poulter had sexually assaulted three female MPs eight years previously. The Conservative Party Panel investigated the matter and exonerated Poulter, confirming that no woman had ever made a complaint about him. It dismissed the claims as having "no reliable evidence" to support them.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-47358003 |work=BBC News |title=MP Dan Poulter wins damages over Sunday Times sex assault claims|date=25 February 2019 }}</ref> In February 2019, the ''Sunday Times'' apologised in open court to Poulter, acknowledging that the allegations were false, defamatory and should not have been published. The articles were removed from the newspaper's website and [[Times Newspapers Limited]] agreed that it would not republish the same or similar allegations about Poulter in the future. The ''Sunday Times'' paid substantial damages to him, as well as his legal costs.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/feb/25/mp-dan-poulter-wins-damages-over-sunday-times-assault-claims|title=MP Dan Poulter wins damages over Sunday Times assault claims|date=25 February 2019|work=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/dan-poulter-wins-damages-1-5905052 |title=Suffolk MP wins damages and apology from Sunday Times over unfounded allegations |work=East Anglian Daily Times|date=25 February 2019}}</ref>
In November 2017, ''[[The Sunday Times]]'' published two articles based on claims made to the newspaper by the MP [[Andrew Bridgen]] that Poulter had [[Sexual assault|sexually assaulted]] three female MPs eight years previously. The Conservative Party Panel investigated the matter and exonerated Poulter, confirming that no woman had ever made a complaint about him. It dismissed the claims as having "no reliable evidence" to support them.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-47358003 |work=BBC News |title=MP Dan Poulter wins damages over Sunday Times sex assault claims|date=25 February 2019 }}</ref> In February 2019, the ''Sunday Times'' apologised in open court to Poulter, acknowledging that the allegations were false, defamatory, and should not have been published. The articles were removed from the newspaper's website and [[Times Newspapers Limited]] agreed that it would not republish the same or similar allegations about Poulter in the future. The ''Sunday Times'' paid substantial damages to him, as well as his legal costs.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/feb/25/mp-dan-poulter-wins-damages-over-sunday-times-assault-claims|title=MP Dan Poulter wins damages over Sunday Times assault claims|date=25 February 2019|work=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/dan-poulter-wins-damages-1-5905052 |title=Suffolk MP wins damages and apology from Sunday Times over unfounded allegations |work=East Anglian Daily Times|date=25 February 2019}}</ref>


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Dan Poulter
Poulter in 2013
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health Services
In office
4 September 2012 – 12 May 2015
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded bySimon Burns
Succeeded byBen Gummer
Member of Parliament
for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
In office
6 May 2010 – 30 May 2024
Preceded byMichael Lord
Succeeded byPatrick Spencer
Personal details
Born
Daniel Leonard James Poulter

(1978-10-30) 30 October 1978 (age 46)[1]
Beckenham, London, England[2]
Political partyLabour (since 2024)
Other political
affiliations		Conservative (until 2024)
EducationUniversity of Bristol (LLB)
King's College London (MBBS)
Websitewww.drdanielpoulter.com

Daniel Leonard James Poulter[2][3] (born 30 October 1978) is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich from 2010 to 2024. Poulter is a psychiatrist, and served as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department of Health between September 2012 and May 2015. Initially elected as a Conservative, he defected to Labour in April 2024.

Early life and career

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Daniel Poulter was born on 30 October 1978 in Beckenham, London.[2] He was privately educated at Vinehall School and Battle Abbey School before attending the University of Bristol, graduating with a law degree, before qualifying as a medical doctor at King's College London.[2]

Poulter was elected as a Conservative member of Hastings Borough Council in 2006, serving until 2007.[2] He was the deputy leader of Reigate and Banstead Council between 2008 and 2010. Poulter worked as a junior doctor training in obstetrics and gynaecological medicine and has published articles in the area of women's health.[2] At the time of meeting David Cameron in 2006, who inspired him to enter politics, he was working in mental health.[4]

During the 2011 parliamentary summer recesses, Poulter worked at the James Paget University Hospital in Gorleston in Norfolk, in the Accident and Emergency department.[5] In 2018, Poulter became a Member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists and continues to work as an NHS mental health doctor.[6] In June 2021, Poulter became a non-executive director for Kanabo Group Plc, a medical cannabis company based in London.[7]

Parliamentary career

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Poulter was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich at the 2010 UK general election with 50.8% of the vote and a majority of 13,786.[8]

In 2011, he was credited with a "lifesaving" intervention in Parliament when he persuaded fellow Conservative MP Guy Opperman to seek urgent medical treatment.[9] Opperman subsequently had a brain tumour removed. Poulter announced he would resign from the British Medical Association in 2012, following an announced doctors' strike. He said he did not believe "striking as a doctor could ever be justified".[10] In September 2012, Poulter became the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Health.[1][11] His primary responsibilities as a Health Minister were for workforce issues, NHS estates and IT systems.[12]

At the 2015 UK general election, Poulter was re-elected as MP for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich, with an increased vote share of 56.1% and an increased majority of 20,144.[13][14]

After the election, Poulter returned to the back benches, and restarted work part-time as a doctor.[15] In October 2015, Poulter expressed his support for protests by doctors and others against the Conservative government's proposed changes to the junior doctors' contract.[16][17]

In April 2016, Poulter widened his criticism of the Conservative government, in a Guardian article.[18] Poulter was opposed to Brexit prior to the 2016 EU membership referendum.[19] He later voted along party lines concerning leaving the EU.[20]

At the snap 2017 UK general election, Poulter was again re-elected, with an increased vote share of 60.1% and a decreased majority of 17,185.[21][22] He was again re-elected at the 2019 UK general election, with an increased vote share of 62.7%, and an increased majority of 23,391.[23][24]

In a March 2022 article penned by Poulter for the East Anglian Daily Times, he said "studies of healthy omnivores eating a diet rich in plant foods have failed to find consistent evidence that red meat is unhealthy".[25] In December 2022, he wrote an article in The Guardian advocating for increasing nurses' pay during the 2022 National Health Service strikes.[26]

On 27 April 2024, Poulter announced his defection to the Labour Party, the second Conservative MP to defect to Labour during that parliament after Christian Wakeford crossed the floor in 2022.[27] Poulter also declared that he would not be seeking re-election at the 2024 general election.[28]

Sunday Times libel case

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In November 2017, The Sunday Times published two articles based on claims made to the newspaper by the MP Andrew Bridgen that Poulter had sexually assaulted three female MPs eight years previously. The Conservative Party Panel investigated the matter and exonerated Poulter, confirming that no woman had ever made a complaint about him. It dismissed the claims as having "no reliable evidence" to support them.[29] In February 2019, the Sunday Times apologised in open court to Poulter, acknowledging that the allegations were false, defamatory, and should not have been published. The articles were removed from the newspaper's website and Times Newspapers Limited agreed that it would not republish the same or similar allegations about Poulter in the future. The Sunday Times paid substantial damages to him, as well as his legal costs.[30][31]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Daniel Poulter MP". BBC Democracy Live. Archived from the original on 20 March 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "POULTER, Dr Daniel Leonard James". Who's Who. A & C Black and Oxford University Press. November 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2012. Login or subscription required.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  3. ^ "No. 59418". The London Gazette. 13 May 2010. p. 8745.
  4. ^ Quinn, Ben (14 April 2016). "PM has broken pledges to help disadvantaged, says Tory ex-minister". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  5. ^ "East MPs opt for fresh challenges in their summer break". BBC News. 8 August 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
  6. ^ "Daniel Poulter MP, Central Suffolk and North Ipswich". TheyWorkForYou.
  7. ^ "Kanabo Appoints Dr Daniel Poulter MP as Non-Executive Director". businesswire.com. 29 June 2021.
  8. ^ "2010 General Election result". BBC News. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
  9. ^ McGurran, Deborah (17 May 2011). "Dr Dan Poulter MP: Doctor in the House". BBC News. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  10. ^ Poulter, Daniel (31 May 2012). "Striking as a doctor can never be justified – I am resigning from the BMA". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  11. ^ Daniel Poulter Archived 2 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine, parliament.uk Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  12. ^ "Health ministers' portfolios revealed by DH". GPonline.com. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
  13. ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  14. ^ "2015 Election Results". BBC News.
  15. ^ "Poulter out and Gummer in as Tories reshuffle health ministers". nursingtimes.net. 13 May 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  16. ^ "Message from Dan Poulter - YouTube". YouTube. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  17. ^ Elgot, Jessica (17 October 2015). "Jeremy Hunt: I would protest if I were a 'misled' junior doctor". The Guardian.
  18. ^ Quinn, Ben (14 April 2016). "PM has broken pledges to help disadvantaged, says Tory ex-minister". The Guardian.
  19. ^ Goodenough, Tom (16 February 2016). "Which Tory MPs back Brexit, who doesn't and who is still on the fence?". The Spectator. Archived from the original on 22 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  20. ^ "MPS split on party lines over Johnson's bid to cut Parliamentary sittings". East Anglian Daily Times. 28 August 2019.
  21. ^ "Election of the Member of Parliament for the Central Suffolk & North Ipswich constituency" (PDF). 11 May 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 June 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  22. ^ "Suffolk Central & Ipswich North parliamentary constituency - Election 2017" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  23. ^ "Election of a Member of Parliament for Central Suffolk & North Ipswich" (PDF). 14 November 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 November 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  24. ^ "Suffolk Central & Ipswich North parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". UK results. BBC. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  25. ^ Poulter, Dan (2 March 2022). "OPINION: Why those who want to ban meat and dairy should think again". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  26. ^ "I'm a former Tory minister and a doctor – and I say give striking nurses a better pay deal | Dan Poulter". the Guardian. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  27. ^ "Conservative MP and ex-minister Daniel Poulter defects to Labour". 27 April 2024 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  28. ^ Helm, Toby (27 April 2024). "Top Tory MP defects to Labour in fury at NHS crisis". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  29. ^ "MP Dan Poulter wins damages over Sunday Times sex assault claims". BBC News. 25 February 2019.
  30. ^ "MP Dan Poulter wins damages over Sunday Times assault claims". The Guardian. 25 February 2019.
  31. ^ "Suffolk MP wins damages and apology from Sunday Times over unfounded allegations". East Anglian Daily Times. 25 February 2019.
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