1. Jack Edgar Brereton was born on 13 May 1991 and is a British politician who was the Member of Parliament for the Stoke-on-Trent South constituency from the 2017 general election until 2024.
11 Facts About Jack Brereton
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Jack Brereton attended Keele University, graduating with a degree in Politics and International Relations in 2012, and further studied at University College London.
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Jack Brereton first stood for a seat at the age of 18 in the 2010 Stoke-on-Trent City Council election on 6 May 2010, where he was defeated in the East Valley ward by the Labour Party candidate Matt Wilcox.
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Jack Brereton combined his councillor duties with attending university and, subsequently, with employment as a Parliamentary assistant to Conservative MP for Staffordshire Moorlands Karen Bradley.
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Jack Brereton unsuccessfully contested Stoke-on-Trent Central in a by-election on 23 February 2017, finishing third.
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Jack Brereton went on to defeat the sitting Labour MP Rob Flello and take the seat on 9 June 2017, making him the first Conservative to win in the constituency in over 80 years.
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Jack Brereton was the Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department for Exiting the European Union between September 2019 and 31 January 2020.
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Jack Brereton resigned his position as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for International Trade on 7 July 2022 as part of the July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis, one of the last to do so before Boris Johnson announced his resignation as party leader.
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Jack Brereton lost his seat during the 2024 general election to Labour challenger Allison Gardner.
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Jack Brereton is a supporter of Brexit, saying he is "optimistic about our future in leaving the EU".
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Jack Brereton voted against extending negotiations with the EU in March 2019, stating that it was "disrespecting" his constituents.