Bellavia Janet Ribeiro-Addy was born on 1 March 1985 and is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for Streatham since the 2019 general election.
10 Facts About Bell Ribeiro-Addy
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Bell Ribeiro-Addy was able to attend the independent Streatham and Clapham High School on a scholarship.
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Between 2016 and 2019, Bell Ribeiro-Addy was chief of staff to former Labour frontbencher Diane Abbott.
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Bell Ribeiro-Addy served as a school governor at Saint Gabriel's College, Camberwell, from 2018 to 2022.
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In January 2020, Bell Ribeiro-Addy was appointed as Shadow Minister for Immigration, just weeks after her election as a member of parliament.
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Bell Ribeiro-Addy was not retained in the role following the election of Sir Keir Starmer as Labour leader.
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Bell Ribeiro-Addy became the co-chairperson of Labour's left-wing Socialist Campaign Group.
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Bell Ribeiro-Addy has challenged the role of the media in devaluing black female MPs, particularly regarding errors by BBC Parliament and other outlets involving the mislabelling of photos of black female Labour MPs Marsha de Cordova and Dawn Butler.
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Bell Ribeiro-Addy is a supporter of adopting a Zero-COVID strategy to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and wrote an article in June 2021 in support of delaying the lifting of lockdown, criticised a "vaccine only" approach and called for the continuation of restrictions until case numbers reach zero.
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On 24 February 2022, following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Bell Ribeiro-Addy was one of 11 Labour MPs threatened with losing the party whip after they signed a statement by the Stop the War Coalition which questioned the legitimacy of NATO and accused the military alliance of "eastward expansion".