About Laurence Turner
Born 1988. Laurence Turner is a British politician and trade unionist.
Laurence David Russell Turner (born May 1988) is a British Labour Party politician and trade unionist, who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham Northfield since 2024.
Early life and education Turner was born in May 1988. His parents were teachers and he grew up in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England. The MPs he worked with were Chris Leslie, Lillian Greenwood and Richard Burden. He then worked for the Labour Party as a policy advisor specialising in transport from 2015 to 2016. He was also a director of the Labour Research Department from 2018 to 2024. On 29 July 2024, he made his maiden speech in the House of Commons during a debate on the Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill.
Personal life Turner has dyspraxia, and was a director of the Dyspraxia Foundation from 2020 to 2023.
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