What is known about Labour’s newest member of parliament, who has already drawn Tory scorn after being compared to a character from The Inbetweeners by Johnny Mercer?
has said his upbringing in the city, which had high levels of poverty and deprivation, motivated him to pursue a career in public service.
He grew up in Brough, near Selby and after completing a BA in History and Politics worked for a year as a parliamentary researcher for LabourMr Mather then went on to work as a senior public affairs adviser for the Confederation of British Industry . He has said he wants to see 13,000 new neighbourhood police officers and PCSOs to focus on tackling rural crime.
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