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{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix =
| name = Emma Reynolds
| name = Emma Reynolds
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| image = Official portrait of Emma Reynolds MP crop 2, 2024.jpg
| honorific-suffix =
| image = Emma Reynolds Official Portrait.jpg
| office = [[Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions]]
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| term_start = 9 July 2024
| office = [[Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government]]
| leader = [[Harriet Harman]] (Acting)
| primeminister = [[Keir Starmer]]
| term_start = 11 May 2015
| predecessor = [[Paul Maynard]]
| term_end = 12 September 2015
| successor =
| predecessor = [[Hilary Benn]]
| office2 = [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]]
| successor = [[Jon Trickett]]
| predecessor2 = [[Steve Baker (politician)|Steve Baker]]
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| term_start2 = 4 July 2024
| office1 = [[Department for Communities and Local Government|Shadow Minister for Housing]]
| leader1 = [[Ed Miliband]]
| constituency2 = [[Wycombe (UK Parliament constituency)|Wycombe]]
| term_start1 = 7 October 2013
| predecessor3 = [[Ken Purchase]]
| term_end1 = 11 May 2015
| successor3 = [[Jane Stevenson (politician)|Jane Stevenson]]
| predecessor1 = [[Jack Dromey]]
| term_start3 = 6 May 2010
| successor1 = [[Roberta Blackman-Woods]]
| term_end3 = 6 November 2019
| constituency3 = [[Wolverhampton North East]]
| office2 = [[Minister of State for Europe|Shadow Minister for Europe]]
| leader2 = Ed Miliband
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| term_start2 = 7 October 2011
| term_end2 = 7 October 2013
| predecessor2 = [[Wayne David]]
| successor2 = [[Gareth Thomas (English politician)|Gareth Thomas]]
| office3 = [[Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office|Shadow Minister for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs]]
| leader3 = Ed Miliband
| term_start3 = 7 October 2010
| term_end3 = 7 October 2011
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| office4 = [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]]<br />for [[Wolverhampton North East (UK Parliament constituency)|Wolverhampton North East]]
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| term_start4 = 6 May 2010
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| term_end4 = 6 November 2019
| predecessor4 = [[Ken Purchase]]
| successor4 = [[Jane Stevenson (politician)|Jane Stevenson]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|11|2|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|11|2|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Wolverhampton]], England
| birth_place = [[Wolverhampton]], [[West Midlands (county)|West Midlands]], England
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
| party = [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
| alma_mater = [[Wadham College, Oxford]]
| alma_mater = [[Wadham College, Oxford]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
| website = [https://emmaforwycombe.org.uk/ Official website]
| caption = Official portrait, 2024
| honorific_suffix = [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|MP]]
| spouse = Richard Stevens
| office1 = [[HM Treasury|Parliamentary Secretary for the Treasury]]
| children = 2
| predecessor1 = [[Charlotte Vere, Baroness Vere of Norbiton|The Baroness Vere of Norbiton]]
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| caption = Official portrait, 2018
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| termstart1 = 9 July 2024
| primeminister1 = [[Keir Starmer]]
}}
}}
'''Emma Elizabeth Reynolds''' (born 2 November 1977) is a British politician serving as [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Wycombe (UK Parliament constituency)|Wycombe]] since 2024. A member of the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]], she previously served as MP for [[Wolverhampton North East]] from 2010 to 2019. She has served as [[Parliamentary Secretary]] for the Treasury and [[Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions]] since July 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ministerial Appointments: July 2024 |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ministerial-appointments-july-2024 |access-date=2024-07-10 |website=GOV.UK |language=en}}</ref>
'''Emma Elizabeth Reynolds''' (born 2 November 1977)<ref>{{cite web |title= Emma Reynolds MP |url= http://myparliament.info/Member/4077 |website= myparliament.info |publisher= MyParliament |access-date= 14 August 2017 |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170815024533/http://myparliament.info/Member/4077 |archive-date= 15 August 2017 |df= dmy-all }}</ref> is a British [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] politician who served as the [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Wolverhampton North East (UK Parliament constituency)|Wolverhampton North East]] from 2010 to 2019, and the [[Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government]] in 2015.


==Early life and career==
==Early life and career==
Reynolds was educated at [[Codsall High School]] in [[Staffordshire]], near [[Wolverhampton]], followed by [[City of Wolverhampton College|Wulfrun Further Education College]]. She studied at [[Wadham College, Oxford|Wadham College]] at the [[University of Oxford]], where she read [[Politics, Philosophy and Economics]].<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite news | last = Staff writer |title=Labour candidate selected |url=https://www.expressandstar.com/latest/2008/09/29/labour-candidate-selected/|work=[[Express & Star]] | date = 29 September 2008 | access-date = 12 April 2011}}</ref> Her step father Kevin taught at [[Concord College, UK|Concord College]], a boarding [[independent school]] set in the grounds of [[Acton Burnell Castle]], near [[Shrewsbury]].
Reynolds was born on 2 November 1977.<ref>{{cite web |title=Emma Reynolds MP |url=http://myparliament.info/Member/4077 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170815024533/http://myparliament.info/Member/4077 |archive-date=15 August 2017 |access-date=14 August 2017 |website=myparliament.info |publisher=MyParliament |df=dmy-all}}</ref> She was educated at [[Codsall High School]] in [[Codsall]], [[Staffordshire]], followed by [[City of Wolverhampton College|Wulfrun College]] in nearby [[Wolverhampton]]. Reynolds studied at [[Wadham College]] at the [[University of Oxford]], where she read [[Politics, Philosophy and Economics]].<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite news | last = Staff writer | title = Labour candidate selected | url = https://www.expressandstar.com/latest/2008/09/29/labour-candidate-selected/ | work = [[Express & Star]] | date = 29 September 2008 | access-date = 12 April 2011 }}{{Dead link|date=March 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Her stepfather Kevin taught at [[Concord College, Acton Burnell|Concord College]], an [[independent school|independent]] boarding school set in the grounds of [[Acton Burnell Castle]], near [[Shrewsbury]].


Reynolds set up a [[lobbying]] business in Brussels to help British companies that wished to influence [[EU laws]].<ref>{{cite web | last = Reynolds | first = Emma | title = Biography | url = http://www.emmareynolds.org.uk/biography | website = emmareynolds.org.uk | publisher = Emma Reynolds | access-date = 15 August 2017 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170815024830/http://www.emmareynolds.org.uk/biography | archive-date = 15 August 2017 | df = dmy-all }}</ref>
Reynolds set up a [[lobbying]] business in Brussels to help British companies that wished to influence [[EU laws]].<ref>{{cite web | last = Reynolds | first = Emma | title = Biography | url = http://www.emmareynolds.org.uk/biography | website = emmareynolds.org.uk | publisher = Emma Reynolds | access-date = 15 August 2017 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170815024830/http://www.emmareynolds.org.uk/biography | archive-date = 15 August 2017 | df = dmy-all }}</ref>


From 2001 to 2004, Reynolds worked in Brussels as a political adviser to [[Robin Cook]] then President of the [[Party of European Socialists]].<ref>{{cite web |title= Emma Reynolds MP |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614033546/http://www.parliamentaryrecord.com/content/profiles/mp/Emma-Reynolds/Wolverhampton-North-East/1158 |url=http://www.parliamentaryrecord.com/content/profiles/mp/Emma-Reynolds/Wolverhampton-North-East/1158#Non-Parliamentary-Career |archive-date=14 June 2012 | website = parliamentaryrecord.com | publisher = Westminster Parliamentary Record |df=dmy | access-date = 13 April 2011 }}</ref> She later worked in [[Downing Street]] and the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Emma Reynolds: biography |url=http://www.politics.co.uk/reference/emma-reynolds |work=politics.co.uk |publisher=politics.co.uk |access-date=1 November 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921070844/http://politics.co.uk/reference/emma-reynolds |archive-date=21 September 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> as a special advisor to then [[Minister for Europe]] and Government [[Chief Whip]] [[Geoff Hoon]].<ref name=autogenerated1 />
From 2001 to 2004, Reynolds worked in Brussels as a political adviser to [[Robin Cook]], then President of the [[Party of European Socialists]].<ref>{{cite web |title= Emma Reynolds MP |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614033546/http://www.parliamentaryrecord.com/content/profiles/mp/Emma-Reynolds/Wolverhampton-North-East/1158 |url=http://www.parliamentaryrecord.com/content/profiles/mp/Emma-Reynolds/Wolverhampton-North-East/1158#Non-Parliamentary-Career |archive-date=14 June 2012 | website = parliamentaryrecord.com | publisher = Westminster Parliamentary Record |df=dmy | access-date = 13 April 2011 }}</ref> She later worked in [[Downing Street]] and the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Emma Reynolds: biography |url=http://www.politics.co.uk/reference/emma-reynolds |work=politics.co.uk |access-date=1 November 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921070844/http://politics.co.uk/reference/emma-reynolds |archive-date=21 September 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> as a special advisor to then [[Minister for Europe]] and Government [[Chief Whip]] [[Geoff Hoon]].<ref name=autogenerated1 />


In January 2009, Reynolds joined commercial public affairs consultancy Cogitamus, which gives advice to companies.<ref>{{cite news | last = Staff writer | title = Labour candidate takes Cogitamus role | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110719202135/http://www.publicaffairsnews.com/index.php?id=33&no_cache=1&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=327&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=73&cHash=839699 | archive-date = 19 July 2011 | url = http://www.publicaffairsnews.com/index.php?id=33&no_cache=1&tx_ttnews%5btt_news%5d=327&tx_ttnews%5bbackPid%5d=73&cHash=839699 | work = Public Affairs News | date = 14 January 2009 | access-date = 24 April 2011 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}</ref>
In January 2009, Reynolds joined commercial public affairs consultancy Cogitamus, which gives advice to companies.<ref>{{cite news | last = Staff writer | title = Labour candidate takes Cogitamus role | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110719202135/http://www.publicaffairsnews.com/index.php?id=33&no_cache=1&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=327&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=73&cHash=839699 | archive-date = 19 July 2011 | url = http://www.publicaffairsnews.com/index.php?id=33&no_cache=1&tx_ttnews%5btt_news%5d=327&tx_ttnews%5bbackPid%5d=73&cHash=839699 | work = Public Affairs News | date = 14 January 2009 | access-date = 24 April 2011 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}</ref>


==Parliamentary career==
==Parliamentary career==
Reynolds was selected as the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] candidate for the [[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010 general election]] for [[Wolverhampton North East (UK Parliament constituency)|Wolverhampton North East]] in September 2008. Despite a 9% swing to the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservatives]] and a reduction in majority of more than 6,000, she [[Wolverhampton North East (UK Parliament constituency)|held the seat]] for Labour.<ref name=autogenerated1 /><ref>{{cite news | last = Dunn | first = Ray | title = General Election 2010: Full Midland results and stats | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110917000344/http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2010/05/07/general-election-2010-full-midland-results-and-stats-97319-26401141/6/ | archive-date = 17 September 2011 | url = http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2010/05/07/general-election-2010-full-midland-results-and-stats-97319-26401141/6/ | work = [[Birmingham Mail]] | date = 7 May 2010 | access-date = 13 April 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Meet the new MPs: watch video interviews with the new intake at Westminster|work=[[Sky News]]|url=http://news.sky.com/skynews/Interactive-Graphics/NewMPs|access-date=12 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100718115228/http://news.sky.com/skynews/Interactive-Graphics/NewMPs|archive-date=18 July 2010}}</ref>
Reynolds was selected as the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] candidate for the [[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010 general election]] for [[Wolverhampton North East]] in September 2008. Despite a 9% swing to the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservatives]] and a reduction in majority of more than 6,000, she [[Wolverhampton North East (UK Parliament constituency)|held the seat]] for Labour.<ref name=autogenerated1 /><ref>{{cite news | last = Dunn | first = Ray | title = General Election 2010: Full Midland results and stats | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110917000344/http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2010/05/07/general-election-2010-full-midland-results-and-stats-97319-26401141/6/ | archive-date = 17 September 2011 | url = http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2010/05/07/general-election-2010-full-midland-results-and-stats-97319-26401141/6/ | work = [[Birmingham Mail]] | date = 7 May 2010 | access-date = 13 April 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Meet the new MPs: watch video interviews with the new intake at Westminster|work=[[Sky News]]|url=http://news.sky.com/skynews/Interactive-Graphics/NewMPs|access-date=12 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100718115228/http://news.sky.com/skynews/Interactive-Graphics/NewMPs|archive-date=18 July 2010}}</ref>


Reynolds has spoken on many issues in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] including questions on [[Building Schools for the Future]], [[free school meals]], [[human trafficking]], cuts to police numbers and Mental Health Services.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/emma_reynolds/wolverhampton_north_east|title=Emma Reynolds|website=theyworkforyou.com|publisher=[[TheyWorkForYou]]|access-date=14 September 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100614040311/http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/emma_reynolds/wolverhampton_north_east|archive-date=14 June 2010|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In the summer of 2010 Reynolds was also elected to the [[Foreign Affairs Select Committee]] of the House of Commons.
Reynolds has spoken on many issues in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] including questions on [[Building Schools for the Future]], [[free school meals]], [[human trafficking]], cuts to police numbers and Mental Health Services.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/emma_reynolds/wolverhampton_north_east|title=Emma Reynolds|website=theyworkforyou.com|publisher=[[TheyWorkForYou]]|access-date=14 September 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100614040311/http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/emma_reynolds/wolverhampton_north_east|archive-date=14 June 2010|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In the summer of 2010 Reynolds was also elected to the [[Foreign Affairs Select Committee]] of the House of Commons.


In October 2010, Reynolds was promoted by Labour's [[2010 Labour Party leadership election (UK)|new leader]], [[Ed Miliband]], to the [[Official Opposition frontbench|opposition frontbench]], as a shadow junior Foreign Office Minister under the then [[Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs|Shadow Foreign Secretary]], [[Yvette Cooper]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11494915 | work=[[BBC News]] | title=Ed Miliband's shadow cabinet and ministerial teams | date=12 October 2010 | access-date=13 October 2010 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101013050534/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11494915 | archive-date=13 October 2010 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> After the resignation of the Shadow Chancellor [[Alan Johnson]] and resulting mini-reshuffle of posts, Reynolds continued working in her post under the new Shadow Foreign Secretary, [[Douglas Alexander]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-12242397 | work=[[BBC News]] | title=Alan Johnson 'to quit front-line politics' | date=20 January 2011 | access-date=11 February 2011 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110121050223/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-12242397 | archive-date=21 January 2011 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> In October 2011, Emma Reynolds was promoted by Labour leader, Ed Miliband, to the position of Shadow Europe Minister. In October 2013, Reynolds was promoted by Ed Miliband to the position of Shadow Housing Minister, replacing [[Jack Dromey]]. In May 2015, after the [[2015 United Kingdom general election|2015 general election]], Reynolds was promoted to the position of [[Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government|Shadow Communities and Local Government Secretary]] by [[Leader of the Labour Party (UK)|acting leader of the]] [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] [[Harriet Harman]], following the resignation of Ed Miliband.
In October 2010, Reynolds was promoted by Labour's [[2010 Labour Party leadership election (UK)|new leader]], [[Ed Miliband]], to the [[opposition frontbench]] as a shadow junior Foreign Office Minister under the then [[Shadow Foreign Secretary]], [[Yvette Cooper]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11494915 | work=[[BBC News]] | title=Ed Miliband's shadow cabinet and ministerial teams | date=12 October 2010 | access-date=13 October 2010 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101013050534/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11494915 | archive-date=13 October 2010 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> After the resignation of the Shadow Chancellor [[Alan Johnson]] and resulting mini-reshuffle of posts, Reynolds continued working in her post under the new Shadow Foreign Secretary, [[Douglas Alexander]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-12242397 | work=[[BBC News]] | title=Alan Johnson 'to quit front-line politics' | date=20 January 2011 | access-date=11 February 2011 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110121050223/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-12242397 | archive-date=21 January 2011 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> In October 2011, Emma Reynolds was promoted by Labour leader, Ed Miliband, to the position of Shadow Europe Minister. In October 2013, Reynolds was promoted by Ed Miliband to the position of Shadow Housing Minister, replacing [[Jack Dromey]]. In May 2015, after the [[2015 United Kingdom general election|2015 general election]], Reynolds was promoted to the position of [[Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government|Shadow Communities and Local Government Secretary]] by [[Leader of the Labour Party (UK)|acting leader of the]] [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] [[Harriet Harman]], following the resignation of Ed Miliband.


Reynolds is former [[Treasurer]] of the All-Party Parliamentary [[China]] Group<ref>{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121014041312/http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/register/china.htm | archive-date = 14 October 2012 |url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/register/china.htm |title= Register Of All-Party Groups as at 14 October 2012 : China|website=parliament.uk | publisher = [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] | access-date = 13 April 2011}}</ref> and [[Vice-Chairman|Vice Chair]] for the [[All-party parliamentary group|All-Party Parliamentary Group]] for [[British Sikhs]],<ref>{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160702194809/http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/register/sikhs.htm | archive-date = 2 July 2016 |url= https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/register/sikhs.htm|title= Register Of All-Party Groups as at 30 July 2015 : Sikhs |website=parliament.uk | publisher = [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] | access-date = 13 April 2011}}</ref> as well as [[Secretary]] of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on [[Human trafficking|Human Trafficking]].
Reynolds is former [[Treasurer]] of the All-Party Parliamentary [[China]] Group<ref>{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121014041312/http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/register/china.htm | archive-date = 14 October 2012 |url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/register/china.htm |title= Register Of All-Party Groups as at 14 October 2012 : China|website=parliament.uk | publisher = [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] | access-date = 13 April 2011}}</ref> and [[Vice-Chairman|Vice Chair]] for the [[All-Party Parliamentary Group]] for [[British Sikhs]],<ref>{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160702194809/http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/register/sikhs.htm | archive-date = 2 July 2016 |url= https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/register/sikhs.htm|title= Register Of All-Party Groups as at 30 July 2015 : Sikhs |website=parliament.uk | publisher = [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] | access-date = 13 April 2011}}</ref> as well as [[Secretary]] of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on [[Human Trafficking]].


Reynolds resigned as [[Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government]] following the [[2015 Labour Party leadership election (UK)|election]] of [[Jeremy Corbyn]] as leader of the Labour Party.<ref>{{cite news | last = Staff writer | url = https://www.expressandstar.com/news/2015/09/12/labour-leader-and-deputy-leader-to-be-announced-today/ | title = WATCH: Black Country MP Tom Watson named deputy leader of Labour Party – while Wolverhampton MP Emma Reynolds resigns from shadow cabinet | work = [[Express & Star]] | date = 12 September 2015 | access-date = 12 September 2015 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150912111848/http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2015/09/12/labour-leader-and-deputy-leader-to-be-announced-today/ | archive-date = 12 September 2015 | df = dmy-all }}</ref> She later supported [[Owen Smith]] in the [[2016 Labour Party (UK) leadership election|2016 Labour Party leadership election]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/mps-nominating-owen-smith-labour-8451186|title=Which MPs are nominating Owen Smith in the Labour leadership contest?|last1=Smith|first1=Mikey|date=20 July 2016|work=Mirror|access-date=10 November 2018|last2=Bloom|first2=Dan}}</ref>
Reynolds resigned as [[Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government]] following the [[2015 Labour Party leadership election (UK)|election]] of [[Jeremy Corbyn]] as leader of the Labour Party.<ref>{{cite news | last = Staff writer | url = https://www.expressandstar.com/news/2015/09/12/labour-leader-and-deputy-leader-to-be-announced-today/ | title = WATCH: Black Country MP Tom Watson named deputy leader of Labour Party – while Wolverhampton MP Emma Reynolds resigns from shadow cabinet | work = [[Express & Star]] | date = 12 September 2015 | access-date = 12 September 2015 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150912111848/http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2015/09/12/labour-leader-and-deputy-leader-to-be-announced-today/ | archive-date = 12 September 2015 | df = dmy-all }}</ref> She later supported [[Owen Smith]] in the [[2016 Labour Party (UK) leadership election|2016 Labour Party leadership election]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/mps-nominating-owen-smith-labour-8451186|title=Which MPs are nominating Owen Smith in the Labour leadership contest?|last1=Smith|first1=Mikey|date=20 July 2016|work=Mirror|access-date=10 November 2018|last2=Bloom|first2=Dan}}</ref>


She was [[List of MPs who lost their seat in the 2019 United Kingdom general election|defeated]] in the [[2019 United Kingdom general election|2019 election]] by the Conservatives' [[Jane Stevenson (politician)|Jane Stevenson]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/politics/constituencies/E14001049|title=Wolverhampton North East parliamentary constituency - Election 2019 - BBC News|via=www.bbc.com}}</ref>
She was [[List of MPs who lost their seat in the 2019 United Kingdom general election|defeated]] in the [[2019 United Kingdom general election|2019 election]] by the Conservatives' [[Jane Stevenson (politician)|Jane Stevenson]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/politics/constituencies/E14001049|title=Wolverhampton North East parliamentary constituency – Election 2019 – BBC News|via=www.bbc.com}}</ref>


=== Views on the European Union===
=== Views on the European Union===
In an online article for the [[New Labour]] [[pressure group]] [[Progress (organisation)|Progress]] in 2011, Reynolds asserted that "Britain's membership of the [[European Union]] is in our national interest".<ref>{{cite web | last = Reynolds | first = Emma | url = http://www.progressonline.org.uk/2011/10/06/david-cameron%E2%80%99s-eurosceptic-containment-strategy-is-failing/ | title = David Cameron's eurosceptic containment strategy is failing | website = progressonline.org.uk | publisher = [[Progress (organisation)|Progress]] | date = 6 October 2011 | access-date = 6 October 2011 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111008112204/http://www.progressonline.org.uk/2011/10/06/david-cameron%E2%80%99s-eurosceptic-containment-strategy-is-failing/ | archive-date = 8 October 2011 | df = dmy-all }}</ref>
In an online article for the [[New Labour]] [[pressure group]] [[Progress (organisation)|Progress]] in 2011, Reynolds asserted that "Britain's membership of the [[European Union]] is in our national interest".<ref>{{cite web | last = Reynolds | first = Emma | url = http://www.progressonline.org.uk/2011/10/06/david-cameron%E2%80%99s-eurosceptic-containment-strategy-is-failing/ | title = David Cameron's eurosceptic containment strategy is failing | website = progressonline.org.uk | publisher = [[Progress (organisation)|Progress]] | date = 6 October 2011 | access-date = 6 October 2011 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111008112204/http://www.progressonline.org.uk/2011/10/06/david-cameron%E2%80%99s-eurosceptic-containment-strategy-is-failing/ | archive-date = 8 October 2011 | df = dmy-all }}</ref>


In a 1 October 2012 interview with the ''[[Total Politics]]'' website, Reynolds called for the [[eurozone]] countries to integrate more closely. She also said she had differing opinions with [[Jon Cruddas]], Labour's policy review chief, on whether having a referendum on the EU was a priority.<ref>{{cite news | last = Staff writer | url = http://www.totalpolitics.com/blog/329157/tp-jrf-coffee-club-interview-emma-reynolds.thtml | title = TP JRF coffee club interview: Emma Reynolds | work = [[Total Politics]] | date = 1 October 2012 | access-date = 1 November 2012 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121018054159/http://www.totalpolitics.com/blog/329157/tp-jrf-coffee-club-interview-emma-reynolds.thtml | archive-date = 18 October 2012 | df = dmy-all }}</ref> During the [[2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum|2016 EU referendum]] Reynolds campaigned for [[Britain Stronger in Europe]] and voted to remain. She voted against all 4 [[European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill 2019–20|withdrawal agreements]] in parliament, despite her [[Wolverhampton North East (UK Parliament constituency)|constituency]] voting 67.71% to [[Brexit|leave the EU]], and voted in favour of the '[[European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019|Benn Act]]'.
In an October 2012 interview with the ''[[Total Politics]]'' website, Reynolds called for the [[eurozone]] countries to integrate more closely. She also said she had differing opinions with [[Jon Cruddas]], Labour's policy review chief, on whether having a referendum on the EU was a priority.<ref>{{cite news | last = Staff writer | url = http://www.totalpolitics.com/blog/329157/tp-jrf-coffee-club-interview-emma-reynolds.thtml | title = TP JRF coffee club interview: Emma Reynolds | work = [[Total Politics]] | date = 1 October 2012 | access-date = 1 November 2012 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121018054159/http://www.totalpolitics.com/blog/329157/tp-jrf-coffee-club-interview-emma-reynolds.thtml | archive-date = 18 October 2012 | df = dmy-all }}</ref> In the run-up to the [[2016 EU referendum]], Reynolds campaigned for [[Britain Stronger in Europe]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Launch of Britain Stronger in Europe |url=https://twitter.com/EmmaEReynolds/status/653511690403905536?t=XvAqP0QFtgEJN3hiY0uP4A&s=19 |access-date=17 November 2022 |work=[[Twitter]] |date=12 October 2015}}</ref>


==Post-parliamentary career==
==Post-parliamentary career==
Following her departure from parliament, Reynolds was appointed as Managing Director of Public Affairs, Policy & Research at [[TheCityUK]], a special interest group lobbying the UK Government on behalf of the financial sector.<ref>{{cite news |title=TheCityUK appoints former MP to head up Public Affairs, Policy & Research |url=https://www.thecityuk.com/news/thecityuk-appoints-former-mp-to-head-up-public-affairs-policy-and-research/ |access-date=23 May 2020 |work=[[TheCityUK]] |date=21 May 2020}}</ref>
Following her departure from parliament in 2019, Reynolds was appointed as Managing Director of Public Affairs, Policy & Research at [[TheCityUK]], a special interest group lobbying the UK Government on behalf of the financial sector.<ref>{{cite news |title=TheCityUK appoints former MP to head up Public Affairs, Policy & Research |url=https://www.thecityuk.com/news/thecityuk-appoints-former-mp-to-head-up-public-affairs-policy-and-research/ |access-date=23 May 2020 |work=[[TheCityUK]] |date=21 May 2020}}</ref>


==Return to Parliament==
As of November 2022, Reynolds is campaigning to be the Labour Party's candidate in [[Wycombe (UK Parliament constituency)|Wycombe]], at the [[Next United Kingdom general election|next general election]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Emma Reynolds for Wycombe |url=https://emmaforwycombe.org.uk/ |access-date=17 November 2022 |work=Emma Reynolds |date=October 2022}}</ref>
On 19 November 2022, Reynolds was selected to be the Labour Party's Parliamentary candidate for [[Wycombe (UK Parliament constituency)|Wycombe]] at the [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024 general election]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Emma Reynolds for Wycombe |url=https://emmaforwycombe.org.uk/ |access-date=17 November 2022 |work=Emma Reynolds |date=October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Congratulations to @EmmaEReynolds, selected tonight as Labour's Parliamentary candidate for Wycombe |url=https://twitter.com/WycombeLabour/status/1594013012909768704?t=iXtWi9MOq0KV3NzzrM4cFg&s=19 |access-date=19 November 2022 |work=[[Twitter]] |date=19 November 2022}}</ref>

At the election, Reynolds was elected with a majority of 4,591 over the incumbent MP, former Conservative minister [[Steve Baker (politician)|Steve Baker]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/24432835.steve-baker-loses-wycombe-labours-emma-reynolds/|title=Labour's Emma Reynolds beats Steve Baker in Wycombe|first=Charlie|last=Smith|work=[[Bucks Free Press]]|date=5 July 2024|access-date=24 July 2024}}</ref> She became the first Labour MP elected for the Wycombe constituency since [[1950 United Kingdom general election|1950]] as well as becoming the first female MP for the constituency.


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For the African American physician, see Emma Ann Reynolds.

Emma Reynolds
MP
Official portrait, 2024
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions
Incumbent
Assumed office
9 July 2024
Prime MinisterKeir Starmer
Preceded byPaul Maynard
Parliamentary Secretary for the Treasury
Incumbent
Assumed office
9 July 2024
Prime MinisterKeir Starmer
Preceded byThe Baroness Vere of Norbiton
Member of Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded bySteve Baker
ConstituencyWycombe
In office
6 May 2010 – 6 November 2019
Preceded byKen Purchase
Succeeded byJane Stevenson
ConstituencyWolverhampton North East
Personal details
Born (1977-11-02) 2 November 1977 (age 47)
Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England
Political partyLabour
Alma materWadham College, Oxford (BA)

Emma Elizabeth Reynolds (born 2 November 1977) is a British politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Wycombe since 2024. A member of the Labour Party, she previously served as MP for Wolverhampton North East from 2010 to 2019. She has served as Parliamentary Secretary for the Treasury and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions since July 2024.[1]

Early life and career

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Reynolds was born on 2 November 1977.[2] She was educated at Codsall High School in Codsall, Staffordshire, followed by Wulfrun College in nearby Wolverhampton. Reynolds studied at Wadham College at the University of Oxford, where she read Politics, Philosophy and Economics.[3] Her stepfather Kevin taught at Concord College, an independent boarding school set in the grounds of Acton Burnell Castle, near Shrewsbury.

Reynolds set up a lobbying business in Brussels to help British companies that wished to influence EU laws.[4]

From 2001 to 2004, Reynolds worked in Brussels as a political adviser to Robin Cook, then President of the Party of European Socialists.[5] She later worked in Downing Street and the House of Commons[6] as a special advisor to then Minister for Europe and Government Chief Whip Geoff Hoon.[3]

In January 2009, Reynolds joined commercial public affairs consultancy Cogitamus, which gives advice to companies.[7]

Parliamentary career

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Reynolds was selected as the Labour candidate for the 2010 general election for Wolverhampton North East in September 2008. Despite a 9% swing to the Conservatives and a reduction in majority of more than 6,000, she held the seat for Labour.[3][8][9]

Reynolds has spoken on many issues in the House of Commons including questions on Building Schools for the Future, free school meals, human trafficking, cuts to police numbers and Mental Health Services.[10] In the summer of 2010 Reynolds was also elected to the Foreign Affairs Select Committee of the House of Commons.

In October 2010, Reynolds was promoted by Labour's new leader, Ed Miliband, to the opposition frontbench as a shadow junior Foreign Office Minister under the then Shadow Foreign Secretary, Yvette Cooper.[11] After the resignation of the Shadow Chancellor Alan Johnson and resulting mini-reshuffle of posts, Reynolds continued working in her post under the new Shadow Foreign Secretary, Douglas Alexander.[12] In October 2011, Emma Reynolds was promoted by Labour leader, Ed Miliband, to the position of Shadow Europe Minister. In October 2013, Reynolds was promoted by Ed Miliband to the position of Shadow Housing Minister, replacing Jack Dromey. In May 2015, after the 2015 general election, Reynolds was promoted to the position of Shadow Communities and Local Government Secretary by acting leader of the Labour Party Harriet Harman, following the resignation of Ed Miliband.

Reynolds is former Treasurer of the All-Party Parliamentary China Group[13] and Vice Chair for the All-Party Parliamentary Group for British Sikhs,[14] as well as Secretary of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Human Trafficking.

Reynolds resigned as Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government following the election of Jeremy Corbyn as leader of the Labour Party.[15] She later supported Owen Smith in the 2016 Labour Party leadership election.[16]

She was defeated in the 2019 election by the Conservatives' Jane Stevenson.[17]

Views on the European Union

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In an online article for the New Labour pressure group Progress in 2011, Reynolds asserted that "Britain's membership of the European Union is in our national interest".[18]

In an October 2012 interview with the Total Politics website, Reynolds called for the eurozone countries to integrate more closely. She also said she had differing opinions with Jon Cruddas, Labour's policy review chief, on whether having a referendum on the EU was a priority.[19] In the run-up to the 2016 EU referendum, Reynolds campaigned for Britain Stronger in Europe.[20]

Post-parliamentary career

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Following her departure from parliament in 2019, Reynolds was appointed as Managing Director of Public Affairs, Policy & Research at TheCityUK, a special interest group lobbying the UK Government on behalf of the financial sector.[21]

Return to Parliament

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On 19 November 2022, Reynolds was selected to be the Labour Party's Parliamentary candidate for Wycombe at the 2024 general election.[22][23]

At the election, Reynolds was elected with a majority of 4,591 over the incumbent MP, former Conservative minister Steve Baker.[24] She became the first Labour MP elected for the Wycombe constituency since 1950 as well as becoming the first female MP for the constituency.

Personal life

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Reynolds participates in sports such as running and used to play football. She also enjoys pubs and going to the cinema.[25]

Reynolds married solicitor Richard Stevens in April 2016.[26] They had a son on 14 April 2017.[27] They had a second son in May 2019.

References

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  1. ^ "Ministerial Appointments: July 2024". GOV.UK. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Emma Reynolds MP". myparliament.info. MyParliament. Archived from the original on 15 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  3. ^ a b c Staff writer (29 September 2008). "Labour candidate selected". Express & Star. Retrieved 12 April 2011.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Reynolds, Emma. "Biography". emmareynolds.org.uk. Emma Reynolds. Archived from the original on 15 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Emma Reynolds MP". parliamentaryrecord.com. Westminster Parliamentary Record. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
  6. ^ "Emma Reynolds: biography". politics.co.uk. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  7. ^ Staff writer (14 January 2009). "Labour candidate takes Cogitamus role". Public Affairs News. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
  8. ^ Dunn, Ray (7 May 2010). "General Election 2010: Full Midland results and stats". Birmingham Mail. Archived from the original on 17 September 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
  9. ^ "Meet the new MPs: watch video interviews with the new intake at Westminster". Sky News. Archived from the original on 18 July 2010. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  10. ^ "Emma Reynolds". theyworkforyou.com. TheyWorkForYou. Archived from the original on 14 June 2010. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
  11. ^ "Ed Miliband's shadow cabinet and ministerial teams". BBC News. 12 October 2010. Archived from the original on 13 October 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  12. ^ "Alan Johnson 'to quit front-line politics'". BBC News. 20 January 2011. Archived from the original on 21 January 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
  13. ^ "Register Of All-Party Groups as at 14 October 2012 : China". parliament.uk. House of Commons. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
  14. ^ "Register Of All-Party Groups as at 30 July 2015 : Sikhs". parliament.uk. House of Commons. Archived from the original on 2 July 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
  15. ^ Staff writer (12 September 2015). "WATCH: Black Country MP Tom Watson named deputy leader of Labour Party – while Wolverhampton MP Emma Reynolds resigns from shadow cabinet". Express & Star. Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  16. ^ Smith, Mikey; Bloom, Dan (20 July 2016). "Which MPs are nominating Owen Smith in the Labour leadership contest?". Mirror. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  17. ^ "Wolverhampton North East parliamentary constituency – Election 2019 – BBC News" – via www.bbc.com.
  18. ^ Reynolds, Emma (6 October 2011). "David Cameron's eurosceptic containment strategy is failing". progressonline.org.uk. Progress. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
  19. ^ Staff writer (1 October 2012). "TP JRF coffee club interview: Emma Reynolds". Total Politics. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  20. ^ "Launch of Britain Stronger in Europe". Twitter. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  21. ^ "TheCityUK appoints former MP to head up Public Affairs, Policy & Research". TheCityUK. 21 May 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  22. ^ "Emma Reynolds for Wycombe". Emma Reynolds. October 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  23. ^ "Congratulations to @EmmaEReynolds, selected tonight as Labour's Parliamentary candidate for Wycombe". Twitter. 19 November 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  24. ^ Smith, Charlie (5 July 2024). "Labour's Emma Reynolds beats Steve Baker in Wycombe". Bucks Free Press. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  25. ^ Brar, Gurpreet (16 October 2009). "Breaking politics and political news for Westminster and the UK - PoliticsHome.com". PoliticsHome. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  26. ^ "Love is in the air: Wolverhampton MP ties the knot". Express & Star. 20 April 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  27. ^ "'I campaigned with a newborn,' says Labour's Emma Reynolds". BBC News. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
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