1. Charlotte Louise Nichols was born on 5 April 1991 and is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Warrington North since 2019.
17 Facts About Charlotte Nichols
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Charlotte Nichols was born on 5 April 1991 in Romford, Greater London, and grew up in Reading.
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Charlotte Nichols's father Ged Nichols is from Kirkby, Merseyside and is the General Secretary of the financial services trade union Accord.
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Charlotte Nichols was appointed as the president of the Trades Union Congress in 2020.
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Charlotte Nichols studied politics at the University of Liverpool, graduating in 2013.
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Charlotte Nichols then went on to work for the GMB trade union as a national research and policy officer, where she campaigned for better term and conditions for Amazon and Asda workers.
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Charlotte Nichols supported Jeremy Corbyn in both the 2015 and the 2016 Labour Party leadership elections.
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Charlotte Nichols supported Rebecca Long-Bailey in the 2020 Labour Party leadership election, but nominated Emily Thornberry to broaden the field of candidates.
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When Ruth Jones was promoted to Shadow Air Qualities Minister, Charlotte Nichols replaced her as PPS to Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary Louise Haigh.
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On 12 November 2020, Charlotte Nichols was appointed Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities.
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Charlotte Nichols stepped down from this role in September 2021, coinciding with the resignation of the Shadow Secretary of State Marsha de Cordova, citing personal reasons.
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Charlotte Nichols grew up in a predominantly secular Catholic family with some Irish heritage.
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Charlotte Nichols converted to Judaism in 2014 and celebrated her bat mitzvah on her 27th birthday.
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Since her conversion, Charlotte Nichols has faced ongoing abuse, including incidents of antisemitism.
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In 2021, Charlotte Nichols disclosed that she has post-traumatic stress disorder.
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Charlotte Nichols had to cut short a parliamentary visit to Gibraltar following a mental health episode.
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Charlotte Nichols has spoken publicly about the threats of violence and abusive messages she has received.