Sarah Edwards

Sarah Siena Edwards (born 17 June 1988) is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamworth in Staffordshire since by-election in 2023.

Early life and education Sarah Siena Edwards was born in June 1988 She graduated in Spatial Design from Central Saint Martins in London in 2010.

Career before Parliament Before being elected to Parliament, Edwards worked as a union organiser in the West Midlands for Unite the Union.

She was previously a governor for the National Health Service. She worked for Oxfam on fundraising and events from 2010 to 2012. She then moved back to Moseley to work for Unite the Union in 2012. She completed the Uprising leadership course in 2012 and joined the US Ambassadors Young Leaders Programme in 2015.

In her victory speech, Edwards said the people of Tamworth had "voted for Labour's positive vision" and sent a clear message to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and the government that it was "time for change". The swing from the Conservatives to Labour was 23.9 per cent, the second-highest-ever swing to Labour at a by-election. Political commentator Sir John Curtice said that no government had lost a seat as safe as Tamworth. At the 2024 election she was re-elected, defeating Conservative Eddie Hughes who stood in the seat having previously served as Member of Parliament for Walsall North.

On 30 July Edwards posted a video on social media of a speech she made on 17 July regarding the use of a Holiday Inn Express in her constituency to house asylum seekers, stating that residents of Tamworth "want their hotel back". The hotel was subsequently violently attacked during rioting, sustaining significant damage. The Birmingham Mail reported that Edwards was facing criticism and calls to resign, while a member of Labour's National Executive Committee, Mish Rahman, accused Edwards of "incitement".

In November 2024, Edwards voted in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which proposes to legalise assisted suicide.