Natalie Fleet
Natalie Fleet | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Bolsover | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Mark Fletcher |
| Majority | 6,323 (14.9%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1984 (age 39–40) Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England |
| Political party | Labour |
Natalie Fleet (born 1984) is a British Labour Party politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Bolsover since 2024.
Early life and career
Fleet was born in 1984 and raised in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire.[1] Her father and other family members were coal miners, and her mother is a former factory worker.[2]
She experienced homelessness as a child and received free school meals.[3] Fleet left school at 16 after becoming pregnant, and began university in her early 20s before dropping out.
Fleet worked in the voluntary sector before working for trade unions, including the National Education Union.
Political career
Fleet joined the Labour Party as a teenager.[1]
She was the Labour candidate for Ashfield at the 2019 general election, finishing in third place in the seat Labour had won in 2017.[4] Her campaign office was vandalised during the election campaign, and she chose not to contest the seat again due to safety concerns.[3]
Fleet was elected as the first female MP for Bolsover at the 2024 general election, defeating the incumbent Conservative Mark Fletcher.[5][6] She had initially failed to win Bolsover Labour's candidate selection,[7] but won a subsequent one following the candidate's resignation.
Personal life
Fleet is married with four children.[2]After her election, she revealed that she had been abused by grooming gangs at the age of 15 in an interview with GB News.[8]
See also
References
- ^ a b Maguire, Patrick (2019-12-10). "On the road in Ashfield, the UK's most gambled-on constituency". New Statesman. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
- ^ a b Hinsliff, Gaby (2019-11-21). "'I'm not going to be bullied into silence.' The women defying abuse to stand as MPs". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
- ^ a b Belger, Tom (2024-07-03). "Bolsover: Labour's Natalie Fleet on death threats, Dennis Skinner and class today". LabourList. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
- ^ "'I'm sorry we've let some people down'". BBC News. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
- ^ "Bolsover | General Election 2024". Sky News. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
- ^ "UK general election results live: Labour set for landslide as results come in across country". BBC News. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
- ^ Neame, Katie (2022-12-05). "Four more Labour parliamentary candidates selected this weekend". LabourList. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
- ^ "New MP Natalie Fleet discusses being 'groomed' at 15 and wanting to be a voice for women". Sky News. Retrieved 2024-07-20.