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Olivia Bailey

Olivia Bailey

Labour MP for Reading West and Mid Berkshire

Olivia Bailey is the Labour MP for Reading West and Mid Berkshire, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. She currently holds the Government post of Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities).

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Seat status

Marginal

Majority size

1,361

Recent swing

+12.1% Labour

Party

Labour

Top donors:

Unison South East (£1,900)

UNISON South East (£1,500)

SUPPORTED

Voted for Draft Public Order Act 2023 (I...

Motion passed, 301-110

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OPPOSED

Voted against Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee

Motion failed, 172-334

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OPPOSED

Voted against Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee

Motion failed, 181-335

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Where Olivia fits into things

Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer

Prime Minister

Olivia Bailey

Olivia Bailey

Member of Parliament

Reading West and Mid Berkshire

Surgeries

Monthly in-person, occasional online

Examples of successful citizen influence

  • Coordinated constituent emails leading to parliamentary questions
  • Local campaign prompting a public statement

Pressure that tends to influence

  • High volume constituent contact
  • Media attention on local issues
  • Cross-party committee pressure

Committees

No current committee memberships