MARY CREAGH

MARY CREAGH

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Mary Creagh

Mary Helen Creagh, FCIL is a British Labour politician who has represented Wakefield as its Member of Parliament (MP) since 2005.

In 2010, Creagh was appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, before becoming Shadow Secretary of State for Transport in 2013. In November 2014 she was appointed Shadow Secretary of State for International Development.

On 8 October 2010, Creagh was appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. In February 2011 she secured a House of Commons debate on the Government’s plans to sell off 85% of public forestry. The Government subsequently abandoned these plans, it having become clear that the public "were not happy with the proposals".

In 2011, Creagh criticised the decision by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to cut flood defence spending in real terms by 32%. In addition to her involvement in campaigns calling for the banning of wild animals performing in circuses, she has opposed the Government’s policy of badger culling, claiming it was "anti-science" and that the option of vaccination should be explored. At the Labour Party’s Annual Conference in September 2011 Creagh launched the campaign Back the Apple. with Unite the Union. The campaign opposes the Government’s plan to abolish the Agricultural Wages Board which sets wages and conditions for thousands of agricultural workers.

In 2013, Creagh was appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Transport. On 24 March 2014 she and Jamie Hanley opposed the train fares price increases in New Pudsey proposed by Patrick McLoughlin. The opposition spread throughout 18 West Yorkshire stations, forcing McLoughlin to scrap the plan. The same day she took part in the minibus opening ceremony which was hosted by Colchester Community Volunteer Service and two days later accused the Government of donating their time into privatising East Coast Main Line instead of worrying about high fare prices.

In November 2014, she became Shadow Secretary of State for International Development.

On 14 May 2015, Creagh announced she would run for Leader of the Labour Party in the leadership election resulting from Ed Miliband's resignation, although she later withdrew her candidacy.

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Mary Creagh MP
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