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Sarah Coombes

Sarah Coombes
Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament
for West Bromwich
Assumed office
4 July 2024[1]
Preceded byConstituency Established
Majority9,554 (26.1%)
Personal details
Political partyLabour
Alma materJesus College, Oxford
WebsiteOfficial website

Sarah Rose Tattum Coombes[2] is a British politician who has been the Member of Parliament for West Bromwich since 2024.[3]

Education

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Coombes was educated at Queens Park Community School in London and read history and politics at Jesus College, Oxford from 2010 to 2013.[4]

Political career

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Coombes previously worked for Tom Watson as his head of policy and communications for three years when he was Labour deputy leader and subsequently as an advisor for the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan.[5]

In November 2024, Coombes voted in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which proposes to legalise assisted suicide.[6]

References

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  1. ^ UK House of Commons
  2. ^ "Members Sworn". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 752. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 10 July 2024.
  3. ^ "West Bromwich | General Election 2024". Sky News. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
  4. ^ Jesus College Record 2011
  5. ^ "Sarah Coombes selected as Labour candidate in key West Bromwich seat". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading". Votes in Parliament. 29 November 2024.
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