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'''Rachel Louise Hopkins''' (born 30 March 1972)<ref>{{cite book|last=Brunskill|first=Ian|url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/1129682574|title=The Times guide to the House of Commons 2019 : the definitive record of Britain's historic 2019 General Election|date=19 March 2020|isbn=978-0-00-839258-1|pages=265|oclc=1129682574}}</ref> is a British [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] politician who has served as [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Luton South (UK Parliament constituency)|Luton South]] since [[2019 United Kingdom general election|2019]].<ref name=":0">{{cite news |title=Luton South Parliamentary constituency |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000801 |website=BBC |accessdate=13 December 2019}}</ref> She was a Shadow Minister for the [[Cabinet Office]] from 2021 to 2023.
'''Rachel Louise Hopkins''' (born 30 March 1972)<ref>{{cite book|last=Brunskill|first=Ian|url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/1129682574|title=The Times guide to the House of Commons 2019 : the definitive record of Britain's historic 2019 General Election|date=19 March 2020|isbn=978-0-00-839258-1|pages=265|publisher=HarperCollins Publishers Limited |oclc=1129682574}}</ref> is a British [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] politician who has served as [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Luton South and South Bedfordshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Luton South and South Bedfordshire]] since [[2019 United Kingdom general election|2019]].<ref name=":0">{{cite news |title=Luton South Parliamentary constituency |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000801 |website=BBC |accessdate=13 December 2019}}</ref> She was a Shadow Minister for the [[Cabinet Office]] from 2021 to 2023.


Hopkins was a Member of [[Luton Borough Council]] from 2011 to 2021, on which she served as Executive Member for Public Health.<ref name=":1">{{cite journal|url=https://labourlist.org/2019/11/local-councillor-rachel-hopkins-selected-in-luton-south/|title=Local councillor Rachel Hopkins selected in Luton South|journal=Labour List|first=Elliott|last=Chappell|date=2 November 2019|accessdate=21 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://democracy.luton.gov.uk/cmis5public/Councillors/tabid/63/ctl/ViewCMIS_Person/mid/383/id/242/ScreenMode/Alphabetical/Default.aspx|title=CMIS > Councillors|website=democracy.luton.gov.uk|accessdate=23 December 2019}}</ref>
Hopkins was a Member of [[Luton Borough Council]] from 2011 to 2021, on which she served as Executive Member for Public Health.<ref name=":1">{{cite journal|url=https://labourlist.org/2019/11/local-councillor-rachel-hopkins-selected-in-luton-south/|title=Local councillor Rachel Hopkins selected in Luton South|journal=Labour List|first=Elliott|last=Chappell|date=2 November 2019|accessdate=21 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://democracy.luton.gov.uk/cmis5public/Councillors/tabid/63/ctl/ViewCMIS_Person/mid/383/id/242/ScreenMode/Alphabetical/Default.aspx|title=CMIS > Councillors|website=democracy.luton.gov.uk|accessdate=23 December 2019}}</ref>


== Early life and career ==
== Early life and career ==
Rachel Hopkins was born on 30 March 1972 in [[Luton and Dunstable University Hospital]], [[Luton]], and raised in [[Biscot]]. She attended [[Denbigh High School, Luton|Denbigh High School]] and then [[Luton Sixth Form College]] before going on to study at the [[University of Leicester]]. Her first full-time job was at [[Trustee Savings Bank|TSB Bank]]. She later studied part-time for a master's degree from the [[University of Bedfordshire]].<ref name="labour luton profile">{{cite web|url=https://labourluton.org.uk/RachelHopkins/|title=Rachel Hopkins for Luton South|website=Labour Luton|accessdate=21 December 2019}}</ref>
Rachel Hopkins was born on 30 March 1972 in [[Luton and Dunstable University Hospital]], [[Luton]], and raised in [[Biscot]]. Her father, [[Kelvin Hopkins|Kelvin]], served as [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] MP for [[Luton North (UK Parliament constituency)|Luton North]] from 1997 to 2019. Her grandfather, [[Harold Hopkins (physicist)|Harold]], was a physicist twice nominated for a [[Nobel Prize]]. She attended [[Denbigh High School, Luton|Denbigh High School]] and then [[Luton Sixth Form College]], before going on to study at the [[University of Leicester]]. Her first full-time job was at [[Trustee Savings Bank|TSB Bank]]. She later studied part-time for a master's degree from the [[University of Bedfordshire]].<ref name="labour luton profile">{{cite web|url=https://labourluton.org.uk/RachelHopkins/|title=Rachel Hopkins for Luton South|website=Labour Luton|accessdate=21 December 2019}}</ref>


Hopkins previously worked at the [[Electoral Commission]] and the [[Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority]].<ref>{{cite news |work=Politics Home |url=https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/political-parties/conservative-party/house/house-magazine/108577/class-2019-meet-new-mps |title=Class of 2019: Meet the new MPs |date=16 December 2019 |accessdate=18 December 2019}}</ref> She has been a governor for [[Luton Sixth Form College]] since 2014.<ref name="labour luton profile"/>
Hopkins previously worked at the [[Electoral Commission]] and the [[Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority]].<ref>{{cite news |work=Politics Home |url=https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/political-parties/conservative-party/house/house-magazine/108577/class-2019-meet-new-mps |title=Class of 2019: Meet the new MPs |date=16 December 2019 |accessdate=18 December 2019}}</ref> She has been a governor for [[Luton Sixth Form College]] since 2014.<ref name="labour luton profile"/>


Hopkins served on [[Luton Borough Council]] from [[2011 Luton Borough Council election|May 2011]] until her resignation in March 2021,<ref>{{cite web|title=CMIS > Councillors|url=https://democracy.luton.gov.uk/cmis5public/Councillors/tabid/63/ctl/ViewCMIS_Person/mid/383/id/242/Default.aspx?dnn_ctr383_ViewCMIS_Person_grdRadCommitteesPastChangePage=6_5|access-date=24 January 2022|website=democracy.luton.gov.uk}}</ref> and was Executive Member for Public Health on the Council.<ref name=":1" />
Hopkins served on [[Luton Borough Council]] from [[2011 Luton Borough Council election|May 2011]] until her resignation in March 2021,<ref>{{cite web|title=CMIS > Councillors|url=https://democracy.luton.gov.uk/cmis5public/Councillors/tabid/63/ctl/ViewCMIS_Person/mid/383/id/242/Default.aspx?dnn_ctr383_ViewCMIS_Person_grdRadCommitteesPastChangePage=6_5|access-date=24 January 2022|website=democracy.luton.gov.uk}}</ref> and was Executive Member for Public Health on the council.<ref name=":1" />


== Parliamentary career ==
== Parliamentary career ==
On Friday 1 November 2019, she was selected as the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] candidate for [[Luton South (UK Parliament constituency)|Luton South]]. She was selected by a panel of four, rather than by the local membership.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lutontoday.co.uk/news/politics/rachel-hopkins-selected-by-labour-to-fight-for-luton-south-in-general-election-1-9128485|title=Rachel Hopkins selected by Labour to fight for Luton South in general election|website=www.lutontoday.co.uk|accessdate=23 December 2019}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> At the [[2019 United Kingdom general election|2019 general election]], Hopkins was elected to Parliament as MP for Luton South with 51.8% of the vote and a majority of 8,756.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web |date=14 November 2019 |title=Statement of persons nominated and notice of poll |url=https://www.luton.gov.uk/Council_government_and_democracy/Lists/LutonDocuments/PDF/Election%202019/Statement-of-Person-Nominated-and-Notice-of-Poll-Luton-South.pdf |access-date=15 November 2019 |publisher=[[Luton Borough Council]]}}</ref>
On Friday 1 November 2019, she was selected as the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] candidate for [[Luton South (UK Parliament constituency)|Luton South]]. She was selected by a panel of four, rather than by the local membership.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lutontoday.co.uk/news/politics/rachel-hopkins-selected-by-labour-to-fight-for-luton-south-in-general-election-1-9128485|title=Rachel Hopkins selected by Labour to fight for Luton South in general election|website=www.lutontoday.co.uk|accessdate=23 December 2019}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> At the [[2019 United Kingdom general election|2019 general election]], Hopkins was elected to Parliament as MP for Luton South with 51.8% of the vote and a majority of 8,756.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web |date=14 November 2019 |title=Statement of persons nominated and notice of poll |url=https://www.luton.gov.uk/Council_government_and_democracy/Lists/LutonDocuments/PDF/Election%202019/Statement-of-Person-Nominated-and-Notice-of-Poll-Luton-South.pdf |access-date=15 November 2019 |publisher=[[Luton Borough Council]]}}</ref>


Hopkins is considered to be on the left of the Labour Party, and joined the [[Socialist Campaign Group]] upon her election to Parliament.<ref name=":1" /> In May 2024, ''[[PoliticsHome]]'' reported that she had left the Campaign Group.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-29 |title=The Labour left under Keir Starmer: 'They're not just sealing the tomb but incinerating it' |url=https://www.politicshome.com/thehouse/article/labour-left-keir-starmer-theyre-sealing-tomb-incinerating-it |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=Politics Home |language=en}}</ref>
Hopkins is considered to be on the left of the Labour Party, and joined the [[Socialist Campaign Group]] upon her election to Parliament.<ref name=":1" /> In May 2024, ''[[PoliticsHome]]'' reported that she had left the Campaign Group.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-29 |title=The Labour left under Keir Starmer: 'They're not just sealing the tomb but incinerating it' |url=https://www.politicshome.com/thehouse/article/labour-left-keir-starmer-theyre-sealing-tomb-incinerating-it |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=Politics Home |language=en}}</ref>


She voted for [[Brexit]] in the [[2016 EU referendum]], making her one of the few known Labour MPs to have done so.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://labourlist.org/2019/11/local-councillor-rachel-hopkins-selected-in-luton-south/|title=Local councillor Rachel Hopkins selected in Luton South|first=Elliot|last=Chappell|date=2 November 2019|website=LabourList}}</ref>
She voted for [[Brexit]] in the [[2016 EU referendum]], making her one of the few known Labour MPs to have done so.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://labourlist.org/2019/11/local-councillor-rachel-hopkins-selected-in-luton-south/|title=Local councillor Rachel Hopkins selected in Luton South|first=Elliot|last=Chappell|date=2 November 2019|website=LabourList}}</ref>


Hopkins was appointed [[Parliamentary Private Secretary]] (PPS) to the [[Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities|Shadow Women and Equalities Secretary]], [[Marsha de Cordova]], in May 2020.<ref>{{cite web|last=Chappell|first=Elliot|title=Full list: Labour's new parliamentary private secretaries|url=https://labourlist.org/2020/05/full-list-labours-new-parliamentary-private-secretaries/|access-date=24 January 2022|website=LabourList|date=14 May 2020 }}</ref> Hopkins resigned from the position to vote against the [[Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill]], rebelling against the Labour whip.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://labourlist.org/2020/10/35-labour-mps-break-whip-to-oppose-spycops-bill-as-seven-frontbenchers-quit/|title=34 Labour MPs break whip to oppose 'spycops' bill as seven frontbenchers quit|first=Sienna|last=Rodgers|date=15 October 2020|website=LabourList}}</ref> She became a PPS once again in May 2021, this time to [[Shadow Defence Secretary]] [[John Healey (politician)|John Healey]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Healey|first=John|date=17 May 2021|title=Really pleased to confirm @rach_hopkins has joined our shadow defence team as my PPS|url=https://twitter.com/JohnHealey_MP/status/1394364118451343370?s=20|website=[[Twitter]]}}</ref>
Hopkins was appointed [[Parliamentary Private Secretary]] (PPS) to the [[Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities|Shadow Women and Equalities Secretary]], [[Marsha de Cordova]], in May 2020.<ref>{{cite web|last=Chappell|first=Elliot|title=Full list: Labour's new parliamentary private secretaries|url=https://labourlist.org/2020/05/full-list-labours-new-parliamentary-private-secretaries/|access-date=24 January 2022|website=LabourList|date=14 May 2020 }}</ref> Hopkins resigned from the position to vote against the [[Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill]], rebelling against the Labour whip.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://labourlist.org/2020/10/35-labour-mps-break-whip-to-oppose-spycops-bill-as-seven-frontbenchers-quit/|title=34 Labour MPs break whip to oppose 'spycops' bill as seven frontbenchers quit|first=Sienna|last=Rodgers|date=15 October 2020|website=LabourList}}</ref> She became a PPS once again in May 2021, this time to [[Shadow Defence Secretary]] [[John Healey (politician)|John Healey]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Healey|first=John|date=17 May 2021|title=Really pleased to confirm @rach_hopkins has joined our shadow defence team as my PPS|url=https://twitter.com/JohnHealey_MP/status/1394364118451343370?s=20|website=[[Twitter]]}}</ref>


Hopkins was appointed as a Shadow [[Cabinet Office]] Minister in the December 2021 opposition front bench reshuffle.<ref>{{cite web|last=Smith|first=Mikey|date=4 December 2021|title=Full list of all the junior shadow ministers in Keir Starmer's Labour frontbench|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/labour-shadow-ministers-reshuffle-full-25616591|access-date=24 January 2022|work=Daily Mirror}}</ref> She was appointed Shadow Minister for Veterans and Defence people in July 2022.
Hopkins was appointed as a Shadow [[Cabinet Office]] Minister in the December 2021 opposition front bench reshuffle. She was appointed Shadow Minister for Veterans and Defence people in July 2022.


In November 2023, she resigned from the frontbench to vote for a ceasefire in Gaza.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wave of Labour frontbenchers resign to back calls for ceasefire in Gaza |url=https://news.sky.com/story/two-labour-frontbenchers-resign-to-back-calls-for-ceasefire-in-gaza-13009054 |access-date=2023-11-15 |website=Sky News |language=en}}</ref>
In November 2023, she resigned from the frontbench to vote for a ceasefire in Gaza.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wave of Labour frontbenchers resign to back calls for ceasefire in Gaza |url=https://news.sky.com/story/two-labour-frontbenchers-resign-to-back-calls-for-ceasefire-in-gaza-13009054 |access-date=2023-11-15 |website=Sky News |language=en}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
She currently lives in [[High Town, Luton]] with her partner, Iain Sinclair. She was previously married but now divorced. <ref name="labour luton profile" /> Her father, [[Kelvin Hopkins|Kelvin]], served as MP for [[Luton North (UK Parliament constituency)|Luton North]] from 1997 to 2019. Her grandfather, [[Harold Hopkins (physicist)|Harold]], was a physicist twice nominated for a [[Nobel Prize]].
She currently lives in [[High Town, Luton]] with her partner, Iain Sinclair. She was previously married but now divorced.<ref name="labour luton profile" />


A [[secular humanism|humanist]], she was elected Vice Chair of the [[All-Party Parliamentary Humanist Group]] in 2022.<ref name=2022agm>{{cite web|url=https://humanists.uk/2022/05/25/new-officers-elected-by-all-party-parliamentary-humanist-group/|title=New officers elected by All-Party Parliamentary Humanist Group|work=[[Humanists UK]]|date=25 May 2022|accessdate=5 July 2022}}</ref>
A [[secular humanism|humanist]], she was elected Vice Chair of the [[All-Party Parliamentary Humanist Group]] in 2022.<ref name=2022agm>{{cite web|url=https://humanists.uk/2022/05/25/new-officers-elected-by-all-party-parliamentary-humanist-group/|title=New officers elected by All-Party Parliamentary Humanist Group|work=[[Humanists UK]]|date=25 May 2022|accessdate=5 July 2022}}</ref>
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For the cricketer, see Rachel Hopkins (cricketer).

Rachel Hopkins
MP
Official portrait, 2023
Member of Parliament
for Luton South and South Bedfordshire
Assumed office
12 December 2019
Preceded byGavin Shuker
Majority6,858 (17.9%)
2022–2023Veterans
2021–2022Cabinet Office
Member of Luton Council
In office
5 May 2011 – March 2021
WardBarnfield (2011–2019)
High Town (2019–2021)
Succeeded byUmme Ali
Personal details
Born
Rachel Louise Hopkins

(1972-03-30) 30 March 1972 (age 52)
Luton, Bedfordshire, England
Political partyLabour
Parent
RelativesHarold Hopkins (grandfather)
Websiterachelhopkins.org

Rachel Louise Hopkins (born 30 March 1972)[1] is a British Labour politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Luton South and South Bedfordshire since 2019.[2] She was a Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office from 2021 to 2023.

Hopkins was a Member of Luton Borough Council from 2011 to 2021, on which she served as Executive Member for Public Health.[3][4]

Early life and career

Rachel Hopkins was born on 30 March 1972 in Luton and Dunstable University Hospital, Luton, and raised in Biscot. Her father, Kelvin, served as Labour MP for Luton North from 1997 to 2019. Her grandfather, Harold, was a physicist twice nominated for a Nobel Prize. She attended Denbigh High School and then Luton Sixth Form College, before going on to study at the University of Leicester. Her first full-time job was at TSB Bank. She later studied part-time for a master's degree from the University of Bedfordshire.[5]

Hopkins previously worked at the Electoral Commission and the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority.[6] She has been a governor for Luton Sixth Form College since 2014.[5]

Hopkins served on Luton Borough Council from May 2011 until her resignation in March 2021,[7] and was Executive Member for Public Health on the council.[3]

Parliamentary career

On Friday 1 November 2019, she was selected as the Labour candidate for Luton South. She was selected by a panel of four, rather than by the local membership.[8][3] At the 2019 general election, Hopkins was elected to Parliament as MP for Luton South with 51.8% of the vote and a majority of 8,756.[2][9]

Hopkins is considered to be on the left of the Labour Party, and joined the Socialist Campaign Group upon her election to Parliament.[3] In May 2024, PoliticsHome reported that she had left the Campaign Group.[10]

She voted for Brexit in the 2016 EU referendum, making her one of the few known Labour MPs to have done so.[11]

Hopkins was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to the Shadow Women and Equalities Secretary, Marsha de Cordova, in May 2020.[12] Hopkins resigned from the position to vote against the Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill, rebelling against the Labour whip.[13] She became a PPS once again in May 2021, this time to Shadow Defence Secretary John Healey.[14]

Hopkins was appointed as a Shadow Cabinet Office Minister in the December 2021 opposition front bench reshuffle. She was appointed Shadow Minister for Veterans and Defence people in July 2022.

In November 2023, she resigned from the frontbench to vote for a ceasefire in Gaza.[15]

Personal life

She currently lives in High Town, Luton with her partner, Iain Sinclair. She was previously married but now divorced.[5]

A humanist, she was elected Vice Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Humanist Group in 2022.[16]

References

  1. ^ Brunskill, Ian (19 March 2020). The Times guide to the House of Commons 2019 : the definitive record of Britain's historic 2019 General Election. HarperCollins Publishers Limited. p. 265. ISBN 978-0-00-839258-1. OCLC 1129682574.
  2. ^ a b "Luton South Parliamentary constituency". BBC. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d Chappell, Elliott (2 November 2019). "Local councillor Rachel Hopkins selected in Luton South". Labour List. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  4. ^ "CMIS > Councillors". democracy.luton.gov.uk. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  5. ^ a b c "Rachel Hopkins for Luton South". Labour Luton. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Class of 2019: Meet the new MPs". Politics Home. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  7. ^ "CMIS > Councillors". democracy.luton.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Rachel Hopkins selected by Labour to fight for Luton South in general election". www.lutontoday.co.uk. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  9. ^ "Statement of persons nominated and notice of poll" (PDF). Luton Borough Council. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  10. ^ "The Labour left under Keir Starmer: 'They're not just sealing the tomb but incinerating it'". Politics Home. 29 April 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  11. ^ Chappell, Elliot (2 November 2019). "Local councillor Rachel Hopkins selected in Luton South". LabourList.
  12. ^ Chappell, Elliot (14 May 2020). "Full list: Labour's new parliamentary private secretaries". LabourList. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  13. ^ Rodgers, Sienna (15 October 2020). "34 Labour MPs break whip to oppose 'spycops' bill as seven frontbenchers quit". LabourList.
  14. ^ Healey, John (17 May 2021). "Really pleased to confirm @rach_hopkins has joined our shadow defence team as my PPS". Twitter.
  15. ^ "Wave of Labour frontbenchers resign to back calls for ceasefire in Gaza". Sky News. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  16. ^ "New officers elected by All-Party Parliamentary Humanist Group". Humanists UK. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
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