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Jade Botterill

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Jade Botterill
Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament
for Ossett and Denby Dale
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byConstituency Established
Majority4,542 (10.4%)
Personal details
Political partyLabour

Jade Alexandra Botterill is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Ossett and Denby Dale since 2024.[1]

Early life

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Botterill grew up in Wakefield. She did not go to university and began working at the local boutique River Island when she was 16.[2]

Career

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Botterill worked as parliamentary assistant and head of office to Yvette Cooper, MP now Home Secretary, from 2013 to 2019. She also worked as a Corporate Affairs Advisor for Yorkshire Water, and Public Affairs Manager for 38 Degrees.[3]

She was selected as the Labour prospective parliamentary candidate for the Ossett and Denby Dale constituency in September 2023.[4] She joined political consultancy and public relations agency Portland Communications at the beginning of 2024, and co-authored a guide to Labour parliamentary candidates for Portland clients wishing to influence an incoming Labour government.[5][6] She received a £7,500 donation from Political Lobbying Media Relations during the 2024 election campaign.[7]

In November 2024, Botterill voted in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which proposes to legalise assisted suicide.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Ossett| General Election 2024 | Sky News". election.news.sky.com. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
  2. ^ "Jade Botterill MP". PolicyMogul. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Jade Botterill". LinkedIn.
  4. ^ Gardner, Tony (4 October 2023). "Ossett and Denby Dale: Labour Party selects Jade Botterill to fight for new seat at next general election". Wakefield Express. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  5. ^ Shone, Ethan (7 June 2024). "Inside the lobbying campaign to force Labour's next U-turn". Open Democracy. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  6. ^ Keate, Noah; Honeycombe-Foster, Matt (2 May 2024). "Bright young(ish) things". Politico. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Register of interests for Jade Botterill". UK Parliament. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading". Votes in Parliament. 29 November 2024.
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