Political career Anna Turley

turley in 2015

from 2001 2005, turley fast stream civil servant @ home office. in 2005, became special adviser in department work , pensions under david blunkett, in 2006 cabinet office under hilary armstrong. in 2006, stood election labour council candidate wandsworth common.

in 2007, turley worked public relations agency ledbury group. in april 2008, became deputy director of local government research organisation new local government network, , in 2010 co-founded co-operative councils innovation network designed enable local authorities work in partnership local communities.

turley shortlisted north west durham seat 2010 general election lost out pat glass. in 2011, turley founded consultancy , online forum progloc (progressive localism) progressive debate of key issues affecting local government, , became associate researcher ngo future of london. since 2012 turley has been speaker new labour pressure group progress. in 2013, turley became senior research fellow @ ippr north.

in 2013, turley selected stand in redcar constituency all-women shortlist, in contentious selection led deselection of ten labour councillors continued dissension.

after becoming member of parliament redcar @ may 2015 general election, turley appointed member of home affairs select committee in july 2015. supported andy burnham in 2015 leadership election.

soon after becoming mp, turley had respond major local employer ssi uk, operated teesside steelworks, going liquidation, leading 3,000 local job losses. steelworks had once employed 40,000.

in september 2015, newly elected labour leader jeremy corbyn appointed turley shadow civil society minister in first shadow cabinet. turley resigned in june 2016 part of mass shadow cabinet resignation in protest @ corbyn s leadership. in 2016 leadership election campaign afterwards, turley critical of corbyn stating out of touch reality , , supported owen smith leader.

in 2017 general election, turley re-elected 23,623 votes, share of 55.5%. in november 2017, announced turley had withdrawn work @ westminster rest of year in order recuperate following emergency surgery.